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Decision	Choosing not to apply to a four year college	Going through acupuncture treatment	Eating on the Paleo diet	Picking a community college to attend
Factors	Not knowing what I wanted to study made choosing between options very hard.   I wasn't sure that I felt comfortable leaving home after high school	It would help with my injury recovery, as well as my asthma and anxiety.   The reasons for not doing it would be there was a possibility it wouldn’t work, and though not nearly as important, I really hate needles.	There was a diet that went along with my acupuncture treatment that we never followed, the paleo diet seemed like a good compromise.	I live on Bainbridge Island, so any school would be a commute, but as much as I didn’t want to drive, I wanted to take the ferry even less.   I liked the range of classes I could get through Olympic, and that I was able to start off in Poulsbo.
How it affected my personal life	My mom convinced me other ideas were alright too, and we wound up going to France for two months instead of me starting at a university.	I am much more comfortable in my own skin and far less anxious about situations out of my control.	Planning out meals and snacks for a day. Now everything I time I think about food, it’s not just about if I'm hungry, but about whether I'm allowed to eat the snack in question.	I spend more time doing homework and I’ve met some interesting people.
How it affected my professional live	I had to take two months off work, not that I’m complaining.	I still have knee pain, but it no longer keeps me from being able to be on my feet all day at work	I am a food server at an event center where they make amazing food and the employees get to eat left overs, but most of the food they make is not on the diet.	I’m not available to work so many days out of the week.
How it affected my school life	I was taking classes at a language school. There was no credit involved for college, and it meant I had to start the year a quarter late. Again, not complaining.	Without suffering from anxiety or knee/neck/back pain, I can focus on just doing my best with my work and not so much about keeping a grade or missing a class.	You never know how much you just want to buy a snack out of the vending machine until you can’t.	I started gaining credit for college.

I guess this chart says that I want to stay on top of things, but not if that will interfere with my health or major life experiences.


141. Costco.com, looking through their furniture department, the website provides some specifications and details about the product and a visual representation. There is also a place for buyers to add their reviews of the product which is very useful for prospective buyers that seems generally unused. I would probably add reviews of other companies or similar products to provide a comparison for the buyer and more specific construction details.
Eddie Bauer's website seemed slightly more user friendly. They provide detailed information about the product with multiple visuals. They also have a place for buyers to post reviews, but they also have a chat option to talk with a "product specialist".