Long Island Walk to Defeat ALS®:

On September 25th 2011 I am going to do a walk for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. In memory of my father Robinson A. Colon Sr.. ALS is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. The life expectancy of an ALS patient averages 2 to 5 years from the time of diagnosis. Unfortunatley my father only lasted nine months. He was diagnosed with ALS in may 2008. He died Febuary 18th 2009. It was a very short time and there was nothing he could do to stop it or even slow it down. At the end he was on a machine to help... him breathe and in a wheelchair. It happend so fast, I barely knew anything of the disease.My father was always a strong man and worked with his hands (he was a mechanic) and the day he had to stop working was upsetting for him. I still miss him everyday and wish i couldv'e done something to help him, but I know I couldn't. I know that a cure will not be found over night but the best we can do is donate to the cause and just help spread the word. This is a fight that is long from being over!
Long Island Walk to Defeat ALS®:

Is the "Recession" really over?

      As I was watching the news almost a year ago, they were talking about how this "slight recession" was over and the  economy is getting stronger everyday. I remember thinking damn that's awesome! now its almost June 2011 and people are STILL struggling with their rent and mortgage payments. I was only supposed to stay at my moms house for 6 months max and now in September it'll be 2 years. Its so preposterous that our government can walk around as if everything is back to normal. Most college graduates cant find jobs after they graduate and wind up living with their parents. How does that make any sense? you spend 4+ years in school spending over 50,000 to find out nobody is hiring due to the economical crisis that our wonderful country is still in. Now they're saying you should pick an "economy friendly" career. Seriously what the hell does that mean how the hell are we supposed to know which area of interest will be strong in coming years? And why the hell should we do something that we don't love just so we can make sure we have a job? who the hell is gonna wanna hire a miserable employee who's doing something they hate? I always thought teaching was a strong career and it was also my first major (I switched 3 times) but with the way Mayor doucheburg is laying off teachers left and right I guess I was wrong. I think Donal Trump needs to stop worrying about Obamas origin and start handing out jobs to people. So do you think we still have a falling economy??

xoxo
Amanda K.

First blog....

        Yes, hard to believe that in this day and age this is MY FIRST BLOG! I started this blog for many reasons. First, well to be honest my mother told me to. One day while sitting at the dining room table I asked her for maybe the 1,000th time what should I do in life? she then asked "what do you like to do, what gets you motivated?" I simply said "writing". It's the only class in college that I got an A in and the only class that was fun and excititng for me. So she mentioned this blog idea. The next reason is because I am almost 23 (in 2 weeks) and I took time off of school to "figure out what i want to do". It has been two years and I mainly spent my time hanging out with friends, getting married and having a baby. My son is now 6 months old and my life has veered off track into complete chaos. I love my son more than anything in this world, however, it gets me thinking about how much my life has changed in the past 15 months. It went from going out for drinks, hanging out at cafes and going to sleep when the sun came up, to going to bed at 10pm and I still haven't done what I took off of school to do in the first place . I am certainly not complaining I love being a mother. I just wonder "is it really over? Is being a wife and a mother my path in life? My conversations are ALL about my son and the new things he is doing. Everytime I start to do something for myself, something always pops up and my day is filled with doing things for the baby and my husband. So as I put him to bed every night (the baby, not my husband!) I take time for myself to think about where my train is heading and what I have to do in order to bring the train back on the tracks. So I made a list consisting of my goals and how to get them started. First on my list: Make a blog.  So I guess I am starting this blog to fullfill my passion in writing on the side until I go back to school and actually get a degree in doing what I LOVE!

xoxo
Amanda K.