Maria Vandenburg
Chapter Two... I think?
Life still feels a bit chaotic at the moment. It's as if I have all of these grand ideas but now I need to get to the point where they...
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Maria Vandenburg
Jan 7, 20182 min read
Stress in the New Year
It's kind of ironic as my last post was about falling in love and now I seem to be all about stressing myself out. But, it's all part of...
Maria Vandenburg
Dec 31, 20173 min read
Falling in Love... with the New Year
I have just arrived back in London after having spent the last 15 days at home (in the Pacific Northwest). While it was great, it was a...
Maria Vandenburg
Dec 24, 20172 min read
What happen's in Vegas.. gets put on Maria's blog
Week two of being home for the holidays and I am currently writing from inside a Pyramid, the Luxor in Las Vegas. I took my mother to...
Maria Vandenburg
Dec 16, 20172 min read
Bringing a Little Northwest Soul with Me...
I'm home! I am currently writing from a coffee shop in Ballard and it just feels so good. I'll spend the next few weeks in the Pacific...
Maria Vandenburg
Dec 10, 20172 min read
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
I got my wish! It's snowing in London! I'm currently at a coffee shop watching the snow flakes fall, wishing it would stick. But it's...
Maria Vandenburg
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Making an Author out of Me
So I have finally done it. I have finally completed my first official novel. Of course I have written a few other bodies of "work"...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 25, 20173 min read
Don't Give it Up...
There is so much going on at the moment. I started a NaNoWriMo novel (National Novel Writers Month). It's a "competition" where every...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 19, 20173 min read
Come Together, Right Now...Over Me
I have just wrapped up a three session with my MBA program that was focused on our first graded assignment: Coming up with an innovative...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 12, 20173 min read
A Week to Remember
There has been a TON of synchronicities in my life recently. Well to be fair, there have probably always been a ton of synchronicities in...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Excuse me, May I have your Attn Please?
So I present to the Executive Committee (aka the board) of my current company tomorrow. I knew this was coming. I knew I would play a...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20173 min read
Living the high (tea) life
I have found in the last couple of weeks, things have seemed to slow down a little bit. Giving me the chance to breathe and really try...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20173 min read
Diving into the world of me (with a slumber party)
So I just spent the last three days with the folks from my MBA program - all culminating in a "slumber party" or as the University called...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Just me and my MBA Family
Items I have learned today: -Bespoke - tailor made.. i.e. made specifically for you -Grubby - seedy -Crack on - get on with it/keep going...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20173 min read
Working on my Patience
Items I have learned today: Have a gas = gossip/chat, it doesn't mean that someone has indigestion, lol traxy bottoms = sweatpants lost...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20174 min read
The Official Start of New Chapter
I am just wrapping up day 3 of my "International Student Welcome Programme" I have been really impressed with the Student Affairs office....
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20173 min read
The Value of Time (Management)
So I have officially survived week one of the new job and week one of the new MBA program. The Verdict? I am going to have to VERY...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20172 min read
My Route to the Boards
MBA Orientation? Complete.It was great! However, I feel like I'm on information overload even after spending the day trying to process...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20174 min read
Living the life just like a Movie Star...
So - I hung out with Jennifer Lawrence this week. Well, I mean if you can consider "hanging out" frantically filming a short 20 second...
Maria Vandenburg
Nov 9, 20174 min read
Home is where the heart is
So to catch those who might not be up to speed with my blog up, I arrived in London, England just over a month ago to start an MBA...
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