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Dusty Gilbert

Founder, bareCommunication & Editor, skirt! Houston

Dusty Gilbert is an International Studies Graduate from the University of St. Thomas. With professional experience in print publications, the non-profit sector, website development, and the real estate industry, she is currently a writer, a local columnist, Editor of skirt! Houston Online and the...

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This is Where the Magic Happens?

Dusty Gilbert

The grass is always greener on the other side.

Born and raised small business, I must admit that I remember thinking of Corporate America as a magical fantasy land of sparkling skyscrapers, chic suits and the incredible power to make a positive difference in the world.

Bright eyed, idealistic and a fresh recruit, I could hardly hide my excitement as I arrived downtown for my very first day.

I guess I expected a Mary Tyler Moore moment, but instead…. Round and round to the sixth floor of the garage, down the elevator to the ground, across two intersections, up a staircase, through security, up the elevator, down two hallways…

Approaching the door, I held my breath in anticipation as I awaited a visual on my new creative playground. Hello, professional journalism!

Tada! Ummm…. or not?

Seriously, am I dreaming? Wait a second, I can't write a coherent sentence in this place.

Devoid of windows, crammed with hundreds of people, phones ringing and stacks of jumbled paper rising from every corner…

Is this really where the magic happens?

Less than a year later, I have realized I am a small business girl in a big corporate world.

But either way, I always write from the comfort of my own home.