Around the time I became the part-time writer for the South End News, a part-time employee of Flour Bakery, a one or twice a week babysitter to two beautiful little girls, a freelance book review writer and basically a crazed person, I decided that of all the things I was doing that were taking up my time, social media was the one that could wait.
Yet, while I’ve been away from Twitter and this blog, a ton has happened. In a slightly random order:
1) Aroa Fine Chocolates closed down
2) I moved up from part-time writer to senior staff writer (full-time) and within days of that promotion became the managing editor of the South End News. (NO worries about my boss-he left for greener pastures in Israel). I am now the only person in charge of content.
3) I therefore no longer work at Flour, but just could not stop babysitting those cute kids, so I still do that once a week. I think they are the favorite part of my whole week.
3) My grandma died, last week, after a year of many health issues. We’re all happy she passed, though sad she is gone. It’s brought up a lot of odd, morbid, sad, interesting questions/ideas/concerns that I’m sure I’ll mention in the future. I’ll be heading back to Florida, possibly with Mr. Med–Joe from now on–in tow, for the memorial service.
4) Brandi, my only friend in Boston, is leaving town to go live with her boyfriend in Atlanta. It makes me sad, even though I’m excited for her. I’m making friends, slowly, with my fellow coworkers, Hannah and Kurt, and some of the writers I work with. It’s a fun process.
5) Joe has been applying for med school, and is in the process of secondary applications. this process has made us both, off and on, a little cranky as we work out the craziness of our schedules so that we have some time for each other.
6) My mom and sister came to visit, and it was nice to show both of them the city I live in and the place I now call home.
7) The South End is becoming a special place in my heart, and while I might not be here forever, I am really appreciating the chance to live here, open my eyes to a different world and share the news and people I find through the paper.
That’s all for now. It’s bed time. If you want to see the paper, check out http://www.southendnews.com. I’m also reworking how we (uhm, I) use the Twitter and Facebook pages. So if you use either of those, feel free to check out twitter.com/southendnews and facebook.com/southendnews
Write soon!
