There's a fine, fine line..

Hi guys!

It has been a crazy week so far!

This weekend, I went down to Plymouth to visit my alma mater and see Avenue Q. It was a crazy whirlwind of a weekend. I drove down Saturday morning, met up with Alex, her friends, Tyler, and Bob for lunch at Burrito Me, saw the show, grabbed ice cream with the gang and Kizer, wandered around campus, had dinner at Foster's, and finally crashed for the night.

On Sunday, I had breakfast at my favorite diner, grabbed vanilla chai from Cafe Monte Alto, popped into Burrito Me to catch up with Sarah for 5 minutes, and then got on the road. Stopped briefly in Conway to ride the Conway Scenic Railroad, and then set off back to Maine.

It was fun, but it was a lot of driving. Needless to say, I was already tired when I started this week. Then on Tuesday I had to get up two hours earlier than normal to volunteer at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Member Appreciation Day.

Today was the start of everyone abandoning me. My homestay parents left for Hawaii for two weeks today; Dawn won't be in Friday because her family is leaving to go to Disney, and Ryan won't be in the office most of next week because of spring tour rehearsals.

It's kind of nice, though, because it means that everything is starting to gear up. I only hope I'm ready for this summer!

In beauty news: I have a lot of exciting things coming up! I'm looking forward to sharing them with you guys!

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

Life Update

It has been a crazy month, you guys.

I've pretty much been going non-stop since I got back to TAM.

Between ads (selling, buying, and building), graphic design work, website work, press releases, program rebuilding, and everything else, I've been working my butt off.

Every once in a while, though, I feel like I actually know what I'm doing. It's a cool feeling. I had my first real meeting. I have people call to talk to me, and I'm being given the freedom to make decisions. It's a really great feeling.

Dawn is really excellent at giving me enough responsibility without overwhelming me with it.

We had a Board Retreat on Saturday, and though it was long, I felt really good about being there. Coming from zero marketing background, I know I have a long way to go, but I'm in the perfect place where everyone is patient with me while I do.

I'm really looking forward to this season. I have a ton to do between now and then, but I'm excited to spend another summer at this lovely hidden gem of a theater in the middle of nowhere Maine.

This weekend I'm going to Plymouth to see Avenue Q and meet up with Alex, so I'm really excited about that.

It's been a busy, but productive, fabulous month. I hope everyone else feels the same way!

I hate these blurred lines..

Being an adult is hard sometimes.

Last week, in addition to dealing with my career change, I also had all my financial accounts explode. First, there was a mistake with my credit card which ended up with me having $15,000 on it. It doesn't sound like a problem, but I couldn't use any of it, and my credit card was confused.

Then, someone hacked into my PayPal account and sent $90 to a random email. In addition to this being bad because of the $90, it over drafted my checking account, and they charged me $32 in over draft fees. PLUS I disputed the charge, and according to PayPal, the case was closed and the money was back in my account. It's not.

And to top it all off, my health insurance is refusing to pay for blood work I had done in April and saying that the bill is $900+. They're currently "processing the appeal."

Too many things all at the same time!

My day off yesterday was nice and relaxing, though.

I Skyped with a friend who I haven't seen in a few years. It was really nice to talk with her again. She has such a positive outlook on life, despite having received the short end of the stick multiple times. Then I got a massage which was glorious and much needed. Then Amadi, Simon, and I went and saw The Conjuring which is SOGOOD. I honestly don't remember the last time I saw a scary movie that I was impressed by. It was awesome, though, and I'd highly recommend seeing it if you're into horror movies.

Oh! Something else exciting that happened: On Sunday I met with our Marketing Director (who's leaving soon) to go over some stuff that I'd be doing. It was really awesome to get a little tour of our marketing stuff and to learn what I'd get to do. I'm really excited about getting back into the marketing stuff.

My July Favorites will be up on Friday! Stay tuned!