Never be a Single Parent

I was going to make this a Facebook status but then I thought, what the heck, I'll make it a blog entry.
So I learned today that there's not way I could be a single parent. I babysat these twin girls all day yesterday and then again from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm today. I didn't have any major meltdowns. They listened fairly well. All-in-all it was a good experience. After yesterday I was exhausted. I actually would have gone to bed immediately but Aunt Joy wasn't home and I didn't want to shut my door on the dogs. Thus, I remained downstairs, waiting for her and eventually caught my second wind watching Numb3rs. Today, I walked across the street (they live right across the street), plopped my bag down, stole the blanket from my sleeping aunt and laid down on the couch. She asked if I would walk the dogs for her and I said no. I was totally exhausted. I probably fell asleep in less than a minute of her getting off the couch which was less than five minutes of when I returned. And today was a good day. Can you imagine how exhausted I would have been if I'd had a bad day? There's just no way. I need a relay partner to tap me out and take over.

Social Media is harder than I thought

So I've now been at my job, what, a week? Two weeks? And I've been learning the business of social media as I go. I've obviously been on Facebook for years but I've only used Pinterest for a year, LinkedIn for two, and Twitter I haven't used at all. Then there's blogging which I've technically been doing since middle/high school but didn't start caring about followers until college.
Now that it's my job to create buzz and interest, I'm starting to pay more attention and worry. I keep thinking "Am I doing a good job?" because people are liking our Facebook and Twitter page (and not all of them are my friends, thank you very much) so I'm doing something but is the improvement too slow? What's normal?
Thus, I've been doing searches looking for advice on how to do better. Some of the information is ridiculous- at least it is if you use Facebook regularly ("Create a page" and "Make Friends" are actual steps). There are things similarly said about Twitter. Then I came across this video and was introduced to "black hat marketing" tactics. Basically, you pay people to follow/like you. I actually thought at first "well, duh," thinking no wonder everyone has such high traffic. However, after looking at his twitter feed and then our competitors it doesn't seem like our competitors are doing that. I mentioned it to my aunt and she termed it for me and informed me we would not practicing like that. So I wonder how many people do? By the way, his twitter account has been suspended.
I also told her how we have a few more likes and followers than when I started and she seemed pleased. She made a point to say it's early, implying she wasn't expecting much.
A couple likes and a couple more followers in two weeks. That's not a bad start, right?

A Real Adult

Well, I'm having a lot of fun with my family here. It's ridiculously crowded though. Five people plus three dogs in a two bedroom place is just not ideal.
Anyway, I turned twenty-five a couple days ago. I still keep thinking I'm twenty-two or twenty-three. Like, I'm definitely older than twenty-one but not by much and here I am halfway through my twenties.
A quarter of a century old. That's what my sisters keep saying. I feel like my generation is growing up so late now from being coddled and lack of responsibility (or lack of maturity to take responsibility) that being twenty-five doesn't make me an adult. I don't know if this is just me but I feel like I won't be a real adult until I'm thirty. Then again, maybe I'll never feel like a real adult. I wonder if anyone does truly feel like an adult. They must not, otherwise they wouldn't feel so surprised to see a child grown up and say "Gosh, I feel so old now."
Even though my friends have children, I still can't see them as real adults. We're all just playing house or forever babysitting.
And I'm going to the zoo to take pictures of the animals.

It's Official!

I got a job! I'm so excited! I waited until after my first day to say anything because my interview wasn't a typical interview. It was almost like I had a job right when I walked in but no one actually said I had it.
So anyway, I'll be working for Triprental, a start-up company that was established in 2011. Basically, they're the hotels.com of vacation homes so instead of staying at a hotel, a person would stay at a home, cabin, condo, etc. The Co-Founder is great- he's smart, driven, and has a lot of business experience. I found out about the job through my aunt, who I'll be working under for the most part but right now I'm meeting with the Co-Founder for training. At first I thought I would just be doing social media stuff but I'll be helping with sales as well.
I am just so lucky.
By the way, if anyone wants to work in sales and earn a commission, he's looking for people. Actually, we really need people. There aren't enough.