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Personal Narrative: Rolling With The Tide

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Rolling with the Tide Have you ever been so desperate for something that you redevelop your motive in its entirety? Throughout my life I’ve found myself placed in this frightening situation multiple times; the most confusing of which would be what I’ve endured this year. People in their 20s have it rough anyway. We’re old enough to feel like we’re supposed to know what we’re doing, yet young enough to be clueless and it still be acceptable; then there’s those of us who think we’ve got it all figured out only to be proven tremendously wrong. I have learned, however, that being tremendously wrong can lead you right where you need to be. When my boyfriend, Kodie and I moved into our house in April, I was without a job. Finally, I got fed up with doing nothing besides cleaning, cooking, and staring into my dog’s eyes. I would imagine her …show more content…

My first assigned task each day was to put out the equipment, which included pool noodles, strange plastic water-resisting weights, and about sixty ankle weights that were 5 pounds each when they weren’t soaking wet. Secondly, I was to assist patients with their 10 pound, now wet, ankle weights, and guide them each tediously through the same exact boring exercises. There had been another girl hired right before me who held the same position I did. The managers would always tell me, in a chatty, high school drama type of way, that they felt more at ease working with me because I was more timid, approachable, and not as crazy as she was. In fear of losing my newfound structure in making $13 an hour, I made no fuss about how I felt regarding the other girl, the managers and their opinions, or the work I was doing. I was comfortable, but I can’t say I wasn’t apprehensive of what might come

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