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Enter to win a pair of Naturalizer @Work Shoes

    As a flight attendant I carry two pairs of shoes on me at all times.  A pair of nice heels to walk through the terminal and a pair of flats to change into during flight.  A comfortable shoe is important when you’re on your feet for hours on end, which is why Naturalizer…

Attention passengers… can you hear me?

I’ve been a flight attendant for 20 years. In other words I’ve spent a lot of time talking […]

Sometimes normal can be messed up

Whenever I hear people talk about something being normal I think about the first airline I worked for. […]

Flight attendants are not “totally” having sex on planes

35,000 FEET — Have you ever asked a sushi chef about his sex life? Have you ever seen […]

I hate Valentine’s Day

I hate Valentine’s Day. That was the title of the first essay I ever wrote to be published. […]

When you’re ghosted, there’s nothing to do but wonder

You know you’re a flight attendant when you can easily say the word “goodbye” in six different languages. To say we meet a lot of people is an understatement — I greet at least 200 passengers a day. If we … Continue reading →

What being a flight attendant taught me about human trafficking

  A few years ago, on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York, a group of young girls wore nothing but jeans and T-shirts — in the middle of winter. They didn’t speak English, and they didn’t speak … Continue reading →

How Christmas Can Be Hard on Flight Attendants

Why Explaining the truth about Santa to my 9-year old can be anything but sad originally published on Mashable.com Dec 22 We were walking the dog when my son said, “Why does it feel like my childhood is over? Does … Continue reading →

15 Gifts For Flight Attendants

There’s nothing like practically living on an airplane to change what you wish for every year. “All I want for Christmas is job security, being able to hold my first choice work schedule, two weeks vacation, a raise, longer layovers, … Continue reading →

Bad Passengers

I wrote Flight attendant has a theory why passengers can’t behave for Mashable December 2, 2015 During boarding, when I’m standing in front of the flight deck door greeting passengers, I always smile and say, “Hello.” Sometimes I’ll ask how … Continue reading →