I've been thinking a lot lately about my career -- its trajectory, how I got where I am, and some general reflection. Just call me Mulan? For those like me who have worked at a few places, I think there's always one that stands out, that helped sh...
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The Struggle of ‘Digital First’
Earlier this week, roughly 400 employees at The Huntsville Times, The Birmingham News, Mobile's Press-Register and their umbrella website, al.com, were told they no longer had their current job after Sept. 30. Also included in this round of layoff...
Post Local News Syndrome (PLNS)
It's going on 2 months soon at my new job, where I'm doing digital content for magazine titles. It's a great job. I have my own office, a budget, a company credit card,
Learning the power of “no”
Raise your hand if this sounds like you: I have a habit of saying "yes" to everything that is asked of me, because I am a people-pleaser and chronic do-gooder. Count me among that group. Is it me, or do women have an especially hard time with this...
Orlando: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
It's been about 9 months since we relocated to the Orlando area from Birmingham. Here's a few thoughts on the good, the bad and the ugly on our time here so far: The Good: --Much more to Orlando. Orlando has a vibrant food, arts and music culture ...
My first home is for sale
Source: kw.com via Kristen on Pinterest Let's talk about my first home. It's for sale. It's a cute little 3/1 in historic Bessemer, Alabama. I bought it in 2007, at age 24, all on my own. My then-boyfriend (now husband) helped me fix it up. We ins...
What I’m reading
I'm a little all over the place with what I'm reading and using these days. With the proliferation of social media, I've struggled on how to best digest the content I want to read -- I follow so many people and entities on Facebook, Twitter, Googl...
Change can be good. But it can also be hard.
I realize one can be interested in my blog for only so long with nothing presented to you but a constant stream of Instagram photos that give you just the tiniest window into my life. It's lazy, and while I enjoy the instant sharing capabilities o...
Solving the digital time suck
If you're anything like me, then you're into digital. You're into social. But you want a real life, too.I've come across a couple good blog posts lately on streamlining your time with social media, and on resisting the urge to obsessively check yo...
Settling into Orlando
It's been just about three months for me, my husband and dog here in Orlando -- and how hectic those three months have been!In those three months, I've traveled more than usual. I went on two works trips to Atlanta -- one weeklong trip for trainin...