Breaking in...

Wow! It has certainly been a while since my last post. I hope to be posting more frequently from now on.

The title of this blog is Breaking In which is EXACTLY what I am working towards at this point in my life. It is exactly where I am at. While I have relocated from my home in Wisconsin and have been in the Hudson Valley as a full time employee for what is approaching two years, I have been "looking for a job" in New York City, but have not really begun looking. It is only now in the past month or so that I have been aggressively searching. There is such as struggle with getting a job even at the best of times. Sometimes I think about WHY it is so difficulty, but I think about the way it will be when I run my own business. I will not be looking to hire just anyone either. One would need to be fully qualified.

FULLY QUALIFIED. What is that? What does that mean exactly? Does that mean you know the right people? Or does that mean that you have put in the work? The ones who say they put in the work, is it that you really did, or is it just that you have mastered the art of inflation? These are some of the questions coming across my mind and provoking me during this time of searching.

The whole point is to break in! To BREAK into the job New York City job force, to BREAK into taking permanent residence in Brooklyn, to BREAK into the next step, into the next level of where life is leading. Breaking takes a lot of strength and will not necessarily be comfortable. Some definitions of the verb to break include to snap off, to detach, to suddenly or violently cause to separate. Breaking is not often easy, but it is necessary to get to the determined destination.

So my encouraging words for those like me, out searching for a job and trying to BREAK IN where it seems you can't, KEEP PUSHING! Nothing comes free and without hard work. The saying, "it's not what you know, but who you know" carries a lot of weight, but you can know all the right people, and if they know you put no actions behind you, then it means nothing. You must work hard to attain the goal. It may not happen immediately, but it will happen. Just make sure to be ready.

Snow Days = So LAME!!!!

I do apologize because it has been a while since my last post. However, I promise that I'll do better! So, this weeks observation and smack back to reality for me deals with snow. Sit back and enjoy while I take you down memory lane:

I grew up in Milwaukee, WI and I am definitely accustom to snow. Throughout my entire K-12 schooling, I probably had about 10-12 snow days, TOTAL. I am a proud product of Milwaukee Public Schools, and the only way they would close or cancel class was if you were completely SNOWED in, meaning that you door was unable to open due to the snow. (I may be over exaggerating, but you get the point). We BARELY had snow days.

I decided to attend college at Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY. At Marist, my life was forever changed, because I felt I got more snow days in College than I did throughout my entire grammar school career! It would snow like 1-3 inches and the school would shut down! In Milwaukee, as I mentioned before, if it was under 12'', then you were going to school! Needless to say, I got a little spoiled.

Now, fast forward 4 years, I am graduated and working a full time job, and it snows. All of the kids, teachers, college students, and professors get this lovely little snow day, or rather these lovely little snow days, considering we are going through a "snowricane". I on the other hand am just told to take my time and come in to work when I can, which means, no snow day, just be careful getting here to work. You can be a little late, but if you want to get paid, YOU WILL be coming into work!

Hating is not really my style, and my philosophy is to ride the wave as long as you can, but I can't say that I'm not jealous and bothered by that. Does this mean that because I am not a teacher, professor, or student, my life is not important enough to spare from the elements of the weather? Why can't companies be more compassionate?

After much contemplation, I resolve that this all is just apart of life and growing up. I am a professional now, and in the corporate world they don't care about concerns of the weather. Whether the weather is good or bad, deadlines must be met! It's a hard reality, but there is no other way to explain it except by just saying, it is what it is. I guess I'm growing up! :-)

Check out this little article I came across. It's kind of stupid, but it's funny, and I can relate. Click Here for article!

Snap to Reality - An Introduction

So, I felt this overwhelming need to create a blog. You might ask why I would want to expose my life, stories, and experiences with anyone in the world who cares to read it. The truth is, this real world thing is not really what I expected it to be. As a matter of fact, nothing anyone told me could have prepared me for what I live now. Don't get me wrong, I'm living well, and I know I have a lot to look forward to, but I know there will be many challenges and adjustments. So much to learn, so much to experience, so much to see, hear, and breath. I am excited for the worlds challenges, and am ready to accept the obstacles where I know I will called to prove myself.



A little about me, currently at the time of publishing, I am 22 years old, from Milwaukee, WI, and a May '09 graduate of Marist College. GO FOXES! I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in Communications concentrating in public relations, with a minor in business. I am employed (thank God!), and adjusting to real world, grown woman responsibility.



Although I never would have imagined myself back in Poughkeepsie, NY, New York City is my goal! I figure it will be easier to transition to NYC from Poughkeepsie than it would be from Milwaukee.



Like an epiphany, I realize I AM GROWN! And I truly say this with no conviction! I have my own job, my own car, my own loans, I pay my bills, and I'm a BAD CHICK (bad meaning good)...lol. I may have a lot to learn, but I also have a lot to say. Maybe what I say can help someone else. Anyway, I'm a go getter, and I'm ready for the world. The question rather, is whether the world is ready for me!

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