I kept busy this past weekend between work and play. Kicking off my fun-filled weekend, I was at the Cleveland Metroparks Boo At The Zoo event on Friday. I can’t believe I had never been to this event before since they have been doing it for the past 23 years! But I had a ball…
Category: Life
A MUCH Needed Vacation
So I just got back yesterday from a fantastic 11 day trip to Virginia Beach. I was there primarily for my brother Tommy and his now wife Mandy’s wedding. It was the perfect getaway after having just finished school and a crazy first half of the year. The chance to spend almost 2 weeks with my…
I’m A Graduate!
I saw 2 different psychics between 2007 and 2008, and the only thing they both told me that actually came true was that I would go back to school. I had gone to Cuyahoga Community College right out of high school, with the intention of getting my degree in journalism and theatre. Really I just cared about…
Energy Vampires
You wake up in a great mood. The day is yours! Then you get to work and that negative co-worker starts bitching about their morning so far, how other co-workers annoy them and before you know it you already start getting sucked in. Suddenly the pile of papers is causing anxiety, you start thinking about…
Joy In Random Moments
I’m generally not one for making plans. Granted I have to in some way on a daily basis-we all do. This week I had many things planned. But even the few things that technically went accordingly didn’t really go accordingly. The great surprises that came out this week (so far) not only has made me…
Closing A Chapter
Today is officially my last day of school at the Ohio Center for Broadcasting, and I’ll be a graduate next week. It has been a challenging, but completely rewarding year. I have made so many friends, and my classmates have become like family. I have had many amazing opportunities and tried things I never thought…
Compassion
Compassion is apparently a virtue I have forgotten lately. The image below, which I found on Pinterest (shocking, I know…), was the wake up call I needed. I need to lose the ego. Stop looking at the past, placing blame, being hurt and angry. I need to forgive. I have confused “being a doormat” and compassion. They…
A Woman Named Tiana
Tiana has pale skin and bright red hair. She’s eccentric, fun and French. She comes to the bar I work at occasionally on Sundays to have a drink or two and see what band is playing. The first time I met her I didn’t recognize her accent until she asked me for a lemon (“a lee-mon please”)….
Back To Yoga!
Yesterday I went back to yoga for the first time in months. I didn’t realize how much I needed it till I finally went. Shakthi, my instructor, is amazing! He teaches yoga in a way that helps to make me focus. No offense to other instructors I have had, but I’m so in my head that I…
How To Annoy A Bartender
I have 12 years of restaurant experience, 7 of those bartending. Every bartender friend I have, and even random ones I meet and discuss the business, share a list of the same pet peeves. So, I present to you the top things/phrases that piss off and annoy bartenders. Feel free to add one’s that may bother you…
Life With Leah* 