There's A Reason for the Season

Beautiful snow covered Beacon Hill

I'm not sure what is going this year, but it seems Mother Earth has made the decision to jump from summer straight into winter. I have never been a huge fan of fall- please just give me snow, Starbucks holiday cups, and festive cheer- forget about the changing of the leaves and apple picking. Unfortunately what comes with psychotic Boston weather is the onslaught of holiday marketing and advertising. Every year it feels like stores, both big and small, feel the need to put up their holiday displays earlier and earlier. The onslaught begins with Halloween and ends with New Years. Before we know it we'll be buying Halloween costumes mid-July and purchasing Christmas gifts and baking Christmas cookies dressed in tank tops and shorts.

Now usually I am in agreement with most of the universe in believing that stores are celebrating these holidays way too far in advance, but this year I find myself listening to Christmas tunes before the leaves have barely started to change. I am eagerly awaiting this years Starbucks holiday cup and cannot wait for Halloween to be over so that stores put up there Christmas trees and start playing Christmas carols. Even as I write this, I find myself listening to Mariah Carey's single Oh Santa.

Perhaps I am experiencing this sudden turn in feelings cause I feel the distressed and depressed world pressing down around me and hope some Christmas cheer will plaster a smile on your face. Even if its a fake cheery atmosphere, I love the holidays. Some people find the overall cheeriness depressive. I on the other hand, can't wait to wish random people on the street "Merry Christmas and Happy Holdiays!" It is the season of giving after all. During the two or so months of infectious cheer, the world is in a generally happier mood. It isn't until the realization that another year has passed and New Years resolutions start breaking, that world sets back into an overall gloomy atmosphere.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

All I'm saying is that the world deserves a much needed break from incessantly worrying about the economy, job market, and general life craziness. This is what the holidays are all about. This is why I'm beginning to realize that it doesn't matter if your local Macys decides to put up their Christmas displays on November 1. In the end, I believe, this is all about spreading cheer.

A New Year Means . .

more blogging. I've left Los Angeles and have been back living amidst the real world for several months now. Obviously, no one knows this because I haven't blogged since April. EPIC FAIL. I just noticed that my last post took place on April 1st. Among the first lines, I promised to blog more often. Now let's take that little line as an April Fools Day joke. Happy April Fools Day!! Its just taken me a few months to let everyone in on my little secret.

You may notice that I have revamped the blog. I figured with the end of my time in Los Angeles, the time came to redo not only the look of my blog, but also the entire premise of what I was going to write about. Los Angeles was both good and bad to me. I learned a lot about my myself, my potential career, and about the entertainment industry. Most importantly, I learned that I really do love the world of public relations and am extremely pumped to get my career started.

I took the summer of from interning for a much deserved break. I worked full-time at BU Fitrec (shout out to the Fitty and buddies), had loads of fun around Boston with good friends and came to realize that I couldn't wait to get back into the world of PR. Whowouldthunkit? I've felt inspired since coming back to school and Boston. Since classes began, I've come to appreciate the opportunities that we are given to learn and discover all that is going on in the up and coming world. As young students in 2010, we are on the verge of new and exciting premises that will forever change the fields in which we want to work. Cheesy, I know. But it is very true.

I just want to finish by saying that I can't wait to publish all of my thoughts about things happening in my life and in the crazy, ever changing world of public relations and marketing. I hope everyone is prepared because I promise to be back soon!