tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post9014937034655228574..comments2023-09-10T08:59:52.519-07:00Comments on Mamazblogging! by Lisa Trank: Looking for work and other energy drainsLisa Trankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12636364765705410805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-77037665432025656012008-02-22T15:45:00.000-08:002008-02-22T15:45:00.000-08:00I guess it is all about riding the waves, staying ...I guess it is all about riding the waves, staying flexible and endlessly thinking on your feet. Sounds a lot like being a mother. What I find exhilarating about this time in my career-life, is that literally, I could go in all those different directions the aforementioned horses are taking me and any of them would be right where I need to be. <BR/><BR/>The biggest wave for me to ride is the one Lisa Trankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636364765705410805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-58622839393417093862008-02-22T02:41:00.000-08:002008-02-22T02:41:00.000-08:00What you could do in 1988,what I could do in 1988,...What you could do in 1988,what I could do in 1988, what any of us could do in 1988 and what we can do now are separated by a 20-year chasm, aren't they? You moved to New York in '88. I moved FROM New York in 1988. I was a single mother w/ an almost 6-year-old and was able to concurrently pack up a household (a 4-story brownstone which required a running up and down the stairs a lot, hauling stuffClaireWalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795226291784652838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-17982309300552233122008-02-21T18:47:00.000-08:002008-02-21T18:47:00.000-08:00Hey, Lisa - it's Beth Hayden from BMW. Sounds lik...Hey, Lisa - it's Beth Hayden from BMW. Sounds like an incredibly frustrating situation right now! Pat yourself on the back for the great work you've already done.<BR/><BR/>Is it possible employers are looking for a lot of social media PR expertise? Are you spotlighting your online/blogging/social networking experience to the maximum? I'm not in PR, I'm just trying to throw out anything that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-44632805837478761022008-02-21T16:01:00.000-08:002008-02-21T16:01:00.000-08:00Been there, doing that. Try having 20-plus years e...Been there, doing that. Try having 20-plus years experience, a bulging portfolio and people who will say glowing things only to be told later (when I call) that you don't have enough experience. Seriously, I hope you don't get to try it, and you find the perfect job (then hire me as assistant). We must have hope, for it's all we have. The blog, I have found, is a great mood lifter, diversion, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-56446181233478244612008-02-21T15:38:00.000-08:002008-02-21T15:38:00.000-08:00Thanks, Rosemary - keeping the faith is sometimes ...Thanks, Rosemary - keeping the faith is sometimes hard to do, but I come from a long line of optimists, so have to carry on the family tradition of plugging away!Lisa Trankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636364765705410805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321646751655515924.post-3046799472663928132008-02-21T14:56:00.000-08:002008-02-21T14:56:00.000-08:00Lisa: I'd like to say "Whoa, hold your horses, rei...Lisa: I'd like to say "Whoa, hold your horses, reign those babies in and take a deep breath!" But I know you can't. I've been where you are and know it can be discouraging. But I am amazed at how many resumes you've sent out and everything you are doing to get a job--surely there IS something coming toward you that will be perfect! I hope so. Until then, Ride-em cowgirl! Rosemary Carstens - http:Rosemary Carstenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078731575772645930noreply@blogger.com