Tuesday's Tunes

I started my new job yesterday. It was scary and exciting and overwhelming all at once. Every store is very different. I have about 70 staff working for me, but the majority of them are students who work one or two shifts a week. (My new store is downtown close to a number of university residences.) There's a new store manager there as well. My first day was good, spent most of the day meeting people and trying to figure out how things work there. I found a couple things I'd like to improve on, but luckily the department runs pretty well.

For Tuesday's Tunes this week I decided to share a new favourite and an old favourite by the same group. I'm very excited about Bon Jovi's new single, Because We Can. I love Bon Jovi. My all-time favourite song is actually Always by Bon Jovi so I decided to share that one too. And then, just for fun, I included We Weren't Born to Follow.










Not sure how much blogging I'll get done this week. I usually use Tuesday for doing some planning/scheduling and unfortunately it's not my day off this week. (I'm working tonight.) I'm not off until Saturday and we're actually going away for the weekend. I'll try to get some stuff done in the evenings, but we're car shopping (!!!) so I'm not sure how much time I'll have. Don't forget about me! :-)

My wait is over!

So, you may remember that one of my "big" goals (and one that was kind of out of my hands) for this year was to get the promotion I've been waiting for.

Well, it happened.

I got the call on Tuesday offering me at Front End Manager position. I am THRILLED.

I knew that there were openings. I knew I was towards the top of the list. But I wasn't expecting it to happen quite as fast as it did. I got the call with the offer on Tuesday, signed my offer letter today, and I start Monday. Monday.

I was actually supposed to be on vacation next week, but they "recommended" I put it on hold as I will also have a brand new assistant. Luckily I didn't really have much planned other than house cleaning, but I do need the weekend off for my ringette provincials and I'm really hoping that won't be an issue.

The transfer is very bittersweet. I love that I'm getting my shot, and I'm ready for it. Leaving the store I'm in now though? It's going to be tough. The store I'm just at only opened in April 2011 and I helped with the opening. I was there two weeks before the store opened setting up, there all through grand opening and through all the bumps and hiccups. And the store is growing so much. And part of me wants to see it continue to grow. The store I'm transferring to is an older store, and much smaller. And it's in the heart of the city, not part of our recent "suburban sprawl." Very different.

Two more shifts left, and then I'm done. It still doesn't feel real.

Little bit heart broken...

I got a phone call yesterday, one I feel like I've been waiting months and months to get. "Sara, there's a front end manager position available..." and I held my breath with my heart in my throat to hear where. And then it came. A little town two hours away. Two hours. I can't spend four hours in the car every day to get to and from work. It's just not feasible. Hubby's job is here, our families are here, and we just bought our house a little over a year ago.

I wanted so badly to be able to say yes. To figure out a way to make it work. But I can't, and it won't. And now my heart is broken, just a little.

Bubble of Optimism

I got some news this week about a possible promotion. Still very much in the early stages - they needed to make sure I was interested before proceeding any further - but I've already let myself get swept up in optimism. I keep trying to bring myself back down to earth, but it's really not working. I can't even share a lot of details because I'm not really supposed to be talking about it. But I'm just SO excited.

Must contain enthusiasm!

Haven't been doing a lot of baking or cooking lately - it's just way too hot! We had some rain showers today but even that didn't totally break the humidity. Disappointing, because I borrowed a bundt pan from my mom and I have two cake recipes I'm dying to try out! I'll be sure to let you know how they turn out when I finally get the chance to bake.

Waiting...

I like my job, I like my co-workers and I love my boss. But, I'm ready to move up. I've finished my "training" and I'm ready to move from my position as an assistant department manager to a department manager's position. Unfortunately, there aren't any available in my district currently. (I could move across the country and get a position easily apparently, but that's not really an option.) There are also a lot of other individuals who are ready to move up. I don't know how many exactly, and where I fit on the list in terms of seniority. And it sucks. And I'm not good at waiting.

I used my slow cooker again yesterday for supper. And again, I loved having supper 90% ready when I walked in the door, but I wasn't super fussy on the recipe. I made crock pot cheesy chicken and I was expecting something like mac and cheese with chicken. It wasn't as cheesy as I had been hoping for and the sauce wasn't as thick as I expected. Probably not something I would make again, but not bad for a quick supper.