work life

Celebrating the San Diego Press Club at their annual journalism awards

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I had an amazing time at the San Diego Press Club’s annual journalism awards. It was the chapter’s 50th anniversary! I’ve been a board member of the Press Club for nearly a decade and I’ve been a member for a lot longer than that.

In addition to enjoying the awards gala, I was honored to receive three awards for my writing: two for “House Digest” articles and one for retirement blogs for a client of mine.

Here’s are the award winning “House Digest” articles: Best Vacation Rentals in Charleston, S.C. and “Quick and Easy Decluttering in Less Than 10 Minutes.”

What a reimagined workplace looks like

| kristencastillo

Hybrid workplaces are here to stay. “Happy, enabled, and connected teams can work from anywhere,” says Lynne Oldham, chief people officer at Zoom.

My Mediaplanet article explores what a reimagined workplace look like. Here’s an excerpt:

Now is the time for businesses to prepare to support their future workforce and workspaces. The pre-pandemic days of working in an office are now unrealistic. After a year of working from home, many employees like the format and prefer its flexibility. While some offices may return to in-person work, others will adopt hybrid or fully remote models.

Read the full article here.