Month: February 2016

An Epic TBT

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Last year, I was on one of the greatest journey’s of my life. I was finishing my Bachelor of Arts degree, studying abroad and doing and internship in London, England.

One of the greatest things I attended while I was in London was the Brit Awards. One year ago on February 25, 2015 I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended my first awards show alone. I mean, how could I miss that right? 

I have to admit, I never watched the BRIT Awards before so I didn’t know what to expect exactly but I made up for it by watching almost every other awards show. Needless to say, I had a good understanding of how the night would go. Taylor Swift opened the show and had a spectacular performance. I was thrilled to also see Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith perform. The highlight of the night for me was the performance by George Ezra!  I knew his voice was different, but in that huge arena, it was absolutely incredible.  Listening back on the video I recorded, I am still sad to say it doesn’t do his amazing vocal talent justice.

I was sitting quite high up so I couldn’t quite see everything clear as day but the seats were worth every penny. Celebrity highlights also included Orlando Bloom (eek!), Lionel Riche and Russell Crowe! The night ended with a literal bang as Madonna flew off her platform and hit her head.

I can’t complain with a view like this!

It was a crazy, unbelievable night that was followed by more life changing events. I am so thrilled that I kept a blog of my travels and I love to go back and read of my adventures. The BRITs were amazing and I can’t believe it has been a whole year since I was in the O2!

Read the full story of my time at the BRITs and more on Lydia’s European Blog.

My Top Tweets

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Twitter has an analytics section online so users can see how well their tweets are performing. I checked out mine recently to see what mark I was making on those around me.  While most of my tweets have made little impact in the Twittersphere, I found it interesting to see what impact I have made on those around me without doing much.

Even though February is still going strong, I made the most impact when I joined a live PRSA Webinar called Creative PR. I was ecstatic that I was finally able to join PRSA and gain access to all the resources available to me with the membership. I finally found time to look through the webinars and signed up for my first one.  I was so thrilled about joining in live so I tweeted about my attendance. Two of the speakers retweeted the post so that was one of the reasons this was my highest performing tweet for February.

I had quite a bit going on in January but my biggest achievement was relocating from Texas back to Wisconsin and starting my first full-time job at C. Blohm & Associates! I was so proud to be starting my journey as a Public Relations Professional that I had to share the fantastic news.

When I was still living in Dallas, I had so many incredible opportunities to attend different events. One of my favorites in December was the Reliant Lights your Holiday event. Overall the event wasn’t all that great but I did get to see a medley of my favorite songs from my all time favorite musical! It was such a treat too because the performers were the Broadway cast in town promoting the show. The video had an extra impact because I posted it on Snapchat and it was selected for the Dallas snap story.  Over 25,000 people watched the video!

Twitter isn’t just a platform to share information about me. I also post about current new, events, public relations updates and more. I was pleased to see that this post in November was one of the more impactful just because I thought it was extremely critical event. While most people were upset about a Starbucks cup, I was more concerned about the Bloomingdale’s Date Rape Ad that was getting little attention. I thought the ad was appalling but the lack of concern was just disguising. But anyways, I was glad to see that I helped raise some awareness for the issue.

My favorite tweet from October was also the most effective. I was so blessed to have gone to Texas and to intern at Golin last fall. This tweet contained content that the Golin Dallas twitter account posted. The post was about the new interns so I wanted to share that with everyone.

The Twitter analytics only go back five months so this is all I can share with you today. I thought these tweets gave a good review of my life and topics important in my life. If you have never looked at your highest performing tweets, take a moment to go back and look. Looking back on my tweets was a nice trip down memory lane.

My impact is quite low but there are many who make an impression on so many people. What are your top tweets? What impact have you made?

30 Before 30

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The world is huge. So far I have been blessed to have traveled all the places I have and to met the people I did. I am so young still and I want to make sure that I take advantage of the time. While society screams at me to be skinny, to make as much money as possible and to sexualize myself, I want to focus on ME.

So I thought about me. I thought about who I want to become. I thought about what makes me smile. I thought about what makes me tick. I know I’m not perfect and I can talk myself out of anything. So I sat down and made a list. I always finish my to-do lists and I intend to make this a priority. I made a list of what I wanted, thinks that would challenge me and things that seem impossible.

After what seemed like an eternity, I finished. I had my list of 30 things I want to do before I’m 30. It seems daunting now but I’m up for a challenge.

  1. Travel Abroad
  2. Travel for Work
  3. Go on a Road Trip
  4. Run a Half Marathon
  5. Go on a Mission Trip (US or Abroad)
  6. Go to a Music Festival
  7. Win an Award
  8. Get into the Best Shape of my Life
  9. Do Something Spontaneous
  10. Do 30 Days of Something
  11. Learn a Foreign Language
  12. Couples Vacation/Trip
  13. Fall in Love (with Myself)
  14. Film, Edit and Create a Video
  15. Throw a Dinner Party (Theme Optional but Highly Encouraged)
  16. Learn to be a Bartender
  17. Take a Dance Class (Zumba NOT Included)
  18. Get Certified in Something (other than CPR recertification)
  19. Eat only Organic Foods for a Week
  20. Read the Entire Bible
  21. Share my Feelings
  22. Spend the Day at the Spa
  23. Order Room Service
  24. Zip-line
  25. Continue my Education
  26. Do a Random Act of Kindness
  27. Put Myself First
  28. Learn to Surf
  29. Disney (without Kids)
  30. Make/Build Something

Since I’ve shared the list of things I want to complete before I’m 30 with you, I will update when I check something off the list. Some of my list may be hard to document but I will find a way to share.

Now, I have seven years so here goes!

 

Have you met Maya?

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Last year, my mom finally decided to get a dog. After looking up places and checking out dogs my mom finally caved to the will of my sister and got a dog. It was important that the breed was hypoallergenic so she had to get a special breed. She ended up choosing a tiny little black Lhasa Poo she called Maya. I only met Maya once before heading to London, so I missed the early months of going outside every hour so Maya could go to the bathroom and cleaning up her messes.

 

When I did get home, Maya was a little confused at first when she saw me. She just kept looking back and forth at me and Elizabeth. I guess even dogs need a little time before they figure out which twin is which. She was still quite happy to meet me. Maya thinks every new person she meets is there to play with her so she loved that I was there. After being home for about a week, I found out that Maya is a brat. I’m sure all puppies are at one point but something about her just irked me. I guess I always imagined that when my mom got a dog it would be cuddly and just want to nap.

I’m not going to lie, I was a little happy to leave for Texas last fall. Maya controls the house and she has some dominance issues. It was nice to escape the Maya centered world. When I returned though I was really surprised that Maya remembered me. She was so excited and even started whining because I wasn’t giving her enough attention while I unpacked. Having a dog is a huge responsibility so I give my mom a lot of credit for taking on such a big commitment right after retirement.

Maya is now a year old.
Despite her quirks, I am happy that my mom got the dog. Maya really brightened up Elizabeth’s life and I am grateful for that. Hopefully as the years pass her barking won’t be as annoying and she will start to mellow. Dogs are a wonderful, crazy and messy addition to the family but they are a valued member. I hope you enjoyed meeting our newest member.