Just Craziness

So the past week and half has just been a bunch of craziness....

Tuesday of last week was going to Kennedy Conference in Vegas.... Stayed at Encore which was beautiful(even the hallways were artwork-sat in one on Friday and read for three hours) other than not being able to sleep at all. The first night I can totally understand... new bed, new room, no white noise and who really wants to sleep while in Vegas. That was the night of Kate Spade and Nordstrom.... we were escorted out after keeping the salesperson after closing looking for a way to get the second, off white Kate that I wanted. (I have a new plan for that by the way. I am very happy with the one the I brought home, she has a good home now.) That was an adventure I think I had five handbags in my hand before I made the final choice... and boy was it a tough one. What can I say I love black.

After the conference and a couple of vodka dirty martinis in the casino we headed to Michael Mina for dinner. Let’s just say that dirty martinis on an empty stomach are not such a good plan for me... I made it in one piece to dinner and had an amazing six course meal with wine parings that was fabulous. My favorites included the Truffle Soufflé, the lobster pot pie, and the root beer float. I would rate this meal in my top five easily. Now getting back to the hotel was a bit of a struggle but it worked out with a few detours....

Next was sorta but not really sleeping until about four that is when I said enough is enough and started to read Atlas Shrugged again totally engrossed in this book. I am loving it.... heard stories from my business partner about getting solicited in the casino at five in the morning by what we suspect was a person released from prison recently.... Only in Vegas right???

Now Tuesday of this week was spent at the Twitter Conference in Mountainview CA. I met some amazing people and my twitter knowledge has grown exponentially. We promoted Tweetajob and worked on finalizing the logo while listening to some great speakers. At 3:35 I had a diet coke.....

Tuesday night was a bit more of an issue... So let me say that the first night in a new bed is well, tough. I never sleep well the first night.... ever! So I have had a couple of dirty martinis (they are the new theme for me right now) and was really hoping that they would counteract the caffeine from earlier.... not so much. So here I am trying to sleep in with room with full sized beds, (let me mention that there were three of us sharing a room) and two people that snore. Um ok so here is the deal check it out..... I am a light sleeper unless.... (that is a whole other story) I am exhausted haven't slept and need to sleep so that the inner bitch stays in check and doesn't completely rear its ugly head. To solve my issue of needing white noise and a lack of snoring I opted to sleep on the bathroom floor for the sake of my own sanity. I have had way better accommodations! So the moral of the story is... I need my own bed, in my own room, with white noise so that I will not have to sleep voluntarily on a bathroom floor again.....

Now I am in Portland.... let the craziness continue.....

Getting ready to hit Kennedy tomorrow looking forward to running into old faces as well as meeting new ones

Speaking at Seattle University

Today I am speaking with Carmen and Kay at Seattle University to a group of MBA graduates. We are going to be focusing how to use social media and social networking to create connections.  We are excited to offer our information and hope to help people reach their full potential. 

We are focusing on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Ping.fm.  These are all tools that with some effort and commitment can make the job hunt easier. Plus it is great to find mentors in your specific niche area and learn all you can.  We have the power of global connection we should be making it work to our advantage by reaching out to others in the areas that we are interested in. Be it career path or hobby there is so much information to be absorbed!

I love how meeting people can change your life! It is amazing that people across the globe are interested in reaching out for new friends!

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