Secret Shopper, Copywriter, Consulting and More...

I can not give credit where credit is not due. My stiff shoulder and imbalance in my hips are not the after-effects of the hottest new workout or a killer spin class. These new aches and pains are associated with schlepping my portfolio to job interviews and offices of recruiters who say they have several jobs for someone with my experience. Yes, I am unemployed. While my initial intention was to use this blog as a way to share my favorite finds from the world of fashion, design, arts and culture, and everything else in between with you, these days I have been spending less time walking the streets of NYC and surfing the internet unless it is related to my job search. Now, don't get me wrong, I haven't completely thrown my passion to the wayside, and I am lucky that my profession requires me to keep abreast of the trends across several categories, it's just that my focus has shifted to the latter in the interim. Until I find my next dream job, I thought it would be fun to journal the trials and tribulations I have experienced and continue to encounter on this unplanned journey. From the small jobs that I have taken on to pay the bills to some interesting interviews I have gone on, I hope that my stories make you laugh and show you that even when the sun is not shining directly into your over-sized sunglasses, that it is still possible to find something to smile about.

Something that made me smile. This great picture that my friend
Tony took, accountant by day, aspiring photographer by weekend.

Welcome to the Orchard of Style

How many times have you been told, "Don't put off until tomorrow what you could do today.", to find that if you would have applied this simple prescription to cure procrastination, that you may have had the time to do the things you actually wanted to do. I created this blog in the summer of 2010. I wrote this post during the the first of the three big snow storms of 2011 (There was only one good thing about working in Secaucus-SNOW DAYS! And when I wake up in the morning feeling mildly depressed about the thought of sitting in front of the computer looking for a job and I hear the rain beating down on my air conditioner or turn on the news to hear that New Jersey Transit is delayed, I smile and thank god that I don't have to commute to Secaucus that day. I will leave the tales, trials, and tribulations of a seasoned commuter for a posting on another day. After commuting through Penn Station, against traffic, for more than two years, I became quite the professional.) As you can see from my first post, I did not take my own advice but I liked the image that I had intended to use. If you love fonts and colors then you will love Wordle.net. Follow the instructions, insert your name or phrase or any word you want, and see what the "Wizard of Wordle" comes up with. 

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