Make the most out of this "presidential opportunity"

Year up is an excellent program and as you all know I'm hoping that a good career comes from it. As soon as I get to ma internship I will show that I have people skills and have everything that it takes to become a full time employee, possibly moving up in the company. I plan to stand out by making a positive impression on my managers and coworkers by working as hard as I possibly can without ever taking days off or being late. EVER!!! I'm not nervous at all because I know I can do well in any position I'm put in and I know I have what it takes. I'm very eager to get started in the right direction and I will do anything I have to do to get to the place in life that I need to succeed. Any type of office environment would be an awesome fit for me seeing as though the majority of my work experience has been either retail or field work. Honestly, I'm very curious to know what will be the expectations my managers have for me.   Year up has provided an excellent way to get your foot in the door of the corporate world and I can speak for the whole program when I say that we all appreciate it. I plan to represent year up very proudly my first day and every day from now on. THANK YOU Year Up staff and students.

The Past is Practice

Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits. I'm going to treat this new year like a 25 year old man should by being the most responsible, business orientated, and focused man that I can possibly be. Everything in the past just helps you better be prepared for your future, the hard part is not letting the past repeat itself. A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other. So instead of having a New Year's resolution i'm just going to say I want to do better overall as a person, as a father, and as a hard working person. Happy New Year!!!!!!

Christmass/Kwanzaa

My family celebrates christmass and kwanzaa, so every year the whole family get twice the presents, twice the food, and twice the cleaning up. A large part of the reason why I love my family is because we all know how to have fun with eachother as a whole. I can honestly say that I have never had a family gathering on a holiday that I did not one hundred percent enjoy.

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration held  honoring universal african american heritige and culture, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. It features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candles and combines giving gifts and eating. Over the holiday break, create and publish diary entries on your blog. Share some activities or traditions in which you partook, your state of mind over this time, or any other points of interest. Even if you do very little, engage your reader with reflections on people, events, or the holiday season as a whole. There should be a minimum of three entries on your blog by the time you return to class on January 3^rd. I must admit every single year we have had a kwanzaa celebration at the house it gets more corny as the years go buy, but I keeps the youth informed about where we come from as a people and gives them a chance to show off their talents to us. "Imani"....means faith in swahelee.

Break is not Break

Being a parent is a full-time job and an excellent experience, but can also be frustrating. Vacation doesn't really mean vacation for parents seeing as to how I spent every singe day of my break hanging out with my son. I don't think spending time with your children is a bad thing, I just sometimes would love to have some me time. During the break I would have loved to wake up at 2 in the afternoon everyday but I have a certain responsibiliy who literally will wake me me up when he feels the time is right. In closing, a harsh reality is; I'm the adult but little Ted is the boss.