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My Keys Journey … Part 3

My Keys Journey… Part 3

Finally after 3 weeks of job searching I got an interview at another hotel here in Key West. The first interview went great! I knew I had the job in the bag. They emailed me later that day and asked for some of my references and if I could come in for a second interview. During my second interview they asked if I had any questions. As a matter of fact I do, I asked about the clocking in and overtime. They do follow all the rules and guidelines and I happily accepted the job. I have now been working there for a month in the reservations department. Last week for my birthday they bought me a cake and sang Happy Birthday to me. I turned bright red as I usually do in any of those situations.

I am starting to adjust to life here in Key West and think once I make a few friends I will really like it here. It’s always hard when you are somewhere and you don’t really know anyone. I do feel like I am very independent and I will be fine it’s just not so much fun right now. I do LOVE coming to the beach. There are 4 beaches on the island. Smathers beach on the northern part of the island closest to the airport. Higgs beach next door to the Casa Marina, Southernmost beach at the end of Duval St. and Fort Zachary Taylor where I am now. You do have to pay to get into Fort Zach since its a state park but I personally think that keeps some of the not so lovely people away and I am fine with that.

Every weekend I have off work I wonder oh crap what am I going to do this weekend. Yes I know I should be excited about having time off in Key West the possibilities are endless but things get a little boring when you are always alone. I did a Jetski tour with the company at work and that was a lot of fun. I had not been on a Jet ski since I was down here in 2011 and flipped it with my Mom on the back. So need less to say I was not thrilled about the idea but I knew I need to as some people say get back on the horse. It actually turned out to be a lot of fun. It was about a 90 minute tour, we went along the Gulf side of the island under the bridge by Boca Chica and to a sandbar that we were only in about 2 feet of water. At that point we were able to get off the Jet ski and play around in the sand. After that we headed down the Atlantic side of the island, stopping at Southern most point and Fort Zach along the way. Overall it was something I needed to do to loose my fear of them in the ocean.

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Another thing I did was drive up to Bahia Honda state park. I was told by quite a few people this was a not miss thing to do and they were right. The park itself has 3 beaches, 1 is very shallow and great for kids, the other is on the other side of the parking lot and really nice view looking at nothing other than ocean and the last is on the other side of the park you actually have to drive there and that was my personal favorite one. Pretty sandy compared to Fort Zach and not a lot of sea weed like the others.

Part 4 coming soon!

Peace, Love and Tweeting! -tOr

Is BlogHer for you? I think so …

As some of you know I spent the past weekend in Chicago at the annual BlogHer conference. It was a lot of fun … I feel like I might need to sleep for about a week but definitely worth it! Here are some tips and must haves if you plan on attending in 2014.

– Defiantly stay at the official conference hotel. We would come back to our room everyday to find cute little packages from various people and brands. The bag from Steve Harvey was my absolute favorite. It had a little note from him and also a mustache that you were supposed to take photos with and use hash tag #steveharveyblogher2013 and also mention him on Twitter at @IAmSteveHarvey.

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– Make sure that you purchase your tickets with the advance purchase option. It was about half the cost and at only $200 for almost 3 days of conference sessions, not to mention an invite to all the exclusive parties.

– When you check into the hotel ask what floors the parties are going to be located on and request another floor. I was pooped by Saturday night and couldn’t wait to goto sleep but the final party was on my floor and you could hear it loud and clear until about 1am.

– Bring an extra suitcase! You maybe wondering why? I have 1 word for you … SWAG SWAG and more SWAG! This photo of the car should sum it up!

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– Business cards are a must … And the amount you think you need to bring should be doubled. I am so happy I put that extra box in my suit case.

Overall I learned a lot about myself and my business – blog. I feel confident in some of the things that I am doing and also have some new ideas I would like to try. Please feel free to email me with any other questions you might have at HUNKSrHANDBAGS@gmail.com

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As always, Peace, Love and Tweeting! – tOr

Chicago Bound!

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As I sit here on a flight from Key West to Chicago I can’t help but think how lucky I am to live the life that I have now. I am going back home for the first time since I moved and I am excited to see my friends and family. I keep wondering what next for me? I have said that I will stay in Key West for at least a year. I feel like that will give me a chance to really get to know the island and be able to experience all of the festivals. When I go home Mini Season will be over and I am really excited to try out lobster fishing. Anyone that knows me knows I love my seafood and if I can go catch it myself even better! This week is going to be very exciting. I have a few consulting meetings set up and I am also attending Blogher 2013 in Chicago. I actually bought the tickets last year before I knew or even had a thought in my mind about moving to Key West let alone anywhere else. My Mom is going with me and I think it will be fun to get to hangout with her for 3 days. She is more of a friend than my Mom. She lets me make my own decisions … Wait mistakes. I think she learned that I need to do it for myself to know what I really want out of life. Hope you all are having a wonderful week! If your at Blogher Tweet me! I would LOVE to meet you!

As always, Peace, Love and Tweeting! -tOr