i also wanted to thank everyone for responses to yesterdays post. it was completely something i hadn't planned on, and even figured that since it was a long post, that no one would read it, but posted it anyway, more for a retrospective look.

i think that people have a tendency to get bogged down in daily life and feel horrid about things, which is what i had been doing lately. that post helped me to realize how things have changed in 7 years, and how easier things are for me now compared to back then, when i had to live off of $5.25 an hour.

but thank you for your overwhelming responses :) i love you all.