DAY 30
Wow it feel so weird writing day 30! I can't believe we have all been at our walkabouts for 30 days already. It's insane!!
Anyway, Thursday was just another day at the office, working on the book again. This day I was told to go to another building and collect about 2,000 sheets of paper from the new printer. I didn't really have a problem with the task until everyone at the building came to get what they just printed and I had to tell them I was doing "a big job, it will probably take a while". I just felt bad telling them that when they had a lot of important things to print too. It's not really a big deal, but I kind of wonder about the judgement about the people in my department haha. I mean, if you're going to print something this big for a project this big, wouldn't it be best to do it at an earlier and more quiet time, where we wouldn't be so in the way? I don't know, I guess this was just one of the first things that kind of irked me while on the job.
DAY 31
TGIF!! While I was thrilled to not have to go into the store this week, it was still a long and tiresome week. I did a lot of running around and work. Although, I did get to have a nice relaxing lunch with Rob and I got out of work early! I got out because it was supposed to snow really horribly, but by the time I walked out of the office, it was bright and sunny. Again, with this judgement thing, but I guess they didn't know any better.
I really liked coming home early. It was just a chance to take a second and unwind a little bit, instead of coming home and being so immediately tired and going through the same routine of eat, shower, sleep. It's also nice living much closer to work, so the commute isn't an hour and a half. It's nice being able to sleep in!! Ahh.
DAY 32
Saturday we went shopping for the house a little bit, then went back to my grandparents house to get the rest of my things. It was nice seeing them after a few days, because I didn't feel so tired and annoyed whenever I saw them haha. I could actually enjoy a conversation, not just trying to get through it so I could go to bed.
It was also very nice to have all of my things again! I love just rearranging and decorating and it definitely helps when all of my things are all together. I tried to put everything away, but we got home so late that I was just too tired to finish (notice a recurring theme in my life?), which really bugged me, because I wanted my room to look spectacular once I had everything. I guess I'll just have to take time to make everything look right and in it's place.
DAY 33
Today I have just gotten back to the big project that is my room. I have definitely made some progress, which calms me down a little bit more, I'm not so agitated that I have a bunch of crap everywhere and I'm too overwhelmed that I don't know where to start. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!
We are about to go on the train and do a trial run, so I can navigate the city myself for when I have to go to the store. Ugh. I really do not want to go, it is just a pain esp. when I am trying to get my room all straightened out. But I suppose I still have tomorrow to do it and I have to get used to taking the train. I feel a little bit guilty that I have been relying so heavily on my parents when everyone else has been on their own and has had to figure everything out for themselves. But now that I think about it, a lot of people still live with their parents and they still help their children with everything, so now I don't feel like such a slacker! Haha.
I also started to look at apartments on Craigslist for college. I don't know if it's too early but I guess it doesn't hurt to give it a look. I am so excited for the future, but I'm so antsy to find out if everything will work out like I hope it does. I really hope that me and Phoebe could get a place together, not just because it would be tons of fun, but because room and board is SOOOO expensive at Phila U. People like my relatives are always asking me about college and stuff and they are shocked to hear the prices are so high these days. Why can't it just be like 1985 again, and have things be really cheap haha.
Well here is hoping today goes smoothly!
CIAO
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Goodbye Blue Sky
Ello!
DAY 27
Monday I had off! Yay!
My mom and I went to the house and moved more stuff in and ran some errands. That was pretty tiring, but at the same time I am ready to just have all my stuff back in the same place again and just sit down and take the time to organize and decorate. It's weird to think that I'll only be here for another couple weeks though, then I'm off to New York City!
Ugh, Monday was weird. It really dawned on me that my friends and I are all doing the same thing right now yet we're all different places in our lives. I really miss seeing my friends every day, and having something to do on the weekends. Although it is definitely more than just having a good time, I miss having someone who I can really trust and who I really admire with me.
Although today I did decide that I want to go to Philadelphia University! It feels good to finally have some inkling of what I want to do after high school. It's also the option that makes the most sense; I got into their fashion program, which is very good, and I don't really see myself straying from the field too much.
DAY 28
Back to the office! I just made some more inspiration books and canvas covers for the books. And also archived photos. It sounds boring on paper, but I actually have a lot of fun doing it. I get to see beautiful images everywhere I look, so while the task might seem dull, I am hardly ever bored. Also, when I bone folded the papers for the book, it was oddly entertaining and extremely satisfying. My hand was pretty sore by the end of the day but bone folding those papers is addicting!!
DAY29
Today I did pretty much what I did yesterday. The book project is huge this week. It's so big in fact that I don't have to go to the store this week (which I'm pretty relieved about). Today was probably the first time that I got to talk to my coworkers more and learn more about them. It was interesting! My mentor is actually working her way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer series (which I love, and I did the same thing last year too!) So that was pretty funny. It's cool to hear where they grew up, and where they went to college and what their hobbies are.
Right now I am at the new house. It is much smaller than the original small I had in my mind haha. But that's okay. I still have a lot of things at my grandparent's house that I wish I had with me right now-- like lots and lots of clothes and some books. I'm just so antsy to organize this gigantic closet and bookshelf I have in my room! So much possibility haha.
I have been thinking so much about the future lately! I have a lot of important decisions to make! But I feel like I have done the best that I can, and I am in a good place right now. Maybe not so much emotionally, because I miss my friends, but literally. If I want to go to school for fashion then I am at a great and coveted company-IN HIGH SCHOOL! It's pretty mind boggling. It's also SOOOO exciting to think that Phoebe might be going to college in the city too! We have been talking about maybe getting a place together next school year! Oh it tickles me with excitement just thinking about that hahah.
I've been thinking about things in the not so distant future too, like going to New York and Graduation and the summer and my birthday! It's so crazy.
Well I am off. Ta Ta!
DAY 27
Monday I had off! Yay!
My mom and I went to the house and moved more stuff in and ran some errands. That was pretty tiring, but at the same time I am ready to just have all my stuff back in the same place again and just sit down and take the time to organize and decorate. It's weird to think that I'll only be here for another couple weeks though, then I'm off to New York City!
Ugh, Monday was weird. It really dawned on me that my friends and I are all doing the same thing right now yet we're all different places in our lives. I really miss seeing my friends every day, and having something to do on the weekends. Although it is definitely more than just having a good time, I miss having someone who I can really trust and who I really admire with me.
Although today I did decide that I want to go to Philadelphia University! It feels good to finally have some inkling of what I want to do after high school. It's also the option that makes the most sense; I got into their fashion program, which is very good, and I don't really see myself straying from the field too much.
DAY 28
Back to the office! I just made some more inspiration books and canvas covers for the books. And also archived photos. It sounds boring on paper, but I actually have a lot of fun doing it. I get to see beautiful images everywhere I look, so while the task might seem dull, I am hardly ever bored. Also, when I bone folded the papers for the book, it was oddly entertaining and extremely satisfying. My hand was pretty sore by the end of the day but bone folding those papers is addicting!!
DAY29
Today I did pretty much what I did yesterday. The book project is huge this week. It's so big in fact that I don't have to go to the store this week (which I'm pretty relieved about). Today was probably the first time that I got to talk to my coworkers more and learn more about them. It was interesting! My mentor is actually working her way through Buffy the Vampire Slayer series (which I love, and I did the same thing last year too!) So that was pretty funny. It's cool to hear where they grew up, and where they went to college and what their hobbies are.
Right now I am at the new house. It is much smaller than the original small I had in my mind haha. But that's okay. I still have a lot of things at my grandparent's house that I wish I had with me right now-- like lots and lots of clothes and some books. I'm just so antsy to organize this gigantic closet and bookshelf I have in my room! So much possibility haha.
I have been thinking so much about the future lately! I have a lot of important decisions to make! But I feel like I have done the best that I can, and I am in a good place right now. Maybe not so much emotionally, because I miss my friends, but literally. If I want to go to school for fashion then I am at a great and coveted company-IN HIGH SCHOOL! It's pretty mind boggling. It's also SOOOO exciting to think that Phoebe might be going to college in the city too! We have been talking about maybe getting a place together next school year! Oh it tickles me with excitement just thinking about that hahah.
I've been thinking about things in the not so distant future too, like going to New York and Graduation and the summer and my birthday! It's so crazy.
Well I am off. Ta Ta!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
We Took This Trip to Garden Grove...
HI! I actually have an excuse this time, I have been super busy with moving that I haven't really had much of chance to write my blog every single day! I will get better with this soon, I promise!
DAY 23
Thursday was my second day at the store. Thursday was definitely a lot better than Wednesday! I met a new girl named Brittany, who actually reminded me a lot of one my best friends with the same name, ha! She was really nice and funny, and she gave my my job for the day which was to make collages for the different concepts for spring. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?! Making collages is my jam, like I could do that for the rest of my life. I love doing those. So, that was really fun, and took all day. I just couldn't believe I got to do that! It was so much fun. I met up with my mom for lunch and then we walked around and went to Barnes and Noble. That was fun, and I liked seeing someone I actually like during my break haha.
Later on Thursday, I went to the movies with my friend, and we saw The Wolfman. Hahahah, that movie was such a comedy, even though it wasn't supossed to be. Oh well, at least the company was good! I was so thrilled to finally hang out with someone my age! And do something outside of working and going home! I live such an amazing, crazy lifestyle, I know. Haha, yeah right.
DAY 24
Friday was back at the office! This day was really a lot of fun. We had an all day meeting which was about the holiday inspiration, basically what Anthropologie is going to do for their winter display's and such. It is so absolutely amazing that people come up with this sort of thing basically a year ahead of time. I love working with these people, just everything about it is so comforting yet refreshing at the same time if that makes sense. Just the way the dress and the way they talk and communicate with each other is creative. I also found out that day that they knew my aunt from when she used to work there! Haha, I am sooooo an automatic in! ;)
After that, Rob and I visited my mom at the new house. We stayed there to help clean and prepare for moving day a little bit. Then we ran a few errands. Finally we got home around 9pm. This week has been the most tiring of my life I feel like! Getting up at 5am and not getting home until at least 7 is so draining! I will be so happy when we are finally settled in our new house and I won't have to get up at some ungodly hour every day.
DAY 25
This day was moving day! We had a lot of help from family and friends so I felt like it went by really fast! Although, I was so exhausted, I actually took a nap on the floor... ew. But I really like this house. It is cute and in a good location for where Walkabout is.
Later this night we went out for sushi at my favorite place, Ooka! It was a nice time, and it was soooooo yummy. I probably would have enjoyed it a little bit more if I wasn't so tired.
DAY 26
Today we went back to the house to bring some last things. I am pretty antsy to get my room all set up so I can get cozy! I love decorating my room and now I feel like I have a fresh palate. Hopefully I will meet some new friends where we will be living.
I have been thinking about it every day, but I am starting to lean towards Philadelphia University as my college of choice. I like the fashion program a lot, and I think that my two walkabouts will really help me in the field. But there are just some other things that I am still wishy-washy about. SO HARD! Well time will tell.
I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday evening!
DAY 23
Thursday was my second day at the store. Thursday was definitely a lot better than Wednesday! I met a new girl named Brittany, who actually reminded me a lot of one my best friends with the same name, ha! She was really nice and funny, and she gave my my job for the day which was to make collages for the different concepts for spring. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?! Making collages is my jam, like I could do that for the rest of my life. I love doing those. So, that was really fun, and took all day. I just couldn't believe I got to do that! It was so much fun. I met up with my mom for lunch and then we walked around and went to Barnes and Noble. That was fun, and I liked seeing someone I actually like during my break haha.
Later on Thursday, I went to the movies with my friend, and we saw The Wolfman. Hahahah, that movie was such a comedy, even though it wasn't supossed to be. Oh well, at least the company was good! I was so thrilled to finally hang out with someone my age! And do something outside of working and going home! I live such an amazing, crazy lifestyle, I know. Haha, yeah right.
DAY 24
Friday was back at the office! This day was really a lot of fun. We had an all day meeting which was about the holiday inspiration, basically what Anthropologie is going to do for their winter display's and such. It is so absolutely amazing that people come up with this sort of thing basically a year ahead of time. I love working with these people, just everything about it is so comforting yet refreshing at the same time if that makes sense. Just the way the dress and the way they talk and communicate with each other is creative. I also found out that day that they knew my aunt from when she used to work there! Haha, I am sooooo an automatic in! ;)
After that, Rob and I visited my mom at the new house. We stayed there to help clean and prepare for moving day a little bit. Then we ran a few errands. Finally we got home around 9pm. This week has been the most tiring of my life I feel like! Getting up at 5am and not getting home until at least 7 is so draining! I will be so happy when we are finally settled in our new house and I won't have to get up at some ungodly hour every day.
DAY 25
This day was moving day! We had a lot of help from family and friends so I felt like it went by really fast! Although, I was so exhausted, I actually took a nap on the floor... ew. But I really like this house. It is cute and in a good location for where Walkabout is.
Later this night we went out for sushi at my favorite place, Ooka! It was a nice time, and it was soooooo yummy. I probably would have enjoyed it a little bit more if I wasn't so tired.
DAY 26
Today we went back to the house to bring some last things. I am pretty antsy to get my room all set up so I can get cozy! I love decorating my room and now I feel like I have a fresh palate. Hopefully I will meet some new friends where we will be living.
I have been thinking about it every day, but I am starting to lean towards Philadelphia University as my college of choice. I like the fashion program a lot, and I think that my two walkabouts will really help me in the field. But there are just some other things that I am still wishy-washy about. SO HARD! Well time will tell.
I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday evening!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
You Cannot Know Yourself, Or What You'd Really Do...
WOW! Major let down on my part, with the lack of posting. I have been so lazy/sick/tired lately that I have forgotten, my apologies!
DAY 19
Well, this day was Valentine's Day. Hmm. I didn't have a valentine this year, it just made me think of my ex valentine, and how I miss my friends so dearly. The mornings always seem to be the worst time of day for that feeling. But it gets better as the day goes on, I find.
We had a big family dinner this night at our house, with my grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. sheesh! But the food was yummy and the company was nice. I like seeing my family a lot, it feels good to see them more often now that I am back in town.
My mom and I stayed up late this night watching those crazy figure skaters on the Olympics and some ridiculous movie with Toni Collete called Muriel's Wedding. Haha, it was the most sad yet funny movie I have ever seen. I don't really remember the last time my mom and I hung out just us since we have moved here. We used to every night because it was just us, and have our little routines, which was always fun. But that night felt like those times again which was nice.
DAY 20
Happy President's Day! Oh my favorite holiday of them all! Just kidding, haha.
I had this day off, which I would have anyway because it's a Monday. I didn't do much of anything at all this day except lay around and watch the Food Network. I always think I should change my career path to become a chef whenever I watch that channel, haha.
DAY 21
Back to work!
I woke up at 3am this day, and just could not fall back asleep! It was the worst! So I had a really long day.
I just put together some more inspiration booklets and archived photos (holy moly is that a process)! I also went to a 2 hour meeting this day called "Best and Worst". It is when buyers present the items in the store that are doing the best, and which are doing the worst. They then talk numbers and then conclude what the customer is trying to tell us about her by what we see is selling more. We also gab on what is really cute, and the question "Why are we selling shorts in February?" So that was really, really interesting. It could also be helpful when I work at the store on Wednesday.
DAY 22
Well, well. My first day at the store!
I was so excited to get there and start working, because I heard that it would be so much fun. Well, it was much less than what I expected. First of all, they told me they were expecting me yesterday, not today. I wonder if home office ever told them about the switch from Tuesdays to Thursdays. Anyway, that was confusing, because this week is kind of wonky as it is (I'm working in the store Wednesday and Thursday this week).
The people there really threw me off. I don't know if they were tired or having a bad morning, but they were really awkward and socially incapable. I have never met any adults who couldn't carry on a conversation well. They weren't mean, but they weren't nice either. I wasn't working with the sales people on the regular store levels, I was working on the 3rd and 4th floor, with other interns and design people and managers.
The sales people seemed to have it much more together than the other interns I was working with. ANOTHER THING that was really irritating/confusing, is that to get to the 3rd and 4th floor every time I needed to go back up, I had to have someone scan me up on the elevator or unlock the door to stairwell. EVERY TIME! I wish they would have just given me a card or a key, it would have been so much easier. I'm an intern, hello, I will have to do a lot of running around!!
What I basically did all day was cut out leaf patterns for a display. I also briefly watered the zillion live plants in the store, and made a flower arrangement for display (finally something I KNOW how to do!)
The people got better to deal with after lunch, (which I sat at Cosi all by my lonsome :( )It wasn't so bad, but it was still kind of wierd. I'm glad I only have to go there once a week, but I am definitely not looking forward to tomorrow! Ugh!
I guess it was a good experience to learn how to act around other people and their vastly wierd personalities. And to man up sometimes and just ask the person to let you upstairs instead of being so timid!
Well ta ta, I'm off to watch my boyfriend Shaun White at the Olympics! I know he wishes I could be there but I have to do this dang on walkabout... he he. :)
DAY 19
Well, this day was Valentine's Day. Hmm. I didn't have a valentine this year, it just made me think of my ex valentine, and how I miss my friends so dearly. The mornings always seem to be the worst time of day for that feeling. But it gets better as the day goes on, I find.
We had a big family dinner this night at our house, with my grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. sheesh! But the food was yummy and the company was nice. I like seeing my family a lot, it feels good to see them more often now that I am back in town.
My mom and I stayed up late this night watching those crazy figure skaters on the Olympics and some ridiculous movie with Toni Collete called Muriel's Wedding. Haha, it was the most sad yet funny movie I have ever seen. I don't really remember the last time my mom and I hung out just us since we have moved here. We used to every night because it was just us, and have our little routines, which was always fun. But that night felt like those times again which was nice.
DAY 20
Happy President's Day! Oh my favorite holiday of them all! Just kidding, haha.
I had this day off, which I would have anyway because it's a Monday. I didn't do much of anything at all this day except lay around and watch the Food Network. I always think I should change my career path to become a chef whenever I watch that channel, haha.
DAY 21
Back to work!
I woke up at 3am this day, and just could not fall back asleep! It was the worst! So I had a really long day.
I just put together some more inspiration booklets and archived photos (holy moly is that a process)! I also went to a 2 hour meeting this day called "Best and Worst". It is when buyers present the items in the store that are doing the best, and which are doing the worst. They then talk numbers and then conclude what the customer is trying to tell us about her by what we see is selling more. We also gab on what is really cute, and the question "Why are we selling shorts in February?" So that was really, really interesting. It could also be helpful when I work at the store on Wednesday.
DAY 22
Well, well. My first day at the store!
I was so excited to get there and start working, because I heard that it would be so much fun. Well, it was much less than what I expected. First of all, they told me they were expecting me yesterday, not today. I wonder if home office ever told them about the switch from Tuesdays to Thursdays. Anyway, that was confusing, because this week is kind of wonky as it is (I'm working in the store Wednesday and Thursday this week).
The people there really threw me off. I don't know if they were tired or having a bad morning, but they were really awkward and socially incapable. I have never met any adults who couldn't carry on a conversation well. They weren't mean, but they weren't nice either. I wasn't working with the sales people on the regular store levels, I was working on the 3rd and 4th floor, with other interns and design people and managers.
The sales people seemed to have it much more together than the other interns I was working with. ANOTHER THING that was really irritating/confusing, is that to get to the 3rd and 4th floor every time I needed to go back up, I had to have someone scan me up on the elevator or unlock the door to stairwell. EVERY TIME! I wish they would have just given me a card or a key, it would have been so much easier. I'm an intern, hello, I will have to do a lot of running around!!
What I basically did all day was cut out leaf patterns for a display. I also briefly watered the zillion live plants in the store, and made a flower arrangement for display (finally something I KNOW how to do!)
The people got better to deal with after lunch, (which I sat at Cosi all by my lonsome :( )It wasn't so bad, but it was still kind of wierd. I'm glad I only have to go there once a week, but I am definitely not looking forward to tomorrow! Ugh!
I guess it was a good experience to learn how to act around other people and their vastly wierd personalities. And to man up sometimes and just ask the person to let you upstairs instead of being so timid!
Well ta ta, I'm off to watch my boyfriend Shaun White at the Olympics! I know he wishes I could be there but I have to do this dang on walkabout... he he. :)
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Je Suis Tres Desolee
I'm sorry I neglected to write for the past three days.
DAY 16
Thursday was another snow day. I felt bad telling my mentor that I couldn't come into work when it was only my second day. But as it turned out, no one else came into the office for the second snow day either. That made me feel a lot better. But besides that, I stayed home, and did nothing again. It's hard to get out and do something when everything is just completely covered in two feet of snow.
DAY 17
Friday was a good day at the office. I kept really busy the whole entire day! They had me start this archiving of photos project. Basically, they have pictures of how to construct what they put in the window every season for the past two years. They have these pictures on a Kodak website presently, but they are switching over to their own company system. So, I had to take all of the photos, almost 1,000 and save them to their own folder. It was kind of complicated and took me almost all day, but at the same time I didn't mind all of the work because it was interesting to see how everything I thought was really cool in the windows and see how it was really done. I also put together another inspiration booklet for a store in London.
After the long day at work, it took even longer to get home. What would have been an hour to an hour and a half of commute, it took 3 hours!!! Oh god, it was awful. I am so excited to move to our new house in the city, which is much much closer. Like two blocks or something closer. Unfortunately, we are not moving this weekend as planned because of the snow. So now we are moving next weekend instead, BUT there is supposed to be another storm coming next weekend too! Crazy!
DAY 18
Today was interesting day, full of highs and lows. I went to a funeral for my uncle's grandmother. I hate funerals. Then my parents and I went to the city and walked around a little bit and went out to a nice "valentine's day lunch". That was fun, and yummy. Then something weird clicked in me and it reminded me how much I really miss my friends at home. That was a low. I felt so strange and saddened ALL of a sudden. It was odd. Then we went to WaWa and got coffee, which was a high! Went home, took a nap. Now there is absolutely nothing to do. I wish I had more friends here. I know I knew people from when I used to live here, but it's hard to tell what they would be like now and if I would even like hanging out with them now. And I'm sure I'll be friendless and bored later on in life too, but I just want to doooo something. It's agonizing. I have never not done anything on the weekends before! UGH UGH UGH!! I miss my friends so much, that I wanted to find a flight to go out and see them for a day and a half this weekend!
I am excited to find friends and something to do, if that ever even happens. Oh well I guess we'll see.
Ciao!
DAY 16
Thursday was another snow day. I felt bad telling my mentor that I couldn't come into work when it was only my second day. But as it turned out, no one else came into the office for the second snow day either. That made me feel a lot better. But besides that, I stayed home, and did nothing again. It's hard to get out and do something when everything is just completely covered in two feet of snow.
DAY 17
Friday was a good day at the office. I kept really busy the whole entire day! They had me start this archiving of photos project. Basically, they have pictures of how to construct what they put in the window every season for the past two years. They have these pictures on a Kodak website presently, but they are switching over to their own company system. So, I had to take all of the photos, almost 1,000 and save them to their own folder. It was kind of complicated and took me almost all day, but at the same time I didn't mind all of the work because it was interesting to see how everything I thought was really cool in the windows and see how it was really done. I also put together another inspiration booklet for a store in London.
After the long day at work, it took even longer to get home. What would have been an hour to an hour and a half of commute, it took 3 hours!!! Oh god, it was awful. I am so excited to move to our new house in the city, which is much much closer. Like two blocks or something closer. Unfortunately, we are not moving this weekend as planned because of the snow. So now we are moving next weekend instead, BUT there is supposed to be another storm coming next weekend too! Crazy!
DAY 18
Today was interesting day, full of highs and lows. I went to a funeral for my uncle's grandmother. I hate funerals. Then my parents and I went to the city and walked around a little bit and went out to a nice "valentine's day lunch". That was fun, and yummy. Then something weird clicked in me and it reminded me how much I really miss my friends at home. That was a low. I felt so strange and saddened ALL of a sudden. It was odd. Then we went to WaWa and got coffee, which was a high! Went home, took a nap. Now there is absolutely nothing to do. I wish I had more friends here. I know I knew people from when I used to live here, but it's hard to tell what they would be like now and if I would even like hanging out with them now. And I'm sure I'll be friendless and bored later on in life too, but I just want to doooo something. It's agonizing. I have never not done anything on the weekends before! UGH UGH UGH!! I miss my friends so much, that I wanted to find a flight to go out and see them for a day and a half this weekend!
I am excited to find friends and something to do, if that ever even happens. Oh well I guess we'll see.
Ciao!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Weather Outside is Weather!
DAY 15
This blizzard is absolutely ridiculous. It is crazy how much snow just keeps on coming and coming. I'm so glad that I didn't have to go to work today, it would have been a nightmare. Actually, it would have been impossible since all of the roads going into the city are closed. Sweet.
Today was nothing really to write about. I just stayed inside, and made cinnamon buns!
I'm supposed to go in tomorrow, just expected to be there a little late, like around 10. But still, the snow is just so bad, that I might have to call out. I feel guilty doing that though, like they will think I'm a lazy intern. I obviously know I'm not I just don't feel very good telling them I can't come in on only my second day. Ugh. I guess we will see by the morning.
This blizzard is absolutely ridiculous. It is crazy how much snow just keeps on coming and coming. I'm so glad that I didn't have to go to work today, it would have been a nightmare. Actually, it would have been impossible since all of the roads going into the city are closed. Sweet.
Today was nothing really to write about. I just stayed inside, and made cinnamon buns!
I'm supposed to go in tomorrow, just expected to be there a little late, like around 10. But still, the snow is just so bad, that I might have to call out. I feel guilty doing that though, like they will think I'm a lazy intern. I obviously know I'm not I just don't feel very good telling them I can't come in on only my second day. Ugh. I guess we will see by the morning.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Big Day!
DAY 13
I got out of the house this day to see my friend. That was nice. I was really excited when I woke up in the morning, knowing that tomorrow was the big day. Although I kept getting more and more surprisingly nervous. Like sick to my stomach nervous. I could not sleep at all that night. I think I got 4 hours of sleep. I was just so nervous, I don't know why, it was like my first day of school all over again or something.
DAY 14
Ah, the first day at Anthropologie!
I got up around 6am, when I fell asleep at 2. That was a blast, let me tell you. Then Rob and I made the long trek to Philadelphia. I think it took about an hour and a half to two hours to get there. Annoying. But it was okay.
We actually got to the building early (for me anyway), at around 8:30am. I wasn't suppossed to meet with someone til 9. So, I waited around with Rob for a little bit. Then at 9, I went down to the lobby to wait some more. Long story short, I never ended up meeting the hr person to fill out paper work til 9:30. Then, the visual department, whom I'm suppossed to be working with had a meeting until 10:30, so I waited in the cafe type area they have at Urban. I really like that place, it is so sunny and warm, with lot's of yummy food, fish ponds, and it's beautifully decorated.
Finally I met up with my mentor, Kelly. She gave me a tour and introduced people who I had not met the last time I was in the office. She gave me a little tour. Then she gave me some work to do which was put together some "holiday inspiration" books, a book for visual managers for in store and make copies. And rearrange the library. None of it was bad at all. Ia ctually got done really quick, which made me want to purposely slow down on my next task but they still said wow that was quick! But it was fun.
The Holiday inspiration books were basically just books with images on them that the team pulled that they felt inspired by. I really couldnt think of anything more fun to do, I mean, I do that kind of thing on my own all the time- I am always ripping pages from magazines and making them into something. I can't believe they actually get to do some of that for a living!
Overall, it was a good day. A little tired, but it was a good experience. Oh! And a blizzard is coming so I don't have to go in tomorrow! Woo!
I got out of the house this day to see my friend. That was nice. I was really excited when I woke up in the morning, knowing that tomorrow was the big day. Although I kept getting more and more surprisingly nervous. Like sick to my stomach nervous. I could not sleep at all that night. I think I got 4 hours of sleep. I was just so nervous, I don't know why, it was like my first day of school all over again or something.
DAY 14
Ah, the first day at Anthropologie!
I got up around 6am, when I fell asleep at 2. That was a blast, let me tell you. Then Rob and I made the long trek to Philadelphia. I think it took about an hour and a half to two hours to get there. Annoying. But it was okay.
We actually got to the building early (for me anyway), at around 8:30am. I wasn't suppossed to meet with someone til 9. So, I waited around with Rob for a little bit. Then at 9, I went down to the lobby to wait some more. Long story short, I never ended up meeting the hr person to fill out paper work til 9:30. Then, the visual department, whom I'm suppossed to be working with had a meeting until 10:30, so I waited in the cafe type area they have at Urban. I really like that place, it is so sunny and warm, with lot's of yummy food, fish ponds, and it's beautifully decorated.
Finally I met up with my mentor, Kelly. She gave me a tour and introduced people who I had not met the last time I was in the office. She gave me a little tour. Then she gave me some work to do which was put together some "holiday inspiration" books, a book for visual managers for in store and make copies. And rearrange the library. None of it was bad at all. Ia ctually got done really quick, which made me want to purposely slow down on my next task but they still said wow that was quick! But it was fun.
The Holiday inspiration books were basically just books with images on them that the team pulled that they felt inspired by. I really couldnt think of anything more fun to do, I mean, I do that kind of thing on my own all the time- I am always ripping pages from magazines and making them into something. I can't believe they actually get to do some of that for a living!
Overall, it was a good day. A little tired, but it was a good experience. Oh! And a blizzard is coming so I don't have to go in tomorrow! Woo!
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