Time really does fly by when you are having fun!
How is the summer almost over?! August...wow. Where to begin...well stuff is the same but different. Maybe we'll come back to that. I wonder why I don't blog more often, I have a ton of things I would love to get down on paper...yet 6 months between posts. I guess I should just accept that blogging is not a real priority in my life and that is ok. Just got back from California, spent the weekend learning about my boyfriends past life. It was pretty awesome and So Cal is gorgeous (apparently year round!). I really enjoyed being near the water again, it was really hard to want to come back to CO, even though I love calling CO my home. (I still miss the water, either way!)
Monday, August 11, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
so i used to have a bloggy blog
Today I told my followers that I have moved...moved to here. So, welcome! To the new and improved...blog with a little more substance and direction.
Friday, March 7, 2014
yes...i know...kinda a slacker
It's been too long...almost a month, now since I have said anything here...today is supposed to be my black out, unplugged day from social media...so rather than pouring through new baby and proposal posts, I am here. It's snowing...yet again, and baby, it's cold outside. So, where am I with everything? I have set my sights on becoming a social media coach/strategist. Strangely I have been super slack this week with this endeavor, it didn't help I worked my "fake" job 5 days, and had jury duty and ended up serving on a criminal trial! What an adventure! Its a shame I didn't like school more, I think I would have been a fairly decent attorney, surely better than the one's that were on the case I juried. It was a long day at the court house for me. :) I learned alot and in the end glad I did it.
So back to my "fake" job...I am a 32 year old barista at Starbucks, which seems kinda ridiculous, considering I am educated and well 32! Strangely its actually a very mature and thought out move. After I separated from my long term boyfriend (and legally domestic partner) last September, I found myself a 31 year insurance agent, without health insurance. So I did what any educated, mature adult does, paid for a short term health insurance plan, and started working for a company that would give me great benefits only having to work part time for them. (I knew this fun fact because I worked for starbucks from the time I was 16 until 26!) Everybody wins, I get great health insurance, I get free coffee, and I make some interesting and very helpful connections. However I didn't anticipate working 70 + hours a week. Insurance sales is grueling and as a newbee I had to work my ass off. After 3 months and not 1 full day off, I was exhausted and had the very real realization that I didn't love insurance, so why was I torturing myself. I left insurance and spent some time slinging coffee, and soul searching...and like a ton os bricks, it hit me. I need to make something happen. So...fast forward 6 weeks and here we are...I am a 32 year barista, trying to start a new career and a new life and wow...it's an adventure. But I feel good. I feel happy.
The funny part, being a barista at my age is so different than I thought. Slinging coffee is easy peasy, being a big sister, a mentor, a love guru, and a social media expert to these people I stand along side day in and day out has been the challenge. My superior is 8 months younger than me, most of the shift managers are more than a decade younger than me, yet they all seem to look up to me. I often find myself encouraging them to travel, to love, to leave, to go to class, to pursue their dreams, to talk about what is bothering them. And I listen ALOT. Truth is, I see a part of my younger self or current self in all of them. I try to be the person I needed then and share what I have learned during this adventure up until now, that we call life. I have had the opportunity to live an interesting and non traditional life up until now, and sharing that has been more fulfilling than I ever expected. So my "fake" job has turned out to be exactly what I needed, exactly when I needed it, even though it turned out to be for a different reason than I thought originally. So is life.
I am excited for my new endeavor, I just need to set everything into motion. But I know, even though things seem tough now...it is temporary and I am exactly where I need to be, doing exactly what I need to do. However, I do think I am going to imbibe and enjoy a nice glass of red wine tonight, because I deserve it. Stay classy.
So back to my "fake" job...I am a 32 year old barista at Starbucks, which seems kinda ridiculous, considering I am educated and well 32! Strangely its actually a very mature and thought out move. After I separated from my long term boyfriend (and legally domestic partner) last September, I found myself a 31 year insurance agent, without health insurance. So I did what any educated, mature adult does, paid for a short term health insurance plan, and started working for a company that would give me great benefits only having to work part time for them. (I knew this fun fact because I worked for starbucks from the time I was 16 until 26!) Everybody wins, I get great health insurance, I get free coffee, and I make some interesting and very helpful connections. However I didn't anticipate working 70 + hours a week. Insurance sales is grueling and as a newbee I had to work my ass off. After 3 months and not 1 full day off, I was exhausted and had the very real realization that I didn't love insurance, so why was I torturing myself. I left insurance and spent some time slinging coffee, and soul searching...and like a ton os bricks, it hit me. I need to make something happen. So...fast forward 6 weeks and here we are...I am a 32 year barista, trying to start a new career and a new life and wow...it's an adventure. But I feel good. I feel happy.
The funny part, being a barista at my age is so different than I thought. Slinging coffee is easy peasy, being a big sister, a mentor, a love guru, and a social media expert to these people I stand along side day in and day out has been the challenge. My superior is 8 months younger than me, most of the shift managers are more than a decade younger than me, yet they all seem to look up to me. I often find myself encouraging them to travel, to love, to leave, to go to class, to pursue their dreams, to talk about what is bothering them. And I listen ALOT. Truth is, I see a part of my younger self or current self in all of them. I try to be the person I needed then and share what I have learned during this adventure up until now, that we call life. I have had the opportunity to live an interesting and non traditional life up until now, and sharing that has been more fulfilling than I ever expected. So my "fake" job has turned out to be exactly what I needed, exactly when I needed it, even though it turned out to be for a different reason than I thought originally. So is life.
I am excited for my new endeavor, I just need to set everything into motion. But I know, even though things seem tough now...it is temporary and I am exactly where I need to be, doing exactly what I need to do. However, I do think I am going to imbibe and enjoy a nice glass of red wine tonight, because I deserve it. Stay classy.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
2013 was the year of survive, 2014 is the year to thrive!
Ok...Quick update: It's February 18th and I am going to officially release my LinkedIn update and include my newest endeavor. I am learning and yearning to be bigger and better than I am. I am reading about 5 books now, ranging from a book club book, to how to succeed in business, to social media guruing. And I feel like a sponge, just reading, digesting and soaking up as much information as possible.There is so much to learn and I am so eager to learn it.
I turned 32 almost 2 weeks ago and for the most part I feel the same. But more excited that 32 is a new year, with new adventures. I have both personal and professional goals on the agenda this year...both are pretty lofty, but both I will be successfully accomplish.
I also started prepping for my half marathon training that begins next week. It's a go big or go home kinda thing. I haven't run seriously or trained for any race in almost a decade. And I have signed up for a Half marathon in May and I just purchased some sweet kicks!
2013 was the year of survive, 2014 is the year to thrive!
Today I put together a checklist of optimizing your linkedin. I am shocked by how many people aren't using this professional networking tool. It is my goal to teach people how to use this tool to it's full potential and help develop their online brand. Online brands can really make or break someones career. I am working on my first 3 projects for this media consulting gig I have created and its beyond exciting.
I also began volunteering for this amazing organization called Dress for Success. I am super excited to be part of women's lives as they grow and learn in their professional lives.
This year I am really pushing myself to grow personally.
I turned 32 almost 2 weeks ago and for the most part I feel the same. But more excited that 32 is a new year, with new adventures. I have both personal and professional goals on the agenda this year...both are pretty lofty, but both I will be successfully accomplish.
I also started prepping for my half marathon training that begins next week. It's a go big or go home kinda thing. I haven't run seriously or trained for any race in almost a decade. And I have signed up for a Half marathon in May and I just purchased some sweet kicks!
2013 was the year of survive, 2014 is the year to thrive!
Today I put together a checklist of optimizing your linkedin. I am shocked by how many people aren't using this professional networking tool. It is my goal to teach people how to use this tool to it's full potential and help develop their online brand. Online brands can really make or break someones career. I am working on my first 3 projects for this media consulting gig I have created and its beyond exciting.
I also began volunteering for this amazing organization called Dress for Success. I am super excited to be part of women's lives as they grow and learn in their professional lives.
This year I am really pushing myself to grow personally.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
i figured...
I figured since I was trying to navigate the interesting path of finding my way, so to speak, I may as well share my experience with you. I will try to update this blog a couple times a week, sharing the resources I have found, my experiences and any information I think is generally entertaining. So, let's jump right in.
A little background: September 1, 2012 I left my home of 30 years and made the long drive to Denver to start a new life with a new career and not a clue as to what I wanted to be and how I would find it. I spent 10 months floundering, seeking employment on websites. Believing wholeheartedly that I wanted to work in a brewery in marketing/sales. In March of 2013 I was recruited to pursue a career in insurance at (insert big insurance company that was very legit!). I spent a few months studying and getting licensed and was appointed to sell P&C, Health, and Life insurance. I worked tirelessly, learning very quickly that insurance is great and all...it just wasn't for me. This epiphany hit me as I helped a friend that was flipping a house, I was painting a blank wall...and when i finished painting that wall...i realized how rewarding it was to complete a project. Insurance is never done...even when you make the sale...there is so much more. So, I spent some time reading and soul searching and trying to figure out what my passion was. What a loading question, "what is your passion?" is. So the first Monday of 2014, I walked into my sales managers office and said..."good bye, it's my time to go." He smiled, and wished me well. And told me if I ever needed anything, to give him a call. During my time as an insurance agent, I spent a ton of time trying to figure out a way to meet people and find people to sell insurance to. I decided that since I loved social media, it would be one of my focused marketing efforts, I lived for the few moments that I spent updating my agency facebook page, my twitter, and my linkedin. So, when I left insurance I decided to try and learn more, so that I could help small businesses use this valuable but inexpensive form of marketing.
Fast forward 3 weeks, today is Thursday, January 30, and I am sitting in a coffee shop, writing this blog. I am actively pursuing a career in media, hopefully in a company I will learn something, so in a few years when I go out on my own I will have a clue how to consult small businesses in their social media marketing endeavors. Here are a few things to start with...
For passion seekers: find your passion
This article was awesome, it gives you some great resources on the questions you should be considering in your quest for finding your passion.
I feel like I have been asked this questions for as long as I could remember and my passions are just beginning to surface. I continue to pursue what my passion is, daily. The Daily Muse, where I originally found this article has TONS of great articles for those that are thinking of changing careers, starting a new career and leaving an old career. I HEART the muse!!! :)
Habits that have helped me in this interesting time in my life: 5 habits of successful people
I think people underestimate how much they can truly do in one day. I think we as a society can become complacent in the place that we are in life. These habits will help you continue to move forward.
Here is an amazing resource that will help your mind and body achieve the greatist possible version of you. The Greatist and Goals
Another thing i would encourage you to do as you follow me on this journey, is remember to stay inspired in whatever goals and changes you have decided to make. I really believe 2014 will be the year of Change! Here is how i stay inspired in fitness and health! here is some career inspiration from some pretty awesome women!
For now...stay awesome and keep pursuing your dreams :)
A little background: September 1, 2012 I left my home of 30 years and made the long drive to Denver to start a new life with a new career and not a clue as to what I wanted to be and how I would find it. I spent 10 months floundering, seeking employment on websites. Believing wholeheartedly that I wanted to work in a brewery in marketing/sales. In March of 2013 I was recruited to pursue a career in insurance at (insert big insurance company that was very legit!). I spent a few months studying and getting licensed and was appointed to sell P&C, Health, and Life insurance. I worked tirelessly, learning very quickly that insurance is great and all...it just wasn't for me. This epiphany hit me as I helped a friend that was flipping a house, I was painting a blank wall...and when i finished painting that wall...i realized how rewarding it was to complete a project. Insurance is never done...even when you make the sale...there is so much more. So, I spent some time reading and soul searching and trying to figure out what my passion was. What a loading question, "what is your passion?" is. So the first Monday of 2014, I walked into my sales managers office and said..."good bye, it's my time to go." He smiled, and wished me well. And told me if I ever needed anything, to give him a call. During my time as an insurance agent, I spent a ton of time trying to figure out a way to meet people and find people to sell insurance to. I decided that since I loved social media, it would be one of my focused marketing efforts, I lived for the few moments that I spent updating my agency facebook page, my twitter, and my linkedin. So, when I left insurance I decided to try and learn more, so that I could help small businesses use this valuable but inexpensive form of marketing.
Fast forward 3 weeks, today is Thursday, January 30, and I am sitting in a coffee shop, writing this blog. I am actively pursuing a career in media, hopefully in a company I will learn something, so in a few years when I go out on my own I will have a clue how to consult small businesses in their social media marketing endeavors. Here are a few things to start with...
For passion seekers: find your passion
This article was awesome, it gives you some great resources on the questions you should be considering in your quest for finding your passion.
I feel like I have been asked this questions for as long as I could remember and my passions are just beginning to surface. I continue to pursue what my passion is, daily. The Daily Muse, where I originally found this article has TONS of great articles for those that are thinking of changing careers, starting a new career and leaving an old career. I HEART the muse!!! :)
Habits that have helped me in this interesting time in my life: 5 habits of successful people
I think people underestimate how much they can truly do in one day. I think we as a society can become complacent in the place that we are in life. These habits will help you continue to move forward.
Here is an amazing resource that will help your mind and body achieve the greatist possible version of you. The Greatist and Goals
Another thing i would encourage you to do as you follow me on this journey, is remember to stay inspired in whatever goals and changes you have decided to make. I really believe 2014 will be the year of Change! Here is how i stay inspired in fitness and health! here is some career inspiration from some pretty awesome women!
For now...stay awesome and keep pursuing your dreams :)
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