massive post to update
hello all- so def havent posted anything in like 498762736423876 years so its about time that you all get a healthy update from yours truly. ps- i blame the non-posting on the fact that i havent had real internet for like 2 months and that life in general has been busy, still no internet till payday in a week but im at the laundromat with free wifi so life is good.
1- work- the reason i moved to durango. things are going really well with it all, a few minor issues here and there but thats how life goes esp when working full time and being the boss of 17 people. keeping me pretty busy but im a happy camper doing the store manager thing. making good money (and spending it soooo fast!!) but really enjoying it all. was in denver for a few days in late march for a meeting with the rest of my region and my boss, so 12 other stores and it was like an intense 8 hours of downloaded pier1 info into my brain. i still lovoe love love my boss, she is awesome. she actually was in town yesterday on my bday and today to do a regular checkin type visit. things went really smoothly so that is a relief, for only doing my job for 3 months there are minimal red flags, just a few minor tweaks in how i can merchandise our product better. i feel very confident and happy with how things are going. sure there are hr style bumps in the road in terms of how my staff acts and how to respond, but overall no issues. super happy that the visit went well. also went over my review process, i wont have one this year bc i am so new, but next year i will., i totally know what i am up against and seeing everything on paper as to what is expected of me feels really good and makes me wanna bust it out and kick ass.
2- social life. is awesome! meeting a ton of people still in durango. i ended up moving out at the end of march bc i found a sweet place all alone and i am totally digging living without roommates. there was some drama when i said i would be moving out bc my roommate thought i was going to be there till their lease ended, whcih he refused to put me on a lease so i def was not staying there. basically he threatened to sue me, drama drama drama and i moved out and he moved on. was def stressful but its all good now.
meeting a ton of people whcih kicks ass, its good to meet a friend and then meet their friends, that is def the key to creating a whole new social life. no boys but i am getting super boy crazy!!! although there is a local bar like 20 feet from my place and my friend laura knows everyone there, many of which are super cute boys so there may be some prospects, non serious, but perhaps a makeout!!
3- vegassss!!! just got back from 4 days there. it totally kicked ass!!! went with 7 people from durango and curt and jordan flew out from denver. def a super kick ass bad ass time!!! curt and i still have this super crazy connection, i swear we are gonna get married in like 10 years when we arent so selfish lol. but vegas was a great time and so glad i took the time and money to do it bc totally awesome!!! bummer bc i was sick the whole time but i rallied hard and didnt let it get me down
4- day to day life is good. i have fallen into my routines whcih isgreat. living alone has been a good thing, i have my space and its def big enough for me. pics on FB so you can check it out. totally glad i just up and moved to durango, it wasnt super easy at first, def emotionally overwhelming but a very good chocie for me. lots of learning about myself and after the rob relationship ended i just needed to figure myself out.
5- speaking of rob....he harassed me on valentiens day via text message, i told him to leave me alone and move on with his life. lots of 'i still love you, i miss you...'. then i jsut got a fb message from him yesterday saying happy bday and that he never got a job after moving to costa rica to get his english teaching certification, now just volunteering and "probably wont break even in terms of how much its costing to be there". no idea why he wanted to share with me that he totally failed and everything i told him turned out to be true, but one of the better bday presents!!!
6- life is good and happy. glad work is going well, sometimes i drag a little but i know that in order to succeed i need to kick ass and take names ALL THE TIME, not just when ive had my coffee. i really need to dig deep inside and decide where i want to be in the next few years and what i need to do to get there. but knowing what i will be rated on at review time helps a lot bc there is a lot of tangible info to take in and process. i really wanna get a 4 out of 5 on my review in a year so now is the time to get going. also wanna be store manager of the year in my region so i just need to kick ass and continue to figure out my systems and how to manage everything.
7- going to AK to visit katie sometime this summer!! have to work out my schedule bc i have inventory to do, whcih i cannot miss, but hopefully dates will come soon so i can get my ticket!!!!!
in a nutshell- super happy, boy crazy and living the life i love!!!
1- work- the reason i moved to durango. things are going really well with it all, a few minor issues here and there but thats how life goes esp when working full time and being the boss of 17 people. keeping me pretty busy but im a happy camper doing the store manager thing. making good money (and spending it soooo fast!!) but really enjoying it all. was in denver for a few days in late march for a meeting with the rest of my region and my boss, so 12 other stores and it was like an intense 8 hours of downloaded pier1 info into my brain. i still lovoe love love my boss, she is awesome. she actually was in town yesterday on my bday and today to do a regular checkin type visit. things went really smoothly so that is a relief, for only doing my job for 3 months there are minimal red flags, just a few minor tweaks in how i can merchandise our product better. i feel very confident and happy with how things are going. sure there are hr style bumps in the road in terms of how my staff acts and how to respond, but overall no issues. super happy that the visit went well. also went over my review process, i wont have one this year bc i am so new, but next year i will., i totally know what i am up against and seeing everything on paper as to what is expected of me feels really good and makes me wanna bust it out and kick ass.
2- social life. is awesome! meeting a ton of people still in durango. i ended up moving out at the end of march bc i found a sweet place all alone and i am totally digging living without roommates. there was some drama when i said i would be moving out bc my roommate thought i was going to be there till their lease ended, whcih he refused to put me on a lease so i def was not staying there. basically he threatened to sue me, drama drama drama and i moved out and he moved on. was def stressful but its all good now.
meeting a ton of people whcih kicks ass, its good to meet a friend and then meet their friends, that is def the key to creating a whole new social life. no boys but i am getting super boy crazy!!! although there is a local bar like 20 feet from my place and my friend laura knows everyone there, many of which are super cute boys so there may be some prospects, non serious, but perhaps a makeout!!
3- vegassss!!! just got back from 4 days there. it totally kicked ass!!! went with 7 people from durango and curt and jordan flew out from denver. def a super kick ass bad ass time!!! curt and i still have this super crazy connection, i swear we are gonna get married in like 10 years when we arent so selfish lol. but vegas was a great time and so glad i took the time and money to do it bc totally awesome!!! bummer bc i was sick the whole time but i rallied hard and didnt let it get me down
4- day to day life is good. i have fallen into my routines whcih isgreat. living alone has been a good thing, i have my space and its def big enough for me. pics on FB so you can check it out. totally glad i just up and moved to durango, it wasnt super easy at first, def emotionally overwhelming but a very good chocie for me. lots of learning about myself and after the rob relationship ended i just needed to figure myself out.
5- speaking of rob....he harassed me on valentiens day via text message, i told him to leave me alone and move on with his life. lots of 'i still love you, i miss you...'. then i jsut got a fb message from him yesterday saying happy bday and that he never got a job after moving to costa rica to get his english teaching certification, now just volunteering and "probably wont break even in terms of how much its costing to be there". no idea why he wanted to share with me that he totally failed and everything i told him turned out to be true, but one of the better bday presents!!!
6- life is good and happy. glad work is going well, sometimes i drag a little but i know that in order to succeed i need to kick ass and take names ALL THE TIME, not just when ive had my coffee. i really need to dig deep inside and decide where i want to be in the next few years and what i need to do to get there. but knowing what i will be rated on at review time helps a lot bc there is a lot of tangible info to take in and process. i really wanna get a 4 out of 5 on my review in a year so now is the time to get going. also wanna be store manager of the year in my region so i just need to kick ass and continue to figure out my systems and how to manage everything.
7- going to AK to visit katie sometime this summer!! have to work out my schedule bc i have inventory to do, whcih i cannot miss, but hopefully dates will come soon so i can get my ticket!!!!!
in a nutshell- super happy, boy crazy and living the life i love!!!