Personal Narrative: How She Changed My Life

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When Paula was in her early 20, she worked at the bank as a teller and she had worked there for about a year. She had realized that she was interested in accounting and she could see herself doing that job for living. She decided to go back to college and get a degree in finance. The moment she made this decision her life changed instantly. She had planned the classes she would take and the things she was going to do. She did not change her mind because she had found something she was passionate about and that even motivated her to go beyond. Paula had retired seven years ago from her full-time job to take care of her granddaughter Emily. Emily’s parents are lawyer and they do not have enough time to watch over her, so her grandmother decided …show more content…
She had attended SRP Course SEM1731. She did worry about her income and if she would have money to support herself. Over the time she had worried about money, and then stopped worrying about money. She had gone from wanting to travel all the time, to wanting to stick closer to home. She had gone from having no pets to being adopted by a kitty. Her interests had evolved over the years. She was happy gardening, cleaning her house, writing, playing the piano, and volunteering. She had more time to visit friends and family, and even take a nap. She did not have any problem adjusting to retirement because she had all the time in the world to do absolutely nothing. She had time for sleeping, eating, exercising, and seeing friends. These are all the things she wanted to do for a long time. She had traveled around the world and she got to visit Las Vegas, Paris, and New York with her friends. When she went to New York, she got to see a play on Broadway and went to her favorite jazz venue in Columbus Circle. Being able to spend time with her granddaughter and teaching her things give her the most satisfaction that she could ever ask for. Seeing the world and being able to see friends that she had not seen for a long time. The least satisfaction about her retirement would have to be financed and, other than that everything else had been magnificent. Paula says, she would not change anything about her retirement because she did

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