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Elevating News and More Couture Cupcakes

Monday and then again today I received good news. I consider myself particularly lucky as the state of the economy has recently generated a new acronym: ITE, short for “in this economy.” This phrase probably deserves its own acronym because … Continue reading

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Quiet Before the Storm

Since the end of finals week, I’ve been somewhere in between-semesters doldrums, aka vacation land. There’s absolutely no reason to slow down looking for a job, working on the online portfolio, or networking, yet here I am, reading Prep by … Continue reading

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Couture Cupcakes & Warhol

I’ll be honest–this post has nothing to do with job hunting (thus the “off topic” label). No resume writing, networking, or job hunting happened today. After a 12-hour stint of reading portfolios Saturday, I took Sunday off and went with Marie … Continue reading

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Surprising Outcome of a Shopping Trip

Today, I had a delightful encounter with a perfect stranger that started with the most prosaic of things: grocery shopping. When I dropped off my cart after loading up the car, a woman in her fifties approached me. She was very warm … Continue reading

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