The wedding planning is officially underway! A couple months following our engagement and we have a date (September 2013), a photographer (Linczak Photography) and now a venue! The date and photographer were fairly easy-- the date was basically determined by the availability of the top three items of importance to us-- venue, photographer and band. We …
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As I mentioned last month, I was able to sneak in a great professional development opportunity at work before our fiscal year is up in a couple months. My boss found a great conference, hosted by Ragan Communications, that focused on media relations, crisis communications and social media. The conference was good—I tweeted throughout (see …
My friend got me to attend the Cleveland International Film Festival a couple years ago, and I've been hooked ever since! The first year we went, it took a little getting used to. We didn't know where to go, we didn't understand how the vouchers/passes/tickets worked, we didn't figure out how to line up for …
We had the most outrageously beautiful weather in Northeast Ohio this weekend, which was perfect for our St. Patty's Day/weekend events! The fiance was in Delaware all week for work, so I was non-stop running errands, prepping the house, outlining food plans and cleaning. I was exhausted driving home from work Friday afternoon, but it …
Flight is booked, hotel is scheduled and conference is registered; it's safe to say we're heading to NYC! My boss puts a priority on our team attending professional development activities throughout the year, including one bigger trip if the topic makes sense. She encouraged me to look into the 3rd Annual PR and Media Relations …
It seemed like everyone was talking about The Paris Wife by Paula McClain (who lives in Cleveland! Woot!), but I was hearing very mixed reviews. I am not a Hemingway fan so initially I was uninterested, but once I discovered there were so many differing opinions of the book, and once my friend suggested I …
We don't have t.v. so I have to keep up with the few programs I enjoy on hulu.com. This means I also get the brief commercials throughout the programs. I do like that I have the opportunity to choose which commercials are of interest to me so it can reorganize and play commercials of relevance-- …
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Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
