Posted by Nicole.
Feb
5
Posted by Nicole.
Really, don’t.
Jan
20
Posted by Nicole.
i’ve secretly always wanted to be a food blogger. now, since having been a bit more active on yelp (trying to get my elite ‘10 badge…) i’m pondering it more and more.
my reviews on yelp have gotten some pretty good traffic and the feedback has been great… so i’ve been thinking, why not attempt to morph my blog into the best of both of my worlds: food and marketing.
wacky, i’m aware, but i think it just might work.
i’ve been a …
Jan
4
Posted by Nicole.
just came across this post on twitter (thanks to @carol_phillips) and it sums up what i’ve been feeling.
graduating into a plummeting economy was incredibly difficult. suffering two layoffs in two years has been equally as difficult. and the thought that i’m going for the same jobs that people with 10+ years of experience are going for? well that’s gut-wrenchingly terrifying.
what sets me apart? i could tell you that it’s my excitement, my passion for what i do, my willingness to …
Jan
4
Posted by Nicole.
happy new year!
not sure about you, but 2010 welcomed me with a swift kick in the pants. lost my job, my old company cut off my health insurance a month earlier than they promised, and just tonight my building was evacuated because someone’s pipes burst… do you have any idea what it feels like to stand in 19 degree weather for a little over two hours? thanks to the folks in condo #217, i (along with the rest of the …
Dec
29
Posted by Nicole.
(from march 30, 2009… original post without tweaks found here)
i graduated from college, accepted a job at the small internet company i interned with during breaks from school, and got laid off 6 months later. i then accepted a three-month digital communications internship at a public relations agency. i really thought i’d love it – and i was really wrong. after three months of incorrect pay (causing me to hardly make ends meet) and being treated like dirt, i was …