This Holiday Season has been especially stressful this year for John and I. Work has been absolutely insane throughout the fall, with lots of hours for both of us, a busy travel schedule for me, and John having to take care of Palin and everything else around the house while I am away. It just seems like there has not been a second to just sit back, relax, and enjoy over the past few weeks.
We had a fabulous trip at the beginning of the month to San Fran, and Sonoma where we were able to decompress from Thanksgiving. But...it just did not feel like enough time. Now we are four days from Christmas and I am sitting in a hotel room in PA tonight reminding myself to sit back, relax, and take a deep breath. The next two weeks are a whirlwind for us....our first Christmas as Newlyweds and basically flying all over the map to see everyone. It is a crazy schedule that makes me tired just thinking about it...I am just hoping for a good nurgle or two along the way. I am excited to see family and friends I have not seen for awhile and cannot wait to enjoy the simple New England pleasures of lounging by the fire with a glass of vino, a good book, the ones you love, and maybe some karaoke too. Most of all I am excited about waking up next to John on our first Christmas morning together, and celebrating Palin's first birthday! It has been an incredible 2010....and I am ecstatic about what is to come in 2011
Happy Holidays to all!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
I fly an average of 2-6 legs per week about 45 weeks per year......I would call myself a fairly frequent flier. I don't usually get perturbed about things in the news, (except when it comes to politics) but enough is enough already on the TSA screenings. I am sick of hearing people complain about the new security protocols being implemented at airports. The problem starts with the lack of education the general public has on airport security in general. I bet you there are more infrequent fliers out there that are complaining about this then frequent fliers. Why? I will tell you, it is because many people that do not travel often do not understand or live the fear that goes along with flying week in and week out. I will openly admit every time I walk through the security line no matter how much of a rush I am in, I am looking out for my surroundings. I will admit that every time I sit down and buckle my seat belt on an airplane that a nervous feeling bubbles in my stomach that something could happen on that plane. That I could never see my husband, family, or friends again because of another terrorist attack on an airplane. It is easy when you do something once in a great while to complain about an inconvenience when you are going on a sunny vacation. It is easy when you do something every single week to complain about the inconvenience of waiting 5 extra minutes in a security line. But when it comes to my life, or a family members life, or a friends life that no matter what anyone says in this day and age there is still a risk. This article really upset me today, because people do not get it. I have been through this scanning device dozens of times and it is not nearly as bad as people are making it. I have also been randomly pat down a number of times as well. Yes, is it uncomfortable for a slight second but in the grand schemes of things....to ensure my safety and those other passengers on the plane they can pat anywhere they want. If a scanner or pat down is the best option to protect us then so be it. If you find out you are terminally ill, do you go to a sub par physician? Absolutely not, you get the best darn medical care that you can so you can live. It is the same with all this security. So all of you people out there that are nay-sayers to the new security protocol put yourself in my shoes (now mind you I love what I do, and do not mind flying to where I need to be) Travel frequently, think about the big picture, the risks that we are realistically under in this day and age, and imagine what those that have lost loved ones in the 9/11 crash must feel like when they go through security at the airport today? Wishing in the back of their mind that these measures were taken the day that the terrorists made it through security to take over two airplanes on that day.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/us/23tsa.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp
"Where are you from?" .........."Dade City, FL"
Today marks the 75th day since we closed on our new house in Dade City, FL. As the Holidays are fast approaching I always find this is a time of reflection on the past year, gratefullness for all of the wonderful things in my life, and excitement of what is to come in the next year. 2010 has truly been the best year of my life. It has been a year filled with change, excitement, stress, anxiety, and just about every emotion in the book. But one thing I have realized especially over the past few weeks as I am on the tail end of decorating our house (until I want something else :) that we are SETTLED. To me this is the best feeling in the world. In 2009 when I made the huge leap for love to move from the Boston area (where I had lived all my life) to Augusta, GA to be with John it was a big deal. I realized shortly after the move that I loved being in my own little world with John. Mind you I miss my family very, very much but this step in my life has truly made me appreciate the relationships I have with both family and friends that much more. Lots of people move away, has anyone else had a similar feeling out there?
Moving to two new areas being both Augusta and Tampa, John and I have met a lot of wonderful people and one of the first questions they ask are "Where are you from". For John and I it is usually a long drawn out answer "I am from the Boston area" John: "I grew up in Paducah, KY but my family lives in Nashville" Simulatenously: "We just moved from Augusta". The other night while driving home late from the Florida/ SC game John and I were talking and I decided that from now on when people ask us "Where we live/from" we are just going to say "Dade City, FL outside of Tampa." why because that is where our home is. My home is with John, and Palin and I am in love with where we are at in our lives right now. With that said I will always be a "Boston girl" at our heart, but I have entered a new chapter in my life with the love of my life....and now I am from North of Tampa:)....and no matter what (MOM, I know you are reading this) in the words of Carrie Bradshaw "People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away."
Moving to two new areas being both Augusta and Tampa, John and I have met a lot of wonderful people and one of the first questions they ask are "Where are you from". For John and I it is usually a long drawn out answer "I am from the Boston area" John: "I grew up in Paducah, KY but my family lives in Nashville" Simulatenously: "We just moved from Augusta". The other night while driving home late from the Florida/ SC game John and I were talking and I decided that from now on when people ask us "Where we live/from" we are just going to say "Dade City, FL outside of Tampa." why because that is where our home is. My home is with John, and Palin and I am in love with where we are at in our lives right now. With that said I will always be a "Boston girl" at our heart, but I have entered a new chapter in my life with the love of my life....and now I am from North of Tampa:)....and no matter what (MOM, I know you are reading this) in the words of Carrie Bradshaw "People come into your life and people go. But it's comforting to know the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you're very lucky, a plane ride away."
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Dangerous Curves & Confidence & Skinny Jeans
The truth of the matter is this ....I have a Boo-tay. Like many women out there my body is what I get most self conscious about. I consider myself to be a pretty confident person, that loves to state exactly what I feel, not afraid to go after what I want...but still has to remind everyone when they tell me I look great, that "I need to lose 10lbs". Well I have decided to make a new goal and commitment to myself this holiday season and hopefully forever. I am going to start accepting myself for who I am. For some weird reason skinny jeans have done this for me, or maybe it is just my husband. I have wanted skinny jeans for the past year, most of my friends are the size of my left pinky and wear them religiously but I had yet to until a month ago even try on a pair of skinny jeans because of my "big thighs and bum".
Then one day I went to Ann Taylor, asked the very stylish man in the dressing room to get me a pair of black work pants to try on (think boot cut, professional) somehow he mistook what I said and brought back a pair of curvy Ann Taylor skinny jeans. For the lady with the boo-tay (he wasn't saying that, I am just referring to the top line). I immediatly said "I am sorry sir I asked for a pair of black work pants" his response was "Girl I grabbed a pair I thought would look good." So me and my working girl thighs and bum decided to wiggle into those babies and just give them a try. I walked out of the dressing room and my cute little man said "You need to buy those." After beating myself up for twenty minutes, I threw up my arms and decided to listen to the guy and bought the jeans. Highly recommended, stretchy, soft, and are just totally awesome....go buy them now!
Then they sat in my closet from September 25 to October 31st when I finally got the courage to give them a whirl with a cute little top and see what people might have to say about it (more or less what John had to say). That is when I walked out of our bedroom on Halloween Eve to my handsome husband sitting on the couch, watching football, drinking a beer, non-chalantly walked by him and he said the words that rang through my ears, made my face light up in a huge smile, and inspired this post " My wife looks hot, why don't you wear jeans like that more often"....oh yes they are my new favorite pants.
The point is this, I am learning that there comes a point in life where you need to stop being so hard on yourself. I realize that I put so much stress and pressure on myself everyday from how I look, to how I do business, to how I cook, and do everything else that I need to stop. This society truly does put so much pressure on woman to look a certain way, and to do this and that, and pretty much everything. I work out everyday, I take care of myself, I try to be the best person I can be inside, I have a man that for some crazy reason is head over heels in love with me, I may drink my share of wine... but at the end of the day when I take the pressures of myself and look at the big picture I am truly happy and blessed for my life. Yes, could I lose 10lbs, do I still want to lost 10lbs (despite this post) absolutely, but because of my commitment I am making to myself right now I am going to take the pressure off and you should as well! Now mind you I am not encouraging woman out there to just let themselves go and gain 100 lbs. I am still going to work out hard everyday, watch what I eat, etc ....but I am going to accept that I am not, and never will be a size 2. I am going to embrace the boo-tay, and just be Nicole. I know there are many woman out there that feel the exact same way (you know who you are). But I am saying this give yourself the best gift ever this Holiday season, Happiness and acceptance with how you look and who you are (and go get some skinny jeans of course even if you have some thighs) Because as John would say "You are a hot wife"...or mother, or grandmother, or just a hot lady in general. Dangerous curves, and confidence ladies. You are all beautiful.
Then one day I went to Ann Taylor, asked the very stylish man in the dressing room to get me a pair of black work pants to try on (think boot cut, professional) somehow he mistook what I said and brought back a pair of curvy Ann Taylor skinny jeans. For the lady with the boo-tay (he wasn't saying that, I am just referring to the top line). I immediatly said "I am sorry sir I asked for a pair of black work pants" his response was "Girl I grabbed a pair I thought would look good." So me and my working girl thighs and bum decided to wiggle into those babies and just give them a try. I walked out of the dressing room and my cute little man said "You need to buy those." After beating myself up for twenty minutes, I threw up my arms and decided to listen to the guy and bought the jeans. Highly recommended, stretchy, soft, and are just totally awesome....go buy them now!
Then they sat in my closet from September 25 to October 31st when I finally got the courage to give them a whirl with a cute little top and see what people might have to say about it (more or less what John had to say). That is when I walked out of our bedroom on Halloween Eve to my handsome husband sitting on the couch, watching football, drinking a beer, non-chalantly walked by him and he said the words that rang through my ears, made my face light up in a huge smile, and inspired this post " My wife looks hot, why don't you wear jeans like that more often"....oh yes they are my new favorite pants.
The point is this, I am learning that there comes a point in life where you need to stop being so hard on yourself. I realize that I put so much stress and pressure on myself everyday from how I look, to how I do business, to how I cook, and do everything else that I need to stop. This society truly does put so much pressure on woman to look a certain way, and to do this and that, and pretty much everything. I work out everyday, I take care of myself, I try to be the best person I can be inside, I have a man that for some crazy reason is head over heels in love with me, I may drink my share of wine... but at the end of the day when I take the pressures of myself and look at the big picture I am truly happy and blessed for my life. Yes, could I lose 10lbs, do I still want to lost 10lbs (despite this post) absolutely, but because of my commitment I am making to myself right now I am going to take the pressure off and you should as well! Now mind you I am not encouraging woman out there to just let themselves go and gain 100 lbs. I am still going to work out hard everyday, watch what I eat, etc ....but I am going to accept that I am not, and never will be a size 2. I am going to embrace the boo-tay, and just be Nicole. I know there are many woman out there that feel the exact same way (you know who you are). But I am saying this give yourself the best gift ever this Holiday season, Happiness and acceptance with how you look and who you are (and go get some skinny jeans of course even if you have some thighs) Because as John would say "You are a hot wife"...or mother, or grandmother, or just a hot lady in general. Dangerous curves, and confidence ladies. You are all beautiful.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Princess Palin
Then one night just about a year ago my dog loving husband put the guilt trip on me and said "I think we should get a dog since you travel so much to keep me company." My response was for him to go golf more. Then John kept pressing me and I decided maybe we should look into it after all. The research then began on what dog we could possibly get that would be clean, nice, well behaved, and not to doggish. Based on my reasons for not liking dogs previously, I needed to identify a breed that was going to minimize my list above of manageable traits for our new family member. That is what led me to the goldendoodle breed, even better a miniature goldendoodle (aka easier to handle for Nicole) no shedding, and no drooling.....sign me up! Unfortunately as I have learned over the past 9 months of dog parenthood the rest you can't control, even though Palin knows she is only allowed to lick my leg, two times, after I work out. In return I provide her with more then her fair share of belly rubs.
So the story goes, Palin Rose was born on Christmas day. We picked her up on Feb 18th, and at that point I was figuring out what the hell we got ourselves into. I think I am the only person on the planet that had my mother in law come stay with us for the first two weeks the dog was home (and thank goodness). Now that I look back on it I realize why I made Karen and John laugh so much during those first few weeks because it was quite the change. Just picture me running towards the back door, arms outstretched holding the dog, yelling "She's going to poop, she is going to pooooooop!!!!!!!!!" Or following her around the house terrified she was going to chew something, go the bathroom inside, chew something, I was constantly carrying a raw hide around to give her at the first second she tried to bite or chew. Karen, my now mother in law (John and I were not yet married at this time) was probably thinking "This is going to be the mother of my grandchildren" I continuously promised her throughout the ordeal...I was much better with children.
I will not lie I wanted to rip my hair out many times during her first 4 months home with us. Then it was like a light bulb clicked one day and this cute little bundle of lickiness, and excitement began to pull at my heart. When I travel my heart not only misses John, but it misses Palin. When I land in Tampa I get filled with excitement and a smile crosses my face thinking about how excited she is going to be when I get home. I love in the morning when we wake up and Palin jumps on the bed (note the above comment cerca 2009 before Palin regarding that being gross, not anymore) and lies her head on the pillow between John and I and just stares at us, how when we are lying on the couch (yep, she comes on the couch and has turned me into a softie) and nurgles between us, how in the morning she sits with perfect posture waiting to go on our walk, how she literally hugs John when he walks in the door, when she lies on my feet under my desk all day while I work, how her little dog bum wiggles when she walks (don't like the comment her dad makes when he says Palin has a bum like her mother whatever that means) and how she smiles at me (yes she smiles, she is genious) She is a dog that knows what she wants, is fiercely independent, is literally a gorgeous dog, and is our pride and joy. Bottom line....I get it now. I understand why people love animals because they give unconditional love no matter what. It makes me want to give more love to all those around me, because unconditional love in my mind is one of lifes simplest pleasure. So this ones for you Princess P, you bring so much joy and happiness to our lives every single day!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Attitude Is Everything!
While everyone was out this past weekend enjoying 4th of July festivities I was moving yet again for the third time in the past 12 months. Today I want to talk about attitude. The old quote "Attitude is everything" is truly one that I love. When life gets crazy it is the way you look at the situation and your attitude that I believe can both positively or negatively effect the outcomes of any situation. Anyone that knows me understands that I am a typical Type A personality who is constantly doing a thousand things at one time. I wouldn't be able to handle two full plates of stuff at all times if it wasn't for my attitude and outlook on life. My motto is the former, positive attitudes during times of change can make things a lot easier in the long run. In the past 12 months the following has happened (all great things mind you) 1. Started a job with a new company, as you all know this is a daunting task in itself for a few reasons a. you need to prove yourself b. in many instances you are learning an entirely new job function even though it may be similar to what you did before c. it takes a year on average based on studies to figure out the way an organization truly ticks to the point where you can feel "comfortable" in what you are doing. 2. Moved from Boston to Georgia for love...after being in love with Boston for my ENTIRE life. Don't worry this week I will be writing about the top ten differences between the North and the South that will sure to have both sides of the Mason Dixon line laughing. 3. Within a month of being in GA got the grand idea to build a house in Augusta because of just how much less expensive it was then the Northeast, so built the house (process in itself) 4. Got engaged, AWESOME SURPRISE! I was sure it wouldn't be until after the Holidays 5. Move number 2 occurred in December after the house was built. 6. Planned a wedding in 7 months 7. 3 Bridal showers, 3 bachelor/bachelorette parties later (John in Vegas and Nashville, me tearing up the karaoke circuit in Boston). 8. John gets amazing career opportunity in Tampa, so here come the Semeraros! 9. Wedding~ best day of our life 10. Honeymoon~ first time without a blackberry glued to my hip in three years (definitely need to leave it at home more often, as do you:) 11. FINALLY ....moved to Tampa have been in a little apartment for three days and are getting somewhat settled. 12. Now trying to decide whether to build again or buy down here to move yet again in 6 months. 13. Last I travel about 80% of the time for work so that is just tiring in itself.
13 major life changing events in a span of 12 months, they were all amazing and we are so blessed for all these exciting opportunities. But the point of this post is that I know out there everyone is busy. We get tired from work, have bad days, have two plates full in this society we live in, but attitude is everything. With a positive attitude you can get through anything, even if you are tired, worn out, and feel that nothing is going right.....if you have a positive attitude you will get through it! With that said if you are in a rut today, or having a tough week, or have a lot going on, don't have a boyfriend and all your friends are getting married so you are down in the dumps, trying to have a baby, trying to find a job, are in a job you hate, are having relationship issues, prego in hot humid weather, feel fat, family issues, have moved three times in a year, financial issues, spell check isn't working on your blog so people think you don't know how to spell....whatever challenge you are facing today, this week, this year take a step back evaluate your attitude, know you can get through it, and take action NOW :) WHY...SIMPLY because "attitude is everything :) "
13 major life changing events in a span of 12 months, they were all amazing and we are so blessed for all these exciting opportunities. But the point of this post is that I know out there everyone is busy. We get tired from work, have bad days, have two plates full in this society we live in, but attitude is everything. With a positive attitude you can get through anything, even if you are tired, worn out, and feel that nothing is going right.....if you have a positive attitude you will get through it! With that said if you are in a rut today, or having a tough week, or have a lot going on, don't have a boyfriend and all your friends are getting married so you are down in the dumps, trying to have a baby, trying to find a job, are in a job you hate, are having relationship issues, prego in hot humid weather, feel fat, family issues, have moved three times in a year, financial issues, spell check isn't working on your blog so people think you don't know how to spell....whatever challenge you are facing today, this week, this year take a step back evaluate your attitude, know you can get through it, and take action NOW :) WHY...SIMPLY because "attitude is everything :) "
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Go Get Em Girl!
Anyone that knows me will you tell that I love to talk about work, and of course anything regarding the business of healthcare. I have been hot on healthcare reform for the past year, and I have to thank John for basically putting up with my constant antics on the subject. But this post is not about healthcare reform, it is about careers and finding a passion for a job, industry, etc that really makes you excited to get up and go to work everyday. I mean after all statistics say that the average person will work 86,000 hours in a lifetime. So my thought is you better make the time, and effort to go out and find something that you love to do.
I consider myself pretty lucky because I truly am passionate about what I do, and enjoy getting up and going to work everyday. I would have to say I am one of the few that can geniuinely state the words above. An article I read awhile back stated that less then 20% of the population actually likes what they do. My thought is why is that? Well my goal in the career sections of this blog is too help all of you wonderful people out there get the gusto and go out and figure out what you love! I am not going to say it happens overnight, because it doesn't. I am the Vice President of Business Development for a small healthcare company that develops outpatient surgery centers for GI procedures. Getting to be in this position didn't happen over night, it started with hard work, determination, passion, and a vision for where I wanted to be. I live by one of my favorite quotes of all time that was in Rick Pitino's last book "He only recruits players with a PHD, Passion, Hunger, and drive." With those three words sums up the main things that you need to do to get out there and follow your dreams People always ask me how did I get into this position or find a love for development/sales. It started when I was probably 15 years old, my first job sales job per say was selling heating pads in a mall kiosk at Christmans time. That Christmas I cleaned up, and realized that I loved being around people and bringing them something that had value. At that point my sales pitch was selling the value of getting your hands warm within 30 seconds, at this point in my career I am selling the value of lower cost of healthcare, and a higher quality care to GI doctors in order to help them develop their own business. Two totally different schools of thought, but with the same core passion to sell the product/service. Now I will be the first to say it is not easy to get to where you want to be, or to figure out. For a long time I thought I wanted to go the route of being an athletics administrator having done work for the NCAA throughout college. Then I really took the time to reflect on the things that I really enjoyed, and what I thought myself to be somewhat good at. I will always be the first to say to anyone in their twenties that doesn't know this already and anyone in college that is on their way out. You are not going to like your first job, because you have to pay your do's. Since graduating from Bentley in 2005 I have worked for 4 companies. During college I interned at WB Mason (yes, Red Sox green monster) and sold office supplies door to door. How glamorous was that? It wasn't, but let me tell you that experience I learned more about selling then any other. One of my favorite memories of that job was when I was with my sales manager and we were cold calling on 95 degree New England day in this office park. We walk in and ask to speak to the owner. Picture two overly bubbly female sales people asking the receptionist. This guy walks out and goes "Hi Ladies, how are you?" We respond "Great, how are you" The man proceeds to say " I am doing well, and what company are you from?" Our response "WB Mason" the man who is being offly friendly mind you proceeds to say "Oh really, where did you go to school?" and we say "Bentley and Stonehill" and the gentleman says "Good schools......(pause) well do you know how to read?) Steph and I look at each other and say simultaneously "Yes, why" then this guy who I have decided was a jerk says "Well you must have missed the no soliciting sign on the way in, so you can get out" Talk about deflated, and that my friends was my first real business rejection that I have not forgotten to this day but think is completely, and utterly hysterical. After Pepsi which was a short stint on my resume, I enterered the world of healthcare. Starting in pharmaceuticals, then on to medical device sales, and now my current role. If you add that up that will equal 4 different companies in 6 years. I am not saying start jumping around to all these different companies because that isn't a good choice either. Each opportunity that came before me provided a great financial reward, and higher reponsibility role. My belief is that I should have probably not gone with Pepsi because I knew it was not what I really wanted to do. I should have gone for a healthcare positoin at that time, but everything in life happens for a reason and that opportunity taught me many things that were invaluable in my next positions. My advice for anyone that is reading this is to ask themselves three questions; Do I like going to work everyday? Am I passionate about what I am doing? Is this opportunity helping me reach my dream job? If the answer to any of this questions is no, then start thinking about what really gets you excited and go after it! It doesn't have to be today, tomorrow, or the next day but at least consider it for yourself.
One of my good friends who is an extremely inspiring woman went on a job interview a few weeks back and possibly had one of the best responses to an interview question that I have heard in a long time regarding what her "Five Year Plan Was" Now she just had a baby so her answer was crafted off her family being the most important thing in her life but it was a great for anyone because if you are going to spend time in a job YOU need to be happy and want to be successful during the time you are out at work so you are not wasting your time (Life is too short!). "I can't necesarrilly predict the future or where I will be in five years, I can't put a title on the position I hope to be in because I have been a successful person and I know that I will be successful within this organization. Ultimately if I am going to spend 40-50 hours per week in this position away from my son, then I will not except anything but success as I am sacrifcing that time away from him and need to make the best of it."
I also understand we are in one of the worst economic downturns in American History, and I like all others am blessed to have a job right now and an income. But despite all the hardship around us, you need to have your dream for where you want to be. The foundation of our country is built of the idea of the american dream, but I believe in my individuals dreams and so should you. WHY? Because we deserve it!
So I leave you with two things this week:
1. Figure out the answers to the questions above, and start implmenting your own "PIP~ For Your Career" (PIP: Personal Improvmenet Plan)
2. Read the article Millenials in the Interesting Articles section of this blog. It is interesting and talks about our generation in the work place.
Enjoy!
I consider myself pretty lucky because I truly am passionate about what I do, and enjoy getting up and going to work everyday. I would have to say I am one of the few that can geniuinely state the words above. An article I read awhile back stated that less then 20% of the population actually likes what they do. My thought is why is that? Well my goal in the career sections of this blog is too help all of you wonderful people out there get the gusto and go out and figure out what you love! I am not going to say it happens overnight, because it doesn't. I am the Vice President of Business Development for a small healthcare company that develops outpatient surgery centers for GI procedures. Getting to be in this position didn't happen over night, it started with hard work, determination, passion, and a vision for where I wanted to be. I live by one of my favorite quotes of all time that was in Rick Pitino's last book "He only recruits players with a PHD, Passion, Hunger, and drive." With those three words sums up the main things that you need to do to get out there and follow your dreams People always ask me how did I get into this position or find a love for development/sales. It started when I was probably 15 years old, my first job sales job per say was selling heating pads in a mall kiosk at Christmans time. That Christmas I cleaned up, and realized that I loved being around people and bringing them something that had value. At that point my sales pitch was selling the value of getting your hands warm within 30 seconds, at this point in my career I am selling the value of lower cost of healthcare, and a higher quality care to GI doctors in order to help them develop their own business. Two totally different schools of thought, but with the same core passion to sell the product/service. Now I will be the first to say it is not easy to get to where you want to be, or to figure out. For a long time I thought I wanted to go the route of being an athletics administrator having done work for the NCAA throughout college. Then I really took the time to reflect on the things that I really enjoyed, and what I thought myself to be somewhat good at. I will always be the first to say to anyone in their twenties that doesn't know this already and anyone in college that is on their way out. You are not going to like your first job, because you have to pay your do's. Since graduating from Bentley in 2005 I have worked for 4 companies. During college I interned at WB Mason (yes, Red Sox green monster) and sold office supplies door to door. How glamorous was that? It wasn't, but let me tell you that experience I learned more about selling then any other. One of my favorite memories of that job was when I was with my sales manager and we were cold calling on 95 degree New England day in this office park. We walk in and ask to speak to the owner. Picture two overly bubbly female sales people asking the receptionist. This guy walks out and goes "Hi Ladies, how are you?" We respond "Great, how are you" The man proceeds to say " I am doing well, and what company are you from?" Our response "WB Mason" the man who is being offly friendly mind you proceeds to say "Oh really, where did you go to school?" and we say "Bentley and Stonehill" and the gentleman says "Good schools......(pause) well do you know how to read?) Steph and I look at each other and say simultaneously "Yes, why" then this guy who I have decided was a jerk says "Well you must have missed the no soliciting sign on the way in, so you can get out" Talk about deflated, and that my friends was my first real business rejection that I have not forgotten to this day but think is completely, and utterly hysterical. After Pepsi which was a short stint on my resume, I enterered the world of healthcare. Starting in pharmaceuticals, then on to medical device sales, and now my current role. If you add that up that will equal 4 different companies in 6 years. I am not saying start jumping around to all these different companies because that isn't a good choice either. Each opportunity that came before me provided a great financial reward, and higher reponsibility role. My belief is that I should have probably not gone with Pepsi because I knew it was not what I really wanted to do. I should have gone for a healthcare positoin at that time, but everything in life happens for a reason and that opportunity taught me many things that were invaluable in my next positions. My advice for anyone that is reading this is to ask themselves three questions; Do I like going to work everyday? Am I passionate about what I am doing? Is this opportunity helping me reach my dream job? If the answer to any of this questions is no, then start thinking about what really gets you excited and go after it! It doesn't have to be today, tomorrow, or the next day but at least consider it for yourself.
One of my good friends who is an extremely inspiring woman went on a job interview a few weeks back and possibly had one of the best responses to an interview question that I have heard in a long time regarding what her "Five Year Plan Was" Now she just had a baby so her answer was crafted off her family being the most important thing in her life but it was a great for anyone because if you are going to spend time in a job YOU need to be happy and want to be successful during the time you are out at work so you are not wasting your time (Life is too short!). "I can't necesarrilly predict the future or where I will be in five years, I can't put a title on the position I hope to be in because I have been a successful person and I know that I will be successful within this organization. Ultimately if I am going to spend 40-50 hours per week in this position away from my son, then I will not except anything but success as I am sacrifcing that time away from him and need to make the best of it."
I also understand we are in one of the worst economic downturns in American History, and I like all others am blessed to have a job right now and an income. But despite all the hardship around us, you need to have your dream for where you want to be. The foundation of our country is built of the idea of the american dream, but I believe in my individuals dreams and so should you. WHY? Because we deserve it!
So I leave you with two things this week:
1. Figure out the answers to the questions above, and start implmenting your own "PIP~ For Your Career" (PIP: Personal Improvmenet Plan)
2. Read the article Millenials in the Interesting Articles section of this blog. It is interesting and talks about our generation in the work place.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Check Out The Interesting Articles Page on Simply Inspired!
I just posted 2 great articles I have read in the past month under interesting articles. Please take a look, opinion to follow later this week!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
May 29, 2010~ Truly The Best Day Of My Life
Everyone always says their wedding day is the best day of your life, and it is so true. Exactly a month ago I wed my best friend the amazing JMS. It is truly a day that has so many different, wonderful emotions that I can not even begin to describe until you experience it yourself. For those of you who are already married you know what I am talking about, and for those of you who are waiting to walk down that aisle it is well worth the wait to find that perfect person that will be there to greet you at the end. I will never forget the look on John's face, and the feeling of peace that came over me when I reached the top of that aisle. It was the BEST...simple pleasure ever.
After we had gotten engaged this past September, the biggest piece of advice that I got from friends that are married was to enjoy it, and that it goes by so fast. Fast is an understatement...the day literally flies by and when you take the elevator up to your room with the love of your life after you have said I do and shaking that booty all night long on the dance floor...the only words you can mutter besides I love you, is "That was absolutely amazing".
Our wedding day was filled with emotions, being an emotional person it definitely made for a lot of happy tears. The day is filled with so many amazing memories that I will share each week to all of you along with Nicole's Wedding Tips here on Simply Inspired. For my first Wedding post I wanted to talk about my favorite memory, and our crazy wedding blooper.
One thing I found was after we got engaged there were certain things I really, really, really wanted on the day of our wedding. John and I decided that we would each get to choose a few things that we would have no matter what. The first we decided upon (after we decided to go the big wedding route) was that we wanted a beautiful ceremony, and a great party. I think we accomplished both! Mine were Write own Vows and get a videographer. Johns main want, besides the sentimental stuff I had him agree to was open bar. I truly love this man. When you finally decide on what those wants are it is so neat to see them play out on the big day! For example the open bar worked really well on top of writing our vows. At 11:00PM the wedding planner came over to John and I and said "Mr. and Mrs. Semeraro open bar is suppose to turn to cash right now, but the bartender does not feel comfortable serving the majority of the people here" how bout that great party we wanted! (Note: Everyone was staying at the hotel so I am not promoting excessive amounts of libations at any wedding. Safety first!)
Back to my favorite memory, the vows! Often times like most people, I find I can express myself very well on paper. For the most important day of my life, I wanted to make sure I was able to express all of my love for John based on the vows that I had written. The day after the wedding when we were thinking back to all of the special moments we both agreed that it was the highlight of our day. Without further adieu...I feel so inclined to share both of our vows on this blog to inspire all you brides to consider doing so as well.
My Vows:
John, you are my best friend and the love of my life, you make me happier then I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible. From the day that I met you have inspired me, and now your love, and support continues to make me a better, stronger person every day.
There are so many things about you that made me fall in love with you. You are a genuinely good person in a world where genuineness is often times hard to find. You are the most passionate, loving, and caring person I have ever known, I truly admire everything about you.
I love you for the way you make me laugh, and when you laugh at my jokes even when you may not think they are funny.
I love you for always telling me that I can do it, and relentlessly supporting my goals and aspirations.
I love you because you love the simple pleasures of life, that fill our hearts with true happiness and that you wake up each day excited about what is to come.
In our life together…
I promise to be by your side through every curve ball life may throw, and for every wonderful memory we build together.
I promise to listen to you when needed, and offer advice when wanted, to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you and cry with you in times of happiness and sorrow, and to you love you unconditionally for the rest of our life.
Our love and our life has made me a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason and that dreams really do come true. I am so happy that you are the man that I get to fall asleep with every night, and wake up next to every morning (along with sports center of course) for the rest of my life . I am so blessed to get to share the journey of life with such an amazing man, and I know that with you by my side with your strength, courage and determination nothing can keep us from our dreams.
John's Vows:
Lucky me to be in love with my best friend, the one I laugh with, live for and love with all my heart. When you smile, my whole world smiles back in a way I never thought was possible. When I look into your gorgeous blue eyes I see our love for the dreams we have already built, the dreams we are still working on and the dreams we will dream up years from now.
Your beauty, passion and ambition are unmatched and I feel so blessed to be the recipient of your endless love. I treasure all the simple moments that make our relationship so special. The way you embrace every second we share, tilt your head for a picture, nurgle me on the couch, hold my hand on an evening walk, share a romantic note, dazzle me with your karaoke performances, talk in your funny Palin voice and always welcome every new adventure with an energetic smile. Enjoying these simple moments and more is what makes our love a once in a lifetime forever connection, that only exists between me and you.
The most wonderful of all things in my life was the discovery of you. Our love has defied time, distance and changes in ourselves and our lives. I am in awe of your zest for life, optimism, confidence and ability to always wear your heart on your sleeve. I adore you not just for who you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you for what you make of yourself, but also what you make of me.
I promise to be your best friend, to be a true and faithful husband and to love you and accept you unconditionally. I promise to laugh when times are good and to suffer with you when times are bad. I pledge to wash your tears away with my kisses, to respect and support you, to be patient and open with you and to encourage and inspire you as we work together to achieve our goals.
I give you my hand, my heart and my everlasting love and look forward to watching our life unfold while we enjoy the simple pleasures and abundance of love God will bring to our marriage each and every day.
Each time I read them I still get tears in my eyes, it was truly my favorite moment of the day! Weddings are filled with memories and even now a month after the wedding I am still hearing stories and memories from people about their travels to Boston, experience in Boston, and there take on the wedding My favorite quote from one of John's notorious groomsmen was "Can you guys get divorced in a month, and then remarried so you can have another wedding" We appreciate that feedback and are happy everyone had a great time, but we will only be doing this once.
Now with all the perfection there is always going to be a wedding story. Our wedding story was not any worse then anyone else's. (Note: I would love for all of you brides to post your wedding blooper in the comments section." At the time it was upsetting, and now it is just kind of funny! All I have to say is thank goodness for technology. Our wedding blooper goes like this:
Starting virtually the day after we were engaged I downloaded "Here Comes The Bride" off I-tunes to listen to through the wedding planning process. This version featured a loud, beautiful organ which was exactly what I wanted to walk down the aisle to on my big day. I listened to this over and over and over again through our 8 month engagement. I could not wait for the day of our wedding to hear the sound of that organ playing before I went down the aisle. Especially considering St. Leonards Church in the North End of Boston was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful and had a huge organ!
Five minutes before I am suppose to walk down the aisle, my bestest friend Erin (My MOH) comes down the stairs and says "Do you have the number to the organ player" Which was code for in my mind: the bastard is not here yet. What rushed through my head at that moment was pure, bridezilla panic. I consider myself to be one that handles pretty much any situation with a calm outlook, ultimately going into "I am going to solve this problem mode". Unfortunately Erin was faced with having to "Solve this problem" (HUGE problem). Erin proceeds to say "We have a solution, the guitar player is going to play" and my response to my poor best friend at this time was "I don't want a guitar"—picture loud, high pitched, spoiled brat response. Erin being the amazing friend that she says "ok" turns around walks back upstairs, to try to figure out. At this point it is chaos...I have two of my bridesmaids, as well as my flower girls mom running up Hanover St. going from bar to bar trying to find an organist. I am crying to my dad, and all the groomsmen are lined up in the hallway with the rest of the bridal party feeling badly, yet I know in the back of their mind they were thinking about how they could possible ICE someone in the church during this delay. Love you groomsmen :)
Five minutes later, my genius friend comes down with a 50% downloaded copy of "Here Comes The Bride" on her I-Phone. I guess I had listened to the song so much it was just meant to be for me to walk down the aisle to it. We had to get going at this point, so the processional started. Then we got to the doors and it was time for me, mom, and dad to walk down that aisle to the beautiful sounds of "Here Comes The Bride"....on an iphone.... held up to a microphone. Thank goodness the phone didn't ring. That my friends is the Semeraro Wedding Blooper.
Now as follow up to this story as most know what happened, but want to know the the end result. To cap this off I feel so inclined to let everyone know what actually happened to the organ man. He was in Colombia, South America and our wedding date got deleted from his blackberry. My initial reaction to this was to go ape S***, but in the grand scheme of things I realized it didn't matter because the show went on, and I am married to the love of my life, and now in complete newlywed bliss. On my part I will admit after thinking about it for a week after, I never actually followed up to remind him the week of the wedding as I did with all of my other vendors. Lesson learned, if I had followed up this may not have happened and my dream of walking down the aisle to that loud, blaring organ might have. Thank you I-Tunes you were just as good!
More fabulous wedding stories to come each week! If you have a wedding blooper that you want to share with Simply Inspired please post in the comments below, and if you have written your vows please post as well. I am sure "brides to be" would love some Simple Inspiration!
Nicole's Wedding Tips of The Week
1. Sit down with your prince charming and write 2 things that you each really want on the big day.
2. Follow up with every single one of your vendors a few days before the wedding.
3. Strongly consider writing your own vows, it is already a sacred moment but to personalize your vows make it that much more wonderful.
4. Enjoy every single second, get a videographer because the day is a blur and you will want to see all the stuff that went on behind the scenes.
Have a great week, and all my "brides to be" enjoy every second....because it flies by!
After we had gotten engaged this past September, the biggest piece of advice that I got from friends that are married was to enjoy it, and that it goes by so fast. Fast is an understatement...the day literally flies by and when you take the elevator up to your room with the love of your life after you have said I do and shaking that booty all night long on the dance floor...the only words you can mutter besides I love you, is "That was absolutely amazing".
Our wedding day was filled with emotions, being an emotional person it definitely made for a lot of happy tears. The day is filled with so many amazing memories that I will share each week to all of you along with Nicole's Wedding Tips here on Simply Inspired. For my first Wedding post I wanted to talk about my favorite memory, and our crazy wedding blooper.
One thing I found was after we got engaged there were certain things I really, really, really wanted on the day of our wedding. John and I decided that we would each get to choose a few things that we would have no matter what. The first we decided upon (after we decided to go the big wedding route) was that we wanted a beautiful ceremony, and a great party. I think we accomplished both! Mine were Write own Vows and get a videographer. Johns main want, besides the sentimental stuff I had him agree to was open bar. I truly love this man. When you finally decide on what those wants are it is so neat to see them play out on the big day! For example the open bar worked really well on top of writing our vows. At 11:00PM the wedding planner came over to John and I and said "Mr. and Mrs. Semeraro open bar is suppose to turn to cash right now, but the bartender does not feel comfortable serving the majority of the people here" how bout that great party we wanted! (Note: Everyone was staying at the hotel so I am not promoting excessive amounts of libations at any wedding. Safety first!)
Back to my favorite memory, the vows! Often times like most people, I find I can express myself very well on paper. For the most important day of my life, I wanted to make sure I was able to express all of my love for John based on the vows that I had written. The day after the wedding when we were thinking back to all of the special moments we both agreed that it was the highlight of our day. Without further adieu...I feel so inclined to share both of our vows on this blog to inspire all you brides to consider doing so as well.
My Vows:
John, you are my best friend and the love of my life, you make me happier then I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible. From the day that I met you have inspired me, and now your love, and support continues to make me a better, stronger person every day.
There are so many things about you that made me fall in love with you. You are a genuinely good person in a world where genuineness is often times hard to find. You are the most passionate, loving, and caring person I have ever known, I truly admire everything about you.
I love you for the way you make me laugh, and when you laugh at my jokes even when you may not think they are funny.
I love you for always telling me that I can do it, and relentlessly supporting my goals and aspirations.
I love you because you love the simple pleasures of life, that fill our hearts with true happiness and that you wake up each day excited about what is to come.
In our life together…
I promise to be by your side through every curve ball life may throw, and for every wonderful memory we build together.
I promise to listen to you when needed, and offer advice when wanted, to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you and cry with you in times of happiness and sorrow, and to you love you unconditionally for the rest of our life.
Our love and our life has made me a firm believer that everything in life happens for a reason and that dreams really do come true. I am so happy that you are the man that I get to fall asleep with every night, and wake up next to every morning (along with sports center of course) for the rest of my life . I am so blessed to get to share the journey of life with such an amazing man, and I know that with you by my side with your strength, courage and determination nothing can keep us from our dreams.
John's Vows:
Lucky me to be in love with my best friend, the one I laugh with, live for and love with all my heart. When you smile, my whole world smiles back in a way I never thought was possible. When I look into your gorgeous blue eyes I see our love for the dreams we have already built, the dreams we are still working on and the dreams we will dream up years from now.
Your beauty, passion and ambition are unmatched and I feel so blessed to be the recipient of your endless love. I treasure all the simple moments that make our relationship so special. The way you embrace every second we share, tilt your head for a picture, nurgle me on the couch, hold my hand on an evening walk, share a romantic note, dazzle me with your karaoke performances, talk in your funny Palin voice and always welcome every new adventure with an energetic smile. Enjoying these simple moments and more is what makes our love a once in a lifetime forever connection, that only exists between me and you.
The most wonderful of all things in my life was the discovery of you. Our love has defied time, distance and changes in ourselves and our lives. I am in awe of your zest for life, optimism, confidence and ability to always wear your heart on your sleeve. I adore you not just for who you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you for what you make of yourself, but also what you make of me.
I promise to be your best friend, to be a true and faithful husband and to love you and accept you unconditionally. I promise to laugh when times are good and to suffer with you when times are bad. I pledge to wash your tears away with my kisses, to respect and support you, to be patient and open with you and to encourage and inspire you as we work together to achieve our goals.
I give you my hand, my heart and my everlasting love and look forward to watching our life unfold while we enjoy the simple pleasures and abundance of love God will bring to our marriage each and every day.
Each time I read them I still get tears in my eyes, it was truly my favorite moment of the day! Weddings are filled with memories and even now a month after the wedding I am still hearing stories and memories from people about their travels to Boston, experience in Boston, and there take on the wedding My favorite quote from one of John's notorious groomsmen was "Can you guys get divorced in a month, and then remarried so you can have another wedding" We appreciate that feedback and are happy everyone had a great time, but we will only be doing this once.
Now with all the perfection there is always going to be a wedding story. Our wedding story was not any worse then anyone else's. (Note: I would love for all of you brides to post your wedding blooper in the comments section." At the time it was upsetting, and now it is just kind of funny! All I have to say is thank goodness for technology. Our wedding blooper goes like this:
Starting virtually the day after we were engaged I downloaded "Here Comes The Bride" off I-tunes to listen to through the wedding planning process. This version featured a loud, beautiful organ which was exactly what I wanted to walk down the aisle to on my big day. I listened to this over and over and over again through our 8 month engagement. I could not wait for the day of our wedding to hear the sound of that organ playing before I went down the aisle. Especially considering St. Leonards Church in the North End of Boston was absolutely breathtakingly beautiful and had a huge organ!
Five minutes before I am suppose to walk down the aisle, my bestest friend Erin (My MOH) comes down the stairs and says "Do you have the number to the organ player" Which was code for in my mind: the bastard is not here yet. What rushed through my head at that moment was pure, bridezilla panic. I consider myself to be one that handles pretty much any situation with a calm outlook, ultimately going into "I am going to solve this problem mode". Unfortunately Erin was faced with having to "Solve this problem" (HUGE problem). Erin proceeds to say "We have a solution, the guitar player is going to play" and my response to my poor best friend at this time was "I don't want a guitar"—picture loud, high pitched, spoiled brat response. Erin being the amazing friend that she says "ok" turns around walks back upstairs, to try to figure out. At this point it is chaos...I have two of my bridesmaids, as well as my flower girls mom running up Hanover St. going from bar to bar trying to find an organist. I am crying to my dad, and all the groomsmen are lined up in the hallway with the rest of the bridal party feeling badly, yet I know in the back of their mind they were thinking about how they could possible ICE someone in the church during this delay. Love you groomsmen :)
Five minutes later, my genius friend comes down with a 50% downloaded copy of "Here Comes The Bride" on her I-Phone. I guess I had listened to the song so much it was just meant to be for me to walk down the aisle to it. We had to get going at this point, so the processional started. Then we got to the doors and it was time for me, mom, and dad to walk down that aisle to the beautiful sounds of "Here Comes The Bride"....on an iphone.... held up to a microphone. Thank goodness the phone didn't ring. That my friends is the Semeraro Wedding Blooper.
Now as follow up to this story as most know what happened, but want to know the the end result. To cap this off I feel so inclined to let everyone know what actually happened to the organ man. He was in Colombia, South America and our wedding date got deleted from his blackberry. My initial reaction to this was to go ape S***, but in the grand scheme of things I realized it didn't matter because the show went on, and I am married to the love of my life, and now in complete newlywed bliss. On my part I will admit after thinking about it for a week after, I never actually followed up to remind him the week of the wedding as I did with all of my other vendors. Lesson learned, if I had followed up this may not have happened and my dream of walking down the aisle to that loud, blaring organ might have. Thank you I-Tunes you were just as good!
More fabulous wedding stories to come each week! If you have a wedding blooper that you want to share with Simply Inspired please post in the comments below, and if you have written your vows please post as well. I am sure "brides to be" would love some Simple Inspiration!
Nicole's Wedding Tips of The Week
1. Sit down with your prince charming and write 2 things that you each really want on the big day.
2. Follow up with every single one of your vendors a few days before the wedding.
3. Strongly consider writing your own vows, it is already a sacred moment but to personalize your vows make it that much more wonderful.
4. Enjoy every single second, get a videographer because the day is a blur and you will want to see all the stuff that went on behind the scenes.
Have a great week, and all my "brides to be" enjoy every second....because it flies by!
Here We Go..I guess I am now officially a "blogger"
Two days ago one of my bestest friends said that I should start a blog, and I decided it was a great idea. So now I am officially a blogger. The unfortunate thing is in my mind bloggers are super tech saavy (which I am totally not) it took me three hours to figure out how to change the font with this program. Needless to say, I am entering into a whole new world. I am somewhat embarrassed to admit my lack of tech saviness, but my motto has always been "surround yourself with successful people that know how to do all the things that you don't so you learn and become smarter." So I owe this one to my old friend Marissa Hyman, who is likely to be mentioned in a comedic fashion in this blog in the future. For those who know me, and know Hymer you know what I am talking about :)
Last night I told my husband, John that I was going to start a blog and he said what will it be about? (After he said so you are training for a triathlon, trying to join the LPGA, and now you want to write a blog....on top of now covering the entire US for work?) of course the answer was yes! The wedding is over and now I have to keep myself busy! Anyways, the answer to his question is as follows: I love to write, talk, and most importantly inspire those around me in any way possible. I consider myself to be an overly enthusiastic, and eternal optimist that loves life. With that said I feel as though maybe by writing this blog I may make a difference in someones life or offer a thought that may change the way someone thinks.
I came up with the name Simply Inspired because I love simple life pleasures and inspiring those around me. All through college, and now through life I find myself constantly embracing simple pleasures with the ones that I love. Simple pleasures are those little things that don't cost money, but are ultimately those moments of pure happiness when you sit back and say "aaahhhh life is good." My friends have teased me for a long time about how whenever we are out together I will randomly say "What a simple pleasure"—they may tease but I know they love them as much as I do!
My goal for this blog is also to provide insight into a variety of topics. Each day of the week I am going to post to a different topic that I think to be interesting/exciting/captivating at this point in my life. Being almost the ripe old age of 28 I feel like I can at least offer some words of wisdom on topics that effect all of us as women! I want to make you laugh, cry, smile, motivate, (likely to potentially piss you off at some point with my opinions, JK) and ultimately give you a daily dose of simple inspiration.
Each Week I will be posting the following:
Each Month I will be featuring a different book for Nicole's Book Club. I think this is partially my way of forcing myself to read something other then the newspaper, work related books, and Facebook status updates. Plus sitting down with a good book I believe to be one of life's best simple pleasures (Add a beach and a margarita and that simple pleasure turns into fabulous times 100!)
I mentioned Topics above, I know blogs are suppose to be about whatever you are thinking about or have a different theme but for right now I hope to write about the following topics each week: Careers, Fitness, Wedding Bliss, Life, and Interesting Topics In The News. My goal is too have a topic that fits everyone's different interests!
Well now that I have everyone COMPLETELY on the edge of their seats about what is to come each day of the week sit, back, relax, and if you are reading this at night grab a glass of vino!
Last night I told my husband, John that I was going to start a blog and he said what will it be about? (After he said so you are training for a triathlon, trying to join the LPGA, and now you want to write a blog....on top of now covering the entire US for work?) of course the answer was yes! The wedding is over and now I have to keep myself busy! Anyways, the answer to his question is as follows: I love to write, talk, and most importantly inspire those around me in any way possible. I consider myself to be an overly enthusiastic, and eternal optimist that loves life. With that said I feel as though maybe by writing this blog I may make a difference in someones life or offer a thought that may change the way someone thinks.
I came up with the name Simply Inspired because I love simple life pleasures and inspiring those around me. All through college, and now through life I find myself constantly embracing simple pleasures with the ones that I love. Simple pleasures are those little things that don't cost money, but are ultimately those moments of pure happiness when you sit back and say "aaahhhh life is good." My friends have teased me for a long time about how whenever we are out together I will randomly say "What a simple pleasure"—they may tease but I know they love them as much as I do!
My goal for this blog is also to provide insight into a variety of topics. Each day of the week I am going to post to a different topic that I think to be interesting/exciting/captivating at this point in my life. Being almost the ripe old age of 28 I feel like I can at least offer some words of wisdom on topics that effect all of us as women! I want to make you laugh, cry, smile, motivate, (likely to potentially piss you off at some point with my opinions, JK) and ultimately give you a daily dose of simple inspiration.
Each Week I will be posting the following:
- Vendor Of The Week
- Simple Pleasure Of The Week
- Words Of Widsom From NBS
Each Month I will be featuring a different book for Nicole's Book Club. I think this is partially my way of forcing myself to read something other then the newspaper, work related books, and Facebook status updates. Plus sitting down with a good book I believe to be one of life's best simple pleasures (Add a beach and a margarita and that simple pleasure turns into fabulous times 100!)
I mentioned Topics above, I know blogs are suppose to be about whatever you are thinking about or have a different theme but for right now I hope to write about the following topics each week: Careers, Fitness, Wedding Bliss, Life, and Interesting Topics In The News. My goal is too have a topic that fits everyone's different interests!
Well now that I have everyone COMPLETELY on the edge of their seats about what is to come each day of the week sit, back, relax, and if you are reading this at night grab a glass of vino!
