Hi, I'm Kita and I decided to quit my job and start documenting my life online. Before I go into the why, I need to give you a little information about how I got here.
I'm 22 years old, when I was 16, I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) after falling on some ice a few days before Christmas. I thought that I was never going to be able to live a normal life. I couldn't get the grades I was used to seeing in school. In fact I had to take a whole extra year of high school to graduate, and I almost didn't stick with it. At 16 I had already given up on myself, and thought I would have to live at home forever.
In August I bought my first home, all on my own, and it wasn't even hard. I don't have a degree in anything, in fact I have a disadvantage because I'm still suffering from the long term affects of brain damage. I had a good paying job, but the manager I was working for asked too much of me instead of hiring new people, or asking existing people that she liked more to step up. I received an award in product sales after 2 months at that location and the next day I quit. I was so unhappy that even in the face of receiving an award I felt worthless and unfulfilled.
So here I am, I'm ready to create an environment that where I can thrive and grow, and also be able to balance my work and home life. My first goal, is to organize my life and take you with me so that side by side we can come out of this together as better people. My Fiance Luke and our two bunnies Cinnabun and Clover are going to support me even if nobody else is paying attention.
I invite you to document your journey with me and use #kitadreams so I can follow along and feature you in my blog, facebook page, and instagram!!
Sweet Dreams,
Kita
I'm 22 years old, when I was 16, I sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) after falling on some ice a few days before Christmas. I thought that I was never going to be able to live a normal life. I couldn't get the grades I was used to seeing in school. In fact I had to take a whole extra year of high school to graduate, and I almost didn't stick with it. At 16 I had already given up on myself, and thought I would have to live at home forever.
Me and my Aunt(Satomi), in Japan, six months before my accident.
Fortunately for me, I had many good doctors help me recover as much as they could, I could mostly go back to being a normal kid again. I still experience many debilitating symptoms today, but all things considered it's much easier to cope with than when I was stuck in bed for months.
Fast forward a couple years, and I was stuck in dead end job after dead end job. I had gained 70 lbs and I was steadily slipping deeper into a depression I thought would kill me some days. I worked as a baker, a banker, and a cashier all in the same year, and yet because I was young and at starting positions none of my managers trusted me with anything important. My parents had let me do so many things for their business I could have easily been a manager at any one of those companies. But here I was feeling sorry for myself and feeling like I was unable to work and go to school at the same time.In August I bought my first home, all on my own, and it wasn't even hard. I don't have a degree in anything, in fact I have a disadvantage because I'm still suffering from the long term affects of brain damage. I had a good paying job, but the manager I was working for asked too much of me instead of hiring new people, or asking existing people that she liked more to step up. I received an award in product sales after 2 months at that location and the next day I quit. I was so unhappy that even in the face of receiving an award I felt worthless and unfulfilled.
So here I am, I'm ready to create an environment that where I can thrive and grow, and also be able to balance my work and home life. My first goal, is to organize my life and take you with me so that side by side we can come out of this together as better people. My Fiance Luke and our two bunnies Cinnabun and Clover are going to support me even if nobody else is paying attention.
I invite you to document your journey with me and use #kitadreams so I can follow along and feature you in my blog, facebook page, and instagram!!
Sweet Dreams,
Kita
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