Two familiar phrases for you: Work-life balance. You can have it all. Have you said these to yourself before? Do you believe them to be true? As a mother who works outside of the home, I look for a healthy blend in my life. I hate the phrase “work-life balance” because it implies, to me,… Continue reading Work-Life BLEND
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My Top Five Pieces of Career Advice For Your Twenties
When entering college, I received the following advice: Use your Freshman year to join every possible organization you might be interested in. Then commit to only a few for the rest of college. That way, you can hold leadership positions by junior/senior year and have something for your resume. Awesome, awesome, awesome advice, which served me very… Continue reading My Top Five Pieces of Career Advice For Your Twenties
A Sweet Trip to Sarasota
Y'all know I travel for work. Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's boring, sometimes it's stressful. But hands down, THE biggest perk is occassionally being able to see friends or family I wouldn't otherwise get to see. I tied a Dallas trip to a bachelorette weekend for Katharine. An Atlanta trip to a fun weekend with… Continue reading A Sweet Trip to Sarasota
Some People Get To Travel For Work
Have you seen those commercials? The ones that are like "Some people have to travel for work - other people GET to travel for work." Well, they are advertising for Courtyard Marriotts, which happens to be my work travel hotel of choice, and has been for quite a while. I know it seems kind of… Continue reading Some People Get To Travel For Work
wrong place, wrong time, walletless {gbd part two}
When traveling for work, I typically fly into the airport, rent a car, and spend 2-3 days driving around the city, going from meeting to meeting. We have an extensive database for tracking office addresses, as well as other useful information. Typically, while setting up an appointment, I confirm that the office address I have… Continue reading wrong place, wrong time, walletless {gbd part two}