DAY 14
Thursday I was back at work again. My mentor was very understanding about my sickness and so were my other coworkers. They all seem to be having horrible allergies. But Cindy gave me a nice allergy mudra to try so hopefully that will work. She also let me take home 3 cds by Gurunam so that was pretty nice. And they were the ones I really like with the mantras I always find myself saying in my head haha.
But Thursday was a really good day back at work. I was working with Maria, Jules and Maura which is always fun and relaxing. We all get along pretty well. I think we're all cancers! In the morning we cleaned, and then we had a little birthday parties for one of the h.r.a.c. girls. It was really cute. I went out to cvs and got cookies and pretzels haha.
Then later in the day Will asked me to work on this thing upstairs which he described as basic data entry. Sounded easy enough. But the way he explained it didn't really help me ha, not to make excuses. It made sense but after I was done and messed a huge portion of it up I realized the parts he was telling me for what I actually needed to do and what parts he was just telling me as background info. Anyway it was for this Harmonyum workshop theyre doing. It was confusing. I asked for help. Still messed up Twice. I was dissapointed in myself and felt like he would never ask me for my help again.
Anyway. I was glad when he asked me if we could just finish on Monday. I took a class that night with Maria, which was awesome. We listened to good music and I really felt a workout.
DAY 15
Tried to get my stuff together for college this morning. But they are rude. And by the time they called me back I was already around town and didn't have time to talk to them. Oh well.
I walked around a lot. Not anywhere great.. just around central park and times square, which gets really boring after a while. none the less I was entertained and had a good day. Slept well that night.
DAY 16
Hung out with my friend Leigh Anne today! We walked around a lot and had pizza and went to her place in Brooklyn. We watched Sweet Home Alabama haha. And sang Grease songs. Twas Good.
DAY 17
Just laid around. Ate more Pizza. Lazy Sunday
DAY 18
Cleaned at work. Did a little filing.
Felt really depressed and spacey today. I really miss my friends from home. I know theyre all out doing wonderful things and so am I, I just miss them a lot. I miss my mom too. I get really lonely and funky sometimes. It's annoying. Bc I should be enjoying this as much as I can but it's kinda hard sometimes.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
oh shweeeeeet shweeeet nufffin
DAY 12
Monday was actually a good day. Cindy wasn't in, which kind of took the pressure off of things. Not that I don't like her, but for some reason I just felt more relazed. It was just Anna, Jules, Emily and I. We were a good little group.
Started the day off by cleaning the studio. We really need to get that Swiffer that's light and easy to take places because right now we are dealing with this huge disgusting thing that I have to lug up from the basement and all over the store. It's really annoying.
Jules and I got a lot done really quickly so we moved to the upstairs office and cleaned there. We really made that place spick and span or whatever that saying is. It was kind of nice to be in a different environment for once.
Spent the rest of the day dealing with customers, helping them sign in and talking to Emily about planets and stuff. I really like her, she is so nice and we get along and work together so well. I could see myself being friends with her if I met her outside of the center too, which I definitely cannot say for everyone.
DAY 13
Tuesday was a wierd, wierd day.
Cindy was back in the office, and I know she was recently sick so maybe that's why she was acting a little bit short and on edge. When we were cleaning the place she was kind of acting like I didn't do things that I was supossed to, even though the things she was telling me to do were the things I do every single day. It was like she kept repeating everything over and over again. I don't know if she thinks I'm not doing a good job at it or something but I honestly think I'm doing a great job and it just makes me think if you want something done "right" then just do it yourself! Esp. if you have that high of standards for something. I don't know it is just really frustrating.
Besides that, everyone was calling out that day so for a while it was just me manning the desk. It wasn't a big deal but it was kind of wierd that everyone that day just didn't come in and that there were so many mix ups.
Some things I did that day were make calls to tell people that Gurunam (the founder of the center) was teaching tomorrow night, because he's not in town every week to teach his class but when he is people want to know and they just flock to the center like crazies. I kind of liked making the calls because it was something to do and after a while I just got really good at it and it was pretty easy. Except for this one mega bitch who had a 917 area code but she kindly told me that she is living in Europe and was going to hang up on me right now, k bye. Haha. Whatever you can't take anything too personally.
I also worked on this sandwich board thing where the upcoming events are. I like doing that because it's just like writing really pretty with big fat colorful paint markers. I like doing that.
Finally I went home after 7pm, because I was waiting for someone to come back after their appointment with Guruam. Ugh. I wouldn't have minded any other night but I had made plans with my friend LeighAnne that night and it was my first time actually hanging out with someone my age!
But we didn't really end up doing anything, she just came over and we hung out for a little. We're going to do something on Saturday but it was nice to see someone.
DAY 13
I didn't go to walkabout today. I have been feeling so congested and sick. My allergies are really acting up and I knew I just could not do it today. I know my body and I don't want to push it at all. It's not worth getting totally sick for a while and not being able to do anything rather than just take care of myself for one day. Oh well.
I tried to get as much stuff done as I could today, like stuff with college and what not but it just ended up being really stressful and I honestly wouldn't doubt if it made me more sick.
Anyway, I really hope tomorrow is a better day. And hopefully the day will go by fast and I'll have a lovely weekend.
Monday was actually a good day. Cindy wasn't in, which kind of took the pressure off of things. Not that I don't like her, but for some reason I just felt more relazed. It was just Anna, Jules, Emily and I. We were a good little group.
Started the day off by cleaning the studio. We really need to get that Swiffer that's light and easy to take places because right now we are dealing with this huge disgusting thing that I have to lug up from the basement and all over the store. It's really annoying.
Jules and I got a lot done really quickly so we moved to the upstairs office and cleaned there. We really made that place spick and span or whatever that saying is. It was kind of nice to be in a different environment for once.
Spent the rest of the day dealing with customers, helping them sign in and talking to Emily about planets and stuff. I really like her, she is so nice and we get along and work together so well. I could see myself being friends with her if I met her outside of the center too, which I definitely cannot say for everyone.
DAY 13
Tuesday was a wierd, wierd day.
Cindy was back in the office, and I know she was recently sick so maybe that's why she was acting a little bit short and on edge. When we were cleaning the place she was kind of acting like I didn't do things that I was supossed to, even though the things she was telling me to do were the things I do every single day. It was like she kept repeating everything over and over again. I don't know if she thinks I'm not doing a good job at it or something but I honestly think I'm doing a great job and it just makes me think if you want something done "right" then just do it yourself! Esp. if you have that high of standards for something. I don't know it is just really frustrating.
Besides that, everyone was calling out that day so for a while it was just me manning the desk. It wasn't a big deal but it was kind of wierd that everyone that day just didn't come in and that there were so many mix ups.
Some things I did that day were make calls to tell people that Gurunam (the founder of the center) was teaching tomorrow night, because he's not in town every week to teach his class but when he is people want to know and they just flock to the center like crazies. I kind of liked making the calls because it was something to do and after a while I just got really good at it and it was pretty easy. Except for this one mega bitch who had a 917 area code but she kindly told me that she is living in Europe and was going to hang up on me right now, k bye. Haha. Whatever you can't take anything too personally.
I also worked on this sandwich board thing where the upcoming events are. I like doing that because it's just like writing really pretty with big fat colorful paint markers. I like doing that.
Finally I went home after 7pm, because I was waiting for someone to come back after their appointment with Guruam. Ugh. I wouldn't have minded any other night but I had made plans with my friend LeighAnne that night and it was my first time actually hanging out with someone my age!
But we didn't really end up doing anything, she just came over and we hung out for a little. We're going to do something on Saturday but it was nice to see someone.
DAY 13
I didn't go to walkabout today. I have been feeling so congested and sick. My allergies are really acting up and I knew I just could not do it today. I know my body and I don't want to push it at all. It's not worth getting totally sick for a while and not being able to do anything rather than just take care of myself for one day. Oh well.
I tried to get as much stuff done as I could today, like stuff with college and what not but it just ended up being really stressful and I honestly wouldn't doubt if it made me more sick.
Anyway, I really hope tomorrow is a better day. And hopefully the day will go by fast and I'll have a lovely weekend.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Meow Mix, Please Deliever
DAY 7
Wednesday was a pretty good day. I started the morning off how I usually do. Vacuumed, mopped, changed the water for the flowers, got the space ready for class. I was kind of busy just running around cleaning. I also finally finished the filing project that I have been working on for a few days with the help of a coworker named Will, who really helped me finish that fast so I was thankful.
Later in the day I met another karma-yogi, which is kind of like an intern, named Jules. She was really nice and we got along pretty well (she is also a blonde cancer haha) which made the huge filing project we had to work on a lot easier. We had to take the New Client sheets from 2009 and put them away with the rest from 2009. It was pretty easy and I liked doing it, it was just hard to keep track of all of the different papers on the desk since we were organizing it by first name.
Later in the day I met another person who was working named Maura. We had a lot of people working that day but that only made it more fun, it made the day go by so incredibly fast!
I had to go on a Home Depot run later in the day, and I usually don't mind doing this because it is a chance to leave the office for a moment, but as I was leaving Jules and Maura were assigned the absolutely hideous task of putting all the new cute clothes out for spring and steaming them. HELLO, I love clothes and I love to steam, so I was kind of jealous that I didn't get to do that job, but oh well. there is always next time.
Later that night I took a class, and it was really hard. My arms were so sore. I wanted to stick around for the New Moon class but there was no way I felt like being at that center for 12 hours in one day. I need my own time too.
DAY 8
Thursday started off well. I was working with Maria and Jules. We worked ont he computer for a little bit while another group of people from a different company helped clean the space. They apparently come in once a week to help clean and we give them one class whenevr they want to come in and take it. We did a 15 minute little work out with them that day which was a nice midmorning break.
I was running around doing different things all mid morning til about 230 when things were pretty dead and they told me just to walk to the park and get some fresh air. How rude of them! ;)
But I when I came back I had to go to this college called The New School. I had known about this task since last week but I had no idea it would be as horrendous as it was. Honestly, it was not a fun experience, I'm not being sarcastic this time.
I had to go to the school to pick up some equipment. Even when I heard the word equipemnt, I was like "uh, you expect me to go there and get this all by myself?" Like, I am not physically capable of carrying amps, monitors, computers, cd players and video cameras all by myself. They gave me a cart. Like that would help. So at this point I was pretty pissed off that I had to go and get this all by myself, when my mentor said she would come and help me. At the last minute she changed her mind and asked if I could do it by myself. So I decided to look at it in a different light and think oh maybe its not so bad if they think I can do it, so I went and did it. But by the time I got htere there were all of these misunderstandings with the people and even they thought it was crazy that I was going by myself. Like who does that? So I had to end up calling the center and asking someone to come down and help me. But the soonest they could be there was 45 minutes from when I called. So I had to go down and wait in the lobby, where there was no where to sit or anything, so I just stood there for 45 minutes, talking on the phone to various people. I was completely livid. Like seriously, who does that to their little intern? Even if interns have to do some crazy stuff, they should know that I weigh like 90 pounds and can't carry all that stuff by myself. Plus it was completley ignorant and inapropriate to throw the guy who was helping us off scheduele. It was just not his responsibility, it was ours. God.
Anyway, I was just thankful when Cindy finally showed up to help. We got everything in line eventually. I told Cindy about how my parents were coming to visit me later and by the time we got back to the center she let me go early. Thank God.
Later that night my parents came in to town and we went out to dinner. It was pretty disgusting. But oh well. We went to pinkberry afterwards (the most amazing and i mean the most amazing frozen yogurt in the entire world) which made up for everything.
DAY 9
I was so very happy and thankful to have Friday off. My mom and I went down to meet my stepdad at Madison Sq. Park and went to the Shake Shack, which I relly need to stop eating at since I have been there 3 times in one week, sick. But that was nice and I'm glad that they got to experience the famous burger place.
Later we walked around and did a little bit of shopping at Anthropologie, where I saw Nina Garcia from Project Runway! And to Marc Jacobs where I got a couple bags. Fun!
Later we went out to dinner with my aunt, and then came home (in the pouring rain) and watched movies.
DAY 10
My parents and I went out to breakfast at this little diner. It was pretty yummy. Then we did a little grocery shopping. It's wierd going grocery shopping, because there are so many choices. I'm glad I had some people with me because I don't know how I would choose or how long I would be in there for if I didn't have a second opinion. Oh well, I guess that's something I will just have to figure out for myself eventually.
Then my parents went home, which I was kind of sad about because I will really miss my mom. Last week it was different when she left because I knew I would just see her again in a few days. But now I don't know when the next time I will see her will be. Not like it's going to be in a few years or anything dramatic but.. you know.
I spenbt the rest of the day napping, vegging out and watching movies.
DAY 11
Today is Sunday and it is wonderful to just be lazy but I am also getting a few things done, like doing dished, doing laundry, going shopping and organizing my closet. I wonder what else I will do today, it looks nice out!
Well Ciao.
Wednesday was a pretty good day. I started the morning off how I usually do. Vacuumed, mopped, changed the water for the flowers, got the space ready for class. I was kind of busy just running around cleaning. I also finally finished the filing project that I have been working on for a few days with the help of a coworker named Will, who really helped me finish that fast so I was thankful.
Later in the day I met another karma-yogi, which is kind of like an intern, named Jules. She was really nice and we got along pretty well (she is also a blonde cancer haha) which made the huge filing project we had to work on a lot easier. We had to take the New Client sheets from 2009 and put them away with the rest from 2009. It was pretty easy and I liked doing it, it was just hard to keep track of all of the different papers on the desk since we were organizing it by first name.
Later in the day I met another person who was working named Maura. We had a lot of people working that day but that only made it more fun, it made the day go by so incredibly fast!
I had to go on a Home Depot run later in the day, and I usually don't mind doing this because it is a chance to leave the office for a moment, but as I was leaving Jules and Maura were assigned the absolutely hideous task of putting all the new cute clothes out for spring and steaming them. HELLO, I love clothes and I love to steam, so I was kind of jealous that I didn't get to do that job, but oh well. there is always next time.
Later that night I took a class, and it was really hard. My arms were so sore. I wanted to stick around for the New Moon class but there was no way I felt like being at that center for 12 hours in one day. I need my own time too.
DAY 8
Thursday started off well. I was working with Maria and Jules. We worked ont he computer for a little bit while another group of people from a different company helped clean the space. They apparently come in once a week to help clean and we give them one class whenevr they want to come in and take it. We did a 15 minute little work out with them that day which was a nice midmorning break.
I was running around doing different things all mid morning til about 230 when things were pretty dead and they told me just to walk to the park and get some fresh air. How rude of them! ;)
But I when I came back I had to go to this college called The New School. I had known about this task since last week but I had no idea it would be as horrendous as it was. Honestly, it was not a fun experience, I'm not being sarcastic this time.
I had to go to the school to pick up some equipment. Even when I heard the word equipemnt, I was like "uh, you expect me to go there and get this all by myself?" Like, I am not physically capable of carrying amps, monitors, computers, cd players and video cameras all by myself. They gave me a cart. Like that would help. So at this point I was pretty pissed off that I had to go and get this all by myself, when my mentor said she would come and help me. At the last minute she changed her mind and asked if I could do it by myself. So I decided to look at it in a different light and think oh maybe its not so bad if they think I can do it, so I went and did it. But by the time I got htere there were all of these misunderstandings with the people and even they thought it was crazy that I was going by myself. Like who does that? So I had to end up calling the center and asking someone to come down and help me. But the soonest they could be there was 45 minutes from when I called. So I had to go down and wait in the lobby, where there was no where to sit or anything, so I just stood there for 45 minutes, talking on the phone to various people. I was completely livid. Like seriously, who does that to their little intern? Even if interns have to do some crazy stuff, they should know that I weigh like 90 pounds and can't carry all that stuff by myself. Plus it was completley ignorant and inapropriate to throw the guy who was helping us off scheduele. It was just not his responsibility, it was ours. God.
Anyway, I was just thankful when Cindy finally showed up to help. We got everything in line eventually. I told Cindy about how my parents were coming to visit me later and by the time we got back to the center she let me go early. Thank God.
Later that night my parents came in to town and we went out to dinner. It was pretty disgusting. But oh well. We went to pinkberry afterwards (the most amazing and i mean the most amazing frozen yogurt in the entire world) which made up for everything.
DAY 9
I was so very happy and thankful to have Friday off. My mom and I went down to meet my stepdad at Madison Sq. Park and went to the Shake Shack, which I relly need to stop eating at since I have been there 3 times in one week, sick. But that was nice and I'm glad that they got to experience the famous burger place.
Later we walked around and did a little bit of shopping at Anthropologie, where I saw Nina Garcia from Project Runway! And to Marc Jacobs where I got a couple bags. Fun!
Later we went out to dinner with my aunt, and then came home (in the pouring rain) and watched movies.
DAY 10
My parents and I went out to breakfast at this little diner. It was pretty yummy. Then we did a little grocery shopping. It's wierd going grocery shopping, because there are so many choices. I'm glad I had some people with me because I don't know how I would choose or how long I would be in there for if I didn't have a second opinion. Oh well, I guess that's something I will just have to figure out for myself eventually.
Then my parents went home, which I was kind of sad about because I will really miss my mom. Last week it was different when she left because I knew I would just see her again in a few days. But now I don't know when the next time I will see her will be. Not like it's going to be in a few years or anything dramatic but.. you know.
I spenbt the rest of the day napping, vegging out and watching movies.
DAY 11
Today is Sunday and it is wonderful to just be lazy but I am also getting a few things done, like doing dished, doing laundry, going shopping and organizing my closet. I wonder what else I will do today, it looks nice out!
Well Ciao.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
La La Love You
DAY 5
I was so not looking forward to going to work on Monday, Friday was just not a good day at all. I was so tired and exhausted and I was just not getting a good vibe from anyone that day. But I tried to keep telling myself that Monday would be a better and new day. And it was.
I started the morning by vaccuming and mopping the studio and the whole building. I enjoy mopping. I kind of think that I should be a maid. Seriously, I like to clean. Organization, not so much but cleaning yes. Anyway, I did some more laundry that morning as well. I like cleaning, I like to see the end result in something that I am working on.
I did some filing work which was kind of a long term project. I didn;t mind doing this because when I do it is actually a chance to just sit down and concentrate on something instead of running around like a crazy woman. I went out to lunch to subway, haha, and went to the park. It was so nice outside.
When I came back I met this girl named Emily. I really liked her and she was just so nice to me and didn't make me feel under pressure or stressed out that I didn't know what I was doing.
I had to go back to the post office that day, but it was so much less dramatic than last time since I know where I was supossed to go and what I needed to do. I had to mail a package to Canada and get about 10 more envelopes for later use. It was so much better than last time even though the line was still out of the door! Crazy.
By the time I got back it was the end of the day, which was nice. I went home and fell asleep at 9pm! I have never really felt this exhausted in my life but I think I need to take this as it comes and not try to strain my body. If I rest now I will have more energy to do other things later.
DAY 6
Today was Tuesday, which I found out is a "Mars" day. Interesting. Once I find out more about what that means I will definitely share! Haha.
But today was good. The day went by fairly fast. I spent the morning cleaning the bathrooms, which I really got down and dirty and really scrub a dubbed dubbed them. I didn't mind cleaning the bathrooms even though it was kind of sick. It was just something for me to do instead of just wandering around looking foolish. Plus I could see that the bathrooms were cleaner. And it made me feel happy knowing that people could come here and feel clean!
I ended up taking a class today, which felt really good. And it was a nice break from working.
Later I worked on my filing project which took up most of the day. I also went on a staples run, which was not bad at all since it was easy to get to and I got most of the things I needed to.
I spent a lot of the day working on the filing project and talking to Emily. She is really interesting and has a lot of great things to say about the Healing Center and Kabbalah and the planets and so forth.
I also met a lot of new customers today, which made me feel more connected to them and in a way I felt like I knew what I was doing more. Plus, if I mess up a little bit they won't be down my throat because they know I'm new. Not that I think they'd be down my throat anyway. They seem pretty mild.
Well I am happy to be home now! Hope tomorrow is a great day for everyone.
I was so not looking forward to going to work on Monday, Friday was just not a good day at all. I was so tired and exhausted and I was just not getting a good vibe from anyone that day. But I tried to keep telling myself that Monday would be a better and new day. And it was.
I started the morning by vaccuming and mopping the studio and the whole building. I enjoy mopping. I kind of think that I should be a maid. Seriously, I like to clean. Organization, not so much but cleaning yes. Anyway, I did some more laundry that morning as well. I like cleaning, I like to see the end result in something that I am working on.
I did some filing work which was kind of a long term project. I didn;t mind doing this because when I do it is actually a chance to just sit down and concentrate on something instead of running around like a crazy woman. I went out to lunch to subway, haha, and went to the park. It was so nice outside.
When I came back I met this girl named Emily. I really liked her and she was just so nice to me and didn't make me feel under pressure or stressed out that I didn't know what I was doing.
I had to go back to the post office that day, but it was so much less dramatic than last time since I know where I was supossed to go and what I needed to do. I had to mail a package to Canada and get about 10 more envelopes for later use. It was so much better than last time even though the line was still out of the door! Crazy.
By the time I got back it was the end of the day, which was nice. I went home and fell asleep at 9pm! I have never really felt this exhausted in my life but I think I need to take this as it comes and not try to strain my body. If I rest now I will have more energy to do other things later.
DAY 6
Today was Tuesday, which I found out is a "Mars" day. Interesting. Once I find out more about what that means I will definitely share! Haha.
But today was good. The day went by fairly fast. I spent the morning cleaning the bathrooms, which I really got down and dirty and really scrub a dubbed dubbed them. I didn't mind cleaning the bathrooms even though it was kind of sick. It was just something for me to do instead of just wandering around looking foolish. Plus I could see that the bathrooms were cleaner. And it made me feel happy knowing that people could come here and feel clean!
I ended up taking a class today, which felt really good. And it was a nice break from working.
Later I worked on my filing project which took up most of the day. I also went on a staples run, which was not bad at all since it was easy to get to and I got most of the things I needed to.
I spent a lot of the day working on the filing project and talking to Emily. She is really interesting and has a lot of great things to say about the Healing Center and Kabbalah and the planets and so forth.
I also met a lot of new customers today, which made me feel more connected to them and in a way I felt like I knew what I was doing more. Plus, if I mess up a little bit they won't be down my throat because they know I'm new. Not that I think they'd be down my throat anyway. They seem pretty mild.
Well I am happy to be home now! Hope tomorrow is a great day for everyone.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
BUSY BIRDS AND BEES
Okay, so I have had the busiest last few days of my life. So I will try to write more regularly as much as I can.
DAY 1
Okay so Thursday was my first official day at Universal Force Healing Center. It's a yoga studio that specializes in Naam Yoga, which is obviously yoga that deals with all the stretching but also focuses on meditation and breathing. But they also have other things like kundalini yoga, massage and kabbalah courses. They also have a lot of great merchandise from cds to clothing to jewelery to food. It's really great and beautiful inside.
The first girl I met that day was Maria, who didn't shake my hand but gave me a big hug instead, which I thought was kind of funny but she is really a nice girl, and she made me feel really welcomed. She showed me the studio and then showed me the office upstairs and I met more of the staff. The office is really the most gorgeous office I have ever seen, it is so peaceful inside.
Later, another woman named Cindy came into work and showed me where everything was and what to do and normal stuff. I was kind of intimidated because it was a lot of information at once and I was just hoping I could retain all of it for future reference.
I ended the day by taking a class with a teacher named Chris who looks just like a character from a Mary Kate and Ashley movie, and that's all I could think about the whole time. It was probably a good thing because that made me feel a lot more at ease with all of the other people who were in the class but have been doing it for years-- it made me feel like less of an outcast beginner. It didn't hurt either that Chris was such a sweet and funny guy.
After the class was over I felt amazing. All that was left to do was help Maria clean the mats and straighten up, which was super easy.
DAY 2
I was really looking forward to going in on Friday because Thursday was such a good day. But for some reason it was not a good day at all. It was really cold and dark outside which I believe put everyone in a funk. One of the girls I worked with was being kind of short all day which kind of pissed me off because it's like HELLO, this is our first day working together at least try to be nice. But I understand working wiith different personalities is part of the deal and learning how to deal with them is important. But I understand everyone has their off days and maybe she was just having one of them that day.
I started the morning off by vacuuming and mopping. Which was nice because it gave me some real work to do and I felt satisfied after the work was done. Later I worked on the computer with another volunteer named Michelle who was super nice and was a breath of fresh air.
After that I did some laundy, and I actually really love doing laundry, I think it is thereputic.
Later I took my lunch break, but I had to go to the post office. I was really nervous that I wouldn't be able to find it because I am horrible with directions. I was actually really freaking out and I called my mom and ugh it was just not a good feeling. But I was so relieved when I finally found it. But once I got inside I was so incredibly stressed out because the line was literally out the door, I felt like I was waiting in line for Splash Mountain at Disney World or something. So I finally got to the front and the guy told me the box I had would be a lot more expensive than the girls at work had thought it would be. So I had to get out of line and go to a different station, buy a new envelope and blah blah blah. Long story short, the post office excursion was so annoying and stressful but the guy was nice to me about it. Ugh.
After I finally got back to the studio I was worried they would be pissed off that I was back so late. But I guess I didn't do too bad of a job because they sent me out again to go to Whole Foods to get cleaning supplies. By the time I got back it was almost the end of the day. I did more laundry.
I wanted to take a class but I realized I was way too exhausted and sore after this week that there was no way I'd make it through a 2 hour class. No way. So I just decided to go home.. that was until Cindy and I started talking and she ended up telling me my planets, which was pretty interesting. She also gave me a book to read, which I need to start that today since she wants me to come in and tell her something about the book (which period I belong in) and that's almost half way through the book. She called it my "litte homework assignment" for the weekend. Sweet.
DAY 3
Saturday was kind of a waste of a day. I slept all day. I needed it though. Then my aunt and I got a pizza and watched movies.
DAY 4
So I have no idea what I am going to do today. I feel like I should go outside and see the light of day since I didn't at all yesterday. Maybe I will get a pedicure.. or start reading that book at the park or something. Who knows!!
DAY 1
Okay so Thursday was my first official day at Universal Force Healing Center. It's a yoga studio that specializes in Naam Yoga, which is obviously yoga that deals with all the stretching but also focuses on meditation and breathing. But they also have other things like kundalini yoga, massage and kabbalah courses. They also have a lot of great merchandise from cds to clothing to jewelery to food. It's really great and beautiful inside.
The first girl I met that day was Maria, who didn't shake my hand but gave me a big hug instead, which I thought was kind of funny but she is really a nice girl, and she made me feel really welcomed. She showed me the studio and then showed me the office upstairs and I met more of the staff. The office is really the most gorgeous office I have ever seen, it is so peaceful inside.
Later, another woman named Cindy came into work and showed me where everything was and what to do and normal stuff. I was kind of intimidated because it was a lot of information at once and I was just hoping I could retain all of it for future reference.
I ended the day by taking a class with a teacher named Chris who looks just like a character from a Mary Kate and Ashley movie, and that's all I could think about the whole time. It was probably a good thing because that made me feel a lot more at ease with all of the other people who were in the class but have been doing it for years-- it made me feel like less of an outcast beginner. It didn't hurt either that Chris was such a sweet and funny guy.
After the class was over I felt amazing. All that was left to do was help Maria clean the mats and straighten up, which was super easy.
DAY 2
I was really looking forward to going in on Friday because Thursday was such a good day. But for some reason it was not a good day at all. It was really cold and dark outside which I believe put everyone in a funk. One of the girls I worked with was being kind of short all day which kind of pissed me off because it's like HELLO, this is our first day working together at least try to be nice. But I understand working wiith different personalities is part of the deal and learning how to deal with them is important. But I understand everyone has their off days and maybe she was just having one of them that day.
I started the morning off by vacuuming and mopping. Which was nice because it gave me some real work to do and I felt satisfied after the work was done. Later I worked on the computer with another volunteer named Michelle who was super nice and was a breath of fresh air.
After that I did some laundy, and I actually really love doing laundry, I think it is thereputic.
Later I took my lunch break, but I had to go to the post office. I was really nervous that I wouldn't be able to find it because I am horrible with directions. I was actually really freaking out and I called my mom and ugh it was just not a good feeling. But I was so relieved when I finally found it. But once I got inside I was so incredibly stressed out because the line was literally out the door, I felt like I was waiting in line for Splash Mountain at Disney World or something. So I finally got to the front and the guy told me the box I had would be a lot more expensive than the girls at work had thought it would be. So I had to get out of line and go to a different station, buy a new envelope and blah blah blah. Long story short, the post office excursion was so annoying and stressful but the guy was nice to me about it. Ugh.
After I finally got back to the studio I was worried they would be pissed off that I was back so late. But I guess I didn't do too bad of a job because they sent me out again to go to Whole Foods to get cleaning supplies. By the time I got back it was almost the end of the day. I did more laundry.
I wanted to take a class but I realized I was way too exhausted and sore after this week that there was no way I'd make it through a 2 hour class. No way. So I just decided to go home.. that was until Cindy and I started talking and she ended up telling me my planets, which was pretty interesting. She also gave me a book to read, which I need to start that today since she wants me to come in and tell her something about the book (which period I belong in) and that's almost half way through the book. She called it my "litte homework assignment" for the weekend. Sweet.
DAY 3
Saturday was kind of a waste of a day. I slept all day. I needed it though. Then my aunt and I got a pizza and watched movies.
DAY 4
So I have no idea what I am going to do today. I feel like I should go outside and see the light of day since I didn't at all yesterday. Maybe I will get a pedicure.. or start reading that book at the park or something. Who knows!!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
It's So Nice, I Want to Hear the Same Song Twice
DAY 59
The last day at the Anthropologie home offices was wonderful. It was a really easy day.
We had a meeting that lasted most of the day, about what the fall concepts should be and look like and such. They are such good ones too, I'm excited to see how everything plays out. The whole group just sat around the table and looked at about 750 pictures that fit into the various fall concepts. It was fun.
We ordered out lunch and I got a hoagie, it was delicious. The group got cannolis for my last day! They were so amazing and delicious I can't even begin to describe them, which kind of made me feel like my cupcakes were circus peanuts in comparison... ew. But the group said it was really sweet and all were gone by the end of the day. I think that's pretty successful.
I really enjoyed my time there.
SPRING BREAK WEEK
I spent spring break back in Ohio. It was soooo unbelievable great to see all of my friends again and even make a lot of new ones! I saw things in a different light for some reason, and everything seemed a lot better. I hung out with my friends every day (obviously) and we went out to parks and went out to eat a lot. We did a lot of fun and relaxing things during the nice weather. It was also nice for everyone to be together again.
I am getting ready to head to New York on Tuesday. FInishing my proposal proves difficult as my "mentor" hasn't really given me much information about it, although I finished everything for it except for one section which I am very proud of accomplishing.
I am really nervous to head up there but I am also beginning to be excited again. I am so happy that I will be in the city during the spring time. It will be great to just walk around and really soak everything up without feeling major discomfort from the weather haha. I really hope I can make some friends too or meet up with other Linworth students who may be in the city. Gosh I am so excited to do all these great things. But it also makes me feel sick to my stomach how much I will miss everything about being home.
I am going to enjoy the rest of this beautiful Sunday.. ciao.
The last day at the Anthropologie home offices was wonderful. It was a really easy day.
We had a meeting that lasted most of the day, about what the fall concepts should be and look like and such. They are such good ones too, I'm excited to see how everything plays out. The whole group just sat around the table and looked at about 750 pictures that fit into the various fall concepts. It was fun.
We ordered out lunch and I got a hoagie, it was delicious. The group got cannolis for my last day! They were so amazing and delicious I can't even begin to describe them, which kind of made me feel like my cupcakes were circus peanuts in comparison... ew. But the group said it was really sweet and all were gone by the end of the day. I think that's pretty successful.
I really enjoyed my time there.
SPRING BREAK WEEK
I spent spring break back in Ohio. It was soooo unbelievable great to see all of my friends again and even make a lot of new ones! I saw things in a different light for some reason, and everything seemed a lot better. I hung out with my friends every day (obviously) and we went out to parks and went out to eat a lot. We did a lot of fun and relaxing things during the nice weather. It was also nice for everyone to be together again.
I am getting ready to head to New York on Tuesday. FInishing my proposal proves difficult as my "mentor" hasn't really given me much information about it, although I finished everything for it except for one section which I am very proud of accomplishing.
I am really nervous to head up there but I am also beginning to be excited again. I am so happy that I will be in the city during the spring time. It will be great to just walk around and really soak everything up without feeling major discomfort from the weather haha. I really hope I can make some friends too or meet up with other Linworth students who may be in the city. Gosh I am so excited to do all these great things. But it also makes me feel sick to my stomach how much I will miss everything about being home.
I am going to enjoy the rest of this beautiful Sunday.. ciao.
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