New Job?

Ok, not so much a new job, just a different version of the same one.

This morning we (everyone at my company who works in SLC, managers- district and regional, and the VP of the company) had a breakfast meeting at The Belgian Waffle. It was the last day to get all of our sales in for Salt Lake's next book, which will be coming out in August or September. Anyway, it was kind of a celebration mixed with some potentially good news for some and some crappy news for others.

They made a big announcement that next year, the Salt Lake canvass is going to be run a little differently than it ever has in the past. They are having one manager (instead of the 3 like they have right now) and will only be having 8 sales reps come back to work the market (instead of the 30 or so that currently work it). Those 8 reps will be responsible for ALL of the outside sales. That means that if you are not chosen to be one of those 8 reps, you will be giving up all your revenue from Salt Lake and moving to work other markets. At the same time, the 8 who stay in Salt Lake will have to give up their revenue in all their other markets and it will be redistrubuted to the people who will be working those areas.

For me, this sounds like a perfect thing. The thing that makes it so perfect is that it has a salary! And the salary is TWO TIMES what I made last year! You do not get commission until you sell $360,000 and after that commission will be 5% for renewal dollars and 25% for new business. I think I could sell $360,000 and to be honest, even if I didn't reach that, I'd still be plenty happy with making twice as much as I did last year and having a steady income at all times. Also, there is no travel involved. It would be sooo nice not to have to travel, especially considering that I am going to have a baby! Plus, the company does not reimburse for any travel expenses, so not going anywhere outside the valley would be awesome!

There are a couple drawbacks to this deal. The first is I have to actually be chosen for the position. I will have to have an interview with the vice president of the company (who also happens to be the owner's wife and is somewhat intimidating to me) and the regional sales manager. I think the RSM likes me so that is good and my manager has told me that if I want the job, it's practically mine. Who knows though until it's a done deal. The second drawback is that I will have to change managers. I really like my manager right now. Sure, he's kind of scatter-brained and is a compulsive exaggerator, but he's a good guy and he's helped me out a lot. Thirdly, I'm a little worried about the difference in workload this is going to pose. I don't want to work like a madwoman all the time; I like my freedom and flexibility with my job right now.

Overall, I think it would be an awesome opportunity for our family. Like I said, I don't want to work all the time and while I am fine with going to work after I have the baby, I don't want to work 40 hours a week. If I would still be able to make my own schedule and get my numbers without working Monday through Friday 8-5, it would be great.

Some people are really mad about it because they are not going to be chosen and will probably not want to change managers and travel to different markets all year long. Also, they're not keen on giving up the revenue they've worked hard to sell in Salt Lake. People sometimes just don't like change. Understandable. If I get chosen, I'm not in love with the idea of giving up all of my accounts in the different markets I work. However, the way I see it, the benefits are definitely in my favor if I am chosen.

Slacker

I have been such a slacker at work lately! I have not sold very much in the last 3 weeks. I feel bad about that not only because I don't want to be a bad employee, but because my paychecks are totally going to suffer! A lot of it is because I'm not feeling so hot lately, but part of it is just laziness I think, which I'm also going to blame on pregnancy. ;) I need to work really hard this week (and the next week, and the next week...) to catch myself up. Luckily Adam is doing well at his work so we'll be able to make ends meet.

Adam graduates in 2 weeks and I am so excited! He still has to do 2 papers and take a test so he's been working on those a lot lately. It will be so nice not to have to worry about school anymore!!! Everyone please pray that he does well!

I feel like such a slacker on this blog! I want to be able to keep both blogs up, but it's hard! Sorry if I don't update as much as I should. Check my other blog regularly because that's the one I'll be focusing on most.

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Easter Weekend

This weekend was kind of busy for us. Adam and I had our niece Kailye come over on Friday and so we could take her to the zoo and then have a little sleep over. Neither Adam nor I had been to Hogle Zoo in probably 15 years so we were excited to go. Kailye was excited too and we had a really good time. There were TONS of people there because it was spring break for almost all schools in Utah, but it still was good. The weather was nice and we stayed for probably 3 hours. We have some pics, but I'll have to post them later because the camera is with Adam at the moment.

Saturday Adam, Kailye & I drove to the rugby field and picked up Trish. Adam stayed and got ready for the game and Trish and I went to Costco to get some food for Easter dinner at Val's house the next day. Kailye was not having a very fun day...probably because Adam and I let her stay up way too late....sorry. She really needed a nap and was finally able to take one back at our house after the game was over. I was probably more grateful for her sleep than anyone else... 4 year olds are hard! She is a good kid, but even with that, she's all over the place and does not lose energy! And kids have to look at and touch everything...at all times. It was kind of draining and we only had her for 24 hours! She did good though and we had fun having her. Adam was really great and I'm very thankful for his help and patience! He will be an awesome dad.

Katie, Josh, and their kids were in town so they came over to the rugby field to watch for a few minutes while they ate their lunch. They had to go to a birthday party so they weren't able to stay long, but it was fun seeing them!

We went to dinner that night at a new place by my work called Parrothead Island Broiler. It was a really fun atmosphere and even though I didn't like what I ordered (a shredded pork sandwich), I liked the place overall and will definitely go back and try something else. And they give you a piece of pineapple and a Dove chocolate with your meal, which I thought was a nice little touch....like at the tanning salon when they leave you a little candy on the clean towel in your booth.

Sunday I made cherry turnovers for breakfast because I decided that they're just too good to only have on Christmas morning. We went to church and Adam taught the lesson in Sunday School. Then during Sacrament meeting, the primary did their program and it was SO CUTE! We couldn't stay for all of it because we had to leave to get to Val's house in time, but there were some cute kids and cute Easter outfits! It was so funny to watch them, they're just adorable.

Dinner at Val's was excellent, as always. She always decorates so well and has cute place cards for everyone and great food. This year she cooked cedar-planked salmon (along with ham and roast beef and tons of other sides) and it was definitely my favorite part of the meal. It was delicious! I LOVE salmon! She also makes these crescent rolls that are amazing and I always end up eating way more than I should. It was a fun dinner and we had a really good time.

Well, I think that about sums it up... a busy, eventful, good weekend.

Reality TV Addict, Table for One.

Oh my gosh, I almost felt a little guilty last night when I watched "The Bachelor" because the guy is SO HOT that I had to keep pushing naughty little thoughts out of my brain! Just kidding, but seriously, He. Is. Beautiful!!! Wow, definitely a good looking man. And he seems like such a genuinely good guy too, which is always nice. The girls who were on there...wow, there were some crazies, but I'm excited to watch it this season. I'm such an addict to reality tv, but I can't help it, I just love it for some reason! And I feel better now that we have TiVo because I can record all my guilty little pleasures and watch them in almost half the time! That makes up for part of my problem, right?

Updates

Hmm....let's see...it's been a while since I last posted. I haven't really had anything too exciting to write about I guess. We went to two movies in the last 4 days; "Blades of Glory" on Friday night and "Meet The Robinsons" tonight with Leeana, Natalie, Chandler, Michael, Trish, and Kailye. I totally have been wanting to see "Blades of Glory" because frankly, what's not to love about Will Ferrell? He is freakin' HILARIOUS!!! The movie itself was ok, not great, but it was pretty funny. "Meet The Robinsons" was really cute, full of funny things and good messages. I didn't expect a whole lot from it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a good little family night activity. And what makes the night even better, now that we're home, Adam is doing homework for once, which is also a pleasant surprise. ;) He graduates in one month and I am so excited!! He is too, but I really am. It will be so nice to have both of us done with school! Well, until his student loans start kicking us in the butt, then it might not seem so great, but for now it sounds swell.

Ok, really, I don't think there's anything else blogworthy, so this little post will have to suffice for now. Bye!