#32: Get Inspired To Move West.
I got a random phone call a couple weeks ago from my old best friend, Rima, from the 2nd grade. Excited, elated, inspired and stoked with a range of feel-like-a-kid-again emotions, I jumped up and down when she told me the news. “Hey Lauren! So good news… I got a job with Salesforce as a Software Engineer! Bad news, it’s in San Francisco! Jeff and I are taking 3 weeks to get out there and road-tripping…
#29: Get A Job With Hamilton Beach.
A PR-Grad-Turned-Copywriter, it took me a while to find copywriting heaven… Who knew a 2-week temp assignment with a kitchen appliance brand would turn into a 3-month event or open the window to a career? Now –– One month and 32 best-selling kitchen appliances later –– I’ve learned a thing, or two, about how to win consumers’ hearts with a simple coffeemaker. I worked as a Radio Disney Groupie, festival planner, restaurant hostess, smoothie maker, amateur web developer,…
#12: 15 Reasons Why I Moved Back To My College Town.
Did you know there’s more to your college town than meets the college student’s eye? I had no idea either. Turns out there is life in Richmond,VA after college. And it’s unbelievably cool. I’m a week into my new post-college town living. And already I’ve found a confluence of diverse restaurants outside campus, way better coffee shops not run by freshman baristas, OTBT places I didn’t have a car to get to before, way more money to work with,…