Obscure Sports Magazine
It’s been awhile since my last blog post… my apologies. The good news is that I’m back to work. The even better news is that I absolutely love my new job. The entire experience taught me so much and I can honestly say that my life changed for the better because of it.
But more on that in a later post.
Everything is still falling into place in my mind so I’m going to take some time and enjoy it for now. One thing I do want to talk about now though, is another opportunity that came as a result of unemployment – Obscure Sports Magazine.
To make a long story short, after I lost my job I had quite a bit of free time on my hands. A friend of mine was organizing a fundraiser for their traveling kickball team – a backwards spelling bee. One of the members on the team is notoriously bad at spelling (and by bad, I mean oftentimes not even close to the actual word) so each participant tried to spell the words as that team member would have. Because I had the time, I offered to go through the list and provide the correct spelling for each word. I hadn’t planned on attending the event but decided to go at the last minute.
Somehow, the fact that I write came up in conversation and Dan (editor of Obscure Sports Mag) overheard. He explained the concept of the magazine and asked if I’d be interested in possibly contributing. I went to the meeting the following week and was incredibly impressed with the magazine and the team.
If I had been working then, I wouldn’t have had the time to offer my help with the words, I doubt I would have gone to the spelling bee or even had the overheard conversation that led to contributing to Obscure Sports Mag, which went live on April 1. If you haven’t already, check it out at www.obscuresportsmag.com. I’m so happy to be part of the team and find it encouraging to be able to look back and pinpoint specific moments when things changed for the better.
