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WorkingGirl: A Bowl of Cherries…

19th April 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

… That’s life!
I should apologize- I have been less than focused on writing for the past few weeks. I have been very busy, which might be an understatement. Although, I can’t complain because it has all been very enjoyable…. Well, most of it.
There are three big parts to my life right now. 1) Full-time job. [...]

WorkingGirl: Losing it

8th March 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

There is a point in life where we start to pay to lose things: weight, teeth, moles…
I have considered paying to have all three of these done recently:
My wisdom teeth are starting to hurt- they must be removed. $$$
I took a trip to the dermatologist- nothing needs to be removed. $
Then I realized, why would [...]

WorkingGirl: Bobbi Brown and beige

22nd February 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

Every morning, the alarm goes off at 6am- I argue with the alarm, given in, shower, and put on my makeup the exact same way, with the exact same brown and beige colors.
BEIGE?! Beige.
Beige is not fabulous.
This is a new habit that I blame on waking up at 6am to play the role of Full-Time-WorkingGirl, [...]

WorkingGirl: Of Math and Friends

1st February 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

I will begin with a bit of a math problem/riddle.
There is a girl, one bottle of wine, and a drinking partner (aka “fiancé”.) One bottle of wine has 4 glasses.  The girl can consume two glasses of wine before she loses her wits and relies on said fiance to finish the rest (2 glasses.) Minus [...]

Spotted: Crocodiles at the Kennedy Center

11th January 2011 by Alison, "Working Girl" View Comments

During the holiday season I “worked” at a huge performing arts venue that is, basically, a national monument… The Kennedy Center. When you visit a national monument, you might wear good walking shoes or cute flats… But when a national monument, like this one, has red carpets and chandeliers throughout- You pull out [...]