Roadblock

It's been tough. But this quote has always provided solace.

Trust the process. Trust yourself.

Tearing it all down

Sometimes you just have to, to start anew.

When one door closes, another one opens. 

We're told it's going to be a new hotel.

Roadtrippers

Nothing characterized my twenties more than roadtrips - figuratively and literally. 

Therefore there is perhaps nothing more apt than to start off this year with a long-awaited roadtrip before I turn 30 later this September.

Seven days. Three states. One and only Roadtrippers app that pulled everything together in one nifty, optimized itinerary based on every destination handpicked from old-school travel books.  

Marketing Consultant for hire

Welps. 14 days into the new year and I got laid off along with some other colleagues across various departments. 

I knew it was coming and yet I still reacted fairly strongly to the experience; anger, betrayal, sadness. 

But then, once those emotions passed through me like an initial bullet searing through skin and muscles and body, barely just missing my heart, I found myself breathing again, slowly, less heavily, with more and more relief.

Happiness, even. Happy for a new beginning, another chance, a different perspective.

Funny, because <a href = "http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/snapshots/2.html">CNN Money</a> ranked "marketing consultant" as the #2 best job back in 2012, with a projected 40%+ growth over a period of 10 years -- and a loud and clear warning that "there is no such thing as job security" here.

Severance and unused vacation hours aside, 2015 is going to be my year for an even better hustle. 

Let's go.