It Ain't Over

I am cutting to the chase. I am tired. The last twenty-four hours have been a rollercoaster and I am about to crash onto a very comfy hotel bed. At this point, my traveling, business school visits and everything else in between has challenged by ability to keep track of the day and time at given moment. All I know is that I won't be home till October 23rd. Nine days feels like a lot right about now.

I can at least say that I feel motivated and blessed to have met some cool peeps but I am still tired. Shame. This is post #25! I am on track to reach one of my October goals and hit the 1-0-0 by the end of the year. I should be excited and this post should be longer, somewhat celebratory. Tomorrow shall present itself that opportunity. For now, all that matters is sleep.

Zzzzzzz

Saved by the Bucks

I finally made it to St. Louis after saying my goodbyes to my sister. I hope Kansas City treats her well. My last few hours in KC were a little annoying. The apartment building where my sis now calls home, suddenly had no Internet access. Unfortunately for me, I was wide awake at 5:30 this morning. Thank goodness for my Blackberry! I did not even bother sending the emails I wanted to because as much as I like to browse and check my email with BB, I prefer my laptop. What I needed from my email was the call-in credentials for a conference call with Sofya and Leah of RachelChris. I responded to their Craigslist ad as their looking for an intern. Though the start-up company is based in NYC, most of the work is virtual, which is a plus. I love that the founder is a young woman! I am so glad they took the time to read a few of my blog posts and liked my writing. The interview went well and I hope I hear good news from them next week. No matter the result, I would really like to take a day trip to New York to visit them and interview them for my blog. I will keep you posted.

Pheew. That was just the morning. I will fast forward a few hours, especially since I spent a little over four hours on Megabus to get to St. Louis. The driver was great and our bus was twenty-five minutes early! Yes, please and thank you Megabus. As soon as I grabbed my two pieces of luggage I headed toward Union Station. It took awhile to find a cab but eventually a valet from a nearby hotel hailed one for me. Twenty-five dollars later and I made it to the Sheraton Hotel, my home for the next two nights. I am attending a preview weekend for one of my business schools. It wasn't until after I was handed my room keys, did I notice the hotel's sleek and modern lobby. Impressive.

Enough marveling already. I went straight to my room to drop off my belongings. I grabbed my laptop and Vera Bradley coin purse (so much easier to carry than my jumbo wallet) and made my way outside. Word on the street was that there was Panera three blocks away. I barely ate on the bus and I was looking forward to their mac n' cheese.

I never got my mac n' cheese. Since when does a Panera Bread close before five. Really?

Starbucks saved me. I popped into a Chiptole across the street to snack on chips and guac. Healthy-ish, cheap and quick. Honestly, I needed Inernet access badly. To my dismay, the Megabus I rode did not have Internet connectivity. That's right, for over four hours the only way I accessed the Internet was via BB.

Basically, I now have just enough time to finish this blog post, compile a marketing proposal, email invitations to fashion bloggers for an upcoming event and update my LinkedIn. Oh and I still need to definitely pick an outfit and hairstyle for tonight's reception. The attire is "nice" casual. Whatever. I am overdressing and I'm curling my hair.

I will end this post on a less stressful note. A few weeks ago, I met with Lisa Good night at AAUW We discussed a possible opportunity for me to be a guest blogger. I am happy to say that my blog, along with a few editorial changes, is now published online. Take a look.

Happy Friday! 

On the Road...Again

I am blogging from Kansas City, Missouri... not to be confused with Kansas City, Kansas. Yes, both locations do exist. I am still on a high from the PA Conference for Women! I am really grateful to have met such successful and talented women. I am now following a few of them on Twitter. Thankfully, I had the foresight to register as a volunteer for the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Beantown, aka Boston. That conference is in December, so I have plenty of time to finalize my monthly business/professional goals. I need to step it up and get myself organized now that I've seen the lay of the land.

During the next two weeks, I will visit two business schools, job shadow a few colleagues and (hopefully) interview some amazing women and a cool startup or two. Amidst all of those logisitics and travelling, I will continue to blog, find freelance work, solidify my business plan and develop marketing strategies for my two internships.

I think being on the road this long will be fun but a lot of work too. Most certainly, I am challenging myself to be creative, resourceful and a little crazy.

Let the craziness begin.