A Calm Storm

The blog of Sholeh Samadani Munion

Category: Work

2022 – Events!

2022 – Events!

I had the opportunity to do a lot of really interested events last year. It’s still surprising to me how many people don’t know that I run an entire business by myself, with multiple clients. About half of my work…

Promotion (and some thoughts)

I got promoted yesterday. From Events Coordinator to Events Manager* *does a happy dance* It was a while in coming, but I was told in the morning and it was announced in the afternoon to our department (which is good, because it…

2014’s Travel & Events

January 2014: Hosted Feast with Shea in Wilmette for the first time. Tried not to freeze to death in the coldest 4 months on record. Ever. February 2014: Saw Queenie Pie at the Harris Theater in Chicago, had a wedding…

I passed my CMP Exam!

Last Wednesday was a bit nerve-wracking for me. I took my CMP (Certified Meeting Planner) exam and found out right away that I passed! Within a few hours, something that I had been trying to do for years was over. I…

First Bulls game

As a kid, I watched Bulls games with my family, mostly because Michael Jordan was playing and the Bulls were the hottest team out there. We are not a sports-watching family (thank God) so that was the extent of it….

My view from work

When I started my new job last fall, I was assigned to a (very nice, shiny new) cubicle on the southeast corner of my building, right next to the Chicago river and facing Lake Michigan. I know, really lucky. Somehow…

Falling

The whirlwind hasn’t stopped. My brain is trying to rapidly absorb all of the information I need to learn at my new job. Coming in at a higher level means learning all the things very fast. When you add in…

Snowstorm

You may be aware that there is a snowstorm in Chicago right now. There was an Ayyam-i-Ha party at the Baha’i National Center this morning, and after lunch everyone was sent home because of the impending storm (which had already…

Silenced

we are an entire generation silent we are here to serve, to work, to strive we are silenced we raise our hands to voice concern we raise our voices to fight injustice we are silenced our brothers and sisters are…

Behind the Scenes

Because I work at the Baha’i National Center, there have been times that I’ve been asked to participate in short videos produced by our Media Services team. Actually, since I grew up in the area, there is probably a great…

Joy and sadness

A gathering of souls, meeting to discuss the future, full of excitement. You can see what the world might look like one day, if we strive hard enough. News of my great-aunt’s passing at the age of 94. Maryam Saniei…

Beautiful music

“Raise ye a clamour like unto a roaring sea; like a prodigal cloud, rain down the grace of heaven. Lift up your voices and sing out the songs of the Abha Realm. Quench ye the fires of war, lift high…

An open note, #2

Dear teenagers, Leaving chewing gum on the floor of the dressing room where my new boots can step in it is not acceptable. Neither is leaving fifteen prom dresses in a crumpled heap on the floor, forcing me to pick…

An open note

Dear teenagers, Please note that tights should not be worn as leggings, and leggings should not be worn as pants. Also, slobbering all over each other in public is considered to be in poor taste. Finally, your mother called, and…

Looking for a job

So if you know of anyone that is hiring, do let me know.  :-)  I’ve got a nice little resume and work experience.  Project/Event management type jobs, preferably, but I really don’t know where I’m going to end up.  Quite…

I learned something?!

My accounting and finance professors will be happy to know that I remember some of the things they taught me. I had a moment of shock during corporate training yesterday. I was able to answer a question about depreciation off…

Weekend worker

So I get to work this weekend…as does everyone else at my company. I don’t specifically talk about work on my blog because that is just a little bit dumb. 🙂 However, I do work an 8-5 job, M-F. This…

Fashion faux pas!

I got up from my desk this afternoon at work to grab a can of Pepsi from the refrigerator. As I walked across the salesfloor, something didn’t feel right…I wasn’t as tall as I should be! I looked down in…

First Day of Work Report

I have a normal job. 8 am – 5 pm, Monday-Friday. Wow. Only 3 hours of sleep on Sunday night…extreme insomnia. In the morning on Monday we did basic form-filling-out & orientation, then had lunch with a bunch of 20-somethings…

Starting work!

It appears as though I begin work tomorrow. If only the cubicles looked like this: Too bad it is rather hard to ride a bike to work in a suit (besides the cold weather!). It would be entirely possible to…

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