Good Afternoon Steemians!!! I'd like to introduce myself my name is Riya and I just turned 34 years young! I have 4 amazing children, two are my own and two are my step-children and they range from 10-13, the oldest is my son and the other three are girls.
I have lived a very interesting life with many ups and downs.... unfortunately more downs than ups. HHowever,ike to think that all the downs are only making me stronger (although sometimes I forget this).
Before I became an adult or a parent I spent many years struggling with addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. I was not the typical youth drug addict, my parents were still together and both working, I was not in care of the ministry nor was I homeless ( till later). My parents found it easier to turn a blind eye to the drugs and the changes in me, till it was too late; I was too far gone into the addiction. It took me many years of being arrested for stealing to support my habit, detox centers , rehab centers and even being locked up before I wanted to make a change. I hit rock bottom many times but didn't learn quick..... I gave 6 precious years of my adolescence to addiction.
I will go deeper into this topic in another article, cant spill all my beans at once!
The topic of my "parents" is for a whole article all on its own!!
Part of the reason my username is @sarcasm24
, is the freedom from the addiction, along with a few other reasons I will write about at a later date.
I have completed two levels of post secondary education in business. First - Applied Business Technology Certificate, second - Hospitality and Resort Business Management Diploma. I grew up working in the costumer service industry initially with my father while he owned a few different businesses over many years, then I moved onto a local road stop fish and chip bus. That is where I found my love for food and beverage, once I was old enough I got into serving, cooking, and then supervising and before I knew it I was a manager and I loved it. While I went to school to further my education I continued to work while being a single mother of two small children. Thinking I would never see the end I pushed through. During my last year of school I had a very bad motor vehicle accident that set me back physically but I pushed through that too ( not knowing what was to come). After finishing school I found a job that I loved, I was given an opportunity to run a local golf course. I was hired to open up for the season with a fresh new start and was able to do what I loved to do and get my hands in every part of the business.... I thrived!! I almost finished the fist season and then was given some bad news. Doctors told me that the non aggressive cervical cancer that I had for years had finally started to progress and that they were going to take precautions, but then they found it had spread into my uterus and next thing I knew I was in the operating room having a full hysterectomy. Due to some complications the recovery and leave from work went from 8 weeks to 11 months and by that time I no longer had a job to go back to as they needed someone to do my job while I was on leave.
Since that there have been many more obstacles put in my way some have taken me longer to get past and others were not so hard.
Today I am a stay at home parent, my son lives with my ex , and they just moved in with my twisted parents ( again another article lol). I live in beautiful British Colombia, Canada!!! I never want to live anywhere else, wait... ok maybe somewhere tropical as I really do not like the colder temperatures. I do love the mountains and water that I am surrounded by here, I get lost in the natural beauty of my surroundings!! When life gets me down and my mind gets overloaded the peace and serenity of nature puts me right back where I need to be!!! All year round there is something to do here no matter the weather it is always stunning!! I will share pictures in the future of some of the beauty!!
I should stop here as I have to save something to write about in the future articles..... funny that I say that - I was having a really hard time trying to figure out what I should write about. I signed up a few months ago with my boyfriend who is into crypt o-currency and leaned about Steemit from a friend, he jumped right in, head first.... me not so much. I will be honest I was hesitant, and a little confused. Since then I have read many different articles and have finally built up the courage to do it!!! I am going to take this somewhat slow and try a few different things, I would really appreciate tips and feedback so I can learn.
I hope to be a successful part of this amazing platform and community and look forward to what the future holds for me here on Steemit!!!!!
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Welcome sweet Riya (happens to be one of my fav'rite names!). Your courage and determination are an inspiration to all! I am not only upvoting you but resteeming your post as well so everyone can learn more about you. So happy you joined tha Steemit and made our community even more ...
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Hello and welcome to the community Riya!
Welcome to the best community ever which values our hardwork . Hope you'll have good time here. Gud people are waiting for you... Feel free to share what you like with me and be in touch @sarinakhan
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Welcome Riya. Steemit can be fun and rewarding. I learn new and exiting things from other Steemians all over the world. The money is secondary. You can be an inspiration to troubled young people. Showing them to keep trying and make your own breaks in life. Good luck to you and your family.