September 6, 2010 – 9:56 pm
I love doing new things, so when my co-worker Jacque, who sits across from me, mentioned needing a model to display her amazing crochet work for her stylish Etsy shop, I said, “Absolutely!” (And how could I resist having “model” on my resume?)
Definitely check her store out for birthday or Christmas presents. I particularly like [...]
August 20, 2010 – 4:06 am
I’ve written a “Lunch Bunch” and had fun, so the next thing to do was write a “Supper Club” restaurant review of Mario’s restaurant for The News-Journal:
Old-fashioned food does not equal a tired menu at Mario’s Restaurant in Ormond Beach, as copy editor Sherry Mims and her husband, Amir Fleminger, discovered during an outing to [...]
Ha, between planning for the upcoming Florida Press Club banquet in October, motivating myself to finish a restaurant review and book review for the News-Journal, plus nabbing possible freelance work — relax HR, nothing against my contract — it’s easy to forget to update. Very easy because I thought I had linked to an interesting [...]
Taking a picture so that my business page design would work paid off — literally. I was named one of the employees of the month and won $100.
From the e-mail:
—Special Recognition: Designer Sherry Mims for her extra effort in designing the business page on Sunday, June 27. Sherry thought the page would look more appealing [...]
On Sunday — for Monday’s paper — I drove to Keiser University to take a picture of the building because I needed a piece of art for an article, and we didn’t have one.
While I wouldn’t exactly call what I did getting inspired, it was dedication. I did it because I found only ONE way [...]
Don’t worry. The job hasn’t sucked the life out of me yet! (Haha, I’m joking, Human Resources. I love the people at the N-J!)
While I get back into the groove–I’ve been both the trainer and the trainee in these past couple of weeks–I want to direct some hits to The Florida Press Club’s website* to [...]
Well, I was informed yesterday that I will be moving from my swing shift position soon. Although the hours for it are right in the middle of the day (noon-8:30 p.m.), I like what I do. I take great pride in putting together Volusia Review and Focus by myself, and I’ve gotten to meet a [...]
It’s nice when you get a nibble of an idea and actually have time to execute it. One night I received “standalone art,” which just means that a photographer went out and took a picture of something noteworthy, and I was supposed to use it to break up the type on that page. Well, to [...]
No April Fools’ Day joke: The deal closed.
“New era begins for News-Journal”
“From the Publisher: An Open Letter to Readers”
I know what changes I’m expecting.
Calling early this morning, I learned I was retained. I’m relieved to have a job, of course, but I am absolutely crushed that so many talented people had to go. It’s going to be hard.
We reapply for our jobs tomorrow (note to self: bring two forms of ID). I’m hoping there are no more [...]
