The Spice of Life

             In her sparkly brand new kitchen, Kimmy retrieves her favorite cookbook from the cabinet. Her taste buds dance in her mouth as she prepares to "whip up" a scrumptious Lemon Zest bunt cake. As she reaches below her counter and grasps the handle of the cabinet that contains her mixing bowls, she is flustered to find that it will not open. The crease in between her brows deepens as she gives it three more tugs. She squats down in front of the cabinet door, grasps the handle of the cabinet with both hands, plants her feet firmly in the tile floor, and pulls with all her might. She hears a little cracking sound and then, Wham, she painfully felt one with the pretty tile floor. Well, at least it's open, she thinks to herself as she realizes that the "professional" painters let the paint on the cabinets dry shut. She shrugs, extracts her mixing bowl, and pulls herself to her feet. After she has all her bowls, pans, and utensils ready; she aims for the ingredients. Once she has most of her ingredients ready she finds she is missing a few key ingredients to her mouth watering recipe. She groans and reluctantly grabs her purse and keys, then makes her way out the door to trek her way to the grocery store. When she arrives at the grocery store she finds that there is the same Lemon Zest bunt cake that she was going to make but already in a convenient resealable package. It was on sale too: buy one get one free. She gets excited and buys two; hence forgetting all about the unfinished recipe waiting for her at home. Kimmy, like so many other college drop outs, are all prepared for a college education, but get distracted before they finish. With the world as it is today, it is easy for a young student to get caught up in the "hustle and bustle" of this hectic world we have come to live in today. Some of the main reasons why students drop out of college is because of family problems, personal issues, and/or ...

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