Categories: Food

Mixing Business and Pleasure

Barely more than 24 hours after getting laid off, I had a networking lunch. I met the awesome Natasha, the voice behind the Physique 57 social media presences, for lunch at Local in SoHo. Before joining Physique, she did social media consulting, so I asked her advice and told her what an awesome job she does with Physique’s social media presence. We both chose the same sandwich–turkey with avocado, bacon and goodness.

It’s a gorgeous day in NYC, so I rode my bike down to meet her, about three miles. I made it there alive! I was shocked. I was also shocked to see, when I finished lunch, that my bike was still there. I locked it up, but I’ve heard horror stories of people’s bikes being stolen in NYC. To get there, I rode through the streets, because it was fastest. On my way back, I took a more leisurely route going across West Houston to the water.

West Houston looking east.

Why does this look so blurry?

Oh, right. I had my lens on manual focus.

Tonight I have my Junior League End of the Year party, so no more blogging today! Or really, for quite some time tomorrow either.

Theodora Blanchfield

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  • Wow, go you! You've definitely got the ball rolling on other opportunities already! Looks like it was a great day for a bike ride :)

  • How fun to ride your bike to lunch. You are super proactive to be out and meeting with people already. GO GIRL!

  • A few years ago biking in NYC didn't feel safe, but these days it's easy! So many bike lanes...

    Sounds like you have a good attitude. You'll find another job soon. And in the meantime, enjoy summer!

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