So its Sunday again, and the laundry is going, the bills are paid the mail is sorted and all the chores are done (almost), everything is perfect minus the fact that in a few hours I have to once again pack up all my stuff, drive to Walnut Creek, check in, unpack and start week 4 of training. I have another in-store day on Friday so I get to come back Thursday, which will be nice however training is very bitter sweet. I love the friends I have made during training and we are having a blast hanging out together, training is easy, just a lot to learn in such a small time that just when I think I understand one concept, we are moving on to a whole new lesson (just like school haha) Living in a hotel room for 5 weeks sucks, just when i was getting adjusted to my house, but I am treating it like a vacation because once I get into my store it is ALL WORK and NO PLAY!
The other day we had to analyze all of our stores month to date and year to date stats as well as top and bottom performers in our store. Lets just say from this point on there is only positive gains to make ;) My job is going to be a giant challange for me however if I can do as well as I believe I can then I will not only move up fast, but I will also make a comfortable amount of money.
So yesterday Rick and I drove to Pacifica and back down the coast and had lunch at Moss Beach Distillery. It was gorgeous about 59 degrees, smelled amazing, Rick and I stood on the edge of the coast and watched the waves, and all I kept thinking is how much I LOVE MY LIFE right now. It is beautiful and fun and full of laughter and love. I could not be happier (well maybe if I had a golden, but there is a time and a place for everything :)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Working girl :)
So my first week of work is officially done!
I am in training right now for Verizon. 5 weeks in Walnut Creek, but hotel and meals are all paid for so that helps :). I am able to go home on the weekends, and the drive is only about an hour and fifteen minutes however because we start at 8, and there is crazy traffic I would have to leave my house at 6 to get there on time if they didn't put me in a hotel.
Training is really overwhelming but very exciting and fun. It is so much information to learn that 5 weeks seems like nothing. We do tons of online trainings and presentations to teach the class what we learned. With all the lingo, the devices, the plans, and the additional features, it is interesting but I feel behind. Most of the other people who are training with our Leadership Development Program people are just Retail Sales Reps, and they have all worked with other companies and know a lot about the technology and services. I feel like I need to take time on my own to get ahead and learn all the additional information. I need to know what they mean when they through out acronyms and tech talk. I am doing really well though, I am getting the hang of a lot of the plans and features and have been doing really well with my assessments. I think if i just put a little more effort into it I will be really successful.
Rick is doing really well with his job too, he loves it and is really excited. He wakes up at 5 everyday and is out of the house by 6. He really likes the people he works with and has one of the biggest territories in California, where they always put their top people to ensure it is taken care of. Biggest news of them all it that he got his wine list of discounts on over 100 different wines and cases! YEA!
But when I get home on the weekends, there is so many errands to run and unpack, do laundry, repack, it feels like I have no time to relax, however 4 more weeks and I am going to enjoy getting to know all the people in my training group and feed off their knowledge, and learn as much as I can. Next Friday we get to have our in-store day so we go home Thursday and spend Friday in our stores. I still haven't seen my store or met my managers, so that should be fun and really informative.
Now if I could just focus on not eating a bunch of food, and start going to the gym after work everyday, I will be set ... we will see if this happens this week :)
I am in training right now for Verizon. 5 weeks in Walnut Creek, but hotel and meals are all paid for so that helps :). I am able to go home on the weekends, and the drive is only about an hour and fifteen minutes however because we start at 8, and there is crazy traffic I would have to leave my house at 6 to get there on time if they didn't put me in a hotel.
Training is really overwhelming but very exciting and fun. It is so much information to learn that 5 weeks seems like nothing. We do tons of online trainings and presentations to teach the class what we learned. With all the lingo, the devices, the plans, and the additional features, it is interesting but I feel behind. Most of the other people who are training with our Leadership Development Program people are just Retail Sales Reps, and they have all worked with other companies and know a lot about the technology and services. I feel like I need to take time on my own to get ahead and learn all the additional information. I need to know what they mean when they through out acronyms and tech talk. I am doing really well though, I am getting the hang of a lot of the plans and features and have been doing really well with my assessments. I think if i just put a little more effort into it I will be really successful.
Rick is doing really well with his job too, he loves it and is really excited. He wakes up at 5 everyday and is out of the house by 6. He really likes the people he works with and has one of the biggest territories in California, where they always put their top people to ensure it is taken care of. Biggest news of them all it that he got his wine list of discounts on over 100 different wines and cases! YEA!
But when I get home on the weekends, there is so many errands to run and unpack, do laundry, repack, it feels like I have no time to relax, however 4 more weeks and I am going to enjoy getting to know all the people in my training group and feed off their knowledge, and learn as much as I can. Next Friday we get to have our in-store day so we go home Thursday and spend Friday in our stores. I still haven't seen my store or met my managers, so that should be fun and really informative.
Now if I could just focus on not eating a bunch of food, and start going to the gym after work everyday, I will be set ... we will see if this happens this week :)
Sunday, July 5, 2009
July 4th
What a weekend!
Wednesday Rick and I went golfing! It was so much fun to spend the afternoon at a little executive course, right on the water! We had a blast watching the planes come into the airport and proving that when we play golf consistancy really isnt our thing. :)
Lynsey and Mike decided last minute to come visit for the weekend, and finally arrived Thursday morning. After they took a little nap (apparently 13 hours of driving through the night can wear you out) we took them down to the beach. We walked along the beach and had fun climbing on all the rocks in the coves. We saw sea lions and huge jelly fish that had washed up on the beach. It was a beautiful day! We then drove home and spend a very fun evening grilling steaks and making dinner. It was such a weird feeling to have someone else in our home. I was so excited though because now we had people to go into the city with and it was the first time all of us, except Rick had been to SF.
Friday we woke up and drove into the city. We had plans to visit so many places but the traffic and crowds were crazy! Especially trying to drive around in a city which non of us were familiar with was an experience :) We went to the Golden Gate Bridge, and then drove through Golden Gate Park. We went through Chinatown and then parked and walked around Haight Ashberry. Then we decided to try and get tickets to the Giants game. We drove down to the field and tried to get scalper tickets. The game was sold out, and their were going to be fireworks after the game so thre were hundreds of people trying to get tickets. We ended up finding parking and getting tickets for all 4 of us to sit together. It was an amazing expierence to watch the fog roll in over the stadium and then the fireworks after the game. I had a great time.
Saturday Ricks firend and his fiance came into town and we all drove to Millbrae and took the BART into the city. It was really fun taking the train in and then walking down the Embarrcadero. We went down to Pier 39 and walked around and saw the sea lions. There were practically no sea lions on the pier compaired to last time I saw them 2 years ago around Christmas. They said it was because the water was so warm that there are less and less of them that get on the docks. We all had dinner at Bubba Gumps and then visted all the little shops. There were thousands of people watching all the bands, sitting in the grass and walking around. No one knew where the FIreworks were going to be shot off at so finding a good spot was nearly impossible to do. Finally after asking a hot dog vendor, a cop and about 10 different people where we should go to see the fireworks, we just found a spot of grass and sat down. 20 minutes later, huge fireworks, right in front of us!! It was awsome. There were 2 different barges, one right off of Pier 39 and one down near Fishermans Warf. They were the same show, going off in unison. There were so many people that this was the only way to help with the crowd control and so everyone could see.
After the fireworks were over we walked back to the BART station. Walking like sheep with the thousands of people that were down there was kinda scary, because all I could think about was how awful it would be if anything happened in the city and we actually had to evacuate, the word impossible came to mind. We got a little lost but we eventually found the BART and took it back into Millbrae. The BART ride into the city takes about 20 minutes and then an additional 10 minutes to drive back to our house. So it was really nice especially because we didnt have to deal with the traffic and the parking.
I am so tired, but had an amazing weekend! Now its relaxing time :) I have to start packing in a couple hours, and drive to walnut creek. I check into my hotel tonight, and tomorrow morning at 8:00 i report into WORK!!! I cant believe it is here, I am so nervous, i feel like its the first day in a new school. What do i wear? What if no one likes me? What if it sucks? What if? I have no idea what to expect, but I have nothing to loose, I only get one chance to make a first impresion and I am excited for my new opportunity. I am also excited to get a paycheck!!
Say a prayer for me tonight :)
The Giants Game :)
Driving down Lombard Street
Golden Gate
Golfing
Wednesday Rick and I went golfing! It was so much fun to spend the afternoon at a little executive course, right on the water! We had a blast watching the planes come into the airport and proving that when we play golf consistancy really isnt our thing. :)
Lynsey and Mike decided last minute to come visit for the weekend, and finally arrived Thursday morning. After they took a little nap (apparently 13 hours of driving through the night can wear you out) we took them down to the beach. We walked along the beach and had fun climbing on all the rocks in the coves. We saw sea lions and huge jelly fish that had washed up on the beach. It was a beautiful day! We then drove home and spend a very fun evening grilling steaks and making dinner. It was such a weird feeling to have someone else in our home. I was so excited though because now we had people to go into the city with and it was the first time all of us, except Rick had been to SF.
Friday we woke up and drove into the city. We had plans to visit so many places but the traffic and crowds were crazy! Especially trying to drive around in a city which non of us were familiar with was an experience :) We went to the Golden Gate Bridge, and then drove through Golden Gate Park. We went through Chinatown and then parked and walked around Haight Ashberry. Then we decided to try and get tickets to the Giants game. We drove down to the field and tried to get scalper tickets. The game was sold out, and their were going to be fireworks after the game so thre were hundreds of people trying to get tickets. We ended up finding parking and getting tickets for all 4 of us to sit together. It was an amazing expierence to watch the fog roll in over the stadium and then the fireworks after the game. I had a great time.
Saturday Ricks firend and his fiance came into town and we all drove to Millbrae and took the BART into the city. It was really fun taking the train in and then walking down the Embarrcadero. We went down to Pier 39 and walked around and saw the sea lions. There were practically no sea lions on the pier compaired to last time I saw them 2 years ago around Christmas. They said it was because the water was so warm that there are less and less of them that get on the docks. We all had dinner at Bubba Gumps and then visted all the little shops. There were thousands of people watching all the bands, sitting in the grass and walking around. No one knew where the FIreworks were going to be shot off at so finding a good spot was nearly impossible to do. Finally after asking a hot dog vendor, a cop and about 10 different people where we should go to see the fireworks, we just found a spot of grass and sat down. 20 minutes later, huge fireworks, right in front of us!! It was awsome. There were 2 different barges, one right off of Pier 39 and one down near Fishermans Warf. They were the same show, going off in unison. There were so many people that this was the only way to help with the crowd control and so everyone could see.
After the fireworks were over we walked back to the BART station. Walking like sheep with the thousands of people that were down there was kinda scary, because all I could think about was how awful it would be if anything happened in the city and we actually had to evacuate, the word impossible came to mind. We got a little lost but we eventually found the BART and took it back into Millbrae. The BART ride into the city takes about 20 minutes and then an additional 10 minutes to drive back to our house. So it was really nice especially because we didnt have to deal with the traffic and the parking.
I am so tired, but had an amazing weekend! Now its relaxing time :) I have to start packing in a couple hours, and drive to walnut creek. I check into my hotel tonight, and tomorrow morning at 8:00 i report into WORK!!! I cant believe it is here, I am so nervous, i feel like its the first day in a new school. What do i wear? What if no one likes me? What if it sucks? What if? I have no idea what to expect, but I have nothing to loose, I only get one chance to make a first impresion and I am excited for my new opportunity. I am also excited to get a paycheck!!
Say a prayer for me tonight :)
The Giants Game :)
Driving down Lombard Street
Golden Gate
Golfing
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