Last week, I attempted to stay up late to do my hair, but people kept calling me. By 10pm I literally had half of my hair straightened, and half wavy/curly, but I was just too damn tired and didn't care. I thought, "I'll just put it up tomorrow" and went to bed. Two days later, after Blue was having a particularly stressful couple of days, I decided to make her cupcakes. I was up until at least 11:30 but it didn't bother me, and I was so excited to surprise her with them.
- Using different websites for hotels will give you different outcomes
This was actually learned a few weeks ago when trying to get a last minute hotel room down the shore. When I checked hotels.com (my normal go-to for these things, especially with the free nights offer), it said the hotel I wanted was sold out. When I called the hotel, they said there were rooms, but gave me a ridiculously high price. In frustration, I then tried a website I hadn't used in a while, booking.com and boom- found the hotel with rooms at a discounted rate. I think it's because hotels offer blocks of rooms to different sites, but who knows? I was just happy I found it.
- Working weekends new norm
In my old position, working nights and/or weekends wasn't even an option because it was customer based, and our "customers" left work at 5, end of story. Lately I've found myself working at least a few nights and weekends regularly, but I (mostly) don't mind it. I actually feel a little more prepared for the week when I do so. Apparently others find this new sched to be completely cray.
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- I'm uncomfortable driving other people's cars
When I tell people I don't have a car, their immediate question is "Why? Do you have a license?" Yes, I do, and yes, I've had cars and driven them for miles and miles in the past, but I just don't see the point of having one right now. My commute is shorter by train, and there's no parking (or pay-only parking) at my job. I've driven Blue's car, but only by necessity (like when we drove from NJ to Kentucky by way of Ohio and back), and on the highway after getting used to it, I was fine. Over the weekend, Blue was sick, and I offered to go get her meds/soup/etc. But when it came down to it, I was just not comfortable driving with traffic on a Saturday afternoon. And I felt bad about it, but at least I said something instead of potentially getting into an accident because of nerves.
- Hard work pays off
One thing I really like about this job is that hard work doesn't go unnoticed. Everyone likes feeling appreciated, am I right? I thought my new Bosslady was just really nice, but apparently that's the culture in this department, as I arrived on Monday morning to find these deeeeeeelicious chocolate espresso beans waiting for me on my desk with a note attached. How sweet is that?!
Those cupcakes look ridiculously good! And I am with you on not feeling comfortable driving other's cars! Makes me so nervous!
ReplyDeleteThose cupcakes look sooo good! I think I'd be more likely to stay up for someone else too. Funny story, we just booked a hotel online (Michael did it, so I'm not 100% sure on which site) and he ended up buying our tickets on the Asian website for some reason? And they were cheaper! He went and looked at the US website and you had to pay an extra $20 for free wifi or something, and ours included wifi without the extra money. So random. I'm the same way about driving other people's cars. Or even driving my car with someone I've never driven with before. And at least if you're working weekends you're getting rewarded with awesome gifts!
ReplyDeleteThose cupcakes look insanely good.
ReplyDeleteYay for your new office! Any job that shows appreciation and makes you WANT to work on the weekend is a good thing. Even though I drive every day, I always feel nervous before driving someone else's car, and, on the rare occasion that I drive a stick shift, I feel nervous the whole drive even when I'm doing just fine. On the opposite note for the hotel thing, if you check plane tickets on a website and then check again later that day, the price is almost always higher. But if open an incognito window or use a different browser, it'll be the original price. They track what you've looked at and raise the prices, knowing you need those tickets. I also never use 3rd parties for airfare anymore, because they're the first ones bumped when a plane is overbooked and if you miss a flight they can't always help you.
ReplyDeleteUm, will you be my girlfriend? You are so thoughtful to bake cupcakes for Blue!
ReplyDeleteI hate driving other people's cars too, but not nearly as much as I hate the thought of other people driving my car. Especially if I'm in it. David did ONCE and I was like, okay, that's not happening anymore. So I applaud you for not making people like me nauseous, haha!
It's so great that your office culture is one of appreciation and recognition and hard work. If I had that at my old job, I likely wouldn't have left.
mmm cupcakes!!!! And you could totally buy my love with chocolate espresso beans!!! That is so awesome that is the type of environment you are in now, which makes doing a few things from home not seem so bad because at least you know it is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI didn't own a car the first five years of living here, and I was SO nervous driving someone else's car because they drive on the opposite side of the road here. The first few times I was a complete nervous wreck!
ReplyDeleteI want some of them cupcakes!
So sweet the gift you got for your hard work, that's always nice to feel appreciated. :) I don't like driving other people's cars either. Those cupcakes look super good, you're so sweet! My friend makes some that look similar and I looove them! :) Do you know the trick about clearing your cache or browsing incognito for the hotel room rates not to sky rocket? (if you do, sorry to re-tell) But if you do a chrome incognito browser it won't track what you're looking at and hike it up $10 next time you look. So snazzy. Clearing your cache also works. :) XO - Alexandra
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Oh cupcakes!! That was so very sweet of you. I too don't like driving other people's car. And I don't like when people drive my car because they are always moving the seat around and that drives me crazy. I can never get the seat back to the position I had it in. It's so annoying hahaha...one of the reason's I don't like to valet my car. haha
ReplyDeleteAppreciation is so important at work!
ReplyDeleteI'll join everyone else with the OMGcupcakesgiveme comments.
I don't like driving other people's cars either.
Yup, I'd like to have those cupcakes, please. Ha, ha!
ReplyDeleteHard work does pay off & being appreciated feels so good. :)
Have a great weekend!
WHERE ARE YOU WORKING?! Your boss sounds like such a sweet and thoughtful person and I always love to see when employers take good care of their employees--and it's nice to know that your efforts are appreciated!
ReplyDeleteYUMMY cupcakes--those look delicious.
It's funny. I have a car (I just had my one-year anniversary and am leasing) but driving is just NOT something I'm totally comfortable doing and that's okay. I like to think that I make up for my lack of car driving in other ways (ie, you'll never go hungry on a road trip because I bring the good snacks! And I pay for all the gas!).
XOXO
Recognition is SO important at work! I've always felt like going above and beyond once I know that it is appreciated!
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