Raffle Auction - a much better title

*UPDATE* - This whole shebang is being held at Langosta Lounge and NOT moving to Porta National Park like the poster says. Don't forget - festivities begin at 6. Hope to see you there!


My friend Patrick is part of a team who are going to stand-up paddle the 26.5 miles around the island of Manhattan August 12th.

August 3rd there is a fundraising event at Langosta Lounge in Asbury Park. I'm posting this info on my blog in the hopes that you will decide to donate to Patrick and help raise money for a good cause.

Like the flyer says, the auction has some great prizes including a 30-minute massage by me!

Come down and check out the event - have fun while embracing your inner do-gooder with minimal effort! See you there!

But I thought it was tomorrow...

Well, today was my last day of school.

I wasn't expecting it to be today... it was supposed to be tomorrow and I wasn't mentally prepared for it to end like this - so abruptly.
After saying "farewell" to my favorite teachers and "see you" to my school friends it felt really strange knowing I wouldn't be going back there again and somewhat anticlimactic. I still have one paper left to write and then I'm really, truly done.
I thought I would be much more excited but I'm chalking my lack of enthusiasm up to the dreary weather we're having today.

I can't believe it's over - Just. Like. That.

I guess I should be shouting, "LOOK OUT WORLD, HERE I COME!!"

LOOK OUT WORLD, HERE I COME!!!

How's this for the front of a business card?

I think this is going to be the image on the front of my new Massage Therapy business cards. I like how it says "Make Contact"... and since that's what you do when you massage a person and I also love surfing I thought it would be a good fit. What do you think?

The cat is out of the bag

Inspired by JP's post at Buttered Noodles I'm writing to tell of the news I hinted at towards the end of March...

As of April 1st, after 12 years of commuting to & from NYC (120 miles round trip, or roughly four hours a day give or take 30 odd minutes) - I left my job. Starting May 1st I am enrolled as a student at the Institute for Therapeutic Massage. I am studying, first, to get my certificate in Oncology Massage and then after, to get my certificate in Eastern Bodywork.

This is something I've been wanting to do for a looooong time and finally we were able to save enough scratch to help take the sting out of my lack of full-time employment. It's a big change for us in so many ways but one we're looking forward to, albeit with a teeny, tiny amount of trepidation.

In the interim we took a trip, which was a gift to me from my most amazing husband, and I will post a link to photos soon. Otherwise, I've been home doing this & that and basically ignoring my blog.

Stay tuned for the trip photos link! Until then...