Mary Anne Quidilla:  

Life I have a beautiful son who's my pride and joy. He will be 5 this coming February. He's currently in preschool and loves it. After this school year, he'll be in Kindergarten. He's exceptional in every way and is a motivated learner. I've been working as a temp for OfficeTeam since August 2008. I'm also a small business owner. I moved back to Pauoa Valley, where I grew up, in December, 2007. I live with my son and boyfriend in a 2bdrm duplex. I'm a hard worker so I try to spend as much time as I can with friends and family. It's rather tedious to do so because everyone either works or goes to school or both so we have to find a decent day and time that's convenient for all of us. I've been through so many trials and tribulations that I can honestly say I'm a better person today than I was before. I give a lot of credit to my job experiences as well as motherhood to include the army and my little boy. He's certainly helped me to grow up really fast. I had him when I was 21 so all the partying had to stop. I'm not as wild and crazy as I used to be. I've mellowed down a lot. Don't be mistaken; I still know how to have fun. I'm just a bit more conservative and self reserved now than I was before. I like to think of myself as someone who's light hearted, easy going, fun to be around and overall optimistic. I always try to see the brighter side of a situation no matter what the outcome. If you spend all your time dwelling on all the bad things, you miss out on all the good things. I learned that the hard way. Everyone makes mistakes, but the important thing is that we learn from them. I can be sarcastic when I want to be, but it's just part of my personality. It's not good to be serious all the time, but rest assured when it comes to things I feel passionate about, I get pretty intense. I stand much taller now than I did before. I feel the ground below my feet and I'm not afraid to stand straight and be proud.I know my self worth and I don't let anyone nor anything try to stand in the way of my focus. I know what I want and I have enough determination and assertiveness to pursue it. School My inspiraton, I think came from Mrs. Berglund and the late Ms. Hendricks back in high school. They're two tough cookies with a lot of love in their hearts and fire in their teachings. I enjoyed learning from them and just being able to have the experience of being in their classrooms. I don't know if I would change anything nor what I would change if I had the opportunity to do it all over again. I admit that there are some situ...Expand for more