Hey there, Feministers! I’m Tyla, and the kind ladies here at Feministe have asked me to guest blog for two weeks. I’m beyond thrilled to be here, even though I’m a little late. You see, my guest blogging stint was supposed to start on Monday. When I was asked earlier this summer what weeks would be good for me, I thought, “Hey, by late August, my life will definitely have calmed down. I’ll have plenty of time to write really great, well thought out posts that everyone will love.” At that point, I was working as a temp and (I thought) very near to becoming full-time and salaried (every girl’s dream).
Since then, my life has done a total 180. Not only am I no longer in that position, let alone on a steady salary, in actuality, my job was given to someone else. I’m not complaining. The upset gave me an opportunity to follow a passion of mine, and since then, I’ve secured not one but two internships of my dreams. This week is the first week of the two internships happening simultaneously (both of them are supposed to be three days a week…but some smiling and sweet talking has helped me negotiate that situation). Also, my roommate and I are moving to a new apartment this weekend. If any of you have looked for an apartment in New York, you probably know that it is the closest to hell a New Yorker can get. Other than bedbugs. And oh yeah, we’re dealing with that this week too.
For clarity’s sake, I’m not whining. I’m having the time of my life and I couldn’t be more honored to try to squeeze guest blogging at Feministe into my all too hectic schedule this week and next. Bottom line, I’ve learned to never say “By then, life will have calmed down a bit,” because I know for me, and probably for most of you, life calming down doesn’t ever really happen. We learn to juggle. And we learn to deal. And on our good days, we smile and we’re thankful for the things that are going right. (Good thing you caught me on a good day…)
Thanks for having me!
(I just read the guest-blogging instructions and I’m supposed to tell you where I typically write. I have a blog called Learning to Live Without a Microwave. I have been slacking off there as well, see craziness of life mentioned above. I’ve been told that I may get to do some writing at my new internship at Saveur magazine, but since I just started today, I really can’t be sure about that one yet. Keep your fingers crossed for me!)