I'm not a writer but it feels good to write into cyberspace and i doubt anyone reads this. Maybe at most 2 or 3 people, but that doesn't stop me from still writing what I think.
New York is cold, I can't wait to go back home. I think the 3/4 months that I lived in NYC I had more motivation to do big things here and I did stuff. I learned a lot! Then I went home and got all comfortable again and now I just feel like i'm in a transitionary period. Nothing is set and I just want to hurry up and get to the good stuff. Find a job, a real job. Not waitressing or bartending. That sucks! I can't wait to go home, I don't have to worry about anything over there. I'm getting sick again already being here just 1 week. I hate the cold but I know this is the city. I look out the window or I'll take a walk outside and when I look up, I see the Empire State Building and it inspires me to do what I had originally set out to do.
I moved to New York and "if I can make it here, I can make it anywhere." The way people talk about that phrase, really confuses me. It's like they're talking up this great city, which it is a great city. It's not that hard really, it's just big. There are just a lot of people and you have to keep going. Staying motivated is the hardest part and that's in ANY city. This city just has all the opportunities anyone could want. That's why everyone loves it. I love it, because I just know that this is where I'm supposed to be. Although, there are days where I just don't feel like doing anything and don't feel like anything good will happen. I still have hope and that's what keeps me going.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rudeness
Some people are so rude, it's unbelievable.
In the hospitality industry, just because you say "thank you" repeatedly to the waiter/waitress doesn't mean you can tip any less or be incredibly rude when ordering. It's definitely appreciated saying thank you and please. It is a myth that we spit in food or do something on purpose to hurt the meal or drink they are ordering. I have never seen it happen in my workplace and it is hard running around trying to make sure everyone gets what they ordered correctly in a timely fashion. But please don't come in with an attitude, like we are beneath you and treat us as servants. There is no such thing. Everyone should be respected and especially those who are trying to earn. This isn't my career, but in my restaurant, I feel extremely sad for those who work jut as hard but don't make as much. the bus boys. They're incredibly decent, and for them this is a living. Also, it takes some serious skill to always greet and serve with a smile after being on your feet for 14 hours without sitting down and not eating much, dealing with rude and disrespectful customers.
In the hospitality industry, just because you say "thank you" repeatedly to the waiter/waitress doesn't mean you can tip any less or be incredibly rude when ordering. It's definitely appreciated saying thank you and please. It is a myth that we spit in food or do something on purpose to hurt the meal or drink they are ordering. I have never seen it happen in my workplace and it is hard running around trying to make sure everyone gets what they ordered correctly in a timely fashion. But please don't come in with an attitude, like we are beneath you and treat us as servants. There is no such thing. Everyone should be respected and especially those who are trying to earn. This isn't my career, but in my restaurant, I feel extremely sad for those who work jut as hard but don't make as much. the bus boys. They're incredibly decent, and for them this is a living. Also, it takes some serious skill to always greet and serve with a smile after being on your feet for 14 hours without sitting down and not eating much, dealing with rude and disrespectful customers.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
2 weeks in NYC
Looking forward to 2 weeks in nyc but REALLY just excited to get through the cold, winter, December days to come back to the sweet south :)
Christmas time in New York...I want to see the lights on the tree...Haven't seen snow in 2 years so hoping it snows a little...of course there's work and the apartment...it'll be fun! I love Christmas time..I love walking around seeing lights, and hearing christmas songs, and eating peppermint candies. Starbucks' Peppermint Mocha is yummy :D
counting down the days to xmas/family time/bday :)
Christmas time in New York...I want to see the lights on the tree...Haven't seen snow in 2 years so hoping it snows a little...of course there's work and the apartment...it'll be fun! I love Christmas time..I love walking around seeing lights, and hearing christmas songs, and eating peppermint candies. Starbucks' Peppermint Mocha is yummy :D
counting down the days to xmas/family time/bday :)
Monday, November 22, 2010
Home Sweet Home
Nola is amazing...
Family, friends, and FOOD! Saints victory :) Couldn't be having a better time!
Family, friends, and FOOD! Saints victory :) Couldn't be having a better time!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
NOLA
Home Sweet Home :)
Feels surreal being home and sitting on the couch watching the football game with my dad...it's like I never left.
I walked in the door to be greeted for 30 minutes by Max (my dog) So happy he didn't forget me....
Waiting to say hi to mom, can't sleep until I see her. I'm in my bed, with my favorite sheets but the room is empty. Tv is disconnected..I feel disconnected to my room. Everything is being remodeled..and things are everywhere but at least I'm in my bed, with Max.
I was so happy to see the rest of the family, it really made me happy. I miss NYC a little but I want to just enjoy this. I want to enjoy time with the family because who knows when i'll get this chance again.
Christmas may or may not happen in nola and the thought of not being with my family on Christmas and my birthday just scares me. I guess I can't have everything, but I'd like to.
My dad's the best dad in the ENTIRE WORLD. He's taking me to the Saints game this weekend. Seriously, I think it would take eternities to make up to him all that he's done for me in my lifetime. I may not have a job, my future is uncertain but I have the best family in the world.
On that note, I can't wait to wake up tomorrow morning and just hang out with my mom. :)
Feels surreal being home and sitting on the couch watching the football game with my dad...it's like I never left.
I walked in the door to be greeted for 30 minutes by Max (my dog) So happy he didn't forget me....
Waiting to say hi to mom, can't sleep until I see her. I'm in my bed, with my favorite sheets but the room is empty. Tv is disconnected..I feel disconnected to my room. Everything is being remodeled..and things are everywhere but at least I'm in my bed, with Max.
I was so happy to see the rest of the family, it really made me happy. I miss NYC a little but I want to just enjoy this. I want to enjoy time with the family because who knows when i'll get this chance again.
Christmas may or may not happen in nola and the thought of not being with my family on Christmas and my birthday just scares me. I guess I can't have everything, but I'd like to.
My dad's the best dad in the ENTIRE WORLD. He's taking me to the Saints game this weekend. Seriously, I think it would take eternities to make up to him all that he's done for me in my lifetime. I may not have a job, my future is uncertain but I have the best family in the world.
On that note, I can't wait to wake up tomorrow morning and just hang out with my mom. :)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Blog should have a topic
I was told today that I should have a topic or a general focus of this blog. I just want to write. You can read or not. I don't care. It's my blog and I'll write what I want to write. How does that sound?
Making Plans...
People or at least I should stop making plans...isn't it strange how making a plan and then sticking to it, is the one of the hardest things in life.
Or you may be right on track and other forces (not necessarily people) don't like your plan and decide to throw some twists and turns that make a simple plan into extremely complicated and utterly frustrating!
Or you may be right on track and other forces (not necessarily people) don't like your plan and decide to throw some twists and turns that make a simple plan into extremely complicated and utterly frustrating!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Full Circle
So I wasn't satisfied with my first post so here's another...
This may also have something to do with my newly developed insomnia, which I only got a few months ago when I came....full circle.
How?
I was born in New York, lived in Queens until I was 10. The day my parents told me we were moving away was probably the most devastating day in my childhood. I was sitting at a Blimpie? I think it was one of those, I remember the awful smell...My dad asked a 10 year old "What do you think about moving to another city?" and the reply was like "Long Island?" Later I was told that all the family vacations we were doing across the US past 2 months were in fact potential cities...then I was asked "Can we move to another city in another state?" the response "Do I really have a choice"
"NO"
Next thing i remember I'm driving to New Orleans (N'awlins, nola, the Big Easy, 504) in a big UHAUL truck with my family and it felt like a vacation..like after a week or so my parents would come to their senses and realize what they left behind.
For years I hated New Orleans and always told everyone that one day I would move back to New York. I grew up and never planned to move there. Every kid has plans but how many of those plans actually work out?? For as long as I can remember I despised New Orleans. I would say hate but as some of you will come to know I absolutely adore that city now and would never use such a strong word...even in past tense...
So I grew up, knew I was going to move out of nola eventually but lacked the motivation.
Then one day, everything changed, and if it wasn't for this 1 day my life would be completely different.
August 25, 2008, Hurricane Katrina, city under water..etc etc y'all know what happened. it's old news, city's all good now.
My school (Loyola) closed for an entire semester and I transferred to Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. 6 months in LA, despite the circumstances that lead me there, I was still pretty excited. It was gorgeous! Definitely tried to take advantage of being in an amazing city and realized that I belonged in a big city...I didn't know if LA was the one and I still don't fully know. But growing up my heart knew I was a "big city girl" I was meant to do big things.
Semester ended, family reunited, awesome feeling to be going back HOME (NOLA)
Future was clear, that I needed a big city to satisfy my desires...But I needed to properly enjoy NOLA and that I did for 8 months although the city was still rebuilding that entire time. However, I helped and did my part. There aren't words that can describe the feeling I had being back at home with everything so out of the ordinary. It's Pre-K and Post-K (K=Katrina)
Like most college students, I decided to focus on my future and decided I needed a big city. So most people in my situations make a list and visit each then decide. I, on the other hand, made a list...New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago. So having lived in two of them, I chose Chicago. FYI I had never been to Chicago in my life. Applied to DePaul, 4 months later I was in the car driving to Chicago.
Amazing 4 years of my life. Met some great people and also met a couple not so great. Overall, it was the best decision I have ever made in my life. 18 on my own in a completely new city. School, work, friends, amazing time!! Hated the brutal winters but the summer made up for it. But all good things come to an end eventually, right?
So last year I moved back to New Orleans. No work, all fun and play :) Didn't want to stress about anything, just travel and spend time with the family. In June I visited New York for a family wedding...walking down Times Square, all I could think of was the Alicia Keys and Jay-Z song "New York" and it put a huge smile on my face. 1 day in July I decided I should stop the traveling and find a job, the perfect city for me was New York. So the next day I booked a one-way ticket, packed 1 suitcase, 1 week later..I moved to New York. no job, no apartment, very few friends/family. 4 months later..here I am today.
An Insomniac...
Writing about how I came full-circle in life and I'm back in the city I was born in. I was reminded of my childhood dreams the other day, how I was going to come back to New York and do the things I did as a kid...guess what? I did! I went to Famous Pizza, and Flushing Meadows Park where I went as a kid almost every summer day. I was reminded of old memories...BUT
I made new memories too..I remember going to AC (Atlantic City) as a kid while my parents gambled..always told my parents "When I grow up take me here" I grew up..and one night randomly it was decided for me. I was going to Atlantic City!
There's a phrase.."only in new york" and I say that a lot because it's true. You can encounter the strangest, funniest, and most coolest things in this city and if you close your eyes for too long...something great might pass you by. I believe strongly in destiny..something always happens for a reason. It's true if you think about it.
I try to keep my eyes open all the time so I can never miss an opportunity or an experience. I do sleep occasionally, but for an exciting life in an exciting city sometimes...I would much rather give up sleep for a typical new york day/night!
So I live in New York, it's a lot of fun! I should mention while I love NYC, I will not give up the 504 area code, and will always claim New Orleans as my home..bc anyone who really knows me, knows how much I love Nola...and I LOVE the Saints not just bc they won the Superbowl but always have... I also LOVE Lil Wayne...and I'm secretly a little ghetto at times..So what? I'm definitely a nola girl...
I moved to NYC for my career and high aspirations and an exciting life, I can do things GOOD back in nola but I want to do things BIGGER and BETTER so NYC is the place for me! I love it, it's exciting and it's a struggle, the cause for my insomnia..but it's worth it!
xoxo,
Ms. Nola
This may also have something to do with my newly developed insomnia, which I only got a few months ago when I came....full circle.
How?
I was born in New York, lived in Queens until I was 10. The day my parents told me we were moving away was probably the most devastating day in my childhood. I was sitting at a Blimpie? I think it was one of those, I remember the awful smell...My dad asked a 10 year old "What do you think about moving to another city?" and the reply was like "Long Island?" Later I was told that all the family vacations we were doing across the US past 2 months were in fact potential cities...then I was asked "Can we move to another city in another state?" the response "Do I really have a choice"
"NO"
Next thing i remember I'm driving to New Orleans (N'awlins, nola, the Big Easy, 504) in a big UHAUL truck with my family and it felt like a vacation..like after a week or so my parents would come to their senses and realize what they left behind.
For years I hated New Orleans and always told everyone that one day I would move back to New York. I grew up and never planned to move there. Every kid has plans but how many of those plans actually work out?? For as long as I can remember I despised New Orleans. I would say hate but as some of you will come to know I absolutely adore that city now and would never use such a strong word...even in past tense...
So I grew up, knew I was going to move out of nola eventually but lacked the motivation.
Then one day, everything changed, and if it wasn't for this 1 day my life would be completely different.
August 25, 2008, Hurricane Katrina, city under water..etc etc y'all know what happened. it's old news, city's all good now.
My school (Loyola) closed for an entire semester and I transferred to Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. 6 months in LA, despite the circumstances that lead me there, I was still pretty excited. It was gorgeous! Definitely tried to take advantage of being in an amazing city and realized that I belonged in a big city...I didn't know if LA was the one and I still don't fully know. But growing up my heart knew I was a "big city girl" I was meant to do big things.
Semester ended, family reunited, awesome feeling to be going back HOME (NOLA)
Future was clear, that I needed a big city to satisfy my desires...But I needed to properly enjoy NOLA and that I did for 8 months although the city was still rebuilding that entire time. However, I helped and did my part. There aren't words that can describe the feeling I had being back at home with everything so out of the ordinary. It's Pre-K and Post-K (K=Katrina)
Like most college students, I decided to focus on my future and decided I needed a big city. So most people in my situations make a list and visit each then decide. I, on the other hand, made a list...New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago. So having lived in two of them, I chose Chicago. FYI I had never been to Chicago in my life. Applied to DePaul, 4 months later I was in the car driving to Chicago.
Amazing 4 years of my life. Met some great people and also met a couple not so great. Overall, it was the best decision I have ever made in my life. 18 on my own in a completely new city. School, work, friends, amazing time!! Hated the brutal winters but the summer made up for it. But all good things come to an end eventually, right?
So last year I moved back to New Orleans. No work, all fun and play :) Didn't want to stress about anything, just travel and spend time with the family. In June I visited New York for a family wedding...walking down Times Square, all I could think of was the Alicia Keys and Jay-Z song "New York" and it put a huge smile on my face. 1 day in July I decided I should stop the traveling and find a job, the perfect city for me was New York. So the next day I booked a one-way ticket, packed 1 suitcase, 1 week later..I moved to New York. no job, no apartment, very few friends/family. 4 months later..here I am today.
An Insomniac...
Writing about how I came full-circle in life and I'm back in the city I was born in. I was reminded of my childhood dreams the other day, how I was going to come back to New York and do the things I did as a kid...guess what? I did! I went to Famous Pizza, and Flushing Meadows Park where I went as a kid almost every summer day. I was reminded of old memories...BUT
I made new memories too..I remember going to AC (Atlantic City) as a kid while my parents gambled..always told my parents "When I grow up take me here" I grew up..and one night randomly it was decided for me. I was going to Atlantic City!
There's a phrase.."only in new york" and I say that a lot because it's true. You can encounter the strangest, funniest, and most coolest things in this city and if you close your eyes for too long...something great might pass you by. I believe strongly in destiny..something always happens for a reason. It's true if you think about it.
I try to keep my eyes open all the time so I can never miss an opportunity or an experience. I do sleep occasionally, but for an exciting life in an exciting city sometimes...I would much rather give up sleep for a typical new york day/night!
So I live in New York, it's a lot of fun! I should mention while I love NYC, I will not give up the 504 area code, and will always claim New Orleans as my home..bc anyone who really knows me, knows how much I love Nola...and I LOVE the Saints not just bc they won the Superbowl but always have... I also LOVE Lil Wayne...and I'm secretly a little ghetto at times..So what? I'm definitely a nola girl...
I moved to NYC for my career and high aspirations and an exciting life, I can do things GOOD back in nola but I want to do things BIGGER and BETTER so NYC is the place for me! I love it, it's exciting and it's a struggle, the cause for my insomnia..but it's worth it!
xoxo,
Ms. Nola
I should start a Blog...
Blogs are interesting...
So finally I caved....
Here's my blog, I wonder if I will update as frequent as I hope to or should?
Stay Tuned...
So finally I caved....
Here's my blog, I wonder if I will update as frequent as I hope to or should?
Stay Tuned...
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