This Thanksgiving I will be making the "forever and a day" long drive to Kansas to see some of my family . This will be a week of basically scarfing down food before my cousins get a hold of all of it ....yay! (immense sarcasm) . Oh and work ....lots of work ..again yay! For the most part , anyone who knows me knows that I am not one for the cold. Ironically and so sadly enough Kansas is of course freezing! So here is a not so sad picture of my turkey cupcakes:)

An online job for teens who have busy schedules but also have bills to pay is online tutoring through sites such as "Enroll.com". You will schedule yourself as an online tutor and can start as early as 15 years of age. The hours are great because you schedule sessions based on your and your students available hours. This is a great opportunity for you to not only earn money but also help someone to better understand their school work. Unlike most jobs this does not have your average interviewing process. The First 2 sessions you tutor will be free and are reviewed as to stand for your "interview" and from then on each session is payed for straight to your account. No set education is required for this as long as you are knowledgeable in a or many subjects.

This movie was incredibly inspirational for not only those in situations like Liz Murray's but also for people who seem to have to have the perfect home life yet are still making excuses when it comes to school work. This shows that people have no excuse for reaching their full potential in anything they do. My own parents have not struggled with addiction but I did have a childhood friend who's mother did. I remember her mother acting exactly like Liz's mother was portrayed in the movie. She constantly shook, had bruise marks down her arms from the needles and never seemed to be able to talk or think straight. I was so young at the time that I did not quite understand what was going on until I was older but this movie really hit home with me because I feel I better understand how my friend probably felt during that. It does break my heart to say that my friend did not overcome her childhood like Liz did but it is nice to see that others have. My favorite part of the movie was when Liz did not let Chris get in the way of her scholarship despite the things she said about it. Liz was finally doing something for herself! Not taking care of her friends, mother or father but her own self! I cannot firmly say weather or not I would be as resilient because I have not actually experienced this but I would really like to think that I would stay strong and push through. Seeing as I believe in the phrase " This too shall pass" . This phrase keeps me going and gives the strength to push through any mountain I may face. Maybe one day I will face my own obstacle life that will force me to have as much courage as Liz did.