Sex & the City-ish!

Today allow me to go ahead and introduce myself. I think it's the polite thing to do. Here's a little background info about me! I am 25, with a Master's degree in journalism from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!). I also have a bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University in mass communication, with an emphasis in broadcast journalism and a minor in communication studies. So what all does that say about me? Basically, that I love to write and talk...hahaha!

I graduated a little over a year ago, and like most American's in this economic drought, it was not until recently that I was able to find a "real" job. And as you also may have guessed it, it is not in my field of study. I do enjoy the job and can pull things that I learned in school to help me with it, but I'm not anchoring for a news station, writing for a newspaper, or really any closer to becoming the next Chelsea Handler or female version of Ryan Seacrest. With that said, I am very greatful to have been hired and that it is somewhere I am happy at. What can I say, the Lord works in mysterious ways.

Why tell you all of this? It's simple really, I want you to understand why I am posting this blog and what it is all about! I miss being a journalist, it's who I am! Our whole lives we think about, "what am I going to be when I grow up?". My list is numerous, I was going to be an actress, a pop-sensation, a performer, a TV show host. No matter what it was it had to do with something in the realm of entertainment. I love pop culture, and my best friend Eric will be the first to tell you, when it comes to news, I can tell one everything there is to know about "fake news" and here lately (in a long long time), nothing that's going on in the real world (really sad for a journalism major, I know...I know!), but hey give me some credit. I am simply trying to be honest.

Palin & Bradshaw (get why I call her that now? Haha).

So the idea of this blog came to me about a month ago, but due to the start of a new career and trying to move, it has been put on hold...until now! My friend Tarina and I have nicknames for one another. I call her Palin (I'll post a pic and you can clearly see why) and she calls me  Bradshaw. That one may be less clear to some.

She calls me this because, I use to write a column for my college paper, The Northeastern. It was one of my favorite things to do. I also love anything that sparkles. I love shoes, writing, purses and I am all that is feminine! I believe one should embrace being a woman because it is a wonderful/beautiful thing. So in a nut-shell she calls me Bradshaw  because even though my life is not nearly as eventful as that of the fictional character from HBO's hit sitcom, there are in fact some similarities.

While planning for Palin's bridal shower/bachelorette party, that was of course Sex & the City themed. I was posting on her Facebook wall something about it and it occured to me that Carrie Bradshaw and myself, both have the exact same initials. So I thought to myself, how can I make this applicable to my life? Naturally I came to the conclusion to write. Just like the ficticious columnist in the show.

I do not pretend that I am the fashionista that is Miss SJP, or that I could even begin to pull off some of the things that she does, but I can appreciate and love some things about her. This is my passion and one that I hope not to lose, so even though I am not getting paid to do this, nor am I building up my employment resume', I am doing what I love. I hope that you will follow me as I continue to write about whatever it is that moves me throughout the days, weeks, months and maybe even years of my life.

This blog or column is my new "fun for me" project and one that hope someone will find, read and love as much as I do. That is it for now, but I promise there are new and exciting things to come. Keep looking and I'll keep posting!

                                                                                                            Love Always,

Cassandra B.

"The Other C.B."