Grand AM

The trials, struggles and joys of a "FULL TIME" lady in pink, mom, on her way to the top, with a few pitstops, pitfalls and questions along the way.

Saturday, December 07, 2002

Stand Up and Make Some Noise!

Ok - yes. Drunk indeed I was. We went out for dinner last night to T.G.I.Fridays and I had 2 margaritas and I was pretty much a light weight and gone for the night. Making lude and crude suggestions to B in front of the kids, making dumb jokes, thinking back on it now - I was so much a person that I despise when I see in public, especially around their children. Bad mom. Bad bad mom. It didn't help that over the past week I haven't been eating decent meals, or had breakfast or lunch by the time we went to eat so everything hit pretty fast. When we got home, I went straight to bed to sleep it off. I can't remember the last time I went to bed at 8:30 pm. It was a great sleep and a needed drink - but I'm going to have to watch myself carefully. What made me mad was that when we got home, B was offering to take J to girl-scouts in the morning and I couldn't figure out how he would handle that with getting off work at 7am, getting sleep then going off to work at the airport by noon. He couldn't get up and take her at 10. Find out minutes before I pass out that he's off for the night. Well dude - I wouldn't have gone over the edge and constrained myself if I knew you had the night off! Geesh!

So in the process of getting J to girl-scouts, cleaning the house, doing some dishes it was setting up another weekend full of Open House items. Julie came over and took over the set-up this time and did a great job. I then called a few of the remaining customers that hasn't been yet and wanted to see if they would attend. One couldn't make it but she placed a $110 order with me over the phone and one has been very sick and asked if I would come visit her on Tuesday and said to bring the big baskets, I asked in what sense? Money or size? She said - money. Good! So my weekend was a bust, but I made $100. I'm no where complaining. Julie's personal Director came over to see how we were doing (she's in another Unit then I am - but adopted into mine due to long story) and we had a great chat with her and got some goods on stuff coming up and so I really liked that she came over and talked to us. She wasn't crazy about letting Julie go to another meeting, and my Director wasn't too crazy about taking another adoptee, but they both figured that if Julie and I team up, in the long run it will pay off. And HOW! We sat down and started planning Valentines.. yes. Not even Christmas yet and we are working on Valentines sales. Girls -- listen up.. have your sweetie get a hold of me if you like this idea. Guys - want to be the hero for Valentines - read on... I was thinking in the car (a scary scary concept and idea) when picking up J - that we have the 12 days of Christmas sales. A gift a day, starting small, getting bigger, and on the Christmas day (or Hanukkah) she (he) gets the big gift. wa-laa.. 12 days of Christmas. Why not 14 days leading up to Valentines? We have the brochures for it, just add 2 items to make 14 days and on the end day wine and wine-glasses come with the main gift. 14 days of gifts! Then Julie came up with a better idea, that on the 14th day or the 1st day, they get the travel roll up bag to put all the goodies they receive. Marsha.. isn't that the best??? We are going to promote this between January 1st and the 15th to assure delivery for the 1st of February. Is this not the best? Want more details? please.. email me. I deliver. Want your sweetie to do something nice for you? email me.. I'll call him. :)

Friday, December 06, 2002

major no no

I'm drunk.
slogan generator

Jerry had this on his site.. I think I just found a ton of affirmations to put around the house -

  • I'm Not Gonna Pay A Lot For This Red Grand Am.

  • Where's The Red Grand Am?

  • Red Grand Am, Take Me Away.

  • See the USA in Your Red Grand Am.

  • The Queen of Red Grand Am.

  • Get the Red Grand Am Habit.

  • It's Red Grand Am Time.

  • The Right Red Grand Am at the Right Time.

  • Reach for the Red Grand Am.

  • Make Room for the Red Grand Am.

  • I'd Like to Buy the World a Red Grand Am.

  • You Can On a Red Grand Am, Can Do!

  • Dude, You're Getting a Red Grand Am!


Ok.. I think I had enough fun with this one...
odd

I think I did the hardest thing yet... I just went to all the job boards and deleted all searches outside the Denver area. B is one test away from hiring with the county corrections. He said that if (it's now when.. they sent him the offer letter) he gets the job, we will not move for a long time. The process to become a correctional officer is a long road and he never wants to do that again. We are here for a good long time. It's now the decision do we make Parker, Aurora or Littleton CO our home. It really hurt to delete Vegas off my job search list. I guess I'll just have to build my MK career up and get that 2nd home in Vegas for weekends. heh? ;)
musical meme

It began Here. Then it was Here. For awhile it was Here. Then "roared" over to Here. It found it's way Here, then through the jungle.. it went Here and then in the peaceful village it landed here and I think I'm taking it home.

We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de de
We-um-um-a-way
We-de-de-de
De-de-de-de-de de
We-um-um-a-way

The Rules...

1) Post your site url here, and put the next section of lyrics (one chorus) on your site with this same message in your comments.

2) Add a link to this post using the word "previous"

3) Be ready to add the "next" link to the first person that posts to your site with the next section of lyrics.

4) Last person needs to bring us back to the beginning at http://www.thegardencafe.com/archives/00000471.shtml

Thursday, December 05, 2002

undecided

I have two great stories to tell... but which one should it be? The Pretty Woman moment we all want or the Light Bulb went off on J's head? I think the Pretty Woman moment is something we all want... and yes, it can happen.

As I mentioned back in October, my Director qualified for the famous Pink Cadillac. It's not an easy goal to attain, but once you set your mind to it, it can be reachable. We as a unit worked hard and we wrapped it up. So what next? Well.. the car is placed on order and is designed especially for her. So it's about an 8 week wait for the car to arrive to her. In that time she can change her mind at any time to take the cash option (I think about $650 a month, I can't remember at this moment). My wonderful Director has been in the dilemma.. car? cash? car? I'm not saying she's stuck up or vain, she's pregnant, due next week with her 3rd child, and she's questioning if the cadillac is proper with a family of 3 boys, where right now she's driving the MK Jimmy. We have been hounding her for weeks to fess up with her decision and she finally laid the plan out to us the other night... she called a few dealers in town, told them what she was looking for (I was guessing the Escalade) found out what she qualified on her credit alone (yes - no help from her husband at all) and she started looking.

The Pretty Woman moment... she took her husband to one of the dealerships the other day and told them what they were looking for (the Escalade). The salesman started sucking up to her husband and he had to point out that it was she who was doing the dealing and buying. He got flustered then brought another salesman to talk to her. He too started talking to her husband and once again he said it wasn't him that was making the deal. She said she was getting a little tee'd by this time, but she said that within seconds the attention was all on her. About 3 other women and I cried out "it's from Pretty Woman! Just how obscene an amount of cash are we talking about here? Profane or really offensive?" That right there set a goal for me to make it. How cool it would be to say "thanks honey, I know you can do it, I know you can help me, but this one is on me".

So with that in mind, I set a goal today to gain 100 new customers in the year 2003. B said that averaged a customer every 4 days. Yikes, I had no idea. But I'm sticking to my guns. While out running some errands and visiting a customer today, I carried my $5 basket - every thing in the basket was $5 items and I gained my first new customer. Calling her tomorrow. 99 more to go.
Theme Thursday

I haven't posted photos in a while.. but this one was to cute to pass up. It's my children- the weekend they were going to Grandma's.


Onesome: Free Do you watch the ads for "Buy this and get this trinket free" just so you can get that second gift? ...and then wonder what to do with the first one? Sometimes. I think the rock spa is really cool and to get the oils and all.. oh my. Giddy inside. I'm usually too broke to do that kind of thing, but in the same fashion, any of my own customers get a free gift if they spend over $30. :)

Twosome: Gift How the heck figure do you figure out how to buy gifts for family members? You know, the ones with no list who say, "Oh, whatever..." Why does my mother-in-law come to mind? I've seen her mode of operation. She gushes over the item and then odds are you will find it in the basement 6 months later. I get her stuff that will not hurt me if I find it in the basement 3 months later.

Threesome: Wrapping Are you a wrapping maven? ..or are are you wrappingly challenged? Who does the gift wrapping around your place anyway? Oh boy. A favorite of mine. My in-laws (yes, again, them) mainly mom-in-law and her sister go all out with the wrapping. I know that her sister has the department stores wrap them, but MIL will go all out and put the fancy bows on and decorate it real cute with ornaments hanging from the gift, and go as far as wrapping my gifts in Coca-Cola paper. Me? I'm working on the presentation thing... but bows are not my best friend. Oh, so the question was "who does the gift wrapping" - me.

How about you? Play along and post your answers in your own space, and leave a comment here so we can find you!
getting it together

New layout. New outlook. New attitude. Same weight issues.

I want to thank all those who wrote me and said to not let this get to me. I normally wouldn't have, but I guess I skipped a patch of estrogen or got a bad patch and was already in a turmoil of emotions, and the review sent me over the edge. I have to remind myself that I asked for it. She didn't have to do it, wasn't paid to do it. I asked for it. I guess what pissed me off was that she hit the graphics. Yes, I knew that the border was off, I tried to fix it. I think it had something to do with Blogger too. I could have chosen a different Christmas theme, but you know, it's Christmas. Do you leave that hiuge snowman that is fan operated out in your yard all year long? (*look at my mother-in-laws home) NO. I wasn't leaving the graphics up all year, and from the get go I said this wasn't my style but I thought it was cute.

I was also upset about the quotes / stories she liked or disliked. Only a set of quotes from one day and the articles about how I disagree with my mother-in-law. If my best writing is when I pick on my mother-in-law, then I really must pack up and go. I'm not here to have a bitch session daily on her or my life in general. And honestly, I only have so much material on her (ba da bump). I did find the email request I sent her and I had to describe myself and why I wanted the review. The whole email was revolved around my "pink bubble world". Review my bubble, not the other aspects. Ok, I did some searching, my journal was to be on my pink bubble successes, and it's turned into a so-so journal that averages to 90% blah stuff and 10% pink related stuff. I'm working on turning those numbers around. as. we. speak.

No, I'm not going away. Like I said, it was an emotional day yesterday. I couldn't explain it. Crying one second, then a third, then a fourth for no reason. I'm breaking out due to stress and I can't find the stress related problem. I think I have it narrowed down, but it seems stupid to have me in a turned around state. I'm totally paranoid that I'm going to lose this job, so I'm trying to hard and I'm messing more things up and then have to re-correct them at work and then that worries me even more about my standing with work. They reassure me I'm not going anywhere, I'm even getting a cd-burner installed in a few days on my computer. That's great proof of my status. I'm just still scared.

As for the pink bubble world - I have goals set in place. With Julie now attending "Pink Wednesday's" with me, I know I have my power-pal and we are going to change things this coming year. Goals I have set for myself - Priorities: build to a 100 customer base and make Star Consultant. From there - move into my Red Jacket and go for Team Leader. Start putting money aside for Seminar (in Dallas Texas this coming July) and to make it to Career Conference in March. First step? To visit 4 customers today, Open House this weekend and start calling some husbands for last minute shopping.

I have said it before. I'm saying it again. New Attitude.

Wednesday, December 04, 2002

Twas the Week Before Christmas -
Mary Kay Style

Twas the week before Christmas & all through the nation,
Not a pink jar was stirring, not even foundation.
The cases were hung on the doorknob with care,
In hopes that no Director would be seeing them there.
The profiles were nestled all snug in the drawer,
Though customers might call me to open my store.
And I, without makeup and the neighbor in back,
Had just settled down for some coffee & snack.
When out in the office there arose such a clatter,
Sprang out of my chair to see what was the matter!
Over to the phone I flew like a flash,
Picked up the receiver and tripped over the trash.
The light of the lamp on my inventory below,
Gave it the luster of diamonds and a kind of glow!
When what to my longing ears should I hear,
But my Director telling me, "This is YOUR year."
"To dream a GREAT dream! Be lively and quick,
I know you can do it, lickety split…"
"More rapid than ever you'll go to the top,"
She whistled and shouted, "I know you won't stop!"
Now cleanser, now Lip Gloss, now Day Radiance & Freshener
On Blusher, on Lipstick, on Eye Cream & Conditioner!
To the women of the world, for the skin of them all,
Now call them, call them, call them all!
As dry leaves before the wild hurricane wrinkle,
So will my customers, if I don't give them a jingle.
So up to the phone my fingers they flew,
With a handful of pink slips and calculator too.
And then in a twinkle, I heard on the phone,
Mrs. Smith, my last hostess, with her daughter now home.
As I listened with glee and was turning around,
She placed a large order & her VISA card found.
I was dressed all in glitter from my head to my foot,
Imagining Seminar stage and all of my loot!
A pink limousine would be waiting for me,
On Queen's Court of Sales I surely will be.
My eyes will be twinkling, my dimples quite merry,
My cheeks like roses with a blusher called Teaberry.
My proud little mouth will draw up in a grin
To know that I've worked & tonight I will win!
The keys to the Grand AM I'll clench in my teeth,
And the diamonds from Queen's Court, I'll wear like a wreath.
My Unit will be there, applauding like mad.
Such excitement and praise, they'll all wish they had.
President Tom Whatley on stage, a right jolly elf,
And I'll laugh when I see him, in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Will reassure me to know, I have nothing to dread.
So I spoke not a word to my neighbor from out back,
And give up the coffee and the sugary Christmas snack.
And laying a finger again in the dial,
I called Mrs. Jones, and said with a smile,
I almost forgot you, it's Christmas, you know,
We have beautiful gifts and wrapping to go."
And I heard her exclaim as I hung up the phone,
"Thank God for my Consultant, she's the best I have known!"
--Author unknown

My life is a hell right now. Lesson learned.. if you don't want to hear the truth, don't ask for it. If you came to see the bad review site... go away. I took down the graphics. Major revamp will be done this weekend and will turn into a priviate journal.

:: edit ::I take that back.. I took down the graphics that Sherry designed and gave for free. I don't care if they were big and bold and oh.my.God! Pink! SO shot me in the head for making a terrible mistake on a Christmas holiday for my journal.

Tuesday, December 03, 2002



Well, while I have some time waiting for blogger to burp and work.. I'll post a day late my positives for the week:


  • Thanksgiving is over and most of the food is gone

  • Kids are back in School! Yeah!!!

  • B was offered the corrections officer job, only one more test to pass

  • Working - can never say that enough. I'm working this holiday

  • Orders to deliver this week. Makes me a busy bee
blogger

I love blogger... but I need to find my own space. soon.

Monday, December 02, 2002

bug

I'm home for the day. I have had no sleep and I'm sick. Not posting anything today though I went to bed with so many thoughts. They are all gone now.

Sunday, December 01, 2002



A poem

Rewind my thoughts
to a moment in time
Unlock my secrets
to share with the world
Give thanks to those
who have surrounded me with love
Growth, Spirit, Leadership, Knowledge
I acquire