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Announcement!

April 15, 2010

I’m going to grad school! I’m very excited to say that this fall I will be attending the Virginia Tech Pamplin MBA program. This is something that’s very exciting for me because Virginia Tech is one of the closest things we have to a family school. All of us love it, and my brother who […]

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Alternate Life Slipping Into Reality

March 18, 2010

I think. A lot. Probably too much. I used to suffer from severe insomnia, and when I saw a professional about it, they said it was because my mind was running too much. The minute my head hits the pillow, I’m thinking at 80mph. That makes it hard to go to sleep, and then if […]

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Breaking Glass and Setting Cheese on Fire, OPA!

March 11, 2010

When I was a waitress, I worked in a Mediterranean restaurant that was owned by a couple of Greek families. They were trying to bring together the loud, large family atmosphere with fine dining. Special events would have belly dancers, and we would light food on fire on a regular basis. Even though I thought […]

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Why Do We Have to Hide Faith?

February 22, 2010

We don’t talk about religion. Many of us are afraid to mention it to each other. We might be on hiatus from being active in a congregation, but many of us probably look to the heavens and wonder. Is someone listening? A friend of our family passed away last week. The cancer won, and this […]

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My Favorite Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2010

For your Friday entertainment, I thought you would like to hear a story of my favorite Valentine’s Day celebration. Now before you go running for the hills, trust me, this isn’t lovey-dovey, and I hope it makes you smile. In college, there were four of us who were roommates, and we used to call ourselves […]

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Listening to My Not So Independent Self

February 2, 2010

We’ve talked about it before: there are times when the independent woman just doesn’t want to be so independent. My friend from high school is in a Folgers commercial where she gets engaged and tells her dad he doesn’t need to worry anymore. Some arguments think that it promotes anti-feminist attitudes that we need to […]

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Lay It On the Road

January 25, 2010

Last year I wrote a blog post about how Quentin Tarantino develops talent. The post was about a stunt driver named Chrissy Weathersby and how she had the opportunity to learn and grow for the benefit of not only her future, but also for the industry. She ended up finding my post and commenting, telling […]

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Unlocking the Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel

January 7, 2010

“So, how many waitresses have you pissed off?” If you follow some of the same blogs I do, you’ve probably already been introduced to Phil Villarreal and his book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel: 100 Dirty Little Money-Grubbing Secrets. Essentially, he’s documented 100 different ways you can save the green, even if you’re a little […]

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I Can’t Take A Compliment…

January 5, 2010

I pride myself on carrying myself with confidence. My friend used to say that the sound of my heels hitting the floor would someday strike fear into the hearts of coworkers. Apparently you can hear the authority of my walk in my Nine West pumps. I can come across cocky as hell, but then again, […]

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