Sorry I have been sucha horrible blogger lately! Not only am I still waiting on even a single pic from my sis from Christmas, AND not only have I been soooooo busy at work (and do NOT think for even a sec that I'm complaining about that, because it is WONDERFUL to be busy and to actually use my brain every day), BUT the Wed after my 1st day at work, I got sick! :( And only today am I feeling somewhat normal again! I was still able to be at work and in training, so that is a huge blessing that I didn't have to miss anything, but with being wiped out after work every day and just being really busy while at work, I have barely even been able to keep up with emails and such.
So I just wanted to let you know that I am not ignoring you...I'll try to write more sometime soon, but I am LOVING my job...the ppl, the atmosphere, etc, and hopefully I'll have some Christmas pics to post at SOME point too!
Hope you're all having a wonderful, safe, healthy and blessed 2011 so far.
xoxoxo
Monday, January 17, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
First Day
Will post some pics from our visit to TX once I get them from my sis, as I didn't take one single shot myself, but just wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone! How unbelievable that it's 2011, huh???? We got back into CO Wed night and woke up to the first "real" snow of the winter! It was beautiful AND it's still around because it has been SO COLD here...FINALLY! Needless to say, I was STOKED about the snow and esp about making it here JUST in time for it! Since then we've been exchanging Christmas gifts at diff stores and basically just lounging, which has been wonderful! We went to some friend's for NYE and had a great time playing games and chatting, BUT we both picked up a lil something while we were there, so Chris is REALLY fighting a yucky allergy, stomach, sinus thing, and luckily I just have a head cold. So, the real reason I am blogging today is.....
because in a lil less than an hour, I will be starting my first day at Constant Contact, and though I am a lil sad about not being at my old job, Visible Productions, to catch up with everyone after the holidays, I am SOOOOOOOOOO excited about this new adventure! Plus it was so exciting to think that today was going to be different and most likely BUSY, and I haven't had a busy working day in a LONG time! :) I'll train for the first 3 weeks, so I'm really excited to have that chance to get to now the company and all the other new ppl too! So, here goes nothing....
because in a lil less than an hour, I will be starting my first day at Constant Contact, and though I am a lil sad about not being at my old job, Visible Productions, to catch up with everyone after the holidays, I am SOOOOOOOOOO excited about this new adventure! Plus it was so exciting to think that today was going to be different and most likely BUSY, and I haven't had a busy working day in a LONG time! :) I'll train for the first 3 weeks, so I'm really excited to have that chance to get to now the company and all the other new ppl too! So, here goes nothing....
Friday, December 17, 2010
4 days & 6 working hours left...
...until my time at Visible Productions will come to an end! Crazy, huh?
So I've had a lot of ppl ask me about my new job, and I thought I'd write a bit about it...
As I previously mentioned, I'll be doing Customer Support for Constant Contact. CC does event mktg, surveys and emails for small businesses, i.e. I get an email from my gym every month with news and health tips, and it is sent by CC. So, I'll be training for the 1st 3 weeks and then will just be answering phones and live chats about questions that our customers (the small businesses) have. It sounds as if I'll be busy almost all of the time, and one of the really cool things about CC is that they pay me for my 30 min lunch and for 2-15 min breaks, so I only end up actually being at work for 8 hours, instead of 9, with an hour long lunch.
CC is right across the street from my gym, too, so I am thinking I might be able to do a quick abs class some afternoons and/or go walk on the treadmill during my lunch sometimes. Which I am very excited about, because walking ALOT is definitely something I'll be giving up by leaving VP (where I sometimes walk as much as 3-4 miles in one day running errands)!!!
Besides the time off & gym fee benefits I mentioned previously, they also have a GREAT (and I mean FABULOUS) benefits package from health, dental and eye insurance to disability, tuition reimbursement, stock purchase programs (they're publicly traded and apparently doing very well-CTCT), and I could keep going and going and going. So, though I am taking a bit of a paycut, not only will I save BIG TIME in gas each week, but we'll be saving with insurance costs too!
Well, that's the 411, or some of it anyways, on the new job! I'll be starting Jan 3, 2011, so I will still get my originally scheduled paid vacation time from VP to go to TX (Houston) for Christmas next week too! SUCHA blessing!!!
IF I don't post again before then....hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas filled with many, many laughs, fun times and blessings!!!! xoxo
So I've had a lot of ppl ask me about my new job, and I thought I'd write a bit about it...
As I previously mentioned, I'll be doing Customer Support for Constant Contact. CC does event mktg, surveys and emails for small businesses, i.e. I get an email from my gym every month with news and health tips, and it is sent by CC. So, I'll be training for the 1st 3 weeks and then will just be answering phones and live chats about questions that our customers (the small businesses) have. It sounds as if I'll be busy almost all of the time, and one of the really cool things about CC is that they pay me for my 30 min lunch and for 2-15 min breaks, so I only end up actually being at work for 8 hours, instead of 9, with an hour long lunch.
CC is right across the street from my gym, too, so I am thinking I might be able to do a quick abs class some afternoons and/or go walk on the treadmill during my lunch sometimes. Which I am very excited about, because walking ALOT is definitely something I'll be giving up by leaving VP (where I sometimes walk as much as 3-4 miles in one day running errands)!!!
Besides the time off & gym fee benefits I mentioned previously, they also have a GREAT (and I mean FABULOUS) benefits package from health, dental and eye insurance to disability, tuition reimbursement, stock purchase programs (they're publicly traded and apparently doing very well-CTCT), and I could keep going and going and going. So, though I am taking a bit of a paycut, not only will I save BIG TIME in gas each week, but we'll be saving with insurance costs too!
Well, that's the 411, or some of it anyways, on the new job! I'll be starting Jan 3, 2011, so I will still get my originally scheduled paid vacation time from VP to go to TX (Houston) for Christmas next week too! SUCHA blessing!!!
IF I don't post again before then....hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas filled with many, many laughs, fun times and blessings!!!! xoxo
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Mom's Visit-Final Post
So now that I have waited this long to finish posting about mom's visit, of course I have forgotten most of what I was going to tell you. But basically, we had an awesome time, doing alot of nothing and various things like eating out and going to the movies (which are both SERIOUS "treats" for Chris and I). And now, ALREADY, I get to see her again in NINE DAYS because we're going down to Houston for 4 days for Christmas! I am so excited about this!
So, you might have seen this on facebook already, BUT one of the kinda big things we did while mom was here was re-dye my hair, as it was lightening up very quickly (which defeats the whole purpose of going back to my natural color and having no upkeep costs). So...
and the final "product:"
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:)
So, you might have seen this on facebook already, BUT one of the kinda big things we did while mom was here was re-dye my hair, as it was lightening up very quickly (which defeats the whole purpose of going back to my natural color and having no upkeep costs). So...
and the final "product:"
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:)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
New Mission Field
Just so you know, I still have a few things to tell you about mom's visit, but there's some breaking news that I need to share now. And I'll go back for mom's visit a lil later...
After 2.5 years, the Lord has opened the door for me to work in a new mission field. I am leaving Visible Productions as of the new year and going to work at Constant Contact as a Customer Support Specialist! I am very excited about this new opp, BUT very sad as well. I have not liked my actual JOB for a while now, BUT I love where I work and who I work with. So, this will be a bittersweet transition but one that I believe will be good, especially long-term!
There are way to many benefits that CC offers to tell you about, but just a few BIG ONES are...it's 1.8 miles from home (i currently drive 30 minutes one way everyday), there's room to grow and move up into management and other areas of the company, it is going to pay 2/3 of my monthly gym dues, and as much paid time off as I had at VP (which I thought I'd NEVER find somewhere else), I actually start off with ONE MORE paid day off at CC (with the ability to get more the longer I work there).
Just had to share the news! Love you all! Have a great hump day!!!
After 2.5 years, the Lord has opened the door for me to work in a new mission field. I am leaving Visible Productions as of the new year and going to work at Constant Contact as a Customer Support Specialist! I am very excited about this new opp, BUT very sad as well. I have not liked my actual JOB for a while now, BUT I love where I work and who I work with. So, this will be a bittersweet transition but one that I believe will be good, especially long-term!
There are way to many benefits that CC offers to tell you about, but just a few BIG ONES are...it's 1.8 miles from home (i currently drive 30 minutes one way everyday), there's room to grow and move up into management and other areas of the company, it is going to pay 2/3 of my monthly gym dues, and as much paid time off as I had at VP (which I thought I'd NEVER find somewhere else), I actually start off with ONE MORE paid day off at CC (with the ability to get more the longer I work there).
Just had to share the news! Love you all! Have a great hump day!!!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Mom's Visit-Post #2
So, after grabbing a Starbucks (compliments of mom...thanks, madre) in Denver's 16th Street Mall and walking around a bit down there, we headed a lil north to Hammond's Candy Factory. They give free tours, and for someone who loves the Food Network's "Unwrapped," I was PUMPED to see candy being made LIVE! :) I know I am a total dork, but seriously, I LOVE watching stuff being made. The tour was pretty quick and not too involved, but it was a really cool (and FREE) thing to do and very fun to see the process...
Waiting for the candy to cool a bit
After the candy has been stretched on the pulling machine...
The pulling machine was totally one of the coolest parts because it turned from that brown color you see when it's cooling to almost white. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of that, though. :(
Now he is rolling the striped piece around the almost white piece...this will eventually become a CANDY CANE! Cool, huh?
And just a random pic of the ribbon candy.
Ok, so I have to say that I am just beaming with pride after having two posts in a row with PICTURES! Hope you guys enjoyed them! Will post more about the rest of mom's visit next week! Have a blessed weekend!!! xoxo
Waiting for the candy to cool a bit
After the candy has been stretched on the pulling machine...
The pulling machine was totally one of the coolest parts because it turned from that brown color you see when it's cooling to almost white. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of that, though. :(
Now he is rolling the striped piece around the almost white piece...this will eventually become a CANDY CANE! Cool, huh?
And just a random pic of the ribbon candy.
Ok, so I have to say that I am just beaming with pride after having two posts in a row with PICTURES! Hope you guys enjoyed them! Will post more about the rest of mom's visit next week! Have a blessed weekend!!! xoxo
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Mom's Visit-Day One
Sorry it has taken me so long to post about mom's visit! We had a GREAT time!
So, on Tuesday (the week of Thanksgiving), after picking mom up at the airport in the morning, we had some breakfast and then headed to downtown Denver. Before mom came, I had looked up some free stuff to do in Denver (yea for FREE), so we toured the Capitol Bldg first...
The Denver Capitol
Cannon Outside
Steps out Front marking the Mile above Sea Level
The View from the Steps-NICE!!!
Some steps inside the Capitol
I won't bore you with the pictures from the inside because we took alot, but overall it was something fun to do, that was free, and it was a beautiful day to be out and about in downtown Denver, just walking and chatting.
So, stayed tuned for more from Mom's Visit....
So, on Tuesday (the week of Thanksgiving), after picking mom up at the airport in the morning, we had some breakfast and then headed to downtown Denver. Before mom came, I had looked up some free stuff to do in Denver (yea for FREE), so we toured the Capitol Bldg first...
The Denver Capitol
Cannon Outside
Steps out Front marking the Mile above Sea Level
The View from the Steps-NICE!!!
Some steps inside the Capitol
I won't bore you with the pictures from the inside because we took alot, but overall it was something fun to do, that was free, and it was a beautiful day to be out and about in downtown Denver, just walking and chatting.
So, stayed tuned for more from Mom's Visit....
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