I can't believe it's 2020 already. A lot of things happened in the past year, good and bad, that I'm hoping to leverage into my goals for the next year.
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Work has been incredibly stressful these last few months. My department has experienced 2 rounds of unexpected turnover, leaving us short-staffed and scrambling during our busiest time of year. It's safe to say that after doing the work of multiple people for 4 months, I'm not doing so well.
I'm the type of person who gets really nervous during interviews. Unfortunately, I'm not the type of person who can hide their nerves easily. When I graduated from college, I went through multiple interview processes, desperately seeking any type of accounting job that I could get. I was under a mountain of pressure from my parents (and myself), had no…
One of my favorite things to do in the world is taking personality quizzes. It's something that my partner, Shaun, can attest to as I will usually make him do them with me. I love learning more about him just as much as I love learning about myself.
Now that it's over 90 degrees almost every day, it's time to break out the ice pops! Boozy ice pops are a crowd favorite; they keep you cool and take barely any time to make. If you're a parent, it's likely that you already have the ice pop molds somewhere in your house. If you don't, I'm hoping that you…
I attended my first networking event and panel yesterday, and it did not go as well as I'd hoped (in terms of actual networking). Starting cold conversations has never been my strong suit, and it became apparent the second that I stepped into the event space. I did learn a lot from my mistakes. Without further ado, here are my…
Normally I'm not a big fan of the "act like a woman, not a girl" message, but in Nice Girls (Still) Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers, Dr. Lois P. Frankel presents this message in a way that does not come across as condescending. She acknowledges that grown women tend to maintain habits…
Please give me a chance to redeem myself after that terrible pun. I gave up alcohol for the past 40 days, so we can blame my joke on the mimosas I enjoyed at Easter Brunch (or the margaritas that I enjoyed after). In all seriousness, I've been craving margaritas since the weather in Arizona went above 70 degrees. I was…
Earlier this year, I moved out of my one bedroom apartment, where I lived alone, into a two bedroom apartment with one of my friends from high school. While the new apartment was bigger, having an extra person significantly decreased the amount of space that I was allowed to fill. When it came time to move, we realized that it…
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I'm Kristin, a lover of anything related to learning and development. I'm a full-time Accountant based in sunny Phoenix, AZ. Promotions & Prosecco is a diary of my self growth journey and the delicious food and drinks I enjoy along the way.