Rick Brown You Made My Day

At 7:01 PM this evening I got an email from Rick Brown of {Examiner.com}.  The email went something along the lines of this....

If your like my Mom or perhaps like myself last week, then you don't know what an Examiner is.  Well, Examiner is a website that covers "everything local from a locals perspective" and they have several "examiner" websites for a variety of cities on a variety of topics.  

I will be the Examiner for Cincinnati on Women's Fashion Accessories. 

I am pumped and will be getting paid based on how my articles are received in the Examiner community. So expect blog posts with links for you to click on because the more that click on and read my work the more money I get.  But that is besides the point.  

I am so excited to get started.  I do have to follow up on a few things tomorrow to make it official but wanted to let my blog readers know.  Before my work gets published please check out the {Examiner} for your city and get a taste of what it is all about.  Maybe you'll want to consider becoming a writer.  

{Stay Tuned} as I may become a paid writer. 

Time to Begin that "Something in the Meantime"

Monday, August 31st marks 6 weeks back in Ohio.  There is two ways I can paint this picture for you. 

One picture is really I haven't been home for 6 weeks.  I spent a week in Florida on vacation, a few days in our capitol for a weekend of fun and a wedding, and well, then there was the whole job interview thing in Central Virginia.  So that brings it down to 4 and 1/2? Right?

The other picture is this....I made a deadline for myself.  The summer of job searching.  I even blogged about it in my very first blog post.  And when I mean summer I go by June, July, August.  Tomorrow is September and that is clearly a Fall month.  Especially in the Midwest, we already have morning temps in the low 50's.  Not that I am hoping an Indian Summer is upon us but I keep to deadlines. (I've been taught the importance of deadlines since day number one of journalism school).  

Here is the deal, a summer of job searching has landed me with well, no job.  I presently sit at my Mac Book looking at a desktop folder full of 83 cover letters and several different drafts of my resume. I also can pull out my calendar and show you two dates of interviews.  Only two.  

So what's a girl to do? 

I made the promise to myself because I knew at the end of the summer my bank account would be dwindling, my days would be on the meaningless side and well, a need for something to talk about other then my employed days. Today, I begin to pursue what I like to call "something in the meantime".  It may be back to the mall.  It may be back to minimum wage.  It may be the way it should be.  Who knows?

I wouldn't quit on the whole be a reporter thing, work in the media, be the journalist I want to be, and that whole dream I have going on.  I am just going to have to do "something in the meantime".  

{Stay Tuned}  It is bound to be interesting. 

I don't do Chain Emails but this one is GREAT

One thing I don't enjoy is being included in on is some sort of joke that is sent to you and everyone your friend knows.  And I don't like the ones that included photos and take forever to download and I hate that after someone sends it to you, an individual hits "Reply to All" as oppose to "Reply" and before you know it your getting emails from everyone in the Smith Family.  

I will never "chain email" anyone but I will blog about one when I like it!

This is more on the informative side but honestly, I think it is so interesting and I don't want this to happen to any of my friends. 

Thanks Mom for sending this my way. For those with a GPS Unit:

A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had

their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was

parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and

specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included

a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been

prominently mounted on the dashboard.

 

When the victims got home, they found that their house had been

ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen.

 

The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then

used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain

entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football

game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so

they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would

appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.
 
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home
address in it. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you
can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know
where you live if your GPS were stolen.

 

For those with a cell phone:

 

This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on

her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which

contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet... Etc...was stolen.

 

20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling

him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking

about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.'

 

When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the

money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen

cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin

number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their

bank account.

 

Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in

your contact list.

Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad,

Mom, etc....
 

And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts,

CONFIRM by calling back.

Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them

somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came

from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places

to meet 'family and friends' who text you.

{Stay Tuned} and be safe. 

We All Need Some Inspiration

We all need some inspiration these days in the form of finding our dream job.  So I would like to thank twenty-six year old Amelia Lester who was recently named the Managing Editor of The New Yorker.  

This afternoon I came across the tidbit of info on {The New York Observer's} website.  Lester is a former fact checker at The New Yorker.  (For those that don't know that is entry level.) 

Of course, she did work her way up to be an editor of The Paris Review and is a graduate of Harvard BUT that is besides the point.  

The truth is if we work hard, keep our eyes on the prize, we could easily be 26 and have our dream jobs.  So whatever yours may be I wish you luck and hope to blog about you to one day!

{Stay Tuned}

And I Can't Get "Ingrid Michaelson" Out of My Mind

On Tuesday, Ingrid Michaelson's newest CD, Everybody,  hit iTunes and music stores. 

I am a huge fan!  I have loved Ingrid since the Old Navy commercial of Fall 07 in which she offered to share a sweater.  Since that day, I have all her CD's, listen to her "Little Romance" song on the Sex and the City Soundtrack, waited patiently for one of her songs to be played on Grey's Anatomy and have seen her in concert twice. 

I even won tickets on the radio to see her this past November in Kentucky.  Let's just say I am one of her biggest fans and have gotten quite a few of my friends on the Ingrid band wagon.   

I invite you to check out her Everybody CD and it was $7.99 on iTunes this past Tuesday.  So worth it! Or if your not sure if your going to like her I suggest the Ingrid Pandora station.  Great mix and you'll get to hear some of my favorite Ingrid.  Also, Ingrid's website is offering free downloads with a little email info from you. 

Also if you ever get the chance to see her in concert, do! She is fantastic, funny and so talented.  I always tell people this but at an Ingrid show it is a variety of ages young and old and she leaves everyone laughing. She is coming to Cincinnati at the end of October and I'll be there.  (That is unless I get a great job offer and move away. In which, I will check out her tour dates {here} and reroute to another show.}

{Stay Tuned}

Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Always know that the juice is worth the squeeze!

In other words is the outcome worth the effort?

Just some worldly advice from {The Girl Next Door}, one of my favorite movies which concludes with a gift to one of the other characters saying, "The Juice Was Worth the Squeeze". 

{Stay Tuned}. Busy today making some squeezes!

Office Chic for Under $100

Although, I may not be working right now and dressing to impress on a daily bases doesn't mean I can't give some office chic pieces a glance over. 

1. {The Perfect Trouser from Gap} Oh yea it is perfect. A very professional look with a wide leg.  You can pair it with so many tops and shoes.  It comes in regular, ankle and long lengths and in petite and tall. Perfect for all.  And it is currently marked down to $24.99
2. {The Silk Blend Ruffle Cami from Gap}  I just loved this top because of the great color and the fact that it can be worn by itself or under a blazer. Day to night. Marked down to $12.99, also comes in a blue and taupe color. 
3. {Flower Cluster Necklace from Forever 21} would look fantastic with the cami. Love the price at $6.80. 
4. {Romo Wedge Slide from Payless} and you can continue to Payless if you shop during BOGO or flash your AAA card. But these are priced at $10.99
5. {IMAN Global Chic Icon Shopping Tote Bag from HSN.com} No I don't watch the Home Shopping Network but I do check out there website.  They have some great items and this is one at $19.99 for carrying your laptop, notebooks, wallet and other items you working girls take with you.  
6. {Tulle Los Angeles Women's 3/4 Sleeve Cotton Blazer from Overstock.com} First time I ever checked out Overstock.com and I was impressed.  I found quite a lot of great blazers but like the button detail on this one and the color. This one comes in white and this fantastic orange at $23.99.  But best is the length will revel the Gap cami and the neckline will allow for the flower cluster necklace to show.

{Stay Tuned for more looks under $100}