May 2013
7 posts
“I am going to live for love — the rest will take care of itself.”
– marina keegan
one year ago...
on this night, we were all holding bottles of champagne, standing on picnic tables. were all a little sun-kissed, all a little naive and all very fearful of what the next 24 hours would bring.
thinking about it now, “reflecting” on it now, i’m still nauseous… i still have a pit in my stomach. those last hours of “excellence”, those last hours of togetherness...
blue cross can bite me.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing on behalf of myself in regards to claim #[…].
I must preface this letter by saying how deeply saddened and frustrated I am with the current system in place. For a person to have to jump thru hoops to receive doctor recommended care is simply unacceptable.
On April 5, 2013 I was denied additional physical therapy appointments in regards to severe neck pain...
last night, i came to the realization that...
as almost all of you know, i have started catering and bartending. i keep joking that it’s a good way to “learn about humanity” (which it is), “learn about myself” (couldn’t be more accurate) and of course supplement the shekels i make working a job i really do love.
well, last night i came to the realization that this customer service based, smile all the...
mom...
thank you for being my best friend.
thank you for teaching me to love and be loved… and strongly dislike too…
thank you for teaching me to have some (ok, a lot of) sass and always to speak my mind.
thank you for listening to me when i babble (and even when i make sense some time).
thank you for being my sounding board, life or work related.
thank you for always taking interest in...
i find it really funny...
when older people think new is weird and unnatural.
i was just told (by an 65+ older white male) that he thought i would be great with this client he doesn’t connect with because i think SOOO (this was really stressed) differently than anyone he has ever met in the industry.
of course, i have the best filter around and my response was “you can call me SPED but the fact of the...
tomorrow is may 1st
tomorrow is may 1st, which means that it almost marks one year since i have graduated college. wow. graduated… college? me???
i was reflecting earlier as i sat in the backyard working from home, basking in the sun wearing cheetah print sunglasses and crop pants that had a little too much flair about how overwhelmed and underwhelmed i am by this first year post graduation. then ozzi barked...
April 2013
10 posts
“We will persevere. As Bostonians – which we ALL are on Marathon Monday, native...”
29 Reasons To Love Boston →
Because after all, we’re wicked awesome.
Community. →
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home.
there is something incredibly violating not feeling safe at home. something rather unnatural and foreign… disconcerting and fake.
i am still very much in shock today having been a few blocks away from the Boston Marathon finish line. Just moments before the explosions, we were goofing off on a roof deck, singing along to 90’s in cheetah glasses and jean jackets joking that the lunch...
food service sammy
if only i had a video of me trying to serve talapia on a buffet line, i would be a YouTube sensation… i hope people didn’t mind their fish being served in bite sized pieces- i just wanted to pre-flake their fake fish for them…
serving corn bread pudding was equally graceful as i channeled my inner lunch lady serving sloppy joes… its all in the wrist delivery.
i DID pour...
the "before"
i am just moments away from starting my “hospitality” career…aka event serving and bartending. let’s hope my cape cod sea camps “welcome” smile pays off with these people and that i look good in an apron and tie.
homegirl is anxious!
March 2013
5 posts
im not quite sure where the days go… i struggle to wake up in the morning, hardly look awake at lunch time and then BAM! It’s already 5pm and i’m just getting in the work groove.
i havent said “HI” in a while or told you about my magical trip to chicago where i got to see my favorite people and do my favorite things- dance, talk, eat, drink (oops), and wander. i...
today made me wonder if i learned anything useful...
after snoozing my alarm for 9 minutes, i proceeded then to put my shirt on backward. on attempt number 2, i put it on inside out. i should have jumped back in bed and taken my inability to put a shirt on as a sign…
next, attempting to fill my water bottle, i must have dozed as i continued to pour even after the bottle was filled. water… all over the floor. now, if this wasn’t a...
February 2013
11 posts
working on a sunday
there is something rewarding about waking up on a sunday and taking the train INBOUND to boston, dressed for work and sober (sans head ache). its a very grown up feeling that i often don’t experience, probably because:
1. I look like I’m 14
2. My voice is rather high pitched
3. I am occasionally hungover on weekends
4. I often ask my parents to drive me places
however, that...
baby's first business trip.
First business trip (almost) done. I’m currently mid-air from Minneapolis (I just learned how to spell that) to good ole’ home. It was questionable if I was going to make my flight because of delays out of Tucson but after sprinting form terminal G to C (which is as far as I am making it out to be) I was relieved to see I had a moment to relieve myself and hop in line to board. Sadly I cannot...
day 4.
if you would have told me Sunday afternoon that i would have made it thru the week, i would have LOL’ed in your face… no way, no how. if i wasn’t going to be kicked out of workshops, i was sure i was going to be punched out my aggressive nerds and turds.
thank goodness, today was a much more productive day where i was actually PRAISED for my ability to look at numbers which,...
getting kicked to the curb
just when i thought i was making progress, mid day today, i was kicked to the curb by some mean, mean nerd. who knew, i as a “normal” person would take something so personally but i was genuinely offended and maybe even held back some tears brought on my frustration and betrayal. i retreated to pinterest where pictures of pretty dresses and smiling puppies soothed my hurt soul. the sad...
day 2
well, it only took my group of nerds ONE beer to realize that i was much cooler than they thought. after i was sent outside to work by the pool today so i would stop asking, i think the group respected me a bit and then everyone finally stopped acting like stuffy nerds when the beverages (and soft pretzels, lets be real) started flowing at dinner.
i do think it is important to mention that woman...
Tucson
i write this blog after completing my first day of my first solo business “trip” and lets just say, i really don’t fit in. i am here to learn the magic of using an inventory management software and am not only the only one here that is under the age of 59, but i am also the only one here who brought her LIME GREEN TI86 graphing calculator… maybe everyone is just jealous.
...
things i love
in preparation for valentines day, i was thinking about some things i love. here’s the list so far:
opening the shades and seeing snow
catching your reflection in the window and smiling for no reason. or when your hair looks really really good in the reflection unexpectedly
thinking of doing something stupid with your best friend
family dinners
when ozzi covers his eyes with his paws...
“she could change the world with her hands behind her back.”
“family is love”
lets turn it up
so its official… my new title is “marketing & sales manager”, how snazzy does THAT sound?? if only i had a paycheck to go along with it.
time for a new adventure and a little risk- time to kick it up a gear with more at stake and maybe dabble in a little failure (not willingly, of course).
let the games begin.
and if you have an idea for a new retail venture (or know of...
January 2013
17 posts
because sometimes, we all need a pep talk →
i'm a bartender.
Well. It’s official.
I am a mixologist.
After a grueling week of 2 a days, I kid you not, 2 classes a day, both matt and I successfully CRUSHED (no beer pun intended) our bartending final. It was questionable at times (especially after failing the midterm our first go around) but we pulled it out, making 17 and 14 drinks in 8 minutes respectfully (I made 17. Bam).
Now I’m sure you have a lot of...
decisions, decisions
as all of you are well aware, decision making is not my strong suit. as we have found of late, decision making makes me anxious.
it makes me greasy.
it makes me pace and eat a lot.
it gives me stomach pains.
it makes me call a lot of people and question what i myself am thinking.
overall, it makes me a mental gidget.
i really don’t have an answer to my decision making conundrum,...
inspiration if i've ever seen it →
“If you play it safe in life, you’ve decided that you don’t want to grow anymore.”
– Shirley Hutstedler (via kari-shma)
“Creativity is as important in education as literacy.”
– David Kelley (Ideo)
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman
"for life" principle. →
