Making stuff happen....

Oh I have *such* a busy day ahead... but, for some reason, I felt I had to stop to blog.

Yesterday was busy and stressful and amazing -- and I think it was a singular day that is reflective of the last four months. This city will not stop for you or wait for you to catch your breath, but if you have the gumption to keep trying and to throw yourself into it's fire, the experience can be amazing. Because of a huge event last year at work, we had extremely large numbers we needed to anniversary, and because the 4th floor has been incredibly slow (due in part, in my opinion, to it's location in the store) -- it seemed a daunting task. Michelle, the manager of the 4th, asked me if I had any ideas and immediately I thought of a combination of the two events I spearheaded in California. There was the small and intimate class that I taught on basic makeup in Concord, and the MAC out loud (a trainer on a mic giving a makeup seminar to a bigger group) that we did in Hayward. Ellie and Veronica made me the Event Coordinator, and set me off.

I think it was incredibly successful. We wanted 10 appointments with a cap of 20, we got 15. The numbers were where we wanted them to be and it was just, all in all, an incredibly successful event. I was proud to be a part of that team and proud of myself. I realized also yesterday that I love my job. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer or a scientist, so sometimes I feel like my job is not incredibly impressive, but I make women feel good about themselves, and soon, as a leader or manager, I will be able to help my coworkers find their best skills and shine at their jobs too. I love to sing, I love to put makeup on people, but more than anything else, I love people. I love knowing something I did or was a part of made someone feel better. I also like finding solutions to problems.

Up and onward... there's always more to learn and more to be :)

Off to laundry... (SO MUCH LAUNDRY.....oy) and to set up my kit for fashion show, and try and clean my room a little...