Write Around The Corner // Beth Turnbull

What a year it's been. My first full-time job. My first car. My first apartment. My second car... This has been a year of change and transition for me and many of the people I love. We've gained amazing experiences, lost loved ones, and learned that life can be anything you make of it, good or bad. I always like to take a step back to reflect on the passing year, and as we move into a new decade it seems even more important. So, let's take it back now y'all. January -Started my first post-grad job at Matter, learned how to rise before the sun -Saw Hamilton from the third row with Hannah -Bought my first car, a 2008 Ford Escape. RIP Bev. February -Attended my first "business trip" to Penn State -Introduced Andrew to the brisket mac-n-cheese pizza at Lupi & Leo -Attended Louis & Colten's wedding at the Carnegie Museum of Art March -Took my Uncle David to visit the National Aviary and Randyland -Celebrated my four-year anniversary wi...

Halloween is here, and for those of us who have been nudged into attending parties the past two weekends, it might even feel like it's over. But before you put the five random costume pieces you've drudged up from the bottom of your closet back into their 11-month oblivion and start dreaming of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, you might want to start playing She Wolf by Shakira and take a moment to check out some of my favorite pieces of spooky (but not too spooky) content. Every October I find myself delving into the same few movies, musicals, books and such, and I'd like to share them with you. This is for those of you who love any excuse to celebrate a holiday but aren't too crazy about being scared out of your mind for a whole month. I hope you enjoy this little listicle, let me know if any of these are Halloween staples for you! And to all the Rocky Horror fans - I'm sorry - the music is great but I hate watching it. Forgive me. Movies & TV It...

Everyone who works in public relations knows the moment I’m talking about. You’re at a dinner party, on a date, at a family reunion and someone asks you -- what do you do, exactly? You know what you do all day at work but for some reason, the second someone asks you freeze. You think of how to explain the hundreds of small tasks you take on each day that lead to big-picture results for clients. All you can come up with is, “I work in PR.” What comes next is likely one of the following responses: Oh, so you write ads and stuff? Do you cover up scandals? Spin doctor, eh? No, no, and no. So how can we condense public relations into an easy to swallow pill for our friends and family? Let’s start by breaking down what we do on a daily basis. For full disclosure, all of my experience in the field has been in an agency-setting, so this isn’t all-encompassing. Media Monitoring One of the first things I do when I start my morning is check to see if any of my clients have receiv...