This past week was a crazy one for news. And news is the business I am in. And when things are as busy as they have been you tend to move into auto-pilot, but today I am slowing down and taking some time to reflect. To really focus on the events of this past week …
In mid-September, I was on board a plane preparing to head to San Francisco for business, when suddenly we unexpectedly had to evacuate the plane. It was very scary and I will add more detail to this post later, but for now, here are my tweets, as I live tweeted the event. View the story …
This winter I decided to have a stay-cation and not travel for the holidays. I did want to travel, but didn’t want to spend the money. So I decided to fill my break with projects I’d been putting off. A few days into the break, I had already finished about half the things on my …
My friend tweeted today about resolutions. I realized I like the idea of committing to a change rather than making a resolution which seems somewhat abstract. I have some big life altering commitments I intend to make on New Year’s Eve. I also have some rather simple changes I will promise myself to make. Life …
My mind is racing As it always will My hand is tired my heart aches I’m half a world away here – R.E.M. Half a World Away I feel like writing poetry, not a blog post, but I haven’t written poems since college, when every little drama meant the end of the world. I try …
“And the waves of conversation are enough To knock you down in the undertow” R.E.M. – Hairshirt Almost once a week I have a recurring thought. It is the same thought. Exact same thought actually… I think, ‘why not?’. Why not be friendly? Why not be happy? Why not smile at strangers or make conversation? …
“I know what I know if you know what I mean…” -Edie Brickell and New Bohemians Starting a new job can be very exciting, but can also be unsettling. I have worked for the same company for almost 9 years, and in those 9 years have changed positions only 3 times, although all 3 were …
How did I end up sitting on the living room floor with my laptop, drinking an eggnog latte, surrounded by boxes and papers and ‘stuff’ planning a move across country? I dunno. Actually I do know. I started with a discussion about an exciting position within my corporate parent company. That led to more discussions …
I am not really a blogger. I have all kinds of crazy stuff to say, but in no particular order and under no particular umbrella. so instead of a blog, this could be called jodi’s ramblings. enjoy!