Wait… I’m still here?

If you had asked me back in May what I would be doing right now, I don’t think I would have told you I would be working in a full-time position in PR in New York. There are a couple of reasons for this; the first being that I had no idea at that point in my life that I would be moving to New York. Every time someone asks me how me, a girl from Birmingham, Alabama, ended up in New York, I really don’t have an answer. It’s not that I didn’t want to be here; it’s more that I didn’t realize that it was even a possibility. Much less staying here…

Long story short, at the end of September I was offered a full-time position at Weber Shandwick in the Consumer Practice. I’m about to start my fourth week there and I couldn’t be happier. I am working on several accounts that span several different categories – from beauty & health to tech to home goods.

Even though I’m no longer working in a specifically digital practice, I have made an effort to keep up with what’s going on in the social media world. The most exciting update I have today is that I just received my invite to test the much-hyped Google Wave. I’ve played around with it a little today, but I can tell that I need to go back and read through all of my archived Mashable articles in order to figure out how I’m supposed to use this thing. I just read an article in Time about how it feels like you’re being invited to a super-exclusive party and it’s pretty accurate. The only bummer is that none of my friends (except for my dad – who gave me the invite – thanks!) have arrived yet.  I hope  it doesn’t take too long! I hear that I have eight invites I can give out, but I haven’t quite gotten to that point yet.

Anyway, I can tell that this week is going to be a really long one, so I’m going to try to get some sleep. I’ll have to put the “waving” on hold til tomorrow…