Note To Self

The holiday parties are bad for my waistline!

But great for wasting time laughing, drinking, and reconnecting.

The Starbucks Shuffle

Finding shade outside;
Trendy LA writers, actors, producers––the industry spends more time drinking coffee than working.
Although netWORKing is draining.
With my puppies on my lap, I happily create.
Life is beautiful. Especially outside in LA!

Media Overload

Waking up to Facebook is more than a mild problem, it's an addiction.
Honestly, I'm not in my twenties and it is not 2007- so I think it's time to back away from the social media platform...
Plus, that will give me more time for Instagram, Twitter and Vine.
#SocialMediaMandatoryForSuccess

Networking Takes Work! ...AND A BETTER SPELL CHECK!

It's interesting how responding to one email can turn into a forty-five minute project.
Carefully scrutinizing every word (with far more patience than I do this blog post), I hit send, only to see a typo-
That's life.
Do I send an additional reply and comment on the silly mistake? Or do I let it ride and hope they understand?
How come networking takes so much work?

Social Media Saturday

I've:
Texted,
Tweeted,
Tumblred,
Facebooked,
Instagramed,
Vined,
Blogged,
and sent my last email.
I think it's safe to say that social media is here to stay-
Now I'm off to enjoy my day!

ReconNEcT Working Week 8

Sometimes you have to reach out to a former mentor and share how grateful you are for their guidance...

Even when that person was a nasty, power hungry, condescending artistic director who loved playing games.

The truth is, this person was extremely talented at their job, despite having any creativity of their own, they really knew how to draw it out of others.

I learned a lot from my time with this person;

I discovered that there is a nice way to get things done, an evil way to say something and how to travel overseas.

So this week, I'm sending an overdue F_ck-off, in the form of a "Thank You!"

See?

Progress.

ReconNEcT Working Week 6

How appropriate-
The year I decide to make communicating via hand-written letters a priority, the USPS decides to raise the price of stamps (to nearly half a dollar!) AND if that weren't enough, they're ending Saturday delivery!!!
Nevertheless, I'm sticking to my goal.
It just makes sending a letter that much more romantic and/or thoughtful.
This week I reached out to a close friend that I haven't seen in a very long time. Hopefully it will make her smile.
I'm also sending a thank you to the executive producer of the talk show that Jeff and I appeared on last week.
It's ALL about reminding people that you appreciate them!

ReconNEcT Working Week 5

This week I'm sending letters to;

A friend from yoga class, who hosted us in her beautiful home for a day of games, food and gossip.

I'm also sending a note to a wonderful choreographer in the business, with whom I had the pleasure of working with this week on the set of "Bunheads."

One month down, and I'm really enjoying the old fashioned form...

I'm just bummed that stamps are going up again!

Oh well, $0.48 is a small price to pay to tell a friend or colleague you're thinking of them!

RecoNEcT Working! Week 4

I'm happy to report that my hand has finally stopped cramping!

This week I sent Thank You notes to two of my friends that hosted me while I was working a gig in Las Vegas.

I also sent a surprise note to my old friend and colleague in New York!

She's a writer, so I decided to include a "quote" for inspiration.

I think this project has been more exciting for me than the recipients of the notes... 

A Meeting of the Minds!

Last night I hosted an evening of creativity, laughter and networking for
my manager and her clients.
It's cliché to say, but the only true ingredient to success in any industry is
the people you're connected to!
I'm honored to be among a small, elite group of talented artist all guided
by our wonderful; manager, colleague and friend, Michelle Zeitlin.
It was encouraging to be in a room full of artist that write, act, sing, dance and produce-
all of them ready to collaborate on new projects and continue building bonds.

Michelle Zeitlin w/ clients Matthew Shaffer, Jeff Payton & Adam Bay (L to R)