My New York Bucket List

I'm sitting at work right now, bored and not wanting to do the work on my "to do" list (basically the same story every day). So I've decided to make a New York Bucket List: a list of all I want to see and do while I still live in this wonderful city!

1. Catch up on Broadway shows (it's been a while since I've indulged in this little passion of mine)
2. Eat as Sea
3. Make a trip up to Boston
4. Go to the Bronx Zoo
5. Go to museums (Guggenheim, MOMA, and Frick are at the top of my list)
6. Go to the cloisters (sadly I missed when they are the best - in the Spring)
7. Take dance classes at Steps
8. See someone from Gossip Girl
9. Go to the Top of the Rock
10. Ice skate at Rockefeller Center
11. See a show at the Apollo
12. See the tree at the Met

That's all I can think of for now...but it might get longer as my time in NY gets smaller. But this is a pretty good start. Can't wait to start marking some of these things off!!

Two of my favorites in one weekend?

How lucky can I get? Jo + Snow Patrol concert in one wild weekend! If only today were tomorrow then tomorrow would be Saturday and I'd be seeing Jo tonight and Gary Lightbody & the band tomorrow night. But all that must wait one more day. In the meantime...enjoy the new song from my all-time favorite band: SNOW PATROL



Oh - and FAME comes out tomorrow and you can best be believing that Jo and I will be there! Can we say BEST WEEKEND EVER!!!

And the confusion never stops...

I feel like a broken record lately. It seems the only thing I can talk/think about is what I'm going to do with my life. I know I need a change, but am I ready for such a drastic change as the one I have semi-planned?

As I'm sitting at work putting together my professional development plan for the upcoming year, all I can think of is that I don't really have any goals. I don't know where I want to be, what I want to do, or how I'm going to do that mysterious "something". In other words...I HAVE NO PLAN!!!

If you know me then you also know that this is not like me. I'm a 'plan' type of girl. Sure I enjoy the spontaneous road trip, but when it comes to life plans - I've pretty much always had one in place...except for now.

You know in The Incredibles how the mom can be stretched all four ways? Well that's how I kind of feel right now. My heart and head (and a multitude of friends and family) are pulling me in so many directions the only solution I can come up with is to curl up in my bed with a good book and not show myself until my life has been figured out for me. Wouldn't that be nice? I wish someone would just tell me "Kristy, the best thing for you to do right now is ___________."

P.S. Feel free to fill in the blank as a response to this post ;)

Today...

It's Saturday today. I was working until 11 pm last night (Friday night) and was back in the office by 11 am today. And how am I spending my Saturday at work? Sitting the partner's office watching her sign returns. What joy! What bliss! But seriously...that is my actual assignment.

Why did I need to get a Master's in Accounting??

What would it be like...

Today, a guy at my work walked in, picked up his computer and dropped it off at HR with the parting words of "good luck with busy season" and walked out. No 2-weeks notice, no hint of his plan to leave. He was just pushed to his limits and decided there were much better jobs out there. You may be wondering what the atmosphere at work is after such a blow. If I had to say it in one word - that would be "envious." All people can talk about is how they wished they had the guts to do that.

It really got me thinking "what would that be like?" And I can tell you this: it would be liberating... until the bills started piling up and I had no money to live in NYC anymore. But I do wish I had the guts and finances to follow his lead.

A "must see"

If you haven't gone to see this yet...jump in the car now and go. So good. Plus I really want to be her.

My Foot

My right foot can't catch a break! Over the past week it has suffered from unexplainable pain, shin splints, and bruising. Here's my sob story:

On my way to work the other day my foot started to really bother me. It'd happened before, so I figured I'd just wait it out until it went away. So for the next day or so I just walked around a little funny. However, due to my making up for my bum foot, I got shin splints. So now, my foot hurt and my shin hurt. Basically I didn't want to walk ANYWHERE (which, PS, isn't possible in NYC). After a couple of days, finally my shin started feeling better, but the foot pain continued on. Then today I added yet another layer of pain to my foot/leg. As I was shaving, the water turned extremely hot which caused me to drop my leg rather quickly. Unfortunately my foot was directly above the knob. Have you ever bruised the arch of your foot? Let me tell you...it's not fun.

I'm hoping that better times are just around the corner for Mr. Right Foot (apparently my foot is a guy - maybe because I walk all over it).