Sheila holds Ollie, her creation
A few weeks back, Justin and I were in Brooklyn for an innocent night of TV watching with fellow entertainment addicts. One of the gals there suggested I attempt to write for the Examiner website. Her friend was doing it and, apparently, it’s something you can get paid for. Being in dire need of income, I decided to give it a shot. After applying for an “adventure travel examiner” position, I received the “outdoor examiner” slot. Apparently they’re still waiting for their adventure writer to get started, but outdoors is …sort of… …almost… the same. At any rate, I’ve already earned a whole dollar so far!:D
OK, obviously this is not going to be about the money. But why not write? Why not have something positive to focus on that I love doing and a quasi-justifiable reason for doing it? That’s the way I am looking at this endeavor. So far, I have written one article on ice climbing in the Catskills and another on vacationing in Rincon, Puerto Rico. More will surely follow. Check out my New York Outdoor Examiner page and click my bio to expand that section! :)
Table of amuse-bouches and finger sandwiches
In other news, my cousin Sheila’s baby shower was onthe 14th. Val! and I helped Mom get ready for it, as did lots of other family members (notably Sha Sha, Linda and Leanne). Val! wanted to make some amuse-bouches for the party. I was her sous chef. Everything went off remarkably well! Check out my photos here, Val!’s here, and Sheila’s here.