Summer Time

Love this pic with my girls from the wedding! I will post more soon. They came out beautifully! I am so so happy:)

What I love about summer:

1. Spending countless hours relaxing in my pool.
2. The feel of heat on my skin.
3. A nice tan. I know, it's "dangerous". So is pouring chemicals onto your skin.
4. Sitting outside at night with my family and friends.
5. Everything just seems more relaxed. Less traffic, etc.
6. Vacation (when applicable).
7. Grilling.

I feel like I've had just about every summer "off" since birth. I pretty much have, save for two summers when I was gainfully employed full-time. A girl could get used to this.

What I have done for my job search this week:

1. Started a LinkedIn profile.
2. Looked up Workforce workshops to attend next week, including Resume Writing and Cover Letter/Thank You note writing.
3. Looked into starting my own professional web site.

Part of my dilemma in the job searching world is that I'm not entirely sure what it is I want to do. There's just so many things that seem appealing to try. Of course, what you see is not always what you get, especially in the career world, and I am aware of that.

I think as I get older, my priorities are changing. I used to want a career in restaurant management, but now I'm afraid of the toll that career might take on my family life. Long hours. Odd schedules. Odd schedules are good for getting things done. But not so good for spending time with family. Now that I'm married, family time is becoming more of a priority to me. And of course, I totally got burned at my last job. But I know I would like to own my own eating establishment one day, and I definitely want all the experience I can get. Even thought people start restaurants all the time with far less experience than I have. And they're successful at it. I think if there's a will, there's a way. Perhaps management in another field would suit me better.

What I really want to do is get back into marketing. Easier said than done. I'm definitely kicking myself for ever having gotten out. I would ideally love to do marketing and PR for hospitality businesses - hotels, restaurants, spas, cruise lines, etc.

And I hope one day to teach at a university level, like I did in grad school. I really enjoyed that! I would love to become a hospitality/marketing/communications/media professor. Yeah, I like the sound of that.

And at some point this weekend, I will write thank-you notes for our couple's shower. I think about doing it every day, but more pressing matters always seem to take precedence whenever I get ready to start writing them. I will get to them though, I promise.