A-Teen

You know, I've been thinking. As I continue my job hunt (which is seemingly endless), I am looking over my resume on a daily basis. My career as a writer/editor/communications specialist now spans a decade. Ten whole years "in the field," from newspapers (my first love) to publishing companies to PR/marketing jobs.
But 10 years ago I couldn't quite see beyond the front page of my college's student newspaper. I didn't yet know how it would be to not have to paste--literally paste, with glue s… Continue

First off, let me just say: I was startled to see that my age on my profile here is now 32. Well, to clarify, I'm not startled that the age listed is accurate....I guess I'm still a little startled of that accuracy.

Anyway.... while hanging out with some friends from college over New Year's (an annual tradition), we started talking about resolutions for the new year. Like many people, each of us named "to lose weight" among things we plan to work on in 2010. I myself took a brief hiatus from th… Continue

I've been in denial about what appears to be a seasonal cold, and my age, too, I guess. And I began realizing this yesterday when I woke up with a fever, to augment the stuffy nose and incessant cough I've been walking around with for a couple of weeks. It certainly hasn't been any kind of flu, thankfully.
"It's okay," I've said. "I think I might have allergies."
No, Justine. I don't think you do. And it hit me when I was leaving Jackie's (Writerjax) house last night. A few of us were hanging ou… Continue

Things are going to change soon, I can feel it (I think). I think my days of restlessness and boredom are numbered. Info about good job opportunities is flowing my way (thanks GrammarGirl & WriterJax), all of which I feel excited about, since the job descriptions match my resume quite well.
And I got a voicemail just a little while ago from a technology company based in NJ, about an opening in their Springfield (MA) office. I'm already armed with questions...... in particular, "what's the pa… Continue

As the cliche goes: a lot can happen in a year. My brother got married, one of my closest friends (WriterJax) got married, another of my closest friends (Fanny aka Tiff, who is more like a close older sister) got married, and I met cousins on my mom's side of the family that I'd never even seen pictures of. My little sister traveled (like a big girl) to Kansas and back. I finally got to see the New Kids on the Block in concert (no comments from the haters in the peanut gallery, please).
While I… Continue