Allow Me To Introduce Myself...

I think I forgot how to blog!

Oh yeah. Anyway....

So the craziness is kind of over, for now. I not only survived the visit from the big bosses, but I kicked said visit's ASS. Nothing but good stuff all around when it comes to that...I knew I was getting this promotion but evidently my boss's boss wanted to make things "official" and "welcome me to the team." (Hehe...shut up, Efen.)

Okay. Can we just talk about the hotness that is my V.P.? No? Inappropriate? Probably...and in the off chance that he stumbles upon this blog one day, let me just say....hotness, and leave it at that. Years ago someone even talked him into "modeling" frames for our national account, unfortunately I can't find any of those pictures to post for your enjoyment! (I know, again...probably inappropriate.) I digress.

What this all means for me is that I will be doing more traveling, outside of the training thing. Two days a week I will be in other stores, targeting whatever issues might be going on, or whatever extra boost of training that might benefit those stores. I will have two stores "assigned" to me for 60 to 90 days, and after that, I'll move on to two others. There are several stores in my area that would simply make a day trip for me, but the big boss told my boss that he wanted to see me "frazzled". Huh? He told her that he doesn't think I "get frazzled", and he wanted to make that happen to see how I handled it.

Jesus Christ in a rowboat...I'm not gonna let him see me frazzled. (I'm talking about the big boss, not J.C. Just to clarify. HE sees me frazzled.) My boss and I laughed and laughed over that one, because she sure as hell has seen me frazzled too. His way, apparently, of frazzling me, is to have me take on one store which is a 2 hour drive (not a problem) and another store in STAUNTON, VA, which is something like 4 hours away. Ok, let's recap: Once a week, I have to work in my store for nearly a full day, get in my car, drive 4 hours, stay in a hotel, work in Staunton all day, get in my car and drive 4 hours back. Then drive 2 hours to Clarksburg, WV, work, drive 2 hours home. Work in my store the other 3 days. Find a day off to take. OH, and let's not forget my other job as a trainer, where they come to my store for a week, then I find a week to go to their store.

Frazzled? How about "Coke-Spoon Mary"? Because I'm not sure even doubling up on the Extra Strength 5-Hour Energy Shots are going to cover it. Do I sound like I'm complaining? Probably...but y'all know I'm good at the complaining, and I kinda like it. Does it sound like I'm excited? Probably not. But let me just tell you....I am beyond excited. It's a very good thing for me...and my company is making a lot of changes and we're growing while everyone else is shutting down. And I get to be a part of that. (Oh, and the latest update on that whole travel thing is that my boss is trying to nix the Staunton thing...for now, anyway. So yeah, that'll certainly help! I'll have to do that eventually, but you know I like to ease into things ;)

I'm sorry I haven't been commenting much...there's no way I can get all caught up. I've also been experiencing weird internet problems yet afuckingain. My wireless is jacked up so I'm plugged directly into the modem, and sometimes even that doesn't work. Not New Guy comes over and jiggles it and whispers something to it and voila, it works....for a while, anyway. I ask him what he did to fix it and it's like he goes into some transcendental state and my eyes glaze over and I never fully get the gist of what he's telling me. Then we drink, and who gives a shit after that.

So...it was Valentine's weekend. (If some of you weren't aware.) Traditionally, I have sucky Valentine's Days...and NOT in the good way. Years ago when the Unfortunate First Husband and I were separating, this was that day I removed my wedding rings for the final time. Last year, the ex-BF and I broke up for the 2nd of 3 times on Valentine's Day. Most of the ones in between those were spent in a horrifically doomed long distance relationship. So, you could say that I set my expectations low. But...Not New Guy gave me something that is special to me and to our relationship, and it really meant more to me than I think he realizes. (Yes, he'll read this...and just so you know, Not New Guy...I took that inscription to heart.) I had, for the first time since I can even remember, a perfectly wonderful Valentine.

Life is good, y'all :)

p.s. Go over to Texas Gator Girl's page and wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY on Monday! I love ya, girl!