About Jessie

I am approaching my 29th Birthday and have had one hell of a decade. I came to New York City at 18 to major in theatre and live the NYC artist dream, I dropped out 2 years later. Ten years after going to college, I return to the same college to major in International Studies. It has been a journey since I first stepped foot in Manhattan. I went to school for theatre, worked and lived the corporate life in investment banking (if you know me, this never made sense), lived through 9/11 (working across the street in corporate America), married my college sweetheart, battled serious depression and was diagnosed bipolar, worked in the feminist movement, made my love of music an active event by becoming a music promoter, divorced my college sweetheart, quit corporate America, went back to school full time and life is better than ever. But a journey I want to share because I have dealt with so much that other women deal with and should not feel stigma over. Being 28 and divorced has embarrassed me but I now know what I want. My depression has been a secret but also a motivator. I now have the life I first envisioned when I came to NYC. I live in the Lower East Side in Manhattan and have the artist’s lifestyle while I wait tables and revel in learning about the world in a structured school environment that I now appreciate. I have a great boyfriend, beautiful friends and hobbies and am learning to enjoy life.

This is pretty vague for an “about me” but I wanted to get something up so this site can start to take shape. Much more to come!!!