The Hardest Part is Getting There.

The packing, the checking, double checking, security, delayed flights. connecting flights, crying babies, hungry belly, smelly passengers...

But then, after a relatively sleepless night in a suburban Athens apartment, my sister and I find ourselves on a Blue Star Ferry out of the Piraeus port headed towards Santorini. 

All the weeks of planning and stressing are over and ya know what?

It was all definitely, absolutely, positively, without a doubt... worth it.

Departure Eve: July Eurotrip

Oh yall. 

I could hardly sleep last night. There's so much to do!! I'm leaving tomorrow for the trip of a lifetime with my sister. We're going to the Greek Isles and Cinque Terre!!

July 1: Athens

July 2-5: Santorini 

July 5-8: Paros

July 9-12: Cinque Terre

We'll be taking planes, ferries, trains, cabs and (fingers crossed) mopeds to explore these incredible Mediterranean vistas. As always, I'll tell you all about it on LT&C.

Happy Saturday!!

Athens Farmers Market

It's one of my favorite events of the week in Athens. On Wednesday afternoons, the Farmers Market sets up at City Hall and offers visitors of all walks of life a chance to buy some delicious, delicious food. I find it so much sweeter and more personal than a supermarket. I get to meet the guy that picked the blueberries and cut the flowers from the vine that morning. The things I bought were too pretty not to share.

"The Comerian" Sourdough Bread at the Market.

The sandwiches I've made with the bread are out of this world.

Cooked these at 400F for 35 minutes with EVOO, Rosemary, S&P.

I may never buy blueberries from the grocery store again.

The flowers were an impulse buy, definitely unnecessary but I sure love looking at them when I walk in the kitchen. My time in Athens is coming to an end and I've been holding on to every little moment, like the Market and the great bands at Athfest I saw this weekend. Taking the time to look around and smell the flowers isn't just an option, it's the only option in a town like Athens, Georgia.

Pressfolio: A MUST for Online Writers

You know you're growing up when discovering new career websites can be the highlight of your day. A few weeks ago, I received an invite for Pressfolios from a blogger friend but I hadn't tried it out. Yesterday, I read an article from USA Today College about the site so I figured I'd give it a shot. Now I love it. Pressfolios is that "thing" you needed that you didn't realize you needed as a journalist, writer or communications worker.

It's a user-friendly professional website without the code and confusion. You can customize the aesthetics of the page, offer your contact information, a biography and professional statement. After entering the URL's of the press releases and blog posts that I've written over the last few years, I went through and edited the photos and dates of publication. You can sort them by type or date or topic. It's really impressive.

I've been stressed out about finding a job (duh) because I feel like a resume and cover letter fail to fully convey the person writing the words (me). But Pressfolios is taking a step in the right direction. Now, I have a saved archive of all my online writing that I can show to employers without the scrambling and fear of the dreaded "This page cannot be displayed" screen when asked for a strong writing sample. You can create your own URL so the page is easy to find and high on SEO results, too.

So, for all the the writers out there, I highly recommend setting aside an hour or so and make a Pressfolio account. Get it all out there, sit back, and be proud of all you have to show for yourself.

Take a look at mine!