I heard that today was National Puppy Day, and I can’t miss an opportunity to share about my dog Jackson.
Jackson is technically not a puppy as in he is 4 years old, but to me, he will always be my puppy!
Jackson is so sweet.
And he is so silly.
He loves a good nap!
And he loves to take walks!
He isn’t the brightest, that’s for sure, but he wouldn’t hurt a fly. He is my best friend.
I don’t like to think about where Jackson would be right now if maybe I didn’t get adopt him. I also don’t like to think about what will happen when he is no longer here.
The best thing about dogs is they live in the moment, so that is what I will do too.
Hi everyone!! So here’s a weird fact about me, I LOVE making lists. I mean, I am constantly making lists. Lists of things I need to do, lists of things I want to do, lists of books I want to read, movies I want to watch, even lists of things I want to buy. I just am always making lists.
It helps me to stay organized, and also to sort things out in my brain.
So here is a list of some of my favorite things. I was thinking I will start here then break it down into subsections of those favorite things, because why not?
So, here we go!
DOGS: specifically my dog Jackson but really all dogs!
TV SHOWS: I love watching shows. I am constantly watching multiple shows at once, because my mood depends on what I am wanting to watch.
BEING OUTSIDE: I love being outside and feeling the sun on my face. Walking, biking, reading outside, swimming. I love being outside.
READING BOOKS: When I was in college and high school I would even make lists of the books I read each year, keeping track of how many books and which ones I loved.
MY FAMILY: I am convinced I have the best family in the world. No matter what, they are always there for me, and I wouldn’t be the person I am without them.
MY FRIENDS: I also have the best friends in the world. I may not have that many friends, but quality over quantity in my mind.
COFFEE: I don’t really need to elaborate, do I?
LEARNING HOW THINGS WORK: And by that I mean, understanding why things work the way they do, the behind the scenes of things. I love listening to these watch back podcasts because it is so intriguing to me learning how different shows were made.
SUNSHINE: I just love it when the sun it out. I am so much happier. It doesn’t even have to be warm, but when the sun is out, I feel joy!
SKIING: I have been skiing since I was 3 and it is my favorite! I raced in high school and I still enjoy it to this day!
Well, that’s it! Those are my Top 10 favorite things!
I want to hear yours though, because I love learning about people!
Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well!! I was talking to Andrea and Andrew on Tuesday, and they said how I should document one day in my life and make a blog post about it, so that’s what I did. Throughout the day Tuesday I took notes, took pictures and well… here we are.
Here I am, just getting to work.
I get to work at a different time every day, it depends on when I set up my interviews and all of that, but on Tuesday, I got to work at 10:30 in the morning, clearly just out of the shower.
We have been doing a lot of our interviews over Zoom, or FaceTime.
I have a great set up figured out for how I conduct my online interviews.
Heading out to get B-Roll
Even though I can do all my interviews over the internet, I still have to go out and get B-Roll!
Saw these beautiful flowers while I was out getting B-Roll.
My boss told me to wash one of the KMVT cars while I was out, which is one of my favorite things to do.
CAR WASH!
Lately, I’ve been craving chicken all the time, so after the car wash, I headed to get Chic-Fil-A before I start editing.
YUMMY!!!Time to start editing.
After I ate my food, I started editing. Editing can be very tedious, but somedays it pays off. On this day, I loved my stories. It took me about 3 hours to finish all my editing, but it was worth it. Everyone has a different editing rhythm, but I have found one that works for me.
In the recording booth, ready to track my package. Selfie with my boss Kade on my way back from the recording booth.
After I lay down my voice and finish all my B-Roll, I have to export!
I have little notes to remind myself of things!
After I finish all my editing and writing and exporting, I have to start my web stories.
Web story time!
The station has been weird lately, many people are working from home, and all the stories have been related to the virus in some way or another, but we are doing our best!
After my web stories are written, I have to wait until the show is over to clip my videos, so they will be on the website.
A very time consuming process.
It was around 7 o’clock when I finished all my work and went home to see… my pup pup Jackson.
Always so happy to see me!
I made my dinner, which was just leftovers and sat down at my table by myself to eat it while I watch some Netflix. My nightly routine.
Now, this was just my Tuesday, and the thing is that I never really know how my day is going to go when I get to work. There are so many unknowns. A few weeks ago we had an earthquake 8 minutes before the 6 p.m. newscast and had to change our shows. One night, there was a house fire at 8 p.m, so it’s random and you just never know what your day will hold.
Laying in bed with my puppy.
Then I got ready for bed, took Jackson out to go to the bathroom once more, and went to sleep.
Last week I had this brilliant idea to do my next post as a day in the life of me. I thought it would be so fun to document my day throughout pictures and to let you know how much I do during the day.
But, I have to be honest, I chose the worst day ever to do this on. I chose last Thursday, September 20, 2018. And I was so busy, there were parts of the day when I forgot I was doing this, and parts of the day when I forgot to keep updated, and also some of the things I did were just boring and I felt like you guys probably didn’t care.
Nevertheless, here we are.
Let’s start from the beginning, right when my alarm went off, very very early.
It was so early.Â
After I woke up, I took a shower and eat breakfast. Then, I left my house to go to the commuter rail, just like every day. Tuesday and Thursday’s I take the 6:56 train to Boston, Monday I take the 8:01 and Wednesday and Friday I take the 9:26 train to Boston.
Another day another train ride.Â
My walk to class.Â
Usually, I have an 8 am on Tuesday and Thursday in Somerset Building. I have TV News Producing at this time. I love this class. But, my professor is also an executive producer at Channel 7, so he took us to channel 7 for a field trip on this day. Even though last semester I had an internship right at channel 7, it didn’t matter. It was still so cool to be there. I love the news.
Just another day in class!
I was so happy to be back and hear a new perspective
After the field trip/class, it was time for coffee, for sure. Then I did homework for a few hours and then it was time for the involvement fair.
Every year Suffolk does the involvement fair in order to get people to join clubs and activities and to get more involved at school.
Obviously I have gone every year, but this year was extra fun because I got to be
RAMMY!
So much fun!
I had the best time at the fair this year because I have wanted to be Rammy since Freshman year and I finally got to be.
After that, it was time for class again!
Class time!Â
See how exciting of a life I live? haha Not!
Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday I always have to leave right after my last class because I have to go straight to my internship so I’m not late. It’s at channel 4 WBZ, and I actually work on the website. So, I’m writing on their website every night I’m there, it’s really cool.
Heading to Channel 4
I have to take the red line to the harvard stop, then I have to walk a mile and I’m finally there. It takes about 40 minutes. I’m at Channel 4 from 4:00-9:30 three nights a week.
Made it!
Dinner Time!Â
I take a break around 7:30 and then work again till 9:30. It goes by so quickly though.
The area that Channel 4 is in, is hopping on Thursday night, there was a live band, a party, and lots of people milling about. It was so fun to wait for my lyft and listen to the band, (yes I take the t there and lyft back, it’s just too late for me to walk, Elizabeth is tired)
Party!
Finally, I got back to my car in the parking lot that I left it in at 6:50 that morning.
I made it home ate a cupcake, brushed my teeth, washed my face and went to bed. This girl was tired.
A picture of my screen right before bed.Â
What did we learn? My life is pretty boring. I take a lot of trains, and I feel like I am always on the move somewhere, some days I wish I had no plans, but this is the life I live, and here we are. I like it, I enjoy adventures! I hope you all loved my day in the life of Liz.
Elizabeth Joy Hadley 