Good morning, everyone!!!
Yeah, you may be dragging your feet today because it's Monday, but it is my Thursday so yes, I'm ready for this day to get started :)
Yesterday was a nightmare to say the very least. Thankfully I have a wonderful boss who shared in my headache long enough to help me get things figured out. Which of course threw me off track on getting done on time again, but at least I managed to get things figured out with her help and finished up the other things I needed to do.
I spent a little while enjoying my porch swing after I got home. Which was a much needed quiet time after my morning.
I was bound and determined not to let the morning ruin my entire day :)
Today I deal with the final Coke order before River Rally, Ducktail Run, and James Dean. Now if he will just cooperate we will be good :) Pray that he understands the importance of this weekend for us. Because otherwise we will be running out of Coke product before the weekend is over. If so, then this red head will be contacting his boss come Monday.
Hubby will be home most likely tomorrow (possibly late tonight). So his long weekends (Tuesday through Friday mornings) start up again :) Then I will be off Wednesday and Thursday this week :) We've fixed my schedules so I can be off when he's home for a few days. Which of course I like. This way we can spend some time together without me having to set alarms to get up way early :)
When I get back to work at the end of the week our big festival weekend will begin. I'm actually looking forward to it. I love how busy we stay the entire weekend. I have to stop up at the bike shop and get my new shirt from them before heading back to work on Friday. We are allowed to wear River Rally shirts this weekend as part of our uniforms!!! This is a first for us. We've been trying for years to make this happen and feel like we're actually making the company understand a little bit about this small town and what it means to be involved in things in the community. The bike shop was kind enough to give us enough shirts for our entire staff from last year's logo. The boss and I decided we would also pick up shirts for this year's logo just because it is the right thing to do.
When you live in a small town and work in a small town, it is best to stay involved with the community. Even if the company you work for is a big chain. Small towns are much different than big towns. Everybody knows everybody here. We're the only store in walking distance between two small towns. So, we get a LOT of business during this time. We have lines that go to the back of the store, out the door, and all the way around. We have to registers opened, because that is all we have. We keep one person on duty to clean and fill product. We do our best to ensure the same quality service we give when this is not going on. Why? Because we're small town friendly.
Most of the people who work for us, live right here and most live within blocks from the store. Because that's how small our town is. Our main street is a brick dead end street. We don't have many shops or such right now, but the town is working hard to revive our little area. I was thrilled to death that we received a little crafty shop up on our main street. She will be doing a raffle that allows the winner to pick out whatever they want out of her store, during the festivities this weekend :) I am definitely planning a trip up there this week after payday :)
Supporting mom and pop type stores to me is one of the best ways to help the economy and small towns. I just hope she gets enough support to remain open. I would love to see her succeed :)
Sure, there will be a LOT of noise we don't normally have once this weekend gets started. Because most of the time this little town is pretty quiet. But, hey, it's only a few days and I can sit out on my porch and hear live music all weekend LOL. Okay, so I can also hear motorcycles and old car engines all weekend too, but hey that's part of it.
I will also get a ton of walking in which is a plus :) Last year, I walked with my daughter and grandkids over to the next town and all around our uptown. And that was after spending eight hours on my feet at the register :) This year I do books on Saturday and make sure everything is filled and cleaned before I take off. But Friday I work register :) I also put away truck and hopefully keep my sanity :)
Well I guess I should be signing off of here and prepare for my Monday/Thursday at work. We do our scan audits today and then deal with vendors.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
Yeah, you may be dragging your feet today because it's Monday, but it is my Thursday so yes, I'm ready for this day to get started :)
Yesterday was a nightmare to say the very least. Thankfully I have a wonderful boss who shared in my headache long enough to help me get things figured out. Which of course threw me off track on getting done on time again, but at least I managed to get things figured out with her help and finished up the other things I needed to do.
I spent a little while enjoying my porch swing after I got home. Which was a much needed quiet time after my morning.
I was bound and determined not to let the morning ruin my entire day :)
Today I deal with the final Coke order before River Rally, Ducktail Run, and James Dean. Now if he will just cooperate we will be good :) Pray that he understands the importance of this weekend for us. Because otherwise we will be running out of Coke product before the weekend is over. If so, then this red head will be contacting his boss come Monday.
Hubby will be home most likely tomorrow (possibly late tonight). So his long weekends (Tuesday through Friday mornings) start up again :) Then I will be off Wednesday and Thursday this week :) We've fixed my schedules so I can be off when he's home for a few days. Which of course I like. This way we can spend some time together without me having to set alarms to get up way early :)
When I get back to work at the end of the week our big festival weekend will begin. I'm actually looking forward to it. I love how busy we stay the entire weekend. I have to stop up at the bike shop and get my new shirt from them before heading back to work on Friday. We are allowed to wear River Rally shirts this weekend as part of our uniforms!!! This is a first for us. We've been trying for years to make this happen and feel like we're actually making the company understand a little bit about this small town and what it means to be involved in things in the community. The bike shop was kind enough to give us enough shirts for our entire staff from last year's logo. The boss and I decided we would also pick up shirts for this year's logo just because it is the right thing to do.
When you live in a small town and work in a small town, it is best to stay involved with the community. Even if the company you work for is a big chain. Small towns are much different than big towns. Everybody knows everybody here. We're the only store in walking distance between two small towns. So, we get a LOT of business during this time. We have lines that go to the back of the store, out the door, and all the way around. We have to registers opened, because that is all we have. We keep one person on duty to clean and fill product. We do our best to ensure the same quality service we give when this is not going on. Why? Because we're small town friendly.
Most of the people who work for us, live right here and most live within blocks from the store. Because that's how small our town is. Our main street is a brick dead end street. We don't have many shops or such right now, but the town is working hard to revive our little area. I was thrilled to death that we received a little crafty shop up on our main street. She will be doing a raffle that allows the winner to pick out whatever they want out of her store, during the festivities this weekend :) I am definitely planning a trip up there this week after payday :)
Supporting mom and pop type stores to me is one of the best ways to help the economy and small towns. I just hope she gets enough support to remain open. I would love to see her succeed :)
Sure, there will be a LOT of noise we don't normally have once this weekend gets started. Because most of the time this little town is pretty quiet. But, hey, it's only a few days and I can sit out on my porch and hear live music all weekend LOL. Okay, so I can also hear motorcycles and old car engines all weekend too, but hey that's part of it.
I will also get a ton of walking in which is a plus :) Last year, I walked with my daughter and grandkids over to the next town and all around our uptown. And that was after spending eight hours on my feet at the register :) This year I do books on Saturday and make sure everything is filled and cleaned before I take off. But Friday I work register :) I also put away truck and hopefully keep my sanity :)
Well I guess I should be signing off of here and prepare for my Monday/Thursday at work. We do our scan audits today and then deal with vendors.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!