I’ll never forget the first time I really thought about homelessness. It was during a monologue by a guy who’d worked with the homeless, describing the hardest part of their situation. “It’s not being hungry most of the time. It’s not sleeping outside when it’s freezing,” he said. “It’s being invisible.” So when Austin non-profit [...]
By Amy | February 10, 2009
Stayed up till 2 a.m. Woke up at 7. By 10 a.m. I thought it was a good time for a nap, but only because I was trying to put off writing a — yet again — long-overdue blog post. So after procrastinating on Apartment Therapy for a good hour, I put on a pot [...]
You know what I love to daydream about? Furniture arrangements. And organizing tupperware. You know where I love to shop? Thrift stores. I used to worry this may qualify me as a nerd. But sometimes our geeky obsessions (organizing tupperware) lead us exactly where we need to be: I’m freelancing for TLC! My fetish for [...]
By Amy | December 5, 2008
The phone rings. It’s the news. Shoot. My hair looks terrible. I don’t know what to say. And what I do say will be seared onto a tape to be edited at someone else’s discretion. Pretty spot on, right? But as nervous as you may get at the prospect of doing an interview, it’s not [...]
By Amy | November 17, 2008
I don’t know which is more intimidating: the lights and the camera, or knowing hundreds of thousands of people will see you. Either way, doing television interviews gives people the heebie jeebies. You’re worried about looking and sounding good, right? Sometimes the key is looking like a complete idiot first. Go ahead and laugh, but [...]
By Amy | November 3, 2008
I don’t think it’s really hit me yet. It’s been a week since I left News 8 Austin, and as long as it took me to make the decision, it’s taking a while to sink in, too!
By Amy | November 3, 2008
Holy moly, it’s alive! Amyhadley.com is officially launched! After much creative collaboration, and coding I’ll never hope to understand, my web designer and I have finished. This is both a resume site for the pursuit of my dream job (more details coming), and a way to keep friends, family and fans posted on what I’m [...]
By Amy | October 17, 2008
The ‘Best of Austin’ 2008 Austin Chronicle winners have been named…. and I made the cut! Critics Picks named me “Best Roving Reporter.”