... This is a test post, the first one from my phone to my blog. I don't know how much access I'll have to a computer when I get to Job Corps, but they at least allow me to have my phone on after training's finished for the day.

... I feel really nervous. Scared actually. I've never really gone anywhere without someone I know, I'm used to using the buddy system, so to speak. And I've had so many bad experiences to date with doing things on my own. It feels like the world wants me to stay near my mom and dad, and that's the last thing I want right now. I need to get out from under their feet and figure out how to take care of myself, how to make my own way, live my own life... I guess I sound like a dozen other young adults my age. And I feel insulted when I have to think of it that way. Maybe it's selfish, but I'm only worried about my life right now. I have to focus on making 'me' happy before I can make everyone else happy.

The Beginning Of The End

Job Corps in Pine Knot, KY called me on Monday, after roughly two months of paper work. I hate dealing with my ADHD stuff, it seems to haunt me in everything I want to do o_o

Tomorrow (Sunday) is my very last day at home. I'm packed up with necessities for the first few months, if not weeks. I have a mini-itinerary ready for that morning as well.

...How did I get in Job Corps? I attended a recruitment meeting in my area. Mrs. Tonya Collins is my local counselor, and I met with her alongside other people my age who are looking to get a new lease on life. This was my first encounter with the paperwork I would be dealing with, and she went over it with us, step by step. After the meeting, I kept in touch with Mrs. Collins and we continued to finish up my paper work, which included my ADHD diagnosis. I've been off of my medicines for roughly a year now, and I'm ready to try new techniques to keep it under control. But I'll discuss that more later...