As of today, I’m officially, publicly, mostly, on maternity leave. In reality, Maddie has been more or less in charge of APW for the last week, and I’ve been puttering around behind the scenes tidying things up. Last week, our Doula asked us how me “resting” was going. David said, “Well, I think today was her first day of maternity leave, and she worked for nine hours.” I gave the obvious response, which was, “Now that I’m not in charge, I have so much time to get things done! Plus, working is so much more relaxing than sitting around.” True, y’all.
As the APW team makes the transition, it seemed like a fitting time to announce a few (excellent) changes.
First up, Maddie has been promoted to Managing Editor of APW. Three cheers for Maddie! She’s done more and more work, and she has contributed in huge ways to APW over the past year. So her taking the reins for maternity leave seemed like the perfect time to officially promote her. Also, during wedding season, she’s done a phenomenal job of running her own business and making APW tick, and she’s slept a frighteningly small amount (frightening to me, because I really like sleep).
Which brings me to the fact that I’m thrilled to introduce our Editorial Assistant for the duration of maternity leave, Emily Threlkeld. Longtime readers will know Emily from her New Orleans Elopement, her essay on faith, proof, and the immigration process, Confessions of A Bridal Registry Consultant, and her crazy, ballsy, non-anonymous essay How I very Nearly Almost Cheated On My Husband. She’s also quoted in the APW book. I think what I mostly want to say about Emily joining the APW staff is that she’s a reminder to me that you make your own luck (something her husband told her on their wedding day). Unbeknownst to me, Emily put a post-it on her bathroom mirror saying that she wanted to work for APW. (Maybe after the Atlanta book talk where I claimed that was the way I reminded myself of all my most important goals?) But then there were the other things she did, like write lots of amazing things for the site and get to know the staff; drive for seven hours to meet Maddie and me at the Atlanta book event; send me her résumé after said event; and then in May send me an email outlining why I should hire her and what exactly she could bring to the team. Fast-forward to this month, when I realized we needed to hire someone to help Maddie for maternity leave, and I didn’t have time for a full-scale search, and I said, “SELF! Hire Emily! She is great!” And so we did. That, my friends, is a woman who makes her own luck.
And with that, my friends, I’m out. (At least mostly. For now). See you on the other side.
Photos from the Atlanta Book Talk by Leah and Mark (APW Sponsors): Me with Leah and Mark’s baby, That’s Emily right in the front!, Me
This post includes Sponsors, who are a key part of supporting APW. For more information, see our Directory page for Leah And Mark.
May the baby-having go well, and the sleep not be too scarce!
Can’t wait to hear back from the other side…
xxx
October 24, 2012 11:36 am
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Best of luck, Meg & David!
October 24, 2012 11:53 am
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Best of luck to both you and David!
October 24, 2012 11:59 am
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Congrats Meg! To you and David and yet-unmet baby.
And way to go Maddie and Emily!!!
October 24, 2012 12:22 pm
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I hope that you do get to do some actual resting pre-baby-arrival! Sending lots of love your way!
October 24, 2012 12:23 pm
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All the best to you and David!
And congrats, Maddie and Emily!
So much awesome, the exclamation points cannot be contained!
October 24, 2012 12:24 pm
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Happy maternity leave! May baby come swiftly and safely, and I wish you many wonderful snuggles :)
October 24, 2012 12:26 pm
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Fist bump to you!
October 24, 2012 12:28 pm
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Have a good maternity leave! I’m sure we’ll miss you!
October 24, 2012 12:29 pm
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Congrats Maddie and Emily…and, Meg, thanks for leaving us in very capable, enthusiastic hands! Best wishes for your maternity leave!
October 24, 2012 12:29 pm
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So many good thoughts headed multiple ways with this post :-) Hooray!!
October 24, 2012 12:30 pm
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As I told a (very confused) shoe salesman when I was two years old, it takes a lot of work to push a baby out of your uterus! So consider this a “hard work” fist bump…
October 24, 2012 12:45 pm
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Happy baby-having!
October 24, 2012 12:46 pm
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Good luck, and many many fist bumps of solidarity.
October 24, 2012 12:50 pm
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Best of luck to everyone in their new adventures!
October 24, 2012 1:18 pm
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Yay! Happy Maternity Leave! Congrats to Maddie and Emily! BabyRoX says you are going to be an amazing mom, and he’s happy to come play with you and your kidlet at future book talks.
October 24, 2012 1:30 pm
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Good luck, Meg! You’re going to be a fabulous mama. Sending lots of love to you, David and Practical Baby. xoxo
And yay Maddie and Emily!
October 24, 2012 2:35 pm
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Congrats Maddie on a well deserved promotion and Emily on your hard-core star hauling. Meg – fistbumps, luck and love. Thank you for taking us all along on your journey, and nudging us a little further along our own. Can’t wait to hear about the view from the other side. All best to you, to David and to [APB].
October 24, 2012 2:55 pm
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Meg, SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!! Yaaaaaaaay!
Happy Promotion Maddie!
Welcome Emily!
October 24, 2012 3:46 pm
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Good luck!!
October 24, 2012 4:17 pm
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Best wishes to you and your family, Meg!
October 24, 2012 4:48 pm
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Here’s wishing you a safe delivery, Meg, and a wonderful maternity leave. I hope the next bit of becoming a parent is easier on you than the pregnancy has been.
And huge congratulations to Maddie and Emily!!
October 24, 2012 5:35 pm
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Love & luck & a joyful and safe birth to you!
October 24, 2012 9:08 pm
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Congratulations Maddie. Welcome Emily.
Meg, take care of yourself and bebe.
We’ll see you on the other side. Very excited about the new earthling!!!
October 25, 2012 12:33 am
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I wish you well:)
October 25, 2012 2:05 am
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Enjoy! Excited for the arrival of your baby! I’ve loved being a mom of twin boys (3 mo old now) surprisingly much!
October 25, 2012 3:59 am
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Best wishes to you and David!!! Rest, get a massage, and wait for the newest adventure to begin!
October 25, 2012 5:43 am
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YAY MATERNITY LEAVE!!!
And also, YAY EMILY!!! She is one of my favorite contributors, her elopement story is in my top ten favorite on the site. (And considering how many Wedding Grads I’ve read, YOU ARE IN RAREFIED COMPANY, MISSY!!!)
Sorry, I’m apparently yell-y today. But also super excited!!! Hugs all around!
October 25, 2012 7:50 am
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That is a huge honor, coming from the Jazz of Sass herself!
October 25, 2012 3:55 pm
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Hiring Emily will be one of the best decisions of your life. I can guarantee it. Congratulations, Emmy, you deserve this because you worked hard for it <3
October 25, 2012 7:08 pm
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