Last night we finally got around to watching The Impossible.  It was horrifying, caused crazy amounts of anxiety, and left me weeping at the end.  I’ve heard it’s gotten mixed reviews, but I loved it (minus all of the blood).

Then right before bed we turned on Animal Planet’s Mermaids: The New Evidence.  Holy shit, I’m sure some all of it was fake but those images were terrifying.  Do you think they have any of those along the NC coast?  Eeeep.

So lets just say all night I was dreaming about drowning and scary mutant alien looking mermaids eating my body.  Today will be fun.

+ Packed everything up last night and got to work early

- After my 30 minute commute I realize I packed my suitcase but not my work laptop.  Drop a few F bombs. Text boss I’ll be late and start driving home.  

+ Boss tells me to work from home (aka spend the day on the internet) and enjoy the holiday weekend

Was up in NY for our sorority sister’s wedding.  Was expecting a pretty tame wedding as she was our sorority president (and Mom who kept us alive) and they’re both super bad-ass serious lawyers up in NYC.

Turns out the adorable groom’s entire family is pretty much straight out of the Jersey Shore.  I felt like I was on the show.  It was amazing and I’m still recovering.

Blurry cell phone pic as proof of life.

Missed all of you!

This topic has been mulling in my head for sometime now. I don’t love the work I do at my job.  It’s not a field I’m remotely interested in.  It’s basic monkey work with absolutely no creativity (completely different from past jobs).

On the plus side, I like most of my coworkers.  My manager is laid back.  I feel like I contribute very little yet my team thinks I shit gold because I respond to questions quickly, can do basic Excel work and offer to help.  I get paid a great deal more than at previous jobs and I’ve been promoted twice in my 2 years here.  My job is so secure I could probably murder a coworker and still keep my job.  I get to leave work every day around 3:30/4 which is amazing, especially in the spring & summer.  If I want to work part time when we start a family, I’ll have the option to do so.

I remember what it was like working in the political world, having to look for a new job at the end of campaign season.  Find part time work when we weren’t in session.  Getting paid pennies and feeling like you were a small fish in a sea of piranhas. 

I remember working for a healthcare related nonprofit, which allowed me to be creative and really grow a lot of wonderful skills, but not being able to do much because of horrible budgets.  It opened my eyes to a world my semi-privileged upbringing hadn’t exposed me to, and it truly changed me as a a person.  But still was paid pennies, worked insane hours and eventually had my job eliminated. Being unemployed was horrible.

So, is it terrible to not love your job and just be satisfied with the stability and decent paycheck?  Maybe some people don’t get fulfillment from their careers.  Maybe they get it from their spouse, kids, families, pets or after-work activities.  Does it make me a bad person because my drive for a killer career is much smaller than my drive for a better work-life balance?  They say find something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.  But what if you love all of the other aspects of your life besides your work?

I need something that can carry me until I have my full tan this summer, as I’m too dark now for my winter foundation.  I don’t want to drop serious dough since I’ll only need it for the next few weeks (thank you NC weather for finally being sunny again!).

I like tinted moisturizers and anything that doesn’t feel too heavy on my skin.  Haven’t ever tried a BB cream, but I’ve heard a lot of them make you break out?  SPF is a plus, but not required since I apply it anyways. 

Thanks!!