it's all about change. | 04/07/2009 |
The night out I had on Friday as my 'leaving do' was okay. It was a bit disappointing because out of the 15 people I had originally listed as attending only six turned up for dinner and one met us in the pub later on. Never mind. I know the ones who couldn't make it had their reasons and if they truly want to stay in touch with me then they'll accept invitations for more dinner events and nights out. Anyways, here's a picture of me looking hot in my new dress just before my taxi arrived!
My last day at work for New Look was really bizarre. I was on the shoe department on my own all day so it felt like I wasn't going to see anyone and have to do loads of work all day. Well, I only did half the delivery, because it was too busy at lunchtime to carry on and who cares if I leave some because I didn't have to do any more of it anyway! lol. It was incredibly busy and I did have to do a lot of tidying during the day, but it felt okay because I knew I wasn't going to have to do it for much longer. I did have a few more breaks in the day as I went to the staff room and the office a couple of times to receive gifts and I took extra time on my afternoon break and lunch hour. Who cares!?!?! At the end of the day when I'd got my coat and bags I walked up to the doors and everyone who was about to leave or who was staying later to tidy had made two lines and they wanted me to walk down the middle - James called it a Guard of Honour..... But yeah, that was so nice and almost made my cry. I had a big group hug from everyone and few kisses and headbutts in the process and then I left, I left the shop for the last time...as an employee anyway. I walked back to my car as normal, got in and started it up, got my music on and began to sob uncontrollably. I cried all the way home, I cried massive tears, I sobbed at the traffic lights feeling like an idiot in case anyone saw me. I think it had finally hit me, after all the goodbyes and all the gifts that was the moment I realised I wasn't going to see these girls everyday anymore.
Here are some pictures of my cards from everyone and a giant cookie that some of the girls had had made for me! Everyone calls me Cheryl-Shoes, so this cookie is so funny! Imagine them walking up to Millie's Cookies and asking for that to be written on a cookie.....it must've sounded so strange! lol.
 
Today was my first day at my new job at Brandbank. It's been a little bizarre! I had to visit each department of the company to learn about what they do and how the company works. There's a lot to take in and learning the Intranet system is a challenge in itself, but I'm sure it'll be fine, there's no way I can learn it all in just one day! lol.
I feel a bit strange. I don't feel like my new job is permanent. Because I've worked out of my own store when I was with New Look it kind of feels like that, it feels like I'm just doing an extension of my sales advisor role and then it'll all go back to normal with me on the shop floor again. So, you could say that the enormity of the changes I've made hasn't actually sunk in yet. I'm sure it'll take a few weeks for me to settle in properly and get stuck into the new job.
I did well today. Because of the nature of the job at Brandbank they get a lot of products in including cakes, sweets and chocolate. Behind my desk today was a huge collection of these bad things and I didn't have a single thing, purely because I didn't want anyone to think I was the greedy new girl. I actually ate a whole lot less than I would've done had I been working in the shop. It just seems rude of me to sit at someone else's desk and eat loads of food, so I just had my sandwich and a cereal bar. Tomorrow I'll probably eat more because I'll be prepared for what I'm going to be doing and how long I'll have to eat stuff, but I must stay away from the bad food.
Now I've started working my new job I'm going to start pushing on James for us to move house. Although where we are right now is perfect for walking to work I'm a little worried about us not finding something in the same area. I'm sure the places I've seen before will be okay, we just need to arrange some viewings.
I didn't intend for this entry to be so long, and include pictures! lol. |
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you look cute hun! I kinda had the same feeling when I started at Carter. It was a little weird! lol! I really love it though and have been there for almost 1 1/2 yrs! Crazy how it goes by so fast! 
That dress is gorgeous! I love the colour on you, phew, you looked stunning 
That cookie looks goooooood.
