Here's what Jesseca Blogherpour is all about

Along with being about my opinions on a variety of topics (mainly entertainment and politics), this blog is about me, Jesseca Bagherpour (the blog title is a pun based on my name... get it?). Actually, it's mostly about me. It's about what's going on in my life and in my head. And my opinions on various subjects will inevitably be included. Because it's about me, I thought it fitting for the first blog to be a summary of what's currently happening in my life.

In 2007 I graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's degree in journalism in December 2007. Much to my dismay, I did not find a journalism job after graduation. I had to choose between moving back in with my parents until I found a real job and finding a temporary gig until I could start my career. I chose the latter, mainly because I thought moving in with my parents was a step backwards (but also because they live in my hometown of Wichita Falls and I didn't want to be there). So I decided to get a job as a waitress. I'd always wanted to try it and I figured I could make more money doing that than I could in retail. I was right. I was also right about how much I would like my job.

But I forgot to consider the toll waiting tables would take on my body. It's hard enough for the average person, but I have Fibromyalgia. After about 6 months, I had to quit working. My body couldn't handle that or any other job. So at the age of 25 I found myself being supported by my boyfriend and waiting to hear about my disability claim. I didn't expect to hear about my claim for a few months, and I expected rejection. It took a toll both on me and my boyfriend. I had hit a low point physically, financially and emotionally. I was in the worst shape I'd been in since I was first diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 15.


Things finally started looking up at the begining of January. A woman the local Social Security office called to inform me that I was approved and would begin receiving benefits within a week. I immediately felt a great weight lift from my shoulders. When I told my boyfriend, I think he felt the same way. It was a relief not feeling like I was burdening him financially. It's not the ideal situation for me. I didn't spend eight years in college (from the ages of 16 through 24) so I could get financial support from the government. But it was certainly an improvement.

Now, two months later, I can already see an improvement in my health. I have been trying to relax while also being as active as possible. I try to engage in some form of exercise, mainly walking and yoga, at least 20 minutes a day. My goal is to be working at least part time by June. In the meantime, I am going to do a bit of unpaid freelance writing so I can work on my clips. This is a time for me to work on my emotional, spiritual and physical health and to form good habits so I don't have another relapse in 10 years. My goal is to be working at least part time by June. In the meantime, I am going to do a bit of unpaid freelance writing so I can work on my clips. I may be on a break from work, but if I want a good job when I'm better I need to write as much as I can. That is, of course, where this blog comes in. I want to build a following with it, a following which will hopefully some day include some media big wigs.

I have only given a little taste about what I am about and what's going on in my life. As I write more, my readers will learn more about my personality, background, tastes and will just get an overall better picture of who I am. While this blog is about entertaining others, it is mainly an outlet for my writing. Writing, for me, is as important as eating or even breathing. Without it, I have no life.