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So What Wednesday

So what..

• I took a vacation day today since we were supposed to get a foot of snow, so far we've only gotten rain.
• If I now only have one vacation day left currently (until I accrue more)
• If I've waited WEEKS for a spring line release from one of my favorite online boutique stores and after waiting all day, the website crashed and I was unable to purchase anything I wanted, because it all sold out.
• If I haven't filed my taxes yet, I still need to save the additional money to PAY to the government.  
• This is the first time I've ever owed on taxes.
• I had girls night Saturday night and all day Sunday I was horribly hung over, I've only ever had a hangover 2 times in my life.
• I'm a pinterest addict, I typically check it before bed and it usually extents my bedtime.
• I love pinning quotes and funny pictures.

Fridays Letters v.020813

Dear Friday: It's made for a long week when you only work 3 days, I can't believe your here already but boy am I glad to see you! Dear Dad: Thank you for dinner tonight, the conversation and the trip to target, it was great to have someone to help me carry my laundry detergent to the car. Oh did i mention the good convo? Dear MD weather: please only be cold when it's going to snow, otherwise the cold and/or rain just makes me want to stay in bed. Dear Now That's Called Music: Thank you for releasing a new CD, although it came out on Tuesday today you are mine. I cannot wait to rock out in my car! Dear Origami Owl(locket pictured above): I absolutely love all your products and the opportunity you've provided me with, I cannot wait to see what opportunities await!

A new opportunity

I cannot tell everyone how excited I am to share with you my new love.

(charms: anchor, gold sparrow, cross and aquamarine heart birthstone in memory of my mom)

Above is my new Origami Owl locket and thusly the starting of my new business. After waiting 2 months to become a designer (this company is amazing, there is a wait list of 5,000 people) I'm officially an independent designer with the company.

Anyone how knows me knows how much I love anything that sparkles, is pink or can be customized.  A girl I've known forever posted a picture of her locket on Instagram and I was SOLD!  I ordered my first locket as a gift for my step mother that included a plate with the word "family" and all of her children's birthstones.  She absolutely loves it and get's a ton of compliments. I love that they tell a story but can be changed on a wim! Total win in my book!  Did I mention they are moderately priced as well?

I cannot wait to start selling these beauties and share my love with everyone else! 

Below is my website, you are welcome to order products from there.  Please tell your friends, family, feel free to link up to this post!  If you think you might be interested in hosting an online party where you can earn free products and discounted items, please contact me.  The company is also still looking for more designers as we are only a little over one year old and I'd love to talk about the amazing opportunity.

http://hjanicki.origamiowl.com/index.cfm

Hello, 2013!

Happy New Year !!!!

I hope everyone had a fabulous time ringing in the new year, I spent mine very low key with my grandparents.  Honestly, there is nothing better then a group hug from both your grandparents when the balls drops!

With that being said, I'm not the type of girl to make a new years resolution.  After all who actually keeps those anyway?  Instead I'll leave you with a list of goals I have and this post as a way to keep myself accountable.

1. Exercise/be more healthy- I will start taking vitamins daily and while I won't be joining the gym I will be trying to be more active at home/work. 
2.  Give more- 2012 showed me just how many things I have to be blessed for and I want to give back, in 2013 I will donate more time, money and energy to others less fortunate then I.
3. Stop wasting time- I will no longer give guys more then they give me, if they don't put in effort neither will I.  If I'm single, that's ok..I'm pretty awesome anyway.
4. Reduce my debt-I will pay off all credit card debt in 2013. I will only have student loans and my car loan going into 2014.
5. Build a savings/nest egg- In 2014, I plan to move out so I will need to have a substantial savings in case of emergencies and for any items for my new place.

Show and Tell Monday: My Career/Job

1. Tell us what you studied in college. Is your job now related to what you studied?
I studied Early Childhood Education starting in my Jr. year of High School completing
HS with an internship and college credits. I then went to community college for 2 years and transferred to a very expensive private school where I decided I didn't want to teach after all.  Finally, I transferred to the school my father worked at (hello, tuition remission!) and decided to switch to business since it was a general degree and I could buy myself more time to decide what I wanted to be when I grow up.  Long story short, I have a degree in Business Administration and I work in Business for a international staffing firm.

2. Tell us what your everyday job looks like.
My typical day starts around 8 where I deleve into at least 2 spreadsheets at any given time and Peoplesoft.   I spend all day working in various excel spreadsheets, calculating, verifying data and working with my office and clients.  I deal with PO's, payroll and customer service.  I work for a staffing company and deal with billing for Oversea's GOVT accounts, my technical title is "Business Operations Associate."

3. Do you have a picture of you at work? Show us.

(Last year's Xmas card and candy from my office in Wisconsin)

4. In 10 years, what do you see yourself doing? Same thingMore? Tell us.
In 10 years, I will be working with the company atleast at a promoted level, what that looks like exactly well, I'm still VERY unsure.  However, one thing is for certain I love the company I work for!

5. Tell us what you have learned, and what {if any} recommendations you may have for those looking to go into the field you are in.
Staffing is a difficult field to be in that is faced paced, goal driven, deadline driven and economy based.  Most day's I bust my butt to give my clients the best service I can while upholding the companies policies and procedures.  I love what I do and I hate accounting! I'd say if you graduate from college and your unsure what you want to be when you grow up check out your local staffing company. Depending on the economy they may just be hiring and if you work for a large company like I do the opportunities and corporate culture are unbeatable!

That b*tch Sandy

So I reside on the wonderful east coast and more specifically in Maryland.  This is what we're currently facing:

The lady on the bottom left, Sandy well not only is she larger but she's also slower moving then her cousin Irene that devastated Maryland a few years back.

How serious is it?  Well my work closed LAST NIGHT before the storm has even close to DC.  As a matter of fact the storm still hasn't made  just yet and it's going to come a little lower then originally predicted (NJ) and may make landfall in Maryland.  Remember those beach pics I posted earlier in the summer?  It's already  our little beach town about 3.5 hours away.

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R.I.P Ocean City fishing pier.  I have quite a few pictures from this pier and while I'm sure they will rebuild it's certainly a piece of history

They are predicting the storm should make landfall sometime earlier this evening and the biggest treat is flooding due to the bay, flooding due to the 6 -12 inches of rain we are expected to recieve and 50-60 MPH winds knocking out power. So far so good.

My prayers to everyone riding out this storm, I shall update when after the storm has passed.