the people i work with

So work so far has been really great. I was worried I wouldnt fit in and wouldnt have friends. well that is totally oposite of what happened. haha. I have met a group of people (all manager/supervisors) who are pretty awesome. I am excited about work now. haha. It has been nice. being the one who is the boss... getting to be the one who answers all the questions. so far so good. the only thing i am not excited about is Sourcing. where i have to go steal stylists from salons with a clientelle already. kinda weird. I would think if someone has a clientelle somehwere and isnt looking to relocated that they are doing fine. haha. so its kinda weird but... oh well.

About a few people i work with...

My store manager is super nice. His names Dave. Always supportive and never gets annoyed if i call with a question. He has told me many times he has lots of faith in me which is nice to hear. 

My ASM is Joe and he is really nice too. sometimes he doesnt have the answer tho, but i figure stuff out on my own all the time anyway. 

Now for the Three Amigos:

Monica is the LP "senior manager" as she says it. She is pretty awesome. the first time i met her i knew she would be nice to talk to and such. turns out... she is! haha. Shes nice, funny, totally layed back, but very firm on being LP manager, dont think you can push her around. Shes in my office everyday haha. we ist and talk talk talk, then get to work then shes back and we talk talk talk haha. I did her hair finally, It turned out great, i liked it. I was worried she would hate it. cause i added more color then she had, and fixed the red color she had also. So that went well. We go out to lunch from time to time. its great to have someone like that to work with.

Araceli is the Training Supervisor and extra. haha. she is always getting called to some department for something. She is the one who had the really bad hair experience in the salon. but I talked her into getting her hair cut. turned out way cute. of course! haha. She is funny and sweet. She is engaged. Shes a really great person to talk to. She has all the answers. basically. haha.

Carlos (who i like to call Mario) is the Jewlery supervisor. He is very funny. he laughs really hard at stuff he thinks funny. it cracks me up. I share an office with him. but he is rarely in there. unless he gets to work early and sits on the computer at his desk and plays for a while. haha. 

Thats the Three Amigos. They are attatched at the hips. okay... not really. but they have welcomed me into their little group at work. haha. Its great tho. I havent had a group of friends I get to hang out with in a long time. at the last job i had one... Barbara. and I didnt even get to work with her much. Now I have 3 people who are funny, awesome, funny. haha. And we are all managers so we can talk about anything and not worry about it "getting out" so thats nice to have people to talk to without restrictions. We all go to lunch together. I need to start bringing my own lunch and stop eating out tho. soon... I will. but it is nice to have a group to hang at work with. enjoy my time there with. someone i can turn to if i need someone for anything really. 

So to sum it all up. Work has been pretty great. so far. I have enjoyed it. I met people I really love to be with. I get to work in less than 10 min. I get an hour lunch everyday. I generally work a 9-6 except monday i work 11-8. thats my life. comming home early to my husband and cuddling. :] awesome life.

my feet hurt

Alright, so kinda lot have happened. so where do i start? 

I had my last day at work on Saturday. They had a big chocolate cake, and sandwiches and juice. it was good. Hard to leave those guys. I built really great relationships with all of those girls. Kathleen (the main receptionist) was all teary eyed when she left. she hugged me so tight and long. Everyone was sad to see me go but happy for my move up. 

I started my new job as Salon Leader in a smaller salon on Monday. I did a 8-5. I am doing training this week, and organizing and just getting used to the layout. All of the stylists I have met so far have been nice. I havent had a hard time or anything. Ive heard there is a stylist names Antonio to look out for. ugh, i think i can hanldle it. 

There is also this manager meeting for all the supervisors and managers every monday at 2. so i went to that... first time. didnt have any reports or anything yet. but it was good. I concidered as i sat there jumping in and going "So who gets there hair done here?" and when they all say they dont slap their wrist and get some clients! haha. 

Today I was ya know... doing my thing. and the LP manager (security) came by to say hi and showing me what she looks for in her monthly audits. She is super nice and awesome. real relaxed but uptight. haha. Well he hair is cute, and I said "so do you get your hair done here?" and she goes "no" and i go "LAME!!" and she goes "you think my hair is lame?!" haha. then i said "nono" and she goes "oh! cause i dont go here. well i go to my friend but im kinda mad at her so maybe i will." and i said "ya you should. I can do that." so... she said "alright. i will." so there is one person. haha. I ran into her later that day and we talked about it more. she basically said how someone came, got their hair done... and it was screwed up badly. so she is nervous. and we talk about how many people we will get if this goes well. if she goes to the salon, she can get everyone else to. so thats awesome. Then I walked in on her and the store manager in his office talking and she told him what I did and he was very impressed. He said that would be such a great huge impact for the salon and store. We just need to start a fire in the store and get a little wind going. so thats going to be great.

And even tho Daniel and I have told everyone we picked Berkeley, we still talk about going to UCLA. haha. He came to me a few days ago and goes "what if i want to go to ucla still?" he is so cute. not sure what to do. Its a hard choice for him really. Does he want to go to UCLA? UCLA really treats him nice. basically they will help up find a place, everything. and Berkeley doesnt do that. they are so negative, suprisingly. like if he called let them know right now "i picked UCLA" that they would go "GREAT! GOOD DECISION." really. they are weird about this. 

When I sit here and think... where do you really want to be? I have these two different reactions, Do I want a little extra cash with a job and no move in Berkeley... OR Do I want to live in LA near HOME where I want to live my whole life out and have a family of my own with my family right there for it all. 

its difficult to say. I would go to LA without even a thought about it. if he came to me and said "pack up, lets move to la" id say "leave everyone lets go now" haha. not really. but of course. thats my home. my dream. and yet... Berkeley is looking great. haha. no move, an extra 800 bucks in pocket. he gets an office. his best friend will be comming next year sometime. I would most likely have kids sooner here also. which i really really want. so really its like this:

UCLA: Moving to LA an hour away from home getting to go home every weekend and having kids in 2-3 years with money struggles (of course) but are home.

Berkeley: No move, with a job... saving up for a while then starting a family in 1 1/2 years to 2 years. with not as much money struggles

it kinda makes me think I am chosing between money or family. right? haha. I want daniel just to pick. and lets do it. Im ready to move if needs be... or keep this job for a few years and have some babies. so... its all for him. all of it. 

job interview comming soon

so I got my interview. Tuesday (my anniversary) at 11:00AM. and we are going to do the mock interview on monday morning. seems SO SOON. jeeze. just in a few days. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! haha. pray for me!

New month... New start

So its been really hard for Daniel and I to be on a diet. really hard... and I really do want to. now we REALLY want to. We both went shopping for ourselves ad well... it sucked. Im up another pant size even to I am still down 10 lbs. So I made a chart, what we are going to eat and start walking in the mornings with Daniel (for some inspiration and for someone to make me go) so here it is:
Monday Shake; Bring Lunch to work (sandwich); make dinner at home
Tuesday Shake; Shake; make dinner at home
Wednesday Shake; Shake; make dinner at home
Thursday Shake; Shake; make dinner at home
Friday Shake; Shake; make dinner at home
Saturday Shake; Shake; Brind Dinner to work (sandwich)
Sunday Shake; Bring lunch to work (sandwich); make dinner at home

And I asked Daniel is he would walk with me in the mornings Tuesday-Saturday. wake up around 9-9:30. walk around 10 after our shake. Then we will have sunday and monday off (cause I work early)

We also are on a Saving money Kick! so eating healthy is kinda hard too... but we went shopping, bought EVERYTHING we need to eat at home, and be as healthy as possible without going broke. a few frozed meals for when i dont cook, sandwich stuff, some snacks (we need more snacks) Shake stuff, some crystal light and its SO GOOD. makes me drink way more water. so thats really really great. cause i try to quit soda all the time... but it tastes better than water. and this i think is gunna do it for me. ill bring this and ill be alright at work.

I want to be a size 5 again. which is my moms size right now... actually i think she might be smaller than that. but... I know I can do that. my pants are a size 10. so... thats a bit to lose. I just have to stay focused. last month I took pics for my sister and well... it was hard enough to be in a bikini... and that much harder to send them to her. but I know I do it. and I know she will be there to support me and help me through it all.

I am also getting into the habbit of waking up at a reasonable hour. I usually go to bed around 12:00AM. so... I want to wake up by 9:30. if I do this.... I know I can diet and do all the things I want to do. when I dont do it... its cause I slept in too long and am lazy all day. I need to wake up, make a shake and go for a walk. to get myself motivated for the day.


So this is off subject but, I am working on becomming a Manager. And I know I will be a great manager. EVERYONE I work with tells me this also. They all go "when are you going to be our manager" and such. we have a great manager actually, she is like a mentor. She also is a big inspiration of why I am pushing to become a manager. She also tells me how great of a manager I would make. I am organized, honest, diligent, knowledgable about the Hair industry, I have a positive attitude, i motivate others, do great with customers. I know I can do this. and a job opened up very very recently that I am waiting on a reply on. (from Jc Penney) its across the bay and closer and great pay. 22 stations and a huge revenue salon. the second in our district (the one i am at now if the number one in our district) and this is how the events unfolded... in order:

Step One- Go into work on monday (the day I always do manager training with Sandra) and we decide to kick it into high grear for no reason. We do alot of stuff. Then Sandra mentions that she thinks the San Bruno store is going to need a salon manager. but she hadnt heard if that salon manager there had transfered somewhere else or not.
Step 2: So I get home and decide to check and see if anything was posted online at jcpenney.com. And it was posted on that day! monday! so i talk to daniel about it. we decide for sure i should apply but i wasnt sure if i should apply then or wait till i finished the training or not. so i decided i would call Sandra in the morning when i woke up.
step 3: Sandra calls ME at 8:30 because the other receptionist called out so I went in to work on tuesday. so i speak with her about the position and she tells me she got an email about it too. and that they (the store manager at that store) said for me to apply and they will set up an interview.
Step 4: Preping for the interview. I got alot of info so far, I am studying that. So I go to Sandra and I ask her if she will do a pretend interview with me soon before the real interview. and she said "ill do better, ill ask Carol (our store manager) to do it for you" and im like "great"
Step 5: So I come in on Wed to get my hair done and she comes to me and said carol came to her and said she would perform a mock interview with me next week.

its like everything is panning out perfectly so far. one day we say something, the next day it happens. its kinda crazy. so i am hopeful about this. basically i am waiting for a call to set up my interveiw. I bought an outfit, dark brown skirt with a pink pokiedot top. it looks nice. very professional.

Fitness

today is the first day I worked out. I am going to start doing thi more often. I dont want to say everyday cause i know that wont happen. but a few times a week.

what I did today:
walked outside for 20 min.
5 reps of differnt positions with a light weight for arms
3 reps of 15 of different positions for abs on a ball
3 reps of 10 of squats against a wall with the ball

I am gunna try and long what I do to see my progress.
I might go walk again outside for 20 more min. not sur eyet. got ot clean the house first.

newest job description?... receptionist

So I am a receptionist. and its easy pleazy. my job description includes the following... doing the conformation list, answer the phone, make appointments, print travelers, make coffee, open and close registers. is it busy?... no. am i bored?... yah. is the pay good... no way. haha. but its a job. and i dont want to get out of the business competely. and when i move and have my manager credentials done and am a crazy cool manager somewhere getting paid much better... this will all be worth it. I really do love it tho. I love my co-workers. this is going to be my first full week of this job. and having the 4 long days off in between. wow... I hope I am going to be a great susiehomemaker. haha. I am going to do my best. be clean, neat, work out. and so on and so on. so work is good so far.

Daniel is back to tutoring. we need the money and its easy money, nothing he really wants to do but its something he can handle while he is in school. what a great husband.

going to my sisters first doctors apointment and getting an ultrasound was pretty cool to see. very quick too. but then again, its her 3rd so she knows what to do and they dont need to go into detail on things like for a first timer. but it was cool. we saw the little heartbeat. that was surrrrreal. her due take is aug. 27th. ANOTHER august birth. wow. we have...
mike Aug. 5th
Daniel Aug 7th
Me Aug 20th
Cindy Aug 22nd
Brenda jane anniversary Aug 25th
Brenda joy Aug 26th
new baby aug 27th

now thats alot of august. haha. if i had to pick I would want to get pregnant in aug. so i wouldnt have to be pregnant during a hot summer. have a cool fall and winter with a warmer body temp. haha. but then again, I will take what I can get.

I had this dream I took a pregnancy test and it was positive, but it was right before i had to leave for work. so i left not telling daniel. then when i got to work this girl barbara was there and i went and asked if i could talk to her (might i add she was in the middle of a clients hair) she says yes... we walk to the bathroom together. all quiet and secretive. then we go into a regular stall, shut the door and i tell her and she screams all happy. then we decide how i should tell daniel tonight.
then i woke up. weird huh? very funny. I told her about it and she laughed. and goes "maybe your pregnant" of course. and cas will tell me "maybe your pregnant" haha. usually i get that kind of responce while i am on my period and i laugh and go "well not today. haha"

so thats my post. thought youd like a nice long post to read cas. while you are bored at work. my new schedule is...

saturday 2-8:30
sunday 10-6:30
monday 9-5:30

the end

Cassandra did it... so I will to0.

Here are my 2009 resolutions:

1. To eat my Herbalife Shakes for breakfast everyday.
2. To eat my Herbalife shakes twice a day 4 days a week (my days off).
3. Work out 4 days a week (my days off) for a min. 30 min.
4. If I cant find a church to go to, I want to watch sermans online once a week.
5. Cooking at home the days I am off.

seems easy enough. so far... i suck. haha. but I start my new job schedule this week... but i am going to so cal for the first week. so if I dont start it there... ill start it next week January 20th.