Two days until open!..checking in...

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

This week is a big week. The resort opens forever on Thursday. I get to be a bouncer for the VIP reception. I can't wait....to see people come in for the first time....awesome.

We have been working our tails off and I have to tell you.....my feet are killing me. You don't realize how important good shoes are until you have to spend most days on your feet and walking. I am really enjoying my job.

I've lost a couple of pounds which is good...even though the focus isn't on that until we open. However, I have made some interesting observations....

When I first started, I thought the walk from the employee parking lot to the office was horrible. .... and then they moved us to the front of the resort and still made us walk to the employee entrance...which tripled our walk. Now we park in the employee lot again and I am no longer winded by the time I get to the office. Wow! That is huge.

I am also getting used to my suits....even though they are long sleeved, black and hot...I am getting used to it and not sweating as much.

I got a call from my DH today while I was at work...I guess I got a call from a recruiter, who is interested in having me look at a job...30,000 a year more pay.....hmmm. I'm tempted but I think I'm going to stay where I'm at. I'm learning so much and the stress is so much less than I used to have.....money isn't everything.

So far 2011 is a much better year than 2010...it's almost been a year since my "bad event". I am starting to let the hurt go. Everyday gets a little better!

I hope you are having a great summer!!

Hugs,

Keri

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Alterations

Monday, May 16, 2011

Where I work everyone has to wear a uniform...even the office staff. My uniform is a black fitted suit with dark and light blue button down shirts. The resort I work at isn't open to the public yet so the uniform people have set up camp and are fitting and making alterations to clothes everyday. I have been fitted a couple of times now.

I picked up my suits on Friday and was told to try them on over the weekend. I was pretty busy....I had a "Scream" movie marathon with my niece and nephew....(don't ask)..so I finally tried them on last night. I was excited to see how it looked. Well....even after two fittings...they didn't fit. They looked awful! I showed my DH and he was not impressed. I cried for two hours....they told us they may not be as comfortable as we would like and that we would have to deal with it....well...that was going to be impossible for me...I didn't know what I was going to do. This was the first time since I got my new job that I went to work with a heavy heart.

I decided to talk to the alteration guy today and my boss...who is in charge of the uniforms. Fortunately both assured me they would make it right for me and not to worry. I then asked what I was going to do as I lost the weight...and I was told they have an alterations crew on contract to take care of us. I worried for nothing....but that's what I do.

Our lives are about alterations....making things work and right...no matter what stage of our journey we are in.

Some alterations are in our mind...I rarely look in the mirror and see how overweight I am. It is a shock to me when I confront that thought....how to make the alteration to my brain to make me see things as they really are.

Some alterations come from our choices.....what we eat...how much we eat....how we exercise....if we exercise are all.... important "alterations" necessary for us to be successful.

Then there are the literal alterations...how to adjust to smaller clothes...clothes that are hanging on us....how will be handle those alterations.....alterations to our safety nets....

These are important things to ponder......but my boss told me today....there is nothing that can't be fixed. It's true.....and I know I will be able to fix myself......and make the alteration of a lifetime.

Have a great week.


Hugs,

Keri

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Employee Dining Room

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Well....they opened the Employee Dining room this week.....the food is good...and I can tell I'm well liked....because they load up my plate..

Well...I had to slow them down today and teach them about the size portions I want...hee hee...and I have been avoiding the brownies....don't get me wrong...I long for them....but I don't have them. I think this is going to work out!

More soon....I miss you all....opening day is soon and then things will slow down a little...we are still going a hundred miles an hour! It's all good...

Hugs,

Keri

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Be still...

Saturday, April 30, 2011

I truly believe everything happens for a reason....that God has a purpose for each of us. And that he will lay out his plan for us in his time. And not before....and not when you think it's time.

I realize looking backwards that I hated my job. I thought many of the employees were arrogant and self important. I was so angry and disheartened when I lost my job. It was a hard ten months....going through unemployment...feelings of depression..feeling that I was unworthy of anything good. Yet...I knew God would work his purpose for me...I just didn't know how and where. But I wanted it now....In my time.

It's funny that I rushed his work. I accepted a job I didn't want....I hated it and I was doomed to fail at it....which lead me to being unemployed again. This time I listened....."Be Still and Know that I am GOD." That has always been my favorite passage and it is so true. You have to listen to hear.

I now have a job that is very exciting and I feel so much a part of a true team. I don't have any stress...and I know better things are coming. It's a start up company and it opens in a little over a month. It was been fun and challenging. We held 6 job fairs....worked incredible hours to hire 700 people. We met so many people and learned so much about each other.

It's funny...the job wasn't available when I wanted it....but when I stopped and listened and was still....it presented itself.

There are so many things about this job that are going to be good for my weight loss journey. They have an employee dining room and will serve good healthy meals and salad bar. They have a wellness center that will be available for our use. I have been walking a lot and I can truly tell you this is changing my life.

So the moral of the story is if things aren't going well for you....Be still....listen...really listen....hear what is being asked of you. You can do it...have faith.

Hugs,

Keri

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I'm still here!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

I'm afraid I've been lurking lately. There have been so many things going on in my life....some good .....some bad. It's been a little bit of a roller coaster. My weight is maintaining...I haven't lost any but haven't gained any.

I quit my new job(more or less). It was a really bad place.....maybe one of these days I will share some horror stories. I was glad to be out of there....I came home crying a lot.

The good news is that I have a new job. I don't start for another week or so. It's a new business and isn't totally done being built yet. My first assignment is to hire 700 people to start work by May 26th. It will be quite the task but I am so excited and ready for some good hard work.

The person who hired me....hired three people and she told me I was her first choice....what a good feeling. I just know I will like having her for a boss and it will be such a great experience learning a new business. I can't wait.

Sorry so short for now......I will write more soon!

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