Which means this week's To Do list looks like this:
Change WoW billing information.
It's a short list this week since I'm leaving for the camping trip with Challenger (and what sounds like every member of his family, including the extended parts) on Friday. So the Den will be dark for a week, possibly longer depending on how long it takes to recover from the vacation and my one day back.
Because, you see, when I signed on for this job, I mentioned my vacation starting from the Friday of this week and going until the Thursday of next week. Which meant I could potentially come back to work next Friday. I of course thought that no one would expect me to work a one day week, but I was wrong. You see, next Friday is when all of our potential models come in to the office for their "go see", which is an industry term for "model interview". It sounds pretty interesting, right? But remember, this is a children's brand. So Friday's go see is going to mean that I come back from a potentially relaxing week of camping/potentially stressful week of Challenger-family interrogation to go to work for an entire day of lots of children running around the office. I've been told by pretty much everyone in the building that it's simultaneously the most interesting and stressful day of the year. Greeeeat. Did I also mention that Friday is the last business day before the official launch of the online store? Now I think you may be beginning to understand why I might need that weekend to recover before I can write again.
Today, though, was a lot of fun. I met a lot of people, but not nearly as many as I met at my first day at the Office. (Need to come up with a name for le top. LT, maybe?) Started learning the product, which is interesting, but a lot to memorize*. I also started learning the data system, which is actually very well laid out and pretty user friendly. It's surprisingly easy to make mistakes, but it's also easy to fix them, which is more than I can say for other systems I've used. Also, there's a lot of stuff that goes on in that building. And it makes me admire the business owner (need a name for her too) a lot more because she knows the name of everyone in the building, including the people in the warehouse who pack the orders. That's pretty damned cool.
So far, I'm liking it. Still getting the hang of things, but feeling pretty good so far. I'm hoping that if I sit next to one of the other girls who works there at lunch for enough days in a row, she'll give in and be my friend. Don't doubt the strategy; the awkward and adorable stalk is my primary means of making friends. And it seems that the more awkward I am, the better it works. The last time I attempted to make a friend in this manner, I talked to someone in the hallway outside a class, sat next to them in class, followed them around after class, and practically forced my phone number on them. And I got Stripes out of that. Clearly, the best investment of crazy ever.
*Important note: Footed leggings are not made in sizes above 12 months. Footed leggings are NOT pajama bottoms. We do not make pajamas. Pajamas cannot be made of 100% cotton because it's a fire hazard. Yet somehow, polyester pajamas are okay. Because instead of burning when they catch fire, polyester jammies just melt and adhere to your child's skin, which as we all know is much safer.....
lol, also I think that if your kid is on fire, you probably have bigger problems than what their pjs are made out of, but I could be wrong on this one. Also, why are we only worried about them setting fire to themselves in pjs? I rarely juggle flames at night...
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