What is Boss Babe Adulting?

There are so many things I wish I knew when I was younger that could have made life (adulting) so much easier. Why didn't anyone tell me that all teenagers are constantly thinking about themselves and worrying about what others think of them? When actually, all the teenagers you are in high school with are so worried about what everyone thinks about them that they don't have time to think about you or anyone else. Or why was I old enough to vote at age 18, but was never taught about politics and how they work? Shouldn't I have been taught this before I turned 18 so I could make an educated vote? And we all know that we had to figure out how to handle our money and finances on our own as soon as we got our first job, well, most of us. That's why I created the Boss Babe Adulting blog. A place for you to learn what you weren't taught by teachers and guardians to make your life easier.

Who Am I, and Why Should You Listen to Me?

You don't have to. Really. I feel like my life has been a rollercoaster, and if you knew everything, maybe you wouldn't think we have anything in common. You may not even think that you could relate to me. But what's the worst that could happen?

As far as credentials go, I am only going to share information with you that I feel has benefited me. Some of the reading is based purely on experience, trial and error, while the rest is from my variety of educational forms, and all the reading I have done. I even have blog pages dedicated to recommending the books I have read that can help people with the same issues I have experienced and want to grow as a human.

Yes, my blogs will have affiliate links in them, but no I am not trying to sell you some sort of online course or program. I needed an outlet to put all the knowledge I gained to help others survive, and I needed a passive source of income (hence the affiliate links).

My Life in A Nutshell:

Making friends has always been difficult from a young age, keeping them felt impossible, I still feel this way and currently claim 2 true and hopefully forever besties
I hated high school, was a C student at best, was bullied and self-conscious from the moment I woke
I couch surfed with relatives for 4 years after high school not knowing what to do with myself
So I spent the next 4 years in the Marine Corps to find my purpose and endured sexual prejudice, harassment, assault, and all the PTSD issues that follow, I didn't find my purpose
Got an associate degree in entrepreneurship at a community college and found out I wasn't as dumb as everyone made me believe I was, but it didn't help me get better jobs or better pay
Spent many years in the pet industry, worked for various types of pet businesses, and had my own pet business that grew for 5 years before some asshole stole my business name and my mobile grooming van shut down on me at the same time
Dealt with undiagnosed back pain for many many years
Found out I was gluten intolerant and have IBS issues that the docs have yet to help me with
More trauma
Weight fluctuations and more personal and physical issues that are worse now partly to do with beginning perimenopause earlier than most people
Keep moving around throughout my entire life
Alcohol abuse
Went back to school again for another degree in writing at a university, Dean's list again, changed degree twice, it's now an integrative studies BA for writing, advertising, and sociology
Realized I was wrong about not having daddy/abandonment issues, work in progress
Found out my brain is neurodivergent
Currently trying to figure out how to make money without a boss and a regular 9 to 5 schedule, hence the blogging and affiliate links