The new home for "The Vintage Foodie" is up and running. It's a bit of a work in progress, but just like a new home, it'll take a little bit to settle in. For all those following this blog, please be sure to head over to www.thevintagefoodie.net and follow this blog at its new location.
It has been a pleasure writing to you all here...thank you all SO much for reading!
Cheers,
Nina
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Scratch That...
I just heard from the Science Center! It was finals time, so things got a little backed up. Apparently my results were sent to me in the mail two days ago...so hopefully I'll get them today or tomorrow. Excited, a little nervous, yet very hopeful that the results are positive in nature. If only he would've given me a little nugget, a small hint, something, so I can start making plans to move forward.
OK, what can I do now so I don't stalk the postman?
OK, what can I do now so I don't stalk the postman?
Making the Switch
I've decided it's time. Time to make the switch...the switch from one blog host to another. For now, I'll still post on this site, but soon (hopefully in the next day or so) www.thevintagefoodie.net will be landing in a different place. If you are currently following "The Vintage Foodie" on Blogger, be sure to stay tuned so you can follow me at my new home.
PS - Still no word from the Science Center. I placed a call and here I sit. I've been paging through Entrepreneur Magazine to help pass the time and have found some interesting ideas that seem to be helping me tweak my marketing plan for the upcoming big consult on Tuesday. I'm totally open to your suggestions as well. Any input, especially related to the still obscure, Twitter, would be much appreciated.
PS - Still no word from the Science Center. I placed a call and here I sit. I've been paging through Entrepreneur Magazine to help pass the time and have found some interesting ideas that seem to be helping me tweak my marketing plan for the upcoming big consult on Tuesday. I'm totally open to your suggestions as well. Any input, especially related to the still obscure, Twitter, would be much appreciated.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Basking in the Afterglow
So this is what freedom feels like. One year ago yesterday was my last day at my old job. One year ago today I started out on my new career path. I was ready to write, finish my novel, dedicate more time to "The Pampered Paramour," have more time for foodie research and pursue something, anything, other than the road I had been on for the past 6 years. I knew that not many people had this type of opportunity, and you could bet your bottom dollar I wasn't going to let this one slip away.
I was fortunate in so many ways - I had (and still do) a loving and supportive husband, a column in Vintage Life Magazine and the hopes for something better than an overbearing, manipulative boss who thought the best way to incentivize her sales employees was to consistently cut commissions, while the CEO was bragging about his brand new Escalade to everyone in the small company. Without being too spiteful, I have to say, her hair was just about as bad as her conniving, ill-developed business sense. After 6 peaceful weeks of writing and exploring the finer things in life, I had the opportunity to go back to work, on my terms, as a contractor. Without getting into too many details, my unscrupulous former company decided to tell countless lies about me, engage me in legal banter that forced me to hire an attorney to defend my right to work, and then, just after they had to cut a rather hefty settlement check to the government, "someone" sent an anonymous letter stating that I was unprofessional and had multiple sex blogs. Well, I've got news for the one signed, "Concerned," you helped propel "The Pampered Paramour" into more sales with that one...so, again, almost one year later, I say, "Thank you...whoever you are."
After my trip down memory lane, I am happy to say, that on my one year anniversary of freedom from a tyrannical company, I was actually able to check off every item on my "To Do List," which included emailing the Science Center for a status on Product X's testing. Hopefully I'll hear something, at some point. In the meantime, I'm just reveling in the afterglow of what was perhaps the best decision I've ever made. Follow your dreams, people, and never give up on them or yourself. They're worth it...and so are you!
And now off to continue the creation of the best marketing plan the world has ever seen! Muahahaha!!
I was fortunate in so many ways - I had (and still do) a loving and supportive husband, a column in Vintage Life Magazine and the hopes for something better than an overbearing, manipulative boss who thought the best way to incentivize her sales employees was to consistently cut commissions, while the CEO was bragging about his brand new Escalade to everyone in the small company. Without being too spiteful, I have to say, her hair was just about as bad as her conniving, ill-developed business sense. After 6 peaceful weeks of writing and exploring the finer things in life, I had the opportunity to go back to work, on my terms, as a contractor. Without getting into too many details, my unscrupulous former company decided to tell countless lies about me, engage me in legal banter that forced me to hire an attorney to defend my right to work, and then, just after they had to cut a rather hefty settlement check to the government, "someone" sent an anonymous letter stating that I was unprofessional and had multiple sex blogs. Well, I've got news for the one signed, "Concerned," you helped propel "The Pampered Paramour" into more sales with that one...so, again, almost one year later, I say, "Thank you...whoever you are."
After my trip down memory lane, I am happy to say, that on my one year anniversary of freedom from a tyrannical company, I was actually able to check off every item on my "To Do List," which included emailing the Science Center for a status on Product X's testing. Hopefully I'll hear something, at some point. In the meantime, I'm just reveling in the afterglow of what was perhaps the best decision I've ever made. Follow your dreams, people, and never give up on them or yourself. They're worth it...and so are you!
And now off to continue the creation of the best marketing plan the world has ever seen! Muahahaha!!
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