Today was a reality check. It was a typical Monday morning with leftover client work from home to complete, a conference call to make and some billing to send out. My equipment was not cooperating with me. The software I use every day of my life decided to crash. The backup
Why is it that I always find myself in the middle of historic events. I was in Memphis when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. I was in France when their president Georges Pompidou died and I was shut out of the country when the 9/11 disaster occurred. Now I’m in New
This is a great apartment. Couldn’t have picked a more perfect place. It’s about 900 square feet, which is really big for NY. The building was built in 1880s so it has that wonderful old charm. The floor is old 8-9″ wide pine planks, two fireplaces, and is beautifully decorated
Where do I start? I’ve got so much to tell. First time in my life I’ve ever arrived at the airport on time. Write that one down. The night before I left was quite eventful. We had a bad storm and a tree fell, covering the driveway. Then we
Two days ago, Parsons called and told me they had cancelled my class. I was devastated. Within minutes of posting my disappointment on Facebook, I had friends calling me on the phone and posting this one message: “You are going anyway!” Yep, my apartment was paid for, I had my
{ I posted this earlier on Facebook, but wanted to also include in my blog } Hey Lady, You’ve been on my mind a lot lately, thinking about your NY adventure. How wonderful for you. I keep meaning to write you and thank you for flooding me with memories of
{ a page from my diary, dated October 26, 2002 } I turned 50 today. Guess that means I’ve officially lived over half my life. My vacation is half over. Michele* surprised me and flew in from Maine. We went shopping all day at the outlet mall. It was a
Living in NYC has always been on my before-I-die list. I’m not sure you’ll call a month ‘living’ in NYC, but hey, I’ll take it! The first time I landed in that magical city, I felt an energy I had never experienced before. Years passed. The job led me to
Ever heard of The Vendy Awards? It’s the Oscar Awards for street food vendors, or as they like to be called, “New York City Sidewalk Chefs.” Pretty smooth spin on ‘hot dogs.’ Yep, once a year an annual competition is held to find the Best Street Food Vendor in the
In doing research for my trek back to school, I happened upon this wonderful little hotel, The Jane. I look forward to visiting it while I’m walking the Meatpacking District, in the southwest part of Manhattan. The Jane’s efficiency rooms were inspired by luxury train cabins. Their tagline line is priceless, “For Travelers
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