That was the Friday work topic. Every Friday, towards the end of the workday, when the office is less crowded, my cubicle neighbors and I strike about conversations about random things. This week, it was all about our childhood career aspirations.
Actress, Vet, casino owner (don’t ask)–my cheesy butt answered ‘writer’ because that’s really what I [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
What did you want to be when you were seven years old?
February 26, 2009
‘No, Thank You’ to Fries and Chocolate Cake
I’ve failed at more diets than I care to remember. I don’t consider myself to be a yo-yo dieter because to be one, you must have had actually dieted. What I have done is come up with grand diet schemes and exercise plans, most of which didn’t even last a week.
But, I’m on day three [...]
February 18, 2009
Finding My Writing Niche
I’m finally saying it out loud–I no longer fawn over the fashion and beauty spreads in my beloved fashion magazines.
I grew up, imitating as much as I could, monthly fashion and beauty looks from Glamour, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan and looked forward to the shopping pages to make amends and additions to my wardrobe. But [...]
February 10, 2009
Moving up the pay scale
I’ve just gotten my first assignment for a magazine at $.50 a word and boy, am I excited!
I’ve been writing for really low pay until now. A national magazine website pays me $50 per article but I did it to enhance my portfolio. So, $.50 per word for a 1500-2000 word article sounds like heaven [...]
February 6, 2009
Hello, Mon Amout
Guess who’s going to Paris in mid-May? That is right–moi!
My best friend, N. and I have always talked about visiting the most romantic city in the world together after we graduated from college, but it just never happened. But, we recently realized that when I get ‘officially married’ and move to Atlanta at the end [...]
