January 15, wow, just 2 weeks in. Today is the first day I really feel like cracking open a bottle of wine (but I am restraining). There isn't any particular reason, I just feel like it.
This week my boss was in town and that is always very draining. She is absolutely outstanding at her job...she is amazing and talented and smart and professional and really gets the job and the big picture. I am really lucky to work for such a great mentor, however, she is so good that she makes me feel like I suck. At some point in time we all will have careers that get to the next step of responsibility and its hard to get used to. It has taken me a very long time to acclimate to this new position, and in many ways I have done good work, but I need to get better. So, for that reason, I feel drained. I am lucky to have a job where I truly have the freedom to do what I want with this position in the vanity of driving sales...through training, merchandise execution, and through communication. I have to start being best friends with store managers at each one of my stores as well as with VPs. Last night we went to dinner with the account executive of our most important vendor, and I still just can't get over the feeling that I don't belong. I am getting more comfortable every day, but it is still intimidating. At the very least, both the store managers raved about how much they appreciate my help in their stores...I really can't be doing that bad if I have "won" with my 2 biggest volume doors, right? Right. And, I think that there is a good chance that I will drop my WI stores and pick up 3 stores in Detroit. I like the idea of travelling (even if it is DET), but because I will have to fly, I will be missing out on a lot of the mileage reimbursement that really boosts my paychecks...so in a sense, I will be making less $. I obviously don't like this option, but I have to go where I am needed. So, that is that.
Everything else is going fine. I happened to be the only one in my Spanish class on Monday night. I declined the "private tutoring" and re-booked for Feb's term. I am disappointed :(. Que lastima, estoy muy triste! And, tomorrow is my first book club meeting...I am very nervous that there will only be like 3 people who show up and it will fail. Oh well at least I am trying. What else can I do? Maybe I will look at volunteering as my next reinvention project. Any suggestions? I will not do online dating, however, when I moved here I did sign up for one of those services that match you with a millionaire...shouldn't they be calling soon? And I still think that Brashop should be a reality TV show on the style network about 2 young women who open a bra business.
Good news, I somewhat fancy color me francey, and I will be in town Jan 28th-Feb 1st courtesy of my job. I am booked at the W for that Thursday night...this will be my second time staying there, this time bound to be much less sexy.
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