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7 (maybe not so weird?) Facts About Me
Chris Russell tagged me in a blogging meme…Not one to be a party pooper, here are 7 random facts about me:
1. I was born and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago, rode my bike through all winter weather in Ann Arbor as a student at U. of Michigan and survived 4 years of slushing my way through New York City’s winter weather before moving to Atlanta, GA.
2. Despite these facts, I cannot stand if the mercury dips below 50 degrees, and am a total winter wimp.
3. I have a champion cat named Brookie. She’s a Cornish Rex. Think big ears and almost hairless, but cute! She has a tendency to scream. Like a tortured person. She doesn’t seem to need a particular reason. So, don’t be alarmed if we’re on the phone and you hear shrieking!
4. I worked on Wall Street for three years before leaving to get a Master’s degree from Columbia University to become a career coach. (Best. Career move. Ever.)
5. “Keppie” is a Yiddish word that means head. Keppie was always a big word in our house. What, with “keppie cat” and “keppie kids” and “don’t bump your keppie.” When I named my business, it was, “Keppie Careers, A Head Above the Rest.” It’s still “a head above the rest,” but I now use “Encouraging, Enlightening, Empowering” for my tag line!
6. I’m bringing the homemade pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner. (My mom’s recipe.)
7. I was so excited when Steve from SlipFire Website Designs said I could have different font sizes on my new blog, he thought I was crying! (I wasn’t, but I was pretty excited!) I LOVE to blog and connect with others online, and I’m tagging the following bloggers:
Willy Franzen at One Day One Job
Here are the rules for my fellow bloggers:
• Link your original tagger(s), and list these rules on your blog.
• Share seven facts about yourself in the post – some random, some weird.
• Tag seven people at the end of your post by leaving their names and the links to their blogs.
• Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs and/or Twitter.
Now that you know me better, please feel free to touch base. How can I help get your job search started off on the right foot?
9 Comments
Miriam,
South suburbs of Chicago? Me too! Which one?
Heather Huhman
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Park Forest. What about you?
Was born in Olympia Fields, moved to Park Forest, then Richton Park and finished up in Frankfort before moving to Washington, DC. What a small world!
Heather Huhman’s last blog post..Job crisis might be worsening, but there’s no reason to lie
Miriam,
Okay – getting ready to put those 7 (maybe not so random) facts together – I loved yours!
Ciao!
Megan
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Megan -
Great! Looking forward to learning some (maybe not so random) facts about you!
Best,
Miriam
Love this post, Miriam. Thanks so much for putting me on your blogger list!
Lindsey
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Lindsey – Thanks for stopping by! I will look forward to your post!
A winter wimp? It sounds like you’re living in the wrong place
I love the name of your company, one of the best I’ve heard in the industry and I’m glad that you explained it for everyone.
Jacob from JobMob’s last blog post..7 Fun and Weird Things About Me
Jacob – Thanks for reading and for thinking to tag me! Next game, I’m tagging you for sure! I have to admit, when I moved here from NYC, I had in mind that “the south” was much warmer than it really is! Luckily, weather concerns weren’t my main motivations, or I would have been sadly disappointed.
Glad you like my company’s name. People often ask, so it seemed a good time to share!