BY: Summer 2014, I stood on the stage of the final ceremony of a summer camp where I was a counselor. I said,” My name is Kymmie Cartledge, and my goal is to get my master’s in higher education.” This was the summer before my senior year of college. I hadn’t even looked at grad school programs, but that statement felt right. My major was elementary education, so teaching was the
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My Graduate School Story: Delayed but not Denied.
Posted on 08/02/2020
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When news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wanted to split from the royal family, debates filled my social media timelines. While their decision to step away has been met with much criticism, I found myself relating to their situation. Harry and Meghan wanted to live THEIR life on THEIR terms, so they decided to walk away. The past three years have been full of transition for me. I’ve
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2 years ago today I launched simplykymtastic.com. My first post was me revealing that I quit my job as a teacher halfway through the school year. After that, I shared everything from my struggles with my love life to my struggles with my health. It’s been 7 months since y’all have heard from me. Since June, I moved back in with my parents, I started a new job, I had
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In the days following the passing of fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain the “check on your strong friends” posts have resurfaced across social media platforms. While the intentions of these posts are meant for good, I don’t agree with the concept of having “strong friends”. It’s amazing to me how we’re suddenly so laser-focused on checking on our strong friends, but I can guarantee most don’t ever
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Back in high-school, my mom told me that my sister was going to make her money by going to school for a long time (my sister is an optometrist) and I was going to create something ‘silly’ and make money from it. Throughout the years, I never forgot that conversation I had with my mom. I’ve always wanted to own a business, but I wasn’t sure what I kind of