The Unexpected Life Changes of a Recently Poor Girl with an Always Rich Life

My name is Jacquelyn Raudabaugh.  I grew up as an all A student who had to have THE BEST projects in class...every project...always.  I was in every high school club, from being Yearbook Editor-in-Chief to an Officer in the National Honor Society.  In high school, I dated the same guy for two years that everyone assumed I would marry.  And we were DEFINITELY going to live right next door to my best friend and her boyfriend as well. I was sporty without being stuck-up and I had a lot of friends without being too cliquey.  I was setup to have the perfect life...really, honestly, truly.

I spent my years in college and beyond working in coffee shops, similar to aspiring actors in Los Angeles waiting for their big breaks.  But I loved it...every second...until I quit...12 years later (this past September).  I have two college degrees.  Some people may say, two degrees and you worked at a coffee shop?  And my answer is yes.  I could have been a doctor but I don't like blood.  I could have been a lawyer but I am a really horrible liar.  I could have been a computer analyzer but working behind a desk would bore me to tears.  I happily got up at 3am for nearly eight years and drove to work when most my friends were just going to bed because I LOVED being the first face people saw in the morning.  So now you are probably asking why I would leave something I loved so much...I turned thirty and everything seemed to change.

Fast forward to today...
So here I am...30-years-old, recently engaged (no, not to the guy from high school), jobless (but trying to start my own business), homeless (in sorts, but have a lovely mother and father who are letting me temporarily live in their home), and all in all starting over in more ways than one.  I am working on starting a business, doing odd jobs here and there, planning a wedding, and, more recently, losing weight...all while being super financially in-the-hole.  It's a crazy whirlwind, but I like a good challenge.

If nothing else, I started this blog get my thoughts out of my head and onto paper...er, computer screen.  I will write about jewelry I make, work I get into, wedding planning snafus, and of course losing the pudge (cute names make me feel less horrible about being fat).  If I get even one reader that would be amazing...two would be even more sweet..three, anyone?!

Rich Life, Poor Chick...remember it, live it, love it!