Podcast Roundup: Top 10 Pods I’m Obsessed With Right Now
My friends will think this is a hilarious topic to post about since at least once per month I hit them with the text: “Pod recs?” It has become my version of “U up?” and might come after days or more
Toni’s Top 9 Layovers of All Time
Layover Life, amirite? Perhaps because last week’s post about Flight Attendants’ Fight for Fair Pay was so heady and distressing (even for someone in the biz), this week I wanted to keep it light. Today I’m celebrating one of the
Pay Me for Boarding: Why Flight Attendants Must Fight For Fair Pay
Did you know that flight attendants don’t get paid for boarding? Sounds crazy right? But it’s true. One public awareness campaign and a lot of flight attendants are trying to change this now. Will they be able to succeed in
Do Flight Attendants Ever Get Scared of Flying?
Every one of us could probably name someone in our lives who is afraid of flying. Many of you reading this might be. And this line of conversation comes up a lot when I talk to people about my job
More than Coke & Pretzels: 8 Real Jobs Flight Attendants Are Trained To Do
You’ve probably heard me, or maybe another flight attendant, say that our job is not serving pretzels and peanuts, but is that of a safety professional. You might have rolled your eyes, and to be fair some of my coworkers
2 Year Sober-versary & The Shit People Don’t Tell You About Quitting Alcohol
In just a couple days, I’ll be celebrating my 2-year soberversary. Wow, did that fly by. Honesty, at this point I’m not sure if I have to write about it anymore. But just in case there is someone out there
4 Hard Lessons Every Flight Attendant Must Learn
There are certain specific lessons every flight attendant must learn. And despite being warned in advance, most of us end up learning them the hard way. Today I’m going to share these universal truths of aviation. If you’re a regular
The Unicorn Crew: How Superstar Coworkers Make Our Work (And Life) Better
Y’all, I work with some seriously good people. I’m currently on my flight from San Diego back to New York, on a redeye that is fairly empty. This is lucky because I have written only one sentence of the blog
Do We Hate All-Inclusives? Pros & Cons of One-Stop Shop Vacations
I’ve always had a complicated relationship will all-inclusive resorts. Actually, I’ve been a hater. The thought of traveling to a different country only to not see that place struck me as pretty messed up. With all that being said, it
Humaning is Hard: Set Your Cry Timer and Let it Out.
I had a hard week. And in it, a particularly hard day. And while I’m celebrating my birthday today—now officially closer to 40 than 30—when I sat down to write this week, what came out was what was happening. Gray.