My #Rewind2011

I hit up Twitter on my 6:30AM train out to the burbs this morning and saw that #Rewind2011 was a trending topic.  So naturally I thought back to what had happened to me in 2011 and realized a whole hell of a lot has happened in my world this year.

March: Bought a new car, resigned from Corporate America/my career in finance and started as the Community Marketing Manager at a start-up.

April:  Went on a fantastic trip to Puerto Rico for a wedding and started to realize how bat shit crazy some companies are run. Here’s a post I wrote about Interview Liars a few months ago.

July 12: Got laid off from the start-up along with a third of my co-workers.  Some of these people hadn’t even been there a month- talk about irresponsible hiring!

July 28th: Hold my first Ms. Career Girl Connect event which has approximately 50 women in attendance!

July 30: My boyfriend moves into my apartment.

July 31: I get engaged!!!  More on “The Best Week Ever” here.

August: Fiancé accepts a new job where he will not be doing 100% travel for the first time in our relationship (and for the first time in his whole 8 year career). Hello togetherness!

I meet Kovie Biakolo for coffee and instantly know I’ve made a life-long friend and someone who I can work very well with.

September: Host my 2nd Ms. Career Girl Connect event which is approximately 100 women in attendance!

October: Take a trip to Naples and South Beach, Florida for another friend’s wedding and freak out about being self-employed.  I send resumes out and start completely doubting the idea of working for myself.  Kovie reels me back in about being self-employed (as does going on a few job interviews).

November:  My company, MCG Media, Inc. brings in more revenue than I’ve taken home in Corporate America to date.

I try on wedding dresses for the first time and go from the anti-bride to someone who likes poofy tulle ball gowns and wedding planning.

December: My business website is under construction, business cards have arrived, a tiny bit of structure is put in place and the phone even starts ringing for some new projects.

This story is to be continued, but – wow!- what a year.  I can only imagine what this post will look like a year from today!

I hope your #Rewind2011 was a great one too.  And if it wasn’t, maybe it’s time to turn up the heat, get uncomfortable or get weird next year!

Nicole

Nicole Emerick

Nicole Emerick founded Ms. Career Girl in 2008 to help other ambitious young professional women thrive in a career they love. Ironically, growing MsCareerGirl helped Nicole transition her own career from commercial banker to digital marketer. Today Nicole leads the social media team at a large advertising agency in Chicago. Nicole also served as an adjunct professor at DePaul University where she helped develop the careers of PR, Advertising and Communications students. Tweet with Nicole @_NicoleEmerick.