Like everyone else on Planet Earth, I was happy to bid a not so fond farewell to 2020. A new year brings hope and the promise of renewal, both of which are badly needed right now. I\u2019m counting the days until this pandemic is over and we can be with loved ones freely and safely again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I think about what I\u2019m looking forward to in 2021, I also think about the new chapters this year will bring for me. Personally, professionally and creatively, I\u2019ll be taking on some long-awaited new titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For quite a while now, my job title hasn\u2019t reflected the scope of what I do. As a Marketing Manager at Starwood, I went from supporting one NYC hotel to juggling three properties \u2014 with no title change. At The Pierre Hotel, I accepted a position with a downgraded rank, confident I could change that. Which is what happened two years later, when I was promoted to Associate Director of Marketing. Getting laid off because of COVID-19 made an exciting new role possible \u2014 Senior Vice President of Marketing\/PR for Illusso<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Lisa and I are excited to be part of the Illusso team<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n*Founded by my favorite Starwood boss and mentor, Illusso\u2019s mission is to help independent luxury hotels recover and rebound from these challenging times. I\u2019m so proud to be part of this great venture, one which also reunites me with talented dear friend and Turn Key Designing<\/a> founder Lisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second new title for me this year will be one that I\u2019ve dreamt about since childhood \u2014 author. From blogging to journaling (I\u2019m currently on volume #107) and pretty much every job I\u2019ve ever had, writing has always been a big part of my life. I\u2019ve spent a lot of the pandemic working on my memoir. It\u2019s an undertaking that has given me an even deeper respect for authors. The great and prolific Jane Austen completed her entire body of work \u2014 six novels \u2014 in just seven years. It\u2019s taken me a decade of writing on and off to close in on finishing Tales from A Former Bachelorette<\/em>. Of course, it wasn\u2019t until a few years ago that my book finally had its happy ending, when I fell madly in love with my now-fianc\u00e9 Steve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
Love this guy so much.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Which brings me to the third and most life-changing title I\u2019ll take on this year \u2014 wife. After rescheduling our wedding twice because of the pandemic, Steve and I are planning to say I Do in November. We\u2019ve been together for almost two years now and I\u2019m still awestruck by this extraordinary man, still overwhelmed with gratitude that we found each other. At 47, I feel like I\u2019m bringing my best, most fully realized self to our relationship. It took this long for me to be able to say that, but that\u2019s okay. As my future husband has shown me, it\u2019s never too late for love to come into your life and wondrously change it forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Valentine\u2019s Day all!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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*Lisa and I are excited to be part of the Illusso team<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n*Founded by my favorite Starwood boss and mentor, Illusso\u2019s mission is to help independent luxury hotels recover and rebound from these challenging times. I\u2019m so proud to be part of this great venture, one which also reunites me with talented dear friend and Turn Key Designing<\/a> founder Lisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second new title for me this year will be one that I\u2019ve dreamt about since childhood \u2014 author. From blogging to journaling (I\u2019m currently on volume #107) and pretty much every job I\u2019ve ever had, writing has always been a big part of my life. I\u2019ve spent a lot of the pandemic working on my memoir. It\u2019s an undertaking that has given me an even deeper respect for authors. The great and prolific Jane Austen completed her entire body of work \u2014 six novels \u2014 in just seven years. It\u2019s taken me a decade of writing on and off to close in on finishing Tales from A Former Bachelorette<\/em>. Of course, it wasn\u2019t until a few years ago that my book finally had its happy ending, when I fell madly in love with my now-fianc\u00e9 Steve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$\"\"$ <\/a>
Love this guy so much.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Which brings me to the third and most life-changing title I\u2019ll take on this year \u2014 wife. After rescheduling our wedding twice because of the pandemic, Steve and I are planning to say I Do in November. We\u2019ve been together for almost two years now and I\u2019m still awestruck by this extraordinary man, still overwhelmed with gratitude that we found each other. At 47, I feel like I\u2019m bringing my best, most fully realized self to our relationship. It took this long for me to be able to say that, but that\u2019s okay. As my future husband has shown me, it\u2019s never too late for love to come into your life and wondrously change it forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Valentine\u2019s Day all!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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