Drama Queen

  • Things to Do Today

    My coworker is out of town this whole week – and I know her job – so I’m covering for her.  Also, we are into rehearsal big-style – two weeks left to get this mammoth off the ground (musicals are always so much harder to manage than straight plays).  Ergo, I will be busier than a fly in a hog pen this week.  (Is that a saying?  I think I just made it up).  So, before I begin this stressful adventure (well, I’m already halfway through Monday, and that’s an accomplishment), I have a list of things to accomplish: 1. Buy a chiminea (outdoor fireplace) – CHECK, that one I did…

  • The Reluctant Grownup

    I feel I should probably explain the title of my blog before I get too far into this.  See, I have just completed my first full year of working in a job I call a "REAL JOB," with big fat quotation marks.  My early twenties were spent earning peanuts in non-profits and loving life, and now I’m trying to be the proverbial ant slaving away for the winter.  I liked being a grasshopper better.    A quick recap of what I’ve done since college:   (1) Went to Australia for a year.  Wore the same 5 outfits over and over, had my boyfriend cut my hair, we slept in the back of an…