I think today’s post is going to be a long one again. I feel like writing a lot lately so I have to break it up into a few days because otherwise I may overwhelm my readers (HA, cause I have so many-sarcasm there), and I don’t really have a whole heck of a lot of time to spend writing on here as I have lots and lots of work to do!
First thing first. I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I have been working at the same company for close to 6 months and I have to say that I still LOVE working there. I have worked at some many companies where within the first 2-3 months I have started looking around for something new, only to stay because I can’t quite find the “perfect” job. But for the first time ever I am working somewhere that I really and truly enjoy working at. Looking for another job hasn’t even crossed my mind; in fact what has crossed my mind is if we decide to ever move back to California then maybe I can transfer to the Chatsworth location. The only reason I write this is because it’s just weird to me to actually enjoy where I work. YES! I think for the first time in my life I am really and truly happy with where I work and I am so thankful to feel this way.
Something totally random but I’ve been thinking about it lately. Falafel. That is a weird word. It sounds funny. Everytime I say it I want to laugh. Falafel. Falafel. Falafel!!!!!
Fa-la-fel [fuh-lah-fuh l] noun Middle Eastern Cookery.
an appetizer or snack
consisting of a small croquette made with fava-bean flour or ground chick peas,
seasoned with toasted sesame seeds and salt, often served in pita bread.
Sorry but I was telling Dave about how weird it was yesterday and he thought I was nuts!
I was reading Ali Edwards blog a few months ago and she created a Want Book. Here is her definition of it and some key points about it.
What do I want?
You, like me, may go through your day and think of lots of things you want.
Because I like to go to antique/second hand stores for lots of these sorts of things I decided to start a little book that sits right below my computer monitor. Easily accessible. And tangible. A home for all these wants. And something I can take along with me to remind myself of the things I have wanted (and I can add things like dimensions + such for larger pieces).
I now created a little Want Book. Yesterday when I was at Target with Amanda I found a little notebook for 72 cents and bought it. This is going to be my want book. I need to decorate it a little bit, but I really like the print on it so I might not decorate it too much. Here are a few pictures of it before I make any changes to it. I will post pictures after I alter it, if I do. I know I’m silly but I think it’s a real neat idea!
One last little thing that has been on my mind for the past 2 months that I’ve really been meaning to mention but never find a way to write it on here. About two years ago when I first started working at Express I experienced something for the first time. I don’t like to single out any of my coworkers, managers or anyone because everyone is great and I love all of them dearly . Anyways…My dear friend Amber, who wasn’t a friend at the time, was and still is a Sales Leader-the same position that I have been promoted to- at the time she was fairly new to our store. Anyways…. I was working zone one of women’s and I was handing out coupons and telling customers about the promotions, like we are supposed to do and Amber came up to me and said the most motivating thing to me. She said something to the extent of “when we first started this segment our conversion wasn’t very high but since I moved you up here it has gone up a lot and I can tell that you are doing a great job telling people about the promotions”, it was something like that. Oh and conversion is basically and average of how many sales we make based on how many people walk into our store, it’s very very very important. Anyways, it doesn’t seem like much but that was the first time I had ever been given feedback while working there and it was really the first time that I’d been given positive feedback in a long time. I think that little experience has made me always want to do well while working there. The reason for this little story is to give an example of the type of Sales Lead that I want to be. I want to be a motivating and helpful Sales Leader. I want the associates to know that I appreciate all of their hard work and everything that they bring every day. Most of all I want to give an employee a good memory of the time they worked at Express. I can bet that Amber probably doesn’t remember ever saying that to me, but I do and that will always leave me with a good memory of her and the times that I have worked with her. Okay enough sappy-ness.
Oh and here is the Challenge question for the TwoPeas:
Are you the type of person who needs a new item in your hot little hands from a store or will you order online and wait for the item?
I guess I wouldn’t say I am either. All that really matters to me is that I get it. So if I have to order it online I’m okay with it. The only exclusion is with clothes. For some reason I will not buy clothes online. It just seems weird. I have a shape that isn’t a weird fit but not all things fit the same. Maybe it’s because I’ve worked in a clothing store for most of my life and I KNOW things won’t fit the same that I wont do it. But that’s me. When it comes to cd’s, books, dvd’s, scrapbook supplies –other than paper, I can pretty much order anything online as long as I don’t need by a certain deadline.
Okay I’m done for the day. I need to post my mosaic Tuesday but I will do that a little bit later.
Steph 
