A long time ago I've convinced myself that I'm going to make it in this world. I recently got a position as a freelance journalist with examiner.com, an online newspaper. The pay isn't great but I'm a publisher journalist! How many people can say that??..Well probably a good number but check me out. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-52425-Greensboro-Places--Faces-Examiner~y2010m6d6-Friday-night-fun
Peace&Blessings,
Brooks
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
No More Ms. Nice Girl
"Nice people end up on welfare" Kelly Cutrone
Everyone has heard the quote "Nice guys finish last" but apparently nice girls do too. It has become so obvious that nice people ( me included) do not get the respect we deserve. Nice is a synonym for push over.
Everytime someone refers to me as nice or sweet I cringe inside. I immediately think "ugh, they think I'm a punk." Recently, a guy I've been involved with confessed he also likes another woman, but likes me too. What the hell? According to him we are totally different but he likes both of our qualities. She's fiesty and I'm sweet. That made me die a little inside.
I'm a naturally nurtring and caring person but in today's world it is so difficult to be nice and be respected. You can't be nice at work or in relationships. You're supposed to be a generous person but society overlooks naturally good people. Oh well, if you can't beat em join em. On a journey to find a balance between nice and stern.
Peace & Blessings,
( No niceness)
Brooks
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
A Bad Case of the SGEB
Like many Americans I have recently got a bad case of the SGEB's (Seeking Gainful Employment Blues). I currently serve as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, but I make little money. I can barely live off what I get paid. I'm not complaining, I just know that it is time for a change.
I've been living on the east side of Greensboro for 6 years with students and now that I am no longer a student it's difficult for me to deal with loud music, fights, vandalism, the smell of marijuana, black and milds, and cigarettes. It is time for me to move into a big girl apartment. The type of apartment with quiet neighbors, decorated nicely, and professional men all im my community.
Oh how I LONG to live in the big girl apartment! But in order to live in the big girl apartment, you have to have a big girl money, and that's where the problem lies. And here I sit typing with a case of the SGEB's.
I've been searching for months for gainful employment. Part-time, full-time, retail, clerical, customer service, hospitality...etc I've explored all options. I've updated my resume, wrote the best cover letter a girl could write, but still no jobs.
The seeking gainful employment blues has got me down. Side effects include fatigue from staying up all night completing job applications, random sighs while driving when you see a charming house, and anger while driving because of outrageous gas prices.
If anyone is reading or knows anyone who knows anyone who is hiring please feel free to spread the word. I am the ideal candidate for the job. Self motivated, friendly, dilligent worker, skillful and more I'm everything a potential employer is looking for.
Someone please hire me so I won't have the SGEB's.
Peace & Blessings,
Brooks
I've been living on the east side of Greensboro for 6 years with students and now that I am no longer a student it's difficult for me to deal with loud music, fights, vandalism, the smell of marijuana, black and milds, and cigarettes. It is time for me to move into a big girl apartment. The type of apartment with quiet neighbors, decorated nicely, and professional men all im my community.
Oh how I LONG to live in the big girl apartment! But in order to live in the big girl apartment, you have to have a big girl money, and that's where the problem lies. And here I sit typing with a case of the SGEB's.
I've been searching for months for gainful employment. Part-time, full-time, retail, clerical, customer service, hospitality...etc I've explored all options. I've updated my resume, wrote the best cover letter a girl could write, but still no jobs.
The seeking gainful employment blues has got me down. Side effects include fatigue from staying up all night completing job applications, random sighs while driving when you see a charming house, and anger while driving because of outrageous gas prices.
If anyone is reading or knows anyone who knows anyone who is hiring please feel free to spread the word. I am the ideal candidate for the job. Self motivated, friendly, dilligent worker, skillful and more I'm everything a potential employer is looking for.
Someone please hire me so I won't have the SGEB's.
Peace & Blessings,
Brooks
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)