Tracy Kornet's Blog

First promo shoot at the house I should know better by now that keeping my feelings inside is not a good idea. I could rattle off several words to describe the roller coaster of emotions I've experienced since moving to Nashville--like excitement, creativity, homesickness, thrill, regret, boredom, and anticipation. I tend to vacillate among them every two hours or so. (My poor husband!) Our first Vandy football game in at least 20 years! So today I am determined to count my blessings while blogging, hoping this catharsis will not only clear my mind but get my writing juices flowing again. (I can't wait to start on-air next Tuesday night!) I told my new boss I'm so used to running around with my hair on fire--scrambling to write stories when the video's in late or racing from shoots in Dallas to the studios in Fort Worth--that I haven't known what to do with myself during these 2-3 weeks of behind-the-scenes transition in Tennessee. I swear, I almost

My last newscast in Texas, 9-4-14 Sometimes you leave a job because it simply stinks. Sometimes you leave cause you can't stand your boss. Sometimes you leave because you feel no purpose in what you do. It's for NONE of those reasons I am leaving CBS11. With the fabulous teary-eyed Tammy Dombeck With love and genuine affection for my awesome friends, colleagues, and viewers, after eight amazing years here, it is time to head toward home. If you've followed this blog for any length of time, you will have noticed some recurring themes: I absolutely adore my children; I love my job; and I crave new adventures. But lately my bubbling joy hasn't been bubbling so much. I've deeply missed the greater sense of purpose my children have added to my life, with the five of us crazy Kornets living in four different states. So when this happened--the  last-minute-head-turning-life-changing miracle , sending our youngest son to our alma mater, Vanderbilt