Want to be KID again?

Hi there Beautiful souls <3

I have been wanting to share with you all some inner thoughts that have been going on for a while, more like an appreciation phase in my life. As I sit on this bus leaving Monticello, New York going back to the chaos of the city; I realize that Multi-task and commitment are big thangs in the world of an adult. Yup it got a lot more realer.

Theres a beauty in being an artist. Although so many people perceive the industry and everyone that is not known as a "starving artist," I have changed my views on that false advertisement. See the thing is that people only say they are a starving artist because they live pay check by pay check. I'm not going to sit here and lie, it's still happening to me from time to time. But I have never in my life decided to be an artist because I wanted to starve and not have money. Lets face it, money is important and it is a factor to success. But in order to even get there, you have to have some perspective. 

I love to multi-task and I love kids. So what do I do with these passions? I use it as another source to create some sort of income to support my career. Extending yourself to other jobs that you know you are good at and can excel is probably the best thing, that anyone can offer. That way, you create your schedule, the way you know it needs to be and you do not have to worry about just having one job supplying your survival needs and become stressed while you enter the audition room (if you are an actress/actor/singer). But it really goes for any career, you do better when you know your not going in for the job, just for the money *FACTS* aka.. collected information from my sources; people already in the industry that are working.

Somehow this post got way off the topic I intended to talk about HA! Which is about, IMAGINATION. As an actress that constantly has to tap into the beautiful world of my imagination -crossing to a reality, I really really believe that as we grow older we tend to lose that spark. That flame that drove our parents crazy as children, playing with our toys, pretending that we are in the ocean, driving in a car (but its really a box); those kind of moments that we can only replay in our heads and keep to ourselves....or to our close friends.

Just close your eyes for a second and forget the bills, forget the problems, because honestly its all temporarily, and things will get better. They always do. Be a kid again. Theres nothing wrong with that. I mean honestly we all have a kid in us somewhere, we all were kids once right?! Thats the one thing we all have in common as human beings. 

Plan ahead of time and get in the comfort of being free..NO JUDGEMENT ZONE. Since that really gets us nowhere. 

Thats one thing I am definitely appreciative of. Being able to babysit, tutor, connect with kids of all ages. They need someone, besides their parents to penetrate their mind. As a sitter I have the opportunity to shape and guide the child to an extent and that in itself is a gift  because they are the future. Getting kind of emotional here because all my kids that I babysat when I was kid (I know kind of confusing) are all going to college! I can't even believe it, but I make sure that I check in on them. Its the least I can do. ITS FREE. Helping in itself is a free thing to do, it costs nothing but a little of your time. So make time for being a kid.

So much peace and love going your way.

Albamarina N.

Communication, really is KEY

Hey Guys!!

So I am not sure if y'all remember, but I got hired by a salad company about three weeks ago. Let me tell you something! The manager left off that he was going to contact me to let me know my schedule. Two weeks fly by, and I have not heard a ring on my phone from him.  I called him a couple of times and left a message and got nothing.  What do you do when your anxious to work right? You want the job so bad for whatever reason you need the money for. My reason is to save and invest in my career. And I think thats pretty important! Well at least to me :)

Anyways, I call again and he answers, I say hello and say my name again incase he has forgotten my existence and he yells with surprise " OMG I forgot to call you back!" And from there we move forward and agree to meet up at one of the stores. But really inside I was saying, "What kind of manager are you?! I wonder how many other people have been put on hold just because he was on vacation...not professional at all!" 

I had the meeting with him, he makes me sign a paper saying I will get paid for the training hour I did, etc. So why does he wait until the end of the conversation to tell me that my schedule is too hard to work with.. PAUSE. What kind of sense does that make? First of all a JOB is suppose to work around you're schedule. I am sorry I am a full time student and committed to my main priority. A job comes after that. Second of all, I don't recall you saying that when I had my interview, because my schedule has been the same for months sir. So the fact that its the managers job to make it work out.... I am gonna say ya didn't pass. But I am still getting paid for training. I better be lol. But he left off, telling me he will continue to try to find a store that can work with my schedule that he has been doing that all the time we haven't spoken....WHY didn't he communicate this with me since the interview? I would have kept it moving and applied else where.

Life lesson- Even if you score an interview and make it to the next level, pretend you never had that interview and carry on with applying to other places if you are still looking for a job.

On higher positions part, please do communicate with any employee what you are doing or what is really going on because honestly, "AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT". People just want to get hired and carry on with their lives.  By not communicating in general makes situations become problems that can't be solved until later on, which is worse. Just lay the cards out, be honest, real and let people know what you think or know. 

How wonderful would the world be if everyone communicated what they really felt? I can tell you, it would be a better place with less people being "offended".  It all starts with comminicating with people in you're life, people that you have relationships with, etc, if everyone puts in their part the outcome would be beautiful. Don't you think?

Peace&Love,

Alba