I was too much for many spaces, for too many years.I find it so interesting that in the last 4.5 years since being fully self-employed, I have never once been too much.I have never lost a client for voicing my…
Category: Work
I know that there was a time when I could sit down and write, when the words came freely and easily. It was so long ago. Small children, running a business, maintaining the home, etc etc. It all is there…
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…
It’s hard to believe that I had a baby nearly 7 months ago. So many things have happened since then. I quit my full time job after many years of non-stop work, immediately got hired to work as the event…
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…
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…
5 Things I wish I had known earlier in my career (or: things no one talks about but I really wish they would! All of the below items sound like common sense…but it truly isn’t so common.) 1. Always thank…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
I get to see cool things through my work at the Baha’i National Center. I don’t know who made this or what era it is from, but I loved it and put it up on the wall in our office….
The people in this video are my coworkers. Your contributions enable us to serve and work each day!
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…
As an event planner, I am constantly scouring websites, looking for information, photos, and contact details for venues all over the country. Whether it is a hotel, a theater, a banquet hall, or a loft space, they nearly all have…
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…
These last few weeks have really done a number on me. I finished up my work helping organize the 3rd Annual Baha’i Choral Festival at the Baha’i House of Worship. The Festival was wonderful, you can read about it here,…
“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…
Just in case you were wondering, this is what I’ve been spending a lot of my time working on. You should come, it will be great! (For a larger version, click on the photo.) Also read this article.
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…
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…
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 thought I was prepared. I had the box of cereal ready, and I remembered that I had strawberries in the fridge. I casually open the fridge to get the milk… horrors! NO MILK! So instead I feasted on some…
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…
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…
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…
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…