Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Thursday, July 8

Quick Job & Life Update

It’s kind of funny, but lately life has gotten in the way of blogging.

I guess it would be pretty sad if it were the other way around, but I do miss sharing updates with all 2 of you who read this regularly!

So here’s a quick update:

  • First bridal party outing= HUGE SUCCESS! I was a bridesmaid in a wedding last weekend, and I could not have had a better time celebrating with A & M. I’ve known A since freshman year of college, and it was pretty amazing to see her so happy. Mazel tov again!
  • Freelance gigs 1 and 2 have been moving along nicely. Almost done with a big project for freelance gig #2 and will hopefully have more work coming my way once I return from vacation in mid July. 
  • In-office job is insanely busy. The non-profit just found that the NYC City Council eliminated all funding for sexual violence, and we’re now facing a budgetary shortfall of around $275,000. Incredibly frustrating/scary to see how little my own legislators value the work we do. The ONLY positive to this entire work-place crisis is that I’ve been honing my development & communications skills. 
    • Helped coordinate an emergency  phone appeal: CHECK 
    • Created a new section of the website: CHECK
    • Sending email blasts to donors: CHECK
  • Received degree in the mail. Finally!
  • Received business cards in the mail. Finally!

Update over. Must finish work, pack and then head off to a week-long vacation with friends!

Thursday, April 1

Welcome back to blogging (to me!)

I'm not sure how/why this happened, but I took a hiatus from blogging during the month of March.

Which is weird, because a lot has happened over the past few weeks.

Got engaged and got ring #1.
Visited with my family in NYC and had sibling day on a lovely Sunday.
Wore ring #1 for 3 weeks while designing ring #2.
Got ring #2, and took it on a trip to Chicago to show it (and me) off at the seders.
Met Ben's uncles, aunts and cousins on his dad's side and spent some quality time with the future family members to be.
Hung out with the parents of Baby E in Chicago, and met one of Ben's oldest friends.

Got back from Chicago just in time to submit my graduate school thesis (due MONDAY), and start planning my presentation.
All while splitting my time between my 2 internships, doing consulting work for the 3rd organization, and trying not to lose my mind while job hunting.

Maybe I was just too busy to blog?