Yesterday I trained in housekeeping as part of my supervisor training.  It annoyed me that every second the woman who was training me (who has been a housekeeper for 12 years!!) kept saying "See this takes time... this is how long it takes... so when you are calling for a room" as if I have no clue that housekeepers work HARD.  Listen.  I'm a smart ( Read more... )

So... apparently they broke the rules and.... and PROMOTED ME!  AWESOME.  They announce it today, had my interview yesterday, and they decided to break the rules the day before.  So now I get a pay raise and I don't have to wear the entire uniform!
Effective April 3rd.  They also hired a new front desk agent and he mentioned that another supervisor ( Read more... )

I got a new phone today.  It's pretty and entirely touchscreen.  Oh, and it cost $200.  Major upgrade from the free phones I've been relying on. 

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I called in sick today... I really needed a break ( Read more... )

This weekend I spent 12-18 hours a day at Coachman Park in Clearwater, FL helping to produce the Clearwater SeaBlues Festival

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My boyfriend rocks cause he found me Pink's new CD ( Read more... )

I feel like I did in high school... when I was so busy and so productive and so HAPPY.  Weird right?  When I had three days off each week I was sleeping alot and kind of depressed.  Now that I have one day off out of 16 days and have some days where I don't get to come back to my house from 7AM to 11PM, now is when I feel productive and busy.

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Today was the first day of my internship.  After getting lost twice and calling my boss to make a joke about it, I finally made it there in about an hour.

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I LOVE IT
So, everyone has their own markers of success and goals, right?  My markers of a "real job" = own desk, salaried position, making your age X 1,000 at the very minimum, benefits ( Read more... )

I've decided that I'm not going to sign a lease until I find a real job.  Worst case scenario is that I'll crash with Lael and purchase a monthly storage unit.  That's not so bad ( Read more... )

When Lael spoke to his parents about how they would feel if he moved in with me, his mother said "Badly."  His father and mother both suggested getting a marriage certificate if we were really serious enough about our relationship to move in together ( Read more... )