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Ashleigh Thoits
2007
2009
Today
2005
Got AA degree
cosmetology license
Graduated Elementary
Birth
1998
1987
2012
2013
Sister is
born &
parents
get
divorced
1991
Moved in
with my
grandma
Met my
boyfriend,
Will
2004
2007
Mom gets
diagnosed
with
terminal
cancer
2008
Mom
passes
away
July
2012
Autobiography
I was born in Torrance, California on January 22nd, 1987. My parents are Wayne Thoits and Susan Motta. When I was five
years old my sister, Taylor was born. My mother worked full-time so my dad stayed home to watch us. The only problem was that
he didnt really pay attention to us and stayed in his room most of the time so I had to take care of my baby sister and myself. I
remember having to feed her all the time and change her diapers. I would make both of us food and would even ride my bike or
take my wagon to the grocery store to shop for food alone. I wasnt allowed to use the stove so I would cook most things in the
microwave like eggs in a cup. A little while after that, my dad left us and my parents got a divorce.
My mother had a hard time taking care of us both so my grandma stepped in and helped take care of us. For a while, we all
lived at my grandmas house because my mom couldnt support us all financially. My grandma was and is like another mother to
me. When I was a child I was always interested in playing sports. I loved playing softball and soccer. My mom was usually the
coach of the teams and my sister was the teams mascot. I always had a lot of fun playing sports as most children do. I was also in
fun clubs during the summer and also took karate as a child.
When I was in sixth grade my mother, her new boyfriend, my sister, and I all moved to a place called Clearlake Oaks up
north near Sacramento. We moved into a big house up on the mountains got to have a lot of animals. It was a big change, but I
liked it. We lived there for a few years and then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. I did not like it so much there. I was a freshman in a
new big school and I didnt know anyone. It was hard for me to make friends at first and I hated school, until I met my friend
Edward. He hated school right a long with me and so we would ditch school and go have our own fun adventures. I know its bad,
but some of my most fun memories are from our adventures. We would hang out all day in bookstores reading books and listening
to music, go into casinos and go bowling or play in the arcades, play at parks, go to the movies and just explore different areas. We
did this until our sophomore year, but still managed to turn in all our work and pass our classes somehow.
One day when my mother went to pick me up from school early she found out that I had been writing all these sick notes
and missing tons of classes. She was really angry so she sent me to live with my grandma back in El Segundo, CA. When I got
back I was known as the new girl again, but some people still remembered me. I didnt ditch school anymore and got good grades
and graduated high school. After high school I decided to go to beauty school since I was good at doing hair and it didnt take much
schooling. I graduated beauty school and got my cosmetology license and started working in salons. After a few years, I realized I
didnt like it that much and didnt want to do this for the rest of my life.
As I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do I got a job at FedEx where I met my current boyfriend, Will Deleon. I
decided I wanted to go to school to be a teacher because I have always been good with children. I actually wanted to be a teacher
since I was in elementary school, but gave up on that because I myself hated school so much. My boyfriend inspired me and
motivated me to go back to school. I decided to go to El Camino Community College because it was close to home.
A little while after that my mom was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. The doctors only gave her a year to live. While I
was going to school I had to help take care of her. She was very strong and ended up living four years after her diagnosis. She
passed away on July 28, 2012 at the age of 54. Its been a very emotional and depressing struggle. Its still hard to believe that
shes gone, but I know she is in a better place now and not suffering. She always encouraged me to do whatever I want and
believed in me. She is the one who taught me how to do hair and she also taught me how to be artistic by helping me with school
art projects. I think she is another reason I wanted to become a teacher because she always said I was creative and good with
helping people. Now I work as a freelance makeup artist while I go to school at Cal State Dominguez Hills. I am majoring in Liberal
Studies and working towards being an elementary school teacher.
Artifact Chart..
Artifact #
Item Type
Photo
1987
Me as a
baby
Photo
1991
Me feeding El Segundo,
my little
CA
sister at age
5
Photo
2005
My high
school
diploma
El Segundo,
CA
El Segundo,
CA
Item Type
Date
Description
Location
photo
2003
My first
haircutting
scissors
Las Vegas,
NV
photo
2008
Me and my
boyfriend
Redondo
Beach, CA
photo
2009
My first
apartment
key
El Segundo,
CA
photo
1990
My mom
holding me
when I was 3
Torrance, CA
photo
1963
My moms
handprint
when she
was 5
El
Segundo,CA
Artifact 1 & 2
Artifact 3 & 4
Artifact 5 & 6
Artifact 7 & 8