Coming into her own
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Last published Sun, Dec 9, 2012
My name Brianna James, I'm 18 and just graduated from high school. Its supposed to be an exciting time for me as I move on to the next chapter of my life as a young adult in the "real world". I had the next four years of my life perfectly planned out, but then again this is the real world and nothing is for certain. Life threw me a bunch of curve balls first effecting my love life and then my career path. Now I'm trying to figure out what direction to take in life and discovering new love.
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