![]() maybe some isolated showers or sprinkles well north and west of the city, any of which could be mixed with a wet snow flake or two. accuweather forecast for today, brisk, chillier, periods of sunshine and clouds, a high of 56. the high only expected to get up to about 51. we're lucky if we get above 50 during the day tomorrow. overnight to want, killing freeze in many areas outside the city. ![]() today, brisk, chillier, the high up to 56. Forward always.And definitely wear a lot of layers out there. Marietta will always hold a special place in my heart.īut as sad as I am to be saying goodbye, I am excited to continue my career and work toward the endgame to quote a certain Marvel Netflix series character “Always forward. I’ve grown so much in my time here as a reporter but also as a person. Of course, I’ll miss all of the festivals from the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival to the Marietta Sweet Corn Festival and more. prosecutor Kevin Rings, to a dog-grooming technician, who saved a dog’s life with CPR - not kidding. There’s stories I will never forget like our coverage of the bravest teenager I ever met facing cancer in Eli Clark (my story of his ride with Batman made it onto NBC News and Stay Tuned) to my day to day coverage of the trial of former Wash. It’s been a true pleasure getting to tell your stories, while becoming a part of the community. I am so very grateful to the viewers of Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, Ohio and the entire viewing area for welcoming me into your homes for the last year and a half. I’m very excited to announce I will be jumping to market 71 and have accepted a reporter position with WTOL 11 in Toledo, Ohio. ![]() Maybe we tend to forget ourselves in the grand scheme of our own lives. PS: when we talk to kids about what they want to BE when they grow up, we should include in the conversation: what kind of life would they like to HAVE. So now I will work to maintain this “new normal” until it’s just… normal. It’s like living, again, but without guilt and shame. There is something to be said for starting over and allowing our minds to literally have a clean slate with no expectation, anxiety or preconceived notions about what we should be doing. But it would have taken a whole lot of reframing and A LOT of new boundaries and support from the people around me. Would it be possible to feel this way in my last chapter? Perhaps. ![]() But it’s worth it if it means we will no longer feel like a ball of nerves and anxiety. Sharing this with you, because change IS hard. I basically feel like I did when I snapped this photo along Lake McDonald in Montana in May. At the end of my career in news I relied on anxiety medication to get through the roughest and toughest days.Ĩ) I can fall asleep immediately, because I'm not anxious about having to "find news" to pitch the next day.ĩ) I’m less tense talking to my family at the end of the day.ġ0) I have time to do things I really want to do after work. ![]() I am no longer stress eating or “eating my feelings.”ħ) I no longer wake up with anxiety about the news stories I need to pitch or the breaking news or severe weather bound to happen. No more holding it in or having to drive to find a gas station.Ĥ) Because I can go to the bathroom, I’m drinking more water and am more hydrated.ĥ) And because of that, I don’t need caffeine as much as I used to.Ħ) I don’t have much of an appetite anymore. *The adrenaline over the last 16 years was no joke and I’m beginning to think that’s why work was addicting.ģ) I can go to the bathroom when I need to. I think it’s because I didn’t have insane adrenaline rushes linked to deadlines and rushing to ”get on TV.” This is when I would get activity points on my FitBit because my heart was racing from the stress of "making slot." I used to think a resting heart rate was only possible while I was sleeping!Ģ) During week 1 of the career swap, my body was “sleepy” in the middle of the afternoon. Here's what I've noticed in my first 4 weeks of work:ġ) I live at my resting heart rate for much of the day now. LIFE OUTSIDE OF LOCAL TV NEWS: After 16 years as a news journalist, I am now a writer for Houston Airports. ![]()
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