Author Archives: themoderngal

What I’m doing now

Posted on April 16, 2012 by themoderngal

Today marked the start of my third week working for Scripps Networks Interactive, the company behind HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Great American Country and the Cooking Channel. When I informed my former coworkers what company I was … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, home | 8 Comments

Weekend warrior

Posted on April 9, 2012 by themoderngal

As evidenced in my last post, I was already aware how a change in jobs would require me making certain adjustments. What I did not expect was not being able to handle a normal, Saturday+Sunday weekend. Oh, I know now. … Continue reading →

Posted in food and drink, life, sports | 9 Comments

Adjustments

Posted on March 29, 2012 by themoderngal

I turned in my company-issued Blackberry yesterday, which means I’m down to my one and only iPhone. For about four years, I’ve double-fisted phones in an effort to keep work and life separate and not give up my personal number … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, life, personal experience, pets, sports | 6 Comments

What I’ve been up to for the past decade

Posted on March 26, 2012 by themoderngal

Every year some research firm ranks 200 kinds of jobs from best to worst, and being a reporter is usually within 15 spots of the bottom, ranked among low-paying industrial jobs and garbage collectors. The stress is high, the pay … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, employment, football, life, personal experience, sports | 18 Comments

I have news

Posted on March 14, 2012 by themoderngal

The Modern Love Machine and I went over to our friends’ house to help celebrate a birthday this past weekend, and while driving over there we plotted how we’d share the news with our friends. The revealing went down as … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, life | 25 Comments

Merry Leap Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by themoderngal

Four years ago, back in the days when I posted to this blog not once but twice daily (those were the days), I decided to do 29 new things on Feb. 29. Rereading that post is like looking at a … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, college, family, food and drink, holidays, life, love and relationships, marriage, personal experience, pets, sports | 11 Comments

Possibility

Posted on February 18, 2012 by themoderngal

My life has been very full of doing things lately, as prescribed by my phrase of the year. I can’t say my life is terribly balanced at the moment. I haven’t done any legit physical exercise in over a week … Continue reading →

Posted in college, life | 10 Comments

Old Dad

Posted on February 1, 2012 by themoderngal

I’ve taken to calling the 61-year-old Modern Dad “Old Dad” because of his near constant remarks on our trip about being too old to ski the way he used to. He just can’t ski as fast, and he just can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in celebs, family | 4 Comments

My blue sky, my sunny day

Posted on January 30, 2012 by themoderngal

I’ve had two good sleeps since returning home Saturday at 3 a.m., so I’m feeling much more like a human again. I promised photos, and I’m here to actually deliver. I first skied as a 3-year-old, and I’ve never looked … Continue reading →

Posted in sports, travel | 5 Comments

Establishing residency at Denver Int’l Airport

Posted on January 27, 2012 by themoderngal

So while I was bitching about my day last Friday, what I wasn’t telling you was that I was also distracted by the fact that I was leaving for a week on the ski slopes about 36 hours later. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | 2 Comments