Earrings and Rings

Like every girl, I'm a huge fan of jewelry.  It all started when I received a baby bracelet for my baptism.  When I was in about 4th or 5th grade my mom started buying me a piece of gold jewelry each year for Christmas.  A lot of my first real pieces of jewelry had my initials or name on it.  As I got older I made the switch to silver and started buying myself necklaces and earrings to wear out with my friends.  As you can imagine since elementary school until now I have quite a lot of jewels!  Also being the only female in my family, I have inherited my grandmothers' heirlooms.  I never had an organized jewelry box for all that I've acclimated over the years.  My go to necklace, ring, bracelet and earrings are always scattered all over my dresser.  It was time for a change.

I went to Ikea a few weeks ago and picked up some black box thing that I could use.  I saw something similar on pinterest but couldn't find the exact thing.  After staring at my purchase taunt me on my kitchen counter every day, I finally buckled down tonight and organize my jems!  What a task for a Wednesday night.  It's not perfect, but it's better than what I have.  First I separated all the sets, rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and family heirlooms.  I'm keeping my family and sentimental jewelry separate from everything else.

My couch and coffee table were scattered with knotted jewelry, stay earring backs, and random silly bandz (oh yes I have everything from Tiffanys to silly bandz).

Who needs this many small fake studs?  Not this girl anymore.

If it was old or broken I ended up throwing it away, I had way too much.  Don't worry though, I didn't throw anything away of value.  I really need to figure out the easiest orderly way to keep earrings.  Studs can't just lay there, and hoops can't easily poke into a cork board. Pinterest should be able to help me out, I hope.

Oh and it's Halloween, I hate Halloween, but cheers from these guys.

Finally.

How many people start a blog but never update it?  Chances are, I'm going to be one of them. I've been meaning to start a blog for quite a few years now and it's time I did!  I'm E, a 20 something East Coast transplant living in Chicago.  I moved to Chitown about 2 years ago for a job at a small corporate communications company.  After working for that company for about a month I knew it wasn't for me. One day I'll go into more detail but many tears and panic attacks later, I knew I needed a change as this job was breaking me down.  Luckily a company that I have wanted to work for since college had an open position.  I applied and lived happily ever after - HA!  I'm currently working for a sports television network in the Remote Operations department.  Pretty much we are responsible for making sure all the sporting events make it onto your tv.  I love my job, I really do but some days I question humanity.

So that's me in a nutshell!

My blog isn't going to have a theme, it's going to be able me and the little tidbits I experience every day.

Although I still am not good at coloring in the lines, I like rules.
    1.  No real names will be used.
    2.  Only general comments about my job will be made.
    3.  I'm not here to hurt feelings.  If I say something that offends you, I'm sorry in advance.
    4.  No politics, just vote kids!

Hurricane Sandy is giving my dear east coast a beating right now.  I've been seeing pictures on my friends' facebook updates of buildings ripped apart and streets flooded, and Sandy's just beginning!  I hope everyone back home is safe and dry.  I bet my dad regrets selling his canoe!

I work some long hours sometimes, but this has lately become my favorite time of the day.  At about 6pm the office has already emptied and the sunset is bouncing off the buildings, sometimes blinding me at my cube.