Christy
@christyhelzner.bsky.social
Writer turned FT quarantine mom turned VP in real estate finance. I love my family, gardening, cooking, baking and general creating. Ex-Christian and secret opera fan. Opinions are my own. (she/her)
I took a pic of the iconic Bernie Baruch as I high-tailed it out of the building.
My Master’s degree has taken me eight semesters. My undergrad degree only took seven.
But this time I had a full-time job, two kids and a much higher GPA.
My Master’s degree has taken me eight semesters. My undergrad degree only took seven.
But this time I had a full-time job, two kids and a much higher GPA.
May 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I took a pic of the iconic Bernie Baruch as I high-tailed it out of the building.
My Master’s degree has taken me eight semesters. My undergrad degree only took seven.
But this time I had a full-time job, two kids and a much higher GPA.
My Master’s degree has taken me eight semesters. My undergrad degree only took seven.
But this time I had a full-time job, two kids and a much higher GPA.
Weird day to send this but okay. 😂
April 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Weird day to send this but okay. 😂
The return of a beloved tradition, after it got preempted last year by my coursework load. ☘️☘️☘️
As after this semester, I will hopefully never have coursework again, it could be here to stay. 🤞🏻
As after this semester, I will hopefully never have coursework again, it could be here to stay. 🤞🏻
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The return of a beloved tradition, after it got preempted last year by my coursework load. ☘️☘️☘️
As after this semester, I will hopefully never have coursework again, it could be here to stay. 🤞🏻
As after this semester, I will hopefully never have coursework again, it could be here to stay. 🤞🏻
We were out with the kids and there was a retro game room the girls wanted to go to. It was six bucks for the whole family and we were like “wow, good deal!”
We were possibly overcharged. 😂 It used to be a fun place, but I do not expect it to be around much longer.
We were possibly overcharged. 😂 It used to be a fun place, but I do not expect it to be around much longer.
March 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We were out with the kids and there was a retro game room the girls wanted to go to. It was six bucks for the whole family and we were like “wow, good deal!”
We were possibly overcharged. 😂 It used to be a fun place, but I do not expect it to be around much longer.
We were possibly overcharged. 😂 It used to be a fun place, but I do not expect it to be around much longer.
Not bad for an 85 year old
March 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Not bad for an 85 year old
Welcome to NYC, the greatest city in the world! The trains here are so fast! So reliable!
March 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Welcome to NYC, the greatest city in the world! The trains here are so fast! So reliable!
Be best, everyone.
February 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Be best, everyone.
A diplomatic Super Bowl skillet cookie. (aka using up leftover Christmas M&Ms 😂)
February 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A diplomatic Super Bowl skillet cookie. (aka using up leftover Christmas M&Ms 😂)
Https://welcome.storyworth.com/ 🤦🏻♀️
January 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Https://welcome.storyworth.com/ 🤦🏻♀️
My 8 yo is formally trying out for a traveling soccer team. She’s so excited.
It’s a big commitment—3x a week and traveling games on the weekend but she’s so hard into it she says she wants to be a pro soccer player.
& we get to be the parents I always wished I’d had. ❤️
It’s a big commitment—3x a week and traveling games on the weekend but she’s so hard into it she says she wants to be a pro soccer player.
& we get to be the parents I always wished I’d had. ❤️
January 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My 8 yo is formally trying out for a traveling soccer team. She’s so excited.
It’s a big commitment—3x a week and traveling games on the weekend but she’s so hard into it she says she wants to be a pro soccer player.
& we get to be the parents I always wished I’d had. ❤️
It’s a big commitment—3x a week and traveling games on the weekend but she’s so hard into it she says she wants to be a pro soccer player.
& we get to be the parents I always wished I’d had. ❤️
This poem popped up on my FB feed this morning and gutted me open. I’ve been thinking about it all day.
I may never write anything as good as this but I can also feel from it how she killed herself. It’s maybe more of a mirror than she even knew, it showed what happened next.
I may never write anything as good as this but I can also feel from it how she killed herself. It’s maybe more of a mirror than she even knew, it showed what happened next.
January 12, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This poem popped up on my FB feed this morning and gutted me open. I’ve been thinking about it all day.
I may never write anything as good as this but I can also feel from it how she killed herself. It’s maybe more of a mirror than she even knew, it showed what happened next.
I may never write anything as good as this but I can also feel from it how she killed herself. It’s maybe more of a mirror than she even knew, it showed what happened next.
I just submitted my final tuition payment for grad school.
At the end of the day, the amount I will pay out-of-pocket is nearly the exact amount I negotiated in salary increase before I even started. So it effectively paid for itself over a year ago, after one year of salary.
At the end of the day, the amount I will pay out-of-pocket is nearly the exact amount I negotiated in salary increase before I even started. So it effectively paid for itself over a year ago, after one year of salary.
January 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I just submitted my final tuition payment for grad school.
At the end of the day, the amount I will pay out-of-pocket is nearly the exact amount I negotiated in salary increase before I even started. So it effectively paid for itself over a year ago, after one year of salary.
At the end of the day, the amount I will pay out-of-pocket is nearly the exact amount I negotiated in salary increase before I even started. So it effectively paid for itself over a year ago, after one year of salary.
My husband: That guy doesn’t have a humorous bone in his body.
Me: Well, actually…
Me: Well, actually…
January 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My husband: That guy doesn’t have a humorous bone in his body.
Me: Well, actually…
Me: Well, actually…
I still have to pay for my LAST CLASS next semester also. Still no grade for last semester posted!
Cooking/baking this year was a nonstarter…it began/ended with sugar cookies. I bought fresh fish that ended in the freezer. I need a few Caribbean vacations and spa days first. 😂😂
Happy New Year!!
Cooking/baking this year was a nonstarter…it began/ended with sugar cookies. I bought fresh fish that ended in the freezer. I need a few Caribbean vacations and spa days first. 😂😂
Happy New Year!!
January 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I still have to pay for my LAST CLASS next semester also. Still no grade for last semester posted!
Cooking/baking this year was a nonstarter…it began/ended with sugar cookies. I bought fresh fish that ended in the freezer. I need a few Caribbean vacations and spa days first. 😂😂
Happy New Year!!
Cooking/baking this year was a nonstarter…it began/ended with sugar cookies. I bought fresh fish that ended in the freezer. I need a few Caribbean vacations and spa days first. 😂😂
Happy New Year!!
I was pretty excited that my kindergartner didn’t feel well this morning, so I didn’t have to go to her class’s Winter Celebration. 😂
December 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
I was pretty excited that my kindergartner didn’t feel well this morning, so I didn’t have to go to her class’s Winter Celebration. 😂
Every time I cook, I want to cook more.
The breadsticks were my experiment tonight — they didn’t last long. Instant classic!
The breadsticks were my experiment tonight — they didn’t last long. Instant classic!
December 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Every time I cook, I want to cook more.
The breadsticks were my experiment tonight — they didn’t last long. Instant classic!
The breadsticks were my experiment tonight — they didn’t last long. Instant classic!
The best part of graduate school, without competition, is the falafel truck right outside.
I left work a bit early tonight, my last night of the semester, so I could enjoy it properly in the student food court.
I left work a bit early tonight, my last night of the semester, so I could enjoy it properly in the student food court.
December 9, 2024 at 10:45 PM
The best part of graduate school, without competition, is the falafel truck right outside.
I left work a bit early tonight, my last night of the semester, so I could enjoy it properly in the student food court.
I left work a bit early tonight, my last night of the semester, so I could enjoy it properly in the student food court.
The new scorecards don’t work and my boss is in Costa Rica so I made myself some slightly fancy WFH lunch.
December 3, 2024 at 5:40 PM
The new scorecards don’t work and my boss is in Costa Rica so I made myself some slightly fancy WFH lunch.
Thanksgiving before, after and during—my picky eaters gave everything a “10 out of 10 out of 10” so I am a happy Mama! ❤️🍁🍽
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! 🦃
November 28, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Thanksgiving before, after and during—my picky eaters gave everything a “10 out of 10 out of 10” so I am a happy Mama! ❤️🍁🍽
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating! 🦃
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 7
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 7
November 28, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 7
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 7
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 6
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 6
November 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 6
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 6
My recent Google searches:
November 26, 2024 at 7:34 PM
My recent Google searches:
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 5
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 5
November 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 5
No explanations.
No reviews.
Just covers.
#BookSky
Day 5
The bittersweet end of an era. Sending the toddler baby grand out into the world to find another child who loves music.
November 23, 2024 at 4:07 PM
The bittersweet end of an era. Sending the toddler baby grand out into the world to find another child who loves music.