Hello Everyone!!! My name is Philena, but you can call me Phil, and this is Phil's Real Life! MY NEW BLOG! For the past 7 years I have been a stay at home mom and although being home with my children has been a blessing, I'm ready to get back to work! Here's My Story 20 years ago, this year, I graduated high school. I went straight to college after, with high hopes of becoming an elementary school teacher. Things were going okay and then life took an unexpected turn. I lost my financial aid, my job and my apartment in a matter of weeks. My support system was there, but no one was in a financial position to help me so I moved back home. I stayed with family until I was able to get on my feet.. I found a job and got a place of my own pretty quickly. I tried to save money so that I could go back to school but I could barely pay my rent with the job I was able to get. I couldn't even afford community college. After a few tries I found a job that pai