Bringing Out the Girl in Me: A Day in the Life Sunday

One week ago today, I was in Chicago with the girls.

Shopping like I truly have never shopped before, I ended up face to face with the nemesis I call fashion.  Yes, in the world of fashion I have some work to do and set out to rectify that with a few purchases early in the weekend: a color block dress and Frye boots.

Between those purchases, getting to know 3 other amazing, strong women and breaking bread (literally) in the sunshine with two of my dearest friends, I began to relax and unwind and reconnect to the Lisa that so easily gets lost in the day-to-day.

My college roomie summed it up so well when she commented, "I'm so much better at work today because of that time spent, unplugged. I'm thinking more clearly, I slept 8 hours last night, I return to school a better superintendent for my district because I'm rejuvenated."

Friendships come in all shapes and sizes (like purses, shoes, dresses . . .)

As I was stepping back into my role of mom and wife contemplating the decisions, initiatives and #hr actions waiting for my return to the job the next day, I was faced with a moment of uncertainty as the question, "Who am I?" flashed through my mind and stopped me in my tracks.

I am a lot of things to others and to myself. If I were to list them out before my weekends with the girls, no matter how long or all encompassing the list was, it would not have been complete. It would be missing something. It would be missing girl.

What happened to the girl? Thank you to the women in my life for bringing out the girl in me.

Job Shadow dot Com

I was recently contacted by Aaron Stahl, the owner of Jobshadow.com.

Jobshadow.com helps young people searching for career and job information by interviewing people who actually do those jobs vs. the standard and often inaccurate information that is typically available on the internet for young people who are career hunting.  

In essence the site allows readers to ‘shadow’ jobs online.  

Aaron has been getting great feedback from people who love the information provided in the interviews.  They are grateful and truly inspired by the information shared. They've interviewed everyone from U.S. Ambassadors and Senators, to Accountants, to people who climb and install cell phone towers, and countless jobs in between.  

It's a great site that's now even better since you can shadow a real, live Human Resource Director. You can peruse the complete list of interviews here.

Hmmm, I am thinking about brewmaster if this HR gig ever dries up!