Hello There!

It's been a while, but I am back. There have been so many new things going on in my life, it feels like the sun is shining bright again. Ahhh. Let's see, since my last post I was at a standstill, not for sure what would be the next step in my life.

Well, I enrolled at the University of Maryland University College. I am working toward a certificate in public relations. I decided to pursue this to have the knowledge, theory and reasoning to compliment my work experience thus far. I am learning so much in my classes. My professor who teaches the pr course is so inspirational and on top of her game. She is a communications consultant FULL TIME! Until after reading her bio, I became inspired all over again, considering a career as a communications consultant. I got up the courage to ask her about the future of pr jobs and she was kind enough to write me back, encouraging to me try pr agencies, and not to give up on my dream job. Thanks Dr. Aw!

I also became more involved with the National Association of Multi-Ethnicities in Communication's DC chapter and I am having a blast. It feels great to be around media professionals coming together in providing the maximum learning, leadership, and networking opportunities for novices and thriving professionals looking to further themselves in their career or someone looking for a mentor. I am a member-at-large on the board, and I am on the membership and public relations committee. I am very excited to be the board and looking forward to networking and getting dibs on a new career. I have even embarked a consulting gig with a co-worker of mine providing web site development. Now, we'll see if he'll pay me so I can move on to other jobs for him or just move on PERIOD.

As for the dating scene- I last wrote about a guy I met back in January while hanging out with my girlfriend and her friends for her birthday. OMG! Things got ugly around the month of April. It all started when asked me about the Roots and Erykah Badu concert that was scheduled to happen in May. He asked if I wanted to go- of course I said yes. Mind you in between the time he asked, our communication had dwindled off; no phone conversation, no email , but texts only to say 'goodnight' (WT?). So, two weeks, heck it might have been one week before the concert and this negro is like 'we can't go to the concert, I had to move some money around'. At first I'm like, oh okay, I understand (my niceness or niaveity coming in to play). Then, as I began thinking about it I'm like this dude works for the government in the IT field and he has to move money around. Oh, no. So, a few days or weeks go by, it's been a while ago now bare with me in recalling the details. I'm like did you sell off the tickets yet? He was like yep, someone bought them the week prior. I'm like dang, I was hoping he would come back and say we're on, we're still going but no. Anywho, I approach him about the situation trying to get him to see how this looked in my eyes. The fact that we stopped communicating, we don't go to the concert and you expect to me not be upset. He basically doesn't understand it and in my upsetness, I say some pretty mean things. He writes back but doesn't quite stoop to my level! Since then, we have started back talking, I asked his thoughts on the whole R.Kelly crap and I send him the usual random forward emails people send. Nothing of substance- although, I have been wanting to hear his voice and see him. I have to remind myself not to waste time on someone who brings you another girl's jacket...

My job...it has been a real struggle trying to be content at this place. I am writing you from the Receptionist's desk. YES. She is out of the office today and so your girl is here answering calls and offering cheerful smiles to anyone who walks through the door! I know not everyone lands a job in their field of study, but dang... I have a bachelor's degree with work experience and I am one smart cookie! I'm working on an extension of my bachelor's to prove to my next employer that I have what it takes to get the job done and I know why I am doing that way! So, yeah, from time to time I answer phones in addition to my normal duties. However, it is interesting that pr or communications specialists do much of the same line of work as administrative assistants do. Very interesting. Like I said, I have learned to be content- not COMPLACENT!