FUNemployment

Well here we are in July and I’m still living in the world that is FUNemployment.
What have I been up to you ask?

Arcade Fire & all of its 13 +/- members onstage.

Well Jazz Fest started right after I was laid off, so that was a nice distraction and we got to have some fabulous house guests to spend time with. So we ate a lot of amazing food and saw/heard some great musicians such as Jeff Beck, Anders Osborne, Dr. John, Soul Rebels, Bonerama, Leah Chase, John Mellencamp (well he stunk actually), Arcade Fire, Lupe Fiasco, Marcia Ball, Allen Toussaint & Jimmy Buffet.

Then a fantastic wedding in Alpharetta, GA for some good friends of ours that now live here in NOLA. Followed by an impromptu jaunt to the FL panhandle to visit with friends on Hwy 30-A.

My view of Seagrove Beach

June brought more out-of-town house guests and a trip to visit family and friends in New York where I got to see the Alexander McQueen (RIP) exhibit at The Met called "Savage Beauty," a performance of Fuerza Bruta and Andrew Bird perform in Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

Sis & I at The Met

Andrew Bird onstage at Celebrate Brooklyn!

While I was in the Northeast, I hoped over to Boston to visit a friend who just moved to the Brighton area and got to see that city for the first time.

Returning to New Orleans, I was met by another fantastic wedding – this time in the Douglass family (and we know how fun those Douglass weddings can be).

Recently, 4^th of July brought me back to Seagrove Beach along Hwy 30-A where we dined at Bud & Alley’s and its Taco Bar, along with the new restaurant V Seagrove and Red Bar in Grayton Beach.

This weekend I will be making my way over to Birmingham to visit with some friends and former colleagues. But in between all these travels, I have been working part-time at my Dad’s law firm and interviewing/begging (j/k) for jobs. No outstanding opportunities have come along so far, but I might need to lower my standards soon.

I’ve toyed with the idea of starting my own PR practice, but I admit, I find it pretty scary. Apparently, I need to grow a pair when it comes to being more business-minded and taking that leap.

So stay tuned and I will keep you posted on my journey of starting my career over in New Orleans (again) and will also feature the rest of the house renovation completion in future posts.

It's a New Year

Now that we have moved into our life-consuming project, I almost don't know what to do with myself. I was used to running over to the house to meet workers at 8 a.m. everyday for the past three+ months. Now what?

The job search continues, that's what. Ugh...there is probably nothing I detest more than job hunting. Well...maybe the DMV, but that is at least over eventually, whereas the new job process can last months!

Looking-for-employment and I have never quite gotten along. I know a lot of people who are unhappy in their job or just want to do something different and it just falls in their lap. How does that happen? Can anyone explain that to me? And I thought that now having five years of experience in my field would do the trick, right? Nope.

So as I continue to be the modern "hunter" and use my "mouse" to surf the Internet searching for the perfect new job, I will post a "new" room transformation of the house for the "new" year. For example: the before & after of the kitchen, bathroom, etc.

So stay tuned as I give you a room-by-room tour and continue to vent my lack-of-employment frustrations.

Cheers to 2011!