Monday, November 29, 2010
DownEast Specials
Buy 2, Get 3rd Half Off! And, spend $25, get a bag for only $15! Quite the steal of a deal! Come and see me!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Starting Again
Okay, so I am actually starting to write, in my own way, again. Since I do not have time to actually sit down and write a novel, I have decided just to use my "Kaylee Writes" blog as an outlet for my writing and thoughts. I have just written a little post, well it is actually a little longer, so if you read it, plan on a few minutes. Let me know if you like it, please leave a comment. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for everything in my life. I am going to list a few of them (in no particular order, except maybe the first few):
1. God, Jesus, Holy Ghost
2. The Gospel
3. Loving Husband
4. Prophets
5. Families
6. Home
7. Water (indoor and outdoor)
8. Electricity
9. Cars
10. Animals
11. Neighbors
12. Friends
13. Jobs (Verizon, mybullfrog.com, and DownEast Basics)
14. Co-workers
15. Clothes
16. Air conditioning
17. Heat/Furnace
18. Food
19. Sunshine
20. Flowers
21. Trees
22. Music
23. Technology
24. Movies
25. Beds
26. Blankets
27. Pillows (as you can tell, I am about ready to go to bed)
28. Fire
29. Wind
30. Modern conveniences
31. Paradise Bakery (especially their Fire Roasted Tomato Soup and Chocolate Chips Cookies)
32. Stuffed animals (not the ones that people kill and stuff, but the fake kind, think of Toy Story)
33. Freedom
34. Religion
35. USA
36. Constitution
37. Education
38. Farmers
39. Producers
40. Computers
41. Communication
42. Rain
43. Clouds
44. Roads
45. Airplanes
1. God, Jesus, Holy Ghost
2. The Gospel
3. Loving Husband
4. Prophets
5. Families
6. Home
7. Water (indoor and outdoor)
8. Electricity
9. Cars
10. Animals
11. Neighbors
12. Friends
13. Jobs (Verizon, mybullfrog.com, and DownEast Basics)
14. Co-workers
15. Clothes
16. Air conditioning
17. Heat/Furnace
18. Food
19. Sunshine
20. Flowers
21. Trees
22. Music
23. Technology
24. Movies
25. Beds
26. Blankets
27. Pillows (as you can tell, I am about ready to go to bed)
28. Fire
29. Wind
30. Modern conveniences
31. Paradise Bakery (especially their Fire Roasted Tomato Soup and Chocolate Chips Cookies)
32. Stuffed animals (not the ones that people kill and stuff, but the fake kind, think of Toy Story)
33. Freedom
34. Religion
35. USA
36. Constitution
37. Education
38. Farmers
39. Producers
40. Computers
41. Communication
42. Rain
43. Clouds
44. Roads
45. Airplanes
Friday, November 26, 2010
Black Friday
Need I say more?
Yes, I must!!! It is harvest season for retail! Now it is our turn to put in 12 hour days, and little sleep! Yee haw!
So, I am exhausted from working a double shift (11pm to 4 am, 9 am to 4 pm), and am ready to step into a hot bath, but my computer called to me. And, I thought I would share the joy and excitement of my day with you...if you are out there.
Opening the store at midnight...not all it is cracked up to be. My district manager told me to "Be Ready!!!", and I was! There were four of us, all waiting for a surge of people as soon as the doors cracked, but instead of a stampede, we got a trickle of the people who didn't want to compete with the stores across the way (Express and Pac Sun), who were trying to get 40% off before noon...which is kind of ironic, because their clothes are overpriced anyway, so even with the discount, they are probably still way more than DownEast's clothes, and not nearly as cute...if I must say so myself. Anyway, after watching the "bigger" and "better" stores get all the traffic, I felt a little discouraged. As I went back to the hotel room (I rented a hotel room down the street so I didn't have to drive 45 minutes to take a nap for a couple hours, then drive another 45 minutes), I felt a little discouraged. After all the hype about it going to be a dang good morning, it felt pitiful. Well, going back at 9 am, it was still on the slower side, but thankfully picked up around 11 am (our normal opening time...wish we could've opened regular hours). Luckily, there has been a steady flow of traffic since then.
I attribute the slowness to the store still being new, and not a lot of people knowing about it. In fact, most of our customers were from out of state, and they were just walking by and decided to come in and look around. Once inside, however, they fell in love with the clothes, and now want one in their city. But, for the Glendale, Arizona crowd, I am afraid we fell a little short of what I was hoping for. Maybe it will pick up throughout the season, and we will start showing those bigger stores who is boss. We have awesome sales going on every week, which should help fuel some interest in our unique, and affordable merchandise.
So, to finish my train of thought for this long and probably most boring post you've ever read, if you've made it this far, Black Friday wasn't half as scary as I anticipated. And, if anything, I found out who my best employees were, and who won't make it past December 31st. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and is finding the holiday season to be Merry and Bright!
The End!
Yes, I must!!! It is harvest season for retail! Now it is our turn to put in 12 hour days, and little sleep! Yee haw!
So, I am exhausted from working a double shift (11pm to 4 am, 9 am to 4 pm), and am ready to step into a hot bath, but my computer called to me. And, I thought I would share the joy and excitement of my day with you...if you are out there.
Opening the store at midnight...not all it is cracked up to be. My district manager told me to "Be Ready!!!", and I was! There were four of us, all waiting for a surge of people as soon as the doors cracked, but instead of a stampede, we got a trickle of the people who didn't want to compete with the stores across the way (Express and Pac Sun), who were trying to get 40% off before noon...which is kind of ironic, because their clothes are overpriced anyway, so even with the discount, they are probably still way more than DownEast's clothes, and not nearly as cute...if I must say so myself. Anyway, after watching the "bigger" and "better" stores get all the traffic, I felt a little discouraged. As I went back to the hotel room (I rented a hotel room down the street so I didn't have to drive 45 minutes to take a nap for a couple hours, then drive another 45 minutes), I felt a little discouraged. After all the hype about it going to be a dang good morning, it felt pitiful. Well, going back at 9 am, it was still on the slower side, but thankfully picked up around 11 am (our normal opening time...wish we could've opened regular hours). Luckily, there has been a steady flow of traffic since then.
I attribute the slowness to the store still being new, and not a lot of people knowing about it. In fact, most of our customers were from out of state, and they were just walking by and decided to come in and look around. Once inside, however, they fell in love with the clothes, and now want one in their city. But, for the Glendale, Arizona crowd, I am afraid we fell a little short of what I was hoping for. Maybe it will pick up throughout the season, and we will start showing those bigger stores who is boss. We have awesome sales going on every week, which should help fuel some interest in our unique, and affordable merchandise.
So, to finish my train of thought for this long and probably most boring post you've ever read, if you've made it this far, Black Friday wasn't half as scary as I anticipated. And, if anything, I found out who my best employees were, and who won't make it past December 31st. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and is finding the holiday season to be Merry and Bright!
The End!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
4 Years
Equals a camping trip to Lake Pleasant with our camp trailer!
Dutch Oven Cooking...the only way to go when camping
Ted kept trying to get up close pictures of me, but when we go camping, I do not exactly look my best, so I become a little "camera shy"
Green patch of grass where we were able to relax and read. Check out the nice rigs we parked next to.
Here is our pickup and trailer...doesn't look too bad until you put it next to the brand new ones, and then you can tell it is from the 70's!
Sunset over the Valley
Don't want to touch that one!
Ted loves his cactus, although I have no idea why
Our bed packed into the trailer! Best sleep I have gotten in a while. There is something about camping that makes sleep and food taste better!
I love my sunflowers! They add so much to the trailer! And, they are still alive!Ted says it is 4 years of eternity...and I have to agree. We have been very happily married for 4 years. We LOVE married life, and couldn't ask for more. Both of us are very grateful for one another and the love we share.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Love Life
The other day, my brother in law, Jon, texted me and said: "I think we are more incredible than we could ever imagine and that's why the veil had to be placed. To protect us from ourselves."
Ever since he brought up this point, it has been churning inside my brain. Now, Jon is one of those people who make you think deep. He will ask a question so profound you wonder where in his 18 year old mind he could fathom such a thought.
But, as we know, each of us are spirits, that have been placed inside mortal bodies to be tried and tested individually. We are also here to learn and grow. Our spirits consist of intelligence. And what is intelligence? It is knowledge from the beginning of time, stored up and gathered together. So, we are literally made up of pure intelligence. So, why do we have to gain knowledge if we already have it?
I think Jon's quote hit it on the head. We are more incredible, and have more knowledge than we realize. That is why when we learn something, it is more like remembering. The veil was placed, and so we forgot who we are and where we came from. If only we comprehended that we are sons and daughters of a God and King. Would that change our perspective of each other and the life we are living? Would we be willing to open our minds to more challenging things, and push ourselves harder? And are we here to remember who we are? And what we are capable of?
Right now I am a Beehive Advisor with the young women, and as such, I teach lessons. This week's lesson was on Using our Leisure Time Wisely. I had each of the young women add up the hours in their weeks and see how many hours of "free time" they had. Some had more than others, but the average was around 17 hours a week. The high amount of hours surprised me, because I made them take into account school, homework, sleep, eating, chores, and other things they had to participate in. So, with this amount of time, I asked them what they did. Most of them said watch movies, TV, look through magazines, talk on the phone, and stuff like that. In the lesson, it called these activities as "passive", and encouraged the girls to do things more active. Some of the activities listed were, reading, playing a musical instrument, writing in journal, doing family history work, spending time with family and friends doing wholesome recreational activities, and so forth. It also touched on how it is important to be well-rounded, and participate in a wide range of activities, not just one or two. As we do this, it helps us learn, grow, and stay healthy. In other words, we need to stop wasting time. "Time is a wise man's treasure", the lesson taught. In the world we live in, we have several time saving things like, dishwashers, clothes washer, cars, microwaves, fast-food restaurants, etc. So, what do we do with all this extra time? And do we use it wisely?
While teaching this lesson, it made me reanalyze my life. I participate in the same activities over and over. I have a routine, and usually don't step too far out of my comfort zone. But, with this lesson, it showed me that I need to do more and push harder. We are all very talented, and we can develop more talents if we are willing to stretch our souls.
With that, I love the quote: "We are not mortal bodies having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual bodies having a mortal experience." Lets make this mortal experience a good one!
As our spirits leave our bodies and return to the spirit world, what are we taking with us? If it really is only knowledge and memories, why not make them some great ones? Maybe we can keep that in mind as we go throughout this week. Let us try something new, and step outside of our comfort zones. Who knows, it may change our lives.
And, thanks Jon for the wonderful insight you share with me! I will be forever grateful for your inspiration.
Ever since he brought up this point, it has been churning inside my brain. Now, Jon is one of those people who make you think deep. He will ask a question so profound you wonder where in his 18 year old mind he could fathom such a thought.
But, as we know, each of us are spirits, that have been placed inside mortal bodies to be tried and tested individually. We are also here to learn and grow. Our spirits consist of intelligence. And what is intelligence? It is knowledge from the beginning of time, stored up and gathered together. So, we are literally made up of pure intelligence. So, why do we have to gain knowledge if we already have it?
I think Jon's quote hit it on the head. We are more incredible, and have more knowledge than we realize. That is why when we learn something, it is more like remembering. The veil was placed, and so we forgot who we are and where we came from. If only we comprehended that we are sons and daughters of a God and King. Would that change our perspective of each other and the life we are living? Would we be willing to open our minds to more challenging things, and push ourselves harder? And are we here to remember who we are? And what we are capable of?
Right now I am a Beehive Advisor with the young women, and as such, I teach lessons. This week's lesson was on Using our Leisure Time Wisely. I had each of the young women add up the hours in their weeks and see how many hours of "free time" they had. Some had more than others, but the average was around 17 hours a week. The high amount of hours surprised me, because I made them take into account school, homework, sleep, eating, chores, and other things they had to participate in. So, with this amount of time, I asked them what they did. Most of them said watch movies, TV, look through magazines, talk on the phone, and stuff like that. In the lesson, it called these activities as "passive", and encouraged the girls to do things more active. Some of the activities listed were, reading, playing a musical instrument, writing in journal, doing family history work, spending time with family and friends doing wholesome recreational activities, and so forth. It also touched on how it is important to be well-rounded, and participate in a wide range of activities, not just one or two. As we do this, it helps us learn, grow, and stay healthy. In other words, we need to stop wasting time. "Time is a wise man's treasure", the lesson taught. In the world we live in, we have several time saving things like, dishwashers, clothes washer, cars, microwaves, fast-food restaurants, etc. So, what do we do with all this extra time? And do we use it wisely?
While teaching this lesson, it made me reanalyze my life. I participate in the same activities over and over. I have a routine, and usually don't step too far out of my comfort zone. But, with this lesson, it showed me that I need to do more and push harder. We are all very talented, and we can develop more talents if we are willing to stretch our souls.
With that, I love the quote: "We are not mortal bodies having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual bodies having a mortal experience." Lets make this mortal experience a good one!
As our spirits leave our bodies and return to the spirit world, what are we taking with us? If it really is only knowledge and memories, why not make them some great ones? Maybe we can keep that in mind as we go throughout this week. Let us try something new, and step outside of our comfort zones. Who knows, it may change our lives.
And, thanks Jon for the wonderful insight you share with me! I will be forever grateful for your inspiration.
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