Work news

In these troubled times, it is always hard to find the right emotion to express when you survive a round of layoffs. I was very humbled and thankful late last week when I managed to escape our 3rd round of layoffs in 9 months. Unfortunately this last one hit a little closer to home and we lost some friends and valued co-workers.
I know one may think I should be jumping ship right now, but 1) there really isn't another ship to jump to, and 2) with almost every agency/company experiencing layoffs this year I don't know if now is the time to become the "new man" on the roster.

Looking at the bright side of things, my NYC colleague has decided to leave the agency. This means that all of the national digital buying will handled out of the Chicago office. This gives me more job security (for as long as GM remains in business) and also gives me the chance to work with some of the reps that I had developed relationships with when I worked in MN. Yay!

On the wedding business front, as you can imagine it's a rather slow year for me. Not only with our company name not having a presence in Chicago, but also with the economy. It's a tough sell job to couples and families, even though my wedding planning services are valuable and needed. However, I'm keeping in touch with weddings by volunteering at St. Clement. They are desperately in need of a volunteer, and they've got me!

I hope you are all doing well. I hope you are as safe as you can be in your current job. And if you're in between jobs, I wish you the best of luck in landing your next adventure.

Progress on the MT house

Andrea sent us some photos of the house outside of Missoula. Hopefully we'll see some more updates soon!!

Front door and stairs leading to basement.



View of the kitchen and then dining room by the windows.

View of the living room.

Christopher's visit to Chicago

I was blessed to have my brother Christopher visit me in Chicago last weekend. We kept extremely busy running all around the city and enjoying the beautiful April-weather-in-February day.

First we had to find our way down to the Museum of Science and Industry. I think we waited a good 20 minutes for the correct bus to arrive.

Christopher is taking over Chicago!!!

Nikki outside of the Museum of Science and Industry. Have you read "Devil in the White City"? This is the only building that remains from the World's Fair.

Christopher was slightly amused that someone would actually work at 'Hotel Wacker.'

XOXOXO

You know I officially boycott Valentine's Day. But to all my readers, I hope you had a wonderful day surrounded by those you love.