As one who despises the first day of any job and struggles with a ridiculous lack of self confidence through the first week, I decided to torture myself by counting up my recent employment firsts–four in three months. And I feel like I might be forgetting one.
Job one–event planning in Key West. I knew at [...]
It is cold. Again. Not cold like the 40-inches-on-the-ground-cold in D.C. Not cold like the 4 to 8 inches about to fall in Atlanta tonight. But Keys cold: 40s at night, 60s during the day. Cold enough to make the tourists happy not to be anywhere north, but disappointed enough that it’s not warm enough [...]
Recognition is always nice, as is the surprise when it is quite unexpected. This month, two RG “posts of the week” are up for “Post of the Month” by the South Florida Daily Blog. Kind of cool.
This is not a shameless ploy to garner votes. Truly. It is, however, a huge nod to the fine [...]
Moving is always fun, especially reconnecting all the “stuff.” Had some down time, but all is right once again.
Stories coming soon.
–RG
Rouletta and I (along with my great guy) were so excited to move to Key West a few months ago. After all, I had a wonderful career opportunity in event planning that promised salary, commission, bonuses! Too bad that $13 hourly “training” pay became my real pay, even after five weeks. But hey, Key West [...]
It was yesterday, right? Okay, maybe only a few weeks ago.
What? A quarter century has passed? No. Not possible.
Because I know there is a beautiful baby boy out there who was bald for two years before he sprouted the most amazing golden curls. I have forgotten his colic. I will deny he ever went [...]
In the grand scheme of my life, of anyone’s life, this is meaningless.
In the grand scheme of the past two months of my life, it is a very, very bright spot.
Tonight, after driving back to Hell (read Key West) from the upper Keys, after securing what I hope is a job in the upper [...]
A long, long time ago, well before I was a restaurant gal, I was going to make lot of money hosting children’s theme parties. I had an actual location, various theater-quality props, costumes, and a small army of high-school drama-club kids willing to serve cake and ice cream while dressed up as knights and astronauts [...]
“Can she see your dog?” he asked, seeming to appear out of nowhere amidst the throng of tourists navigating Duval Street.
I was perched at my favorite outdoor bar, Rouletta on my lap, sipping a fresh grapefruit and rum while waiting for my great guy to finish his shift at the restaurant a few doors down.
I [...]
You had hoped it wasn’t so. You have no choice but to still hope you are wrong. But your nagging inner voice is wondering if it was simply all about the smoke, the mirrors, the dogs, the ponies, the show.
You admit that you made a mistake. You are forced to “stick it out” for now, [...]