I'm trying to get more involved with things in the area, so Friday and Saturday I volunteered at Furburbia, an animal adoption facility located at the outlet mall here in Park City. All of the people who work/volunteer there seem really nice and I think it is something that I will enjoy doing. It's a very laid back atmosphere but they do take the adoptions very seriously. So far I have cleaned the cat condos and walked the dogs. I really love walking the dogs because I miss Kody, Emma and Nellie! There are a few puppies up for adoption who are SO ADORABLE!! The adult dogs are really loving and cute too! I was trying to decide who I would take home if I was in the position to adopt a dog and I just couldn't choose! All of the animals who leave Furburbia are spayed/neutered, but 2 of them have an appointment coming up and when I walked Casey, who hasn't been neutered, he was a tad inappropriate along the walk! But he is a really friendly beagle mix and I like him a lot. All of the dogs are very sweet and well-behaved and I can't believe they haven't been adopted- especially the puppies. I will go again this week and then I'll have to stop for a week or so when we first open the store because our schedule looks rather grueling in the beginning! I think it's going to be tiring and a lot of hard work but also really fun and rewarding!
Today we held orientation for all of our new employees to have them fill out paperwork and to go over the basics of working at J. Crew. It went really well and it was great to have all of our permanent associates together so that we can start to feel like a team. It's nice to know that these are the people I'll be working with now because everyone seems awesome and they all got along with (and seem to like) each other. We all introduced ourselves and Stacie decided that as an icebreaker we would all say 3 things- 2 true, 1 false and everyone else had to guess which one was fake. Stacie went first and messed up by accidentally saying 3 things that were true. It was so funny because in the few seconds before she realized her mistake I'm thinking to myself-is one of those even false? I was so confused! So I guess her mistake was the real icebreaker since it made everyone laugh! It was my turn next and I said these 3 things:
I'm from New Hampshire.
I have 6 brothers.
I'm a vegetarian.
A few people were like "Oh you're definitely not a vegetarian!" Interesting, huh? A majority got my lie correct by guessing that I indeed DO NOT have 6 brothers. And thank goodness for that! Adam and Jared are all the brothers I can handle.... just kidding!! Love you guys! After my turn the next few people all used a number of siblings as one of their facts. Hello!?! A little creativity here people??? Anyway, it was a fun game and good for a small group of people!
We have a few last minute things to take care of over the next couple of days and then on Wednesday we get our shipment and start setting up the store! We got a tour the other day from one of the construction guys working there and it looks FANTASTIC!!! I'm anxious to see how everything goes since this is a totally new experience for me. I can't believe I've been here for over a month already! I am SICK of hiring and recruiting so intensely- this will be such a welcome change!
Thank you to Katie for my birthday presents! Along with the beautiful wall hanging, she also sent the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barabara Kingsolver (who I love!) and her family. It's on my list of books to read- what a perfect choice for me!
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