KDUNK

Dear Lili,

Your mother has had a long, winding road of careers in her lifetime. It took me a long while to get where I landed. I think this was a good thing. I would encourage you to try the same when you are older – if not – the shorter version.

When I reflect back on my various career paths I now see that despite how random the paths were they were all headed more or less in the same direction. In some small way…together they made me a more well-rounded individual. Or at least nothing else – a good cocktail party guest with lots of stories.

Some of my careers off the top of my head include:

I worked in a bakery. A perfume factory. I designed live action game show props. I worked in fashion. I wrote full feature articles for magazines. I opened celebrity fan mail. I babysat. I modeled fashion in a small runway show. I was a cater/waiter. A cocktail waitress. I was briefly a bass player in a pop punk band. I worked in a post-production studio. I worked as a waitress in college at a truck stop in Virginia. I worked for the National Scrabble Association. I managed a team of 3D digital animators. I worked in a film production office. I was a wardrobe stylist for HD TV shoots. And…the list goes on.

My last job before getting pregnant with you Lili was as a Writer/Producer On-Air for a popular women’s TV network. At the time I stayed up late worrying about things like fashion/models/girls gone bad and other things that haunted me slightly when thinking…yes I went to an all women’s college. So?

I joke but I am forever grateful for all my jobs and especially for my last FT one as I never learned so much about Writing/Producing in such a small amount of time. People trusted me and gave me opportunities I will forever be grateful for that got me where I am today.

Speaking of today…

Today Lili…(really Friday) I accepted an offer for my ‘dream’ job. It starts at the end of June. Something that has made me feel as if I’ve truly come full circle in my career, my life as a writer and also as your mother. I will now be the: Writer, Nick Jr. On-Air – for Nickelodeon’s preschool division. That’s right Lili. Mama not only lives and breaths the two to four-year-old demographic but can now write about it too. I know you were a little curious if at my new office I would run into our buddies we watch every morning – Little Bear/Peppa Pig/Olivia, etc. I promise I’ll say hello for you if I do. And no matter what you have my word that I’ll make this time working worth while for our family. Thank you for all your love and support Lili. I couldn’t have done it without out. Truly.