Archive for the 'Careers' Category

Starting a New Job in the New Year

After many years of living out in California, I decided for myself that 2010 was going to be a year of change for me.  Even though I love the state of California, I could feel the gypsy blood in me calling me to move – so that was exactly what I was going to do.
But [...]

Looking Back on my Summer Job

I am sad to say that the first day of fall has been and gone and that means summer is over.  I guess it was bound to happen eventually, but what a summer it was.  I mean, not only was it the first summer that I didn’t have summer school, but I had a really [...]

My Dreams of Being a Lawyer

For a little while when I was younger, I had dreams of being a lawyer.  This was partly because it was in my family — my uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all lawyers — but also partly because of an experience I had.
When I was 17, a boyfriend of mine got into trouble with the [...]

Accidents Will Happen

I’ve been in plenty of car accidents before, and I’ve seen the aftermath of countless accidents, but yesterday I actually saw one as it was happening for the first time in my life.
I was driving downtown on this street with a lot of construction.  They’ve torn up the entire street to fix all the potholes, [...]

An Eye for Detail

I design golf clubs for a living.  When most people hear this, they think I probably have the easiest job in the world.  Change the color of the grip tape once or twice and call it a year, they think.  But the golfers I talk to understand the complexities of my job.  I constantly strive [...]