Hello loyal readers. Did I not say I would post again soon? We got out first snowfall here in Wisconsin last night, just in time for Thanksgiving. I'm going home for the holiday tomorrow, but tonight I'm finishing up some job preparation stuff. Even with all my talent and charm, I have yet to land a job after I graduate in TWO WEEKS! Yikes. Here's a link to my online portfolio if anyone is interested in reading some of my work.
Of course, any job offers will be greatly appreciated by this tall writer! Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time flies!
Hello all. I'm always saying I'm going to keep this thing updated...such is life. Especially now, with four weeks left in my college career, things are pretty hectic. But I've been getting a lot done! My job as the Features editor for my school paper is going well, although I've had to write a lot of the content for my section! Just more stuff to put in my portfolio :) Right now I'm working on two research papers...yikes!
On a more exciting note, my birthday is on Monday! I'll be celebrating this weekend with friends, and I think I'll wear heels.
And speaking of shoes, the original reason my poor neglected blog is getting updated is I got an e-mail from Tess herself at barefoottess.com. They're having a sale on their entire inventory this weekend, which is pretty sweet. 15 percent off anything when you enter code ECO15. Check out the site...and remember ladies, you heard it here first!
Hopefully I'll post again soon. Until then!
On a more exciting note, my birthday is on Monday! I'll be celebrating this weekend with friends, and I think I'll wear heels.
And speaking of shoes, the original reason my poor neglected blog is getting updated is I got an e-mail from Tess herself at barefoottess.com. They're having a sale on their entire inventory this weekend, which is pretty sweet. 15 percent off anything when you enter code ECO15. Check out the site...and remember ladies, you heard it here first!
Hopefully I'll post again soon. Until then!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Back to School
It's my first day back at school. It's also my last first day of school! Unless I go to grad school, or fail all my classes this semester, I'll never again have a first day of school. It's pretty weird. In four months or so I will--if all goes well--be a college graduate.
Maybe it's the excitement of my first day of school, but I don't have a trace of senioritis yet. I'm actually really excited to be back to learning after my summer as a reporter. My internship was for a small newspaper catering to tourists in Green Lake county, a 35 minute drive from Oshkosh. The fact that the "Green Laker" isn't exactly the New York Times was actually good for me, because I was in charge of a lot of different things. Not only did I do all the reporting and writing, I also took pictures for stories and stand alones, wrote the captions and forwarded press releases to my editor. All in all it was a good hands-on experience.
Now I'm savoring my last remaining semester of college, while maintaining a part time job and taking on the feature editor job at the UW Oshkosh newspaper, the Advance-Titan. I'm pretty excited about that too, even though I know it's going to be pretty high-stress. Another good experience.
Maybe it's the excitement of my first day of school, but I don't have a trace of senioritis yet. I'm actually really excited to be back to learning after my summer as a reporter. My internship was for a small newspaper catering to tourists in Green Lake county, a 35 minute drive from Oshkosh. The fact that the "Green Laker" isn't exactly the New York Times was actually good for me, because I was in charge of a lot of different things. Not only did I do all the reporting and writing, I also took pictures for stories and stand alones, wrote the captions and forwarded press releases to my editor. All in all it was a good hands-on experience.
Now I'm savoring my last remaining semester of college, while maintaining a part time job and taking on the feature editor job at the UW Oshkosh newspaper, the Advance-Titan. I'm pretty excited about that too, even though I know it's going to be pretty high-stress. Another good experience.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Quick update
Hi there, I've been pretty busy lately working on my internship, moving, and getting my wisdom teeth out :( but I wanted to let you tall ladies know that Barefoot Tess is having a trunk sale with a lot of large size womens shoes marked down. Check it out here, and I'll update soon, I promise!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
My sad obsession with shoes
Speaking of my sister's wedding, it was a pain finding SHOES! Shoe shopping has always been a horrible yo-yo of emotions. I love shoes, and I go to stores and see all the cute one on display, get all excited then deflate at the reality that no stores offer anything past size 12. I think I obsess about shoes so much because it's such a rarity to find my size, I'm always looking, and seeing all the styles for smaller sizes just makes me crazy!
Although Nordstrom has quite a few 13s online, the one time I went in there they only had three pairs of black shoes, my grandmother probably would have worn them...
But at least I'm glad there are more online companies designing for us large-footed women. I looked at Kathryn Kerrigan for the first time and the designs are gorgeous, too bad for me that the cheapest pair is $99 (they are handcrafted and look to be great quality. check out the website).
...Someday, when I'm a famous journalist...I probably still won't make enough money. But it's good to know the companies are out there.
Although Nordstrom has quite a few 13s online, the one time I went in there they only had three pairs of black shoes, my grandmother probably would have worn them...
But at least I'm glad there are more online companies designing for us large-footed women. I looked at Kathryn Kerrigan for the first time and the designs are gorgeous, too bad for me that the cheapest pair is $99 (they are handcrafted and look to be great quality. check out the website).
...Someday, when I'm a famous journalist...I probably still won't make enough money. But it's good to know the companies are out there.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Bachelorette Party!
My sister, next to me on the right side, isn't much of a party girl, so we went out to dinner the night before the wedding with the bridal party, cousins, and my brother's girlfriend.
There's nothing like a good Wisconsin fish fry.
I've Been Busy...
Hopefully some people are still checking on my blog occasionally, even though I have not posted for a while. I'm finally settling into summer, my internship, and various other commitments.
I went home to Mineral Point, Wisc. this past weekend for my sister's wedding. A lot of family I haven't seen since Christmas to they all told me how they liked my article and saw me on the Today Show. It was nice to know I had all these people behind me, and guilty because I have let my blog languish for so long.
I'm so comfortable around my family that I forget my height. So it was weird when, at my sister's wedding reception, a man came up to me from the bar to ask how tall I was. It was one of those where all he wants to know is my height. "Those guys wanted to know." Okay, well now you know. It was a great reception, and we danced for hours. As the maid of honor I made a speech. It was the first wedding I've ever been in, and since it was my only sister getting married it was all the more special. And nobody minded that I was taller than the bride, even standing a step below her. :)
I went home to Mineral Point, Wisc. this past weekend for my sister's wedding. A lot of family I haven't seen since Christmas to they all told me how they liked my article and saw me on the Today Show. It was nice to know I had all these people behind me, and guilty because I have let my blog languish for so long.
I'm so comfortable around my family that I forget my height. So it was weird when, at my sister's wedding reception, a man came up to me from the bar to ask how tall I was. It was one of those where all he wants to know is my height. "Those guys wanted to know." Okay, well now you know. It was a great reception, and we danced for hours. As the maid of honor I made a speech. It was the first wedding I've ever been in, and since it was my only sister getting married it was all the more special. And nobody minded that I was taller than the bride, even standing a step below her. :)
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