December ICLW

Welcome!!!!

I'm going to apologize in advance for the "lame-ness" if you will of my ICLW post this month...I didn't even stop to think of how busy I would be this week!  For all of you who are new to my blog, please see old ICLW posts *and check out my "authorbiography" tab, plus "strategery' tab for the most up to date info on where we're at right now.

For those of you that don't know, I work as a store designer for a major housewares/furniture retailer...and during this time of the year, I feel nothing short (ha) of an elf.  Let's just say, when I clean my ears after showering, I have glitter in them, and no, I'm not a stripper.  So I've been busting my little elf behind at work, leaving no energy to give you guys an appropriate ICLW post.  So sorry.  Instead, lets share some favorite holiday movies and quotes!!! I love the classics, but I gotta say, ELF is my go to- one of my favorites.

Some of my favorite lines:

"Francisco...thats fun to say, Francisco...Francisco..."

"You sit on a throne of lies!"

and of course... "You're an angry elf..."

I could go on and on...but its your turn! What are your favorite holiday movies and quotes?

Happy Holidays to Everyone!!! & For all of you TTCers...may your stockings be filled with Babydust. :)

I'm A Merchandiser

So, a little about what I do...I'm a Store Designer for a nation-wide housewares/furniture retailer.  I'm like the store fairy. I come in before we open and flip things around all day long trying to generate sales.  I do the windows, the floorplan, design all the displays within the store that are constantly changing.  I can set a Thanksgiving Table that will blow your mind. :) and come Christmas, well, I turn into an elf and I'm covered in glitter for 3 months straight.

I love that I get to be creative each day I come to work, and it's great not sitting at a desk all day in front of a computer. The downside? The lovely PUBLIC.  I like to think that because I'm doing the displays that I'm invisible to customers, too bad I'm not.  My favorite is when I'm standing on top of a ladder hanging something ridiculously too large for someone my size to be even carrying and getting asked "Do you work here?"---Ahh...if I had a dollar.

Here's a funny video that is about a Fashion Merchandiser...although I'm not in fashion, the cartoon speaks a lot to how the conversation goes when people ask me what I do for a living.  If you get offended by language, well, consider yourself warned, but its kinda OK because they're cute cartoons =)

And yes...I do stand on things I often should not be standing on...(like everyday)...and yes, I do hurt myself a lot, probably because I'm usually standing on things I shouldn't be standing on.