Word of the Week #1: Affidavit

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1. The Word: affidavit
2. Where it was found: San Jose Mercury News article ("Former San Francisco Giants employee charged with embezzlement") (Click here for link)
3. Sentence (from which the word was found): "An affidavit filed by an FBI special agent states that the club immediately fired her."
4. Dictionary Definition: (noun) a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official. (Definition found here)
5. Original Sentence: The witness signed in affidavit stating that she was present at the scene of the crime.

All About Me

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My main love is blogging.

I started my blog, The Makeup Drawer, back in the fall of 2009.

It wasn't until the following year that I got my first follower.

Now, I get about 50,000 views per month.

The blog is focused primarily on makeup and fashion with a dose of randomness on occasion.

Blogging was so new to me but in time, it became one of my major focuses in life.

It became part of me.

I dreamt for years of becoming a successful fashion designer.

I was inspired by my mother's own career as a designer and artist.

Although that dream faded, I still have a soft spot for fashion.

I first found my love for writing in the fourth grade when my teacher named me the winner of our school essay contest.

I had always been discouraged when it came to English but after my "big win", I became determined to become a great writer.

Makeup popped up during my senior year of high school.

Since then, I've continued to pursue all three interests -but always separately.

Blogging opened a door for me.

Blogging allows me to combine all three of my loves and spin them into endless posts of personal thoughts, opinions, and ideas.

As my blog and I grow older, it will continue to be an outlet to turn to during good and bad times -happy and sad.

And maybe one day, once all the hard work has paid off, the blog will go from being a hobby to a full time career.