After being laid off May 2nd, life has been one big sprint with no finish line in sight. Right out of the gates, I was emailing and applying for a new job. I landed an awesome part time position with full time hours working for the only paintography studio in the US! Visit www.gallery-portraits.com to see what it's all about. Want to get a portrait but you're no where near Indiana? The studio can take your snap shot and turn it into a paintography portrait!
I really enjoy the clientele and couldn't think of a better quick solution for two months before my wedding to make income and gain photography related experience. Not sure what's going to happen after the wedding, with future Hubby having commitments to a last year in school and hour away from where I am now.
"Always look on the bright side of life..." - Life of Brian
Thanks to my buddy Kelly for playing the Spamalot CD coming back from my first 5K the day after I was laid off. It took everything I had to run that day, but it got a lot of the sad, hurt, angry, and worried feelings out of me.
There's something bigger and better out there. We'll see when I find it!
5.20.2008
4.23.2008
April Fools follow up
So I decided to prank a coworker...
Swapping wireless mice with our office mates makes for fun times. Until, that is, you hear your office mate banging her mouse on the desk cause it's not working... then taking the batteries out and throwing them in the trash... then more banging. Then a chuckle... she's on to us.
4.01.2008
Professional April Fool's
Pay-Per-Tweet- good.
(Check it out)
Google: Virgle and a trip to Mars, and Google Custom Time - great
(Google it, sign in to your gmail, or, find it by accident- the layers of creativity are amazing!
Design firm staging a murder, AWESOME/TERRIBLE?
Read on below
The owners are planning to punk their employees, big-time. (They gave The Buzz permission to let readers in on the joke.)
This morning, a "police officer" is set to arrive at the office and tell workers there's been a murder in the building, and evidence points to someone at the company.
Employees will be questioned and then taken away as possible suspects. When appropriately worried, they'll be let in on the joke and taken to lunch. Then, the owners plan to sneak out of the restaurant and stiff workers with the bill.
"I think April Fools' and Halloween are our two favorite holidays," co-owner Stephanie Krinetz said.
The Buzz thought most Valley HR departments had put the kibosh on April Fools' pranks, but plenty of companies still believe the day encourages office fun.
In a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 32 percent of workers said they'd either planned or were the target of a workplace prank.
Whether to sanction April Fools' depends on a company's culture, said Aaron Witsoe, president of Creative Business Resources in Phoenix. "If all year long, your office is goofing around, you have a real tight-knit, small organization, to put a memo out saying, 'Don't do anything for April Fools' ' would seem counterculture," he said.
Need a last-minute prank? CareerBuilder collected a couple from past years:
• "Placed a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet stall in a men's room to make it appear someone was using the stall. It sat there for hours until someone called security to check if the person had died."
(Check it out)
Google: Virgle and a trip to Mars, and Google Custom Time - great
(Google it, sign in to your gmail, or, find it by accident- the layers of creativity are amazing!
Design firm staging a murder, AWESOME/TERRIBLE?
Read on below
An April Fools' mystery
Mar. 31, 2008 08:31 PM
It's going to be one heck of an April Fools' Day at Graphique Communications Design Inc. in Scottsdale.The owners are planning to punk their employees, big-time. (They gave The Buzz permission to let readers in on the joke.)
This morning, a "police officer" is set to arrive at the office and tell workers there's been a murder in the building, and evidence points to someone at the company.
Employees will be questioned and then taken away as possible suspects. When appropriately worried, they'll be let in on the joke and taken to lunch. Then, the owners plan to sneak out of the restaurant and stiff workers with the bill.
"I think April Fools' and Halloween are our two favorite holidays," co-owner Stephanie Krinetz said.
The Buzz thought most Valley HR departments had put the kibosh on April Fools' pranks, but plenty of companies still believe the day encourages office fun.
In a recent CareerBuilder.com survey, 32 percent of workers said they'd either planned or were the target of a workplace prank.
Whether to sanction April Fools' depends on a company's culture, said Aaron Witsoe, president of Creative Business Resources in Phoenix. "If all year long, your office is goofing around, you have a real tight-knit, small organization, to put a memo out saying, 'Don't do anything for April Fools' ' would seem counterculture," he said.
Need a last-minute prank? CareerBuilder collected a couple from past years:
• "Placed a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet stall in a men's room to make it appear someone was using the stall. It sat there for hours until someone called security to check if the person had died."
3.31.2008
Under-Rated aspects of the work world
Important but neglected facts of life:
-Eat a good breakfast
-Get to work on time
-Don't sit on your but all day, find a reason to get up at LEAST every 2 hours to move around
-Pack your lunch, save your income
-Smile, it brightens your mental spirit even if it looks creepy and you're alone
-Find a streaming web radio (like www.wzpl.com Z99.5) because it creates a normal routine and eases the start of your day
-Take your lunch break or you're wasting recharge time
-Dress for success, but don't be uncomfortable
-Leave when your work is done, but don't work late too often, your personal time slips away quickly
-Eat a good breakfast
-Get to work on time
-Don't sit on your but all day, find a reason to get up at LEAST every 2 hours to move around
-Pack your lunch, save your income
-Smile, it brightens your mental spirit even if it looks creepy and you're alone
-Find a streaming web radio (like www.wzpl.com Z99.5) because it creates a normal routine and eases the start of your day
-Take your lunch break or you're wasting recharge time
-Dress for success, but don't be uncomfortable
-Leave when your work is done, but don't work late too often, your personal time slips away quickly
3.24.2008
Learning and Successes
Many things have happened in the last month! Still like what I do, having to evaluate how much I like it is hard. Environment vs tasks can play a large part in the life of a happy worker bee.
I wrapped up the marks developed for the University I was working with and delivered them. They're thrilled with their new youth logos and we share excitement about finally seeing them printed and embroidered on official school merchandise! Success!
Many new opportunities to do creative work at the office have found their way to me. A new coworker was hired and took over many of my non creative tasks (wonderful!!) and frees me up to spend more time on the work I've committed to. Exploring significant redesign or our company materials, business stationery system and other visual communication techniques. It's a hard sell when they don't see a problem with the stuff they have.
Mean while, I had my first life lesson in dealing with a coworker that had some behaviors violating our company's core values. I stifled my feelings for 3 months after sharing them with my boss and on St. Patrick's Day, just when I thought the entire office was going to have a sit down chat about behavior, I was asked to call out my coworker. It was not the best way to do things at all but in my boss's eyes, it was done. I guess that's all I have to say about that. Later that evening, Scott's Brew House ran out of green beer. It was a tough day.
Last Thursday, I attended a talk put on by Google and AIGA Indy about marketing and brand - how small to large businesses can use Google's tools to launch their success. Interesting presentation but I could have easily subbed for the main presenter. Eitherway, it reinforced my view that Google is hot stuff.
My fiance and I signed a lease for our first apartment together. I will be moving after the wedding and have chosen to be to commuter. It will take me around 1hr15min to get to work and 1hr30min to get home. This decision will affect my work when weather gets dangerous in the winter, when I am sick, if I have car trouble and if traffic gets bad. Discussion will begin about a month before I move regarding potential work from home scenarios or telecommuting options to save money and time one day a week. With soaring gas prices (down to $3.29 this week,) even a small car becomes a third mouth to feed. I'm exploring carpool options to cut wear and tear on my car, gas expenses, environmental impact and mental exhaustion.
New horizons, the bar is raised and I've gotta lace up my shoes.
Cait
I wrapped up the marks developed for the University I was working with and delivered them. They're thrilled with their new youth logos and we share excitement about finally seeing them printed and embroidered on official school merchandise! Success!
Many new opportunities to do creative work at the office have found their way to me. A new coworker was hired and took over many of my non creative tasks (wonderful!!) and frees me up to spend more time on the work I've committed to. Exploring significant redesign or our company materials, business stationery system and other visual communication techniques. It's a hard sell when they don't see a problem with the stuff they have.
Mean while, I had my first life lesson in dealing with a coworker that had some behaviors violating our company's core values. I stifled my feelings for 3 months after sharing them with my boss and on St. Patrick's Day, just when I thought the entire office was going to have a sit down chat about behavior, I was asked to call out my coworker. It was not the best way to do things at all but in my boss's eyes, it was done. I guess that's all I have to say about that. Later that evening, Scott's Brew House ran out of green beer. It was a tough day.
Last Thursday, I attended a talk put on by Google and AIGA Indy about marketing and brand - how small to large businesses can use Google's tools to launch their success. Interesting presentation but I could have easily subbed for the main presenter. Eitherway, it reinforced my view that Google is hot stuff.
My fiance and I signed a lease for our first apartment together. I will be moving after the wedding and have chosen to be to commuter. It will take me around 1hr15min to get to work and 1hr30min to get home. This decision will affect my work when weather gets dangerous in the winter, when I am sick, if I have car trouble and if traffic gets bad. Discussion will begin about a month before I move regarding potential work from home scenarios or telecommuting options to save money and time one day a week. With soaring gas prices (down to $3.29 this week,) even a small car becomes a third mouth to feed. I'm exploring carpool options to cut wear and tear on my car, gas expenses, environmental impact and mental exhaustion.
New horizons, the bar is raised and I've gotta lace up my shoes.
Cait
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