What Else Keeps Me Busy?

In case I wasn't busy enough, I decided to sign up for (or asked to join) the American Marketing Association, Rochester Chapter. 

I've actually sat on a board before - when Mila was about 1.5. Then I got pregnant with Ava and it was too hard to keep up.

I sat on that board for about 2 years. I attended meetings each month and helped with events, membership, etc.

Having little kids and working full-time wasn't exactly conducive to doing anything outside of work and home. Kids needed to eat. They needed me at bedtime.

Before COVID, board meetings would be from 5:30pm - 7pm, usually offsite somewhere at someone's office, a photographer's studio (if we happened to have a photographer on the board). It was fun.

I enjoyed it. There were several people in the ad biz that I knew that were also on the board.

I liked having something that was mine and just mine. I wasn't someone's wife or mom during these board meetings. I got to be an advertising professional. 

Fast forward a few years and I find myself laid off from my job for the first time in my career. 

I reached out to everyone and anyone and found myself connected to an old coworker. 

She happened to sit on this board and said I should join because it'd look good on my resume. 

So I got into discussions about joining the board and starting in 2021. 

Mind you, this is during the time Steve was going through the worst time of his life.

But had to think past that. I just started my new job (and I did mention my desire to join the AMA during my interview) and I knew it'd beneficial. I wasn't able to start my new job under normal circumstances.

So I thought I should do it.

Not only do we have monthly meetings, sometimes I get the added bonus to do some cool things. 

Like judge creative from another state. 

So after running all my errands, I got to chillax on my couch, watch a little football and do a little extra-curricular work. 

This is the stuff that I love. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and reviewing all these different categories/campaigns. 

Lots of reviewing of background, strategy, objectives, creative, etc. Super fun! 

I don't talk about my work too much, so I thought it'd be interesting to share a little bit of what I do on the side of my actual job. As much as I'm interested in homesteading, farming, animals, gardening, etc., I do love my career and I'm so grateful to be in an industry I'm passionate about.