Week one of the job is over and as of right now, it's pretty much the best job on the planet. My co-workers are great, my supervisor is phenomenal, and I actually enjoy the hours that I spend in the office. There's a lot of laughter and chatter and some crazy things - what other office has Nerf guns fights, lunch trips for pizza, and ice cream delivered, while also getting out early, having super long lunches, and occasionally watching The Office in the conference room? It's pretty much a big ball of fun. We do work hard though, I assure you.
This week I've started looking at high schools to visit. I have an incredible travel season lined up. I'm going to fourteen cities, twelve of which I have never been to. I can't wait to start. It's going to be legendary.
In the mean time, I am signing up for a million things, none of which I had any idea about a week ago:
- Hotel Rewards - Since I don't know where I will be staying yet, I signed for 4 different chains tonight. I really want free hotel nights for the future, so being a member helps with that. It was actually impressive the details you can request. One hotel asked me if I wanted feather or memory foam pillows. Another is giving me a free drink and snack every time I check in. I opted for M&Ms and Diet Coke. I almost went with a Corona, but realized that I like Diet Coke so much more!
- With John's incredible expertise (thanks!!!), I signed up for my first credit card. Again, I went with a hotel one so I could get more free nights, but this whole process made the week stressful. It never occurred to me years ago that I should get a card and start building credit. Why did no one teach me this? Anyways, it takes 2 weeks. I hope it hurries.
- One of my co-workers suggested the website www.groupon.com which gives out one big coupon in a city each day. You get it in advance and use it later, so I want to check all my travel sights every day from now until I go and see if I can get a cheap massage, mani/pedi or dinner somewhere. All in all, lots of user names, passwords, and daily emails done today.
I also started bought a big travel tote bag (I love/am addicted to storage containers of all types, sizes and colors!) and a travel neck pillow. After a lot of shopping around and test trails, I finally found one I liked. It's a Samsonite pillow that has a draw string so it converts from a straight pillow to a U-shaped neck support. I'll post some day and let you all know how it holds up.
Success.
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