Yep thats right! This past week I was house manager, and the best house manager there is!!!
uhh not quite......
So I have to say this week has been one of the most slack weeks that I have had, I pretty much did nothing!!! It was soo great, yet soo boring . I spent the week as House manager with Kiersten and we pretty much did all of the work that we needed to do at the beginning of the week, and had the rest of the week off. I enjoyed being house manager to really only get the experience of what it is like to cook and clean up after 12 people, but I have to say that I really got bored after a while. I just couldn't find enough stuff to do with my week, that I was sick of myself....
Let me give you a little run down of what the house manager week was like...
Monday: We cleaned pretty much everything, and did some grocery shopping. We also made chocolate covered Strawberries for when everyone got home from work.. Cooking was good, we made Taco Salad(YUMMMMMMM) and honestly I don't think I have ever made soo much taco salad in my life as I did that day, there was soooooooo much, but everyone loved it, and Kiersten and I also made 6 loaves of bread, CRAZZZYYY!!! haha Thank you Ericka and Kierstens Gramma!
Tuesday: Yet again we cleaned, but not as much as we did Monday, it was a little bit less busy, and then we made over 100 cookies, hahaha it was fun, and then for supper we made Macaronni Casserole, and oh my gosh there was so much that the pan was seriously heavy and I had a hard carrying it to the table ahha but then again I don't have the biggest muscles either:) Thank You Kierstens Mom:)
Wednesday: Again we cleaned and it was the beginning of the slackness. We cleaned the bathrooms, and then pretty much did nothing for the rest of the day, ahah and thats when I started to not enjoy house manager because I was sooo stinkin' bored!!! and then we cooked Potato bowls for supper, I have to say it was pretty good....Thanks Mom!!!! haha
Thursday: So this day was ridicoulusly boring, I hated this day the most out of the whole day!!!!!! Chelsea our PL was gone away for the day and night, and all we did was quickly clean what we had to and then made rice crispie squares, and then watch a movie. Not really the ideal day that I wanted to have.......But supper was pretty good, We made this stuff called Fiesta Chicken Pasta, and it was pretty good... Thank You Kraft Canada:)
Friday: Friday was a better day, we cleaned and did some more shopping and went to LimeRidge Mall!!! and then got ready to go out for the SISO grand opening! it was a good time, and we didn't have to cook:):) It was great
Saturday: This day we had to do a hot breakfast so we made Egg McMuffins and man where they good!!!! And again Chelsea was gone so we really didn't do anything, I went to visit my good old friends while they were here in Hamilton at ATF, I really enjoyed seeing them and it was great. Then I came home and made supper, and we had Stir Fry!!! It was good, but again we made lots haha, but theres nothing wrong with that at all!! Thank you Ericka!! haha
Sunday: Thats today, again we had to have a hot breakfast so we made muffins last night, and then some fruit and left it for the house while Kiersten and I went to church. We really didn't do much today because we have soo many meetings, so we just basically have been home here doing nothing, and tonight we're cooking, well not really cooking, we're just setting out Tacos haha!! So it should be good....
So thats a little run down of my week as House Manager and let me tell you, I am soooooooo glad to be going back to work tomorrow, and I can't wait!!! I love my work and I really don't like being away from it because my office work gets to big and then it's stressful and overwhelming!!
Anyways I'm out to make some supper. I'll write back next Sunday!!
See you all in 8 months....or earlier;) haha
Love ya'll
Stephanie:)
Sunday
Friday, October 24, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
My Past Week...
So this past week has been my favourite week.
Work has been amazing, and I love it all and way more then I did before..
So lets do a little recap.
Monday was like a re stock day, and we just re stocked everything, and then worked in the food bank. Tuesday again I worked in the food bank, and as reception for the afternoon. It was okay, but I was just getting used to it becuase I had only worked as reception like 2 times before. Wednesday again I was in the food bank, but then there was too many people in the food bank in the morning so I was upstairs in the clothing area sorting shoes, which was actually really fun. Then in the afternoon I was reception, and I was more used to it, and finally got to the point that every reception has been to, and that is being yelled at for the first time. Because we were only taking a certain amount of people, and there is some rules in the foodbank, I had to re inforce them and people weren't too happy. But who cares what happens happens, and I guess I have to follow management rule. So Thursday I was working reception in the morning, and that was the worst reception time. I was called soo many names that I can't even post them here on this blog, and I had door slammed into my stomach like a billion times, but hey I guess that how it goes at a food bank, and I just have to get used to it becuase it's going to happen way more often. Then in the afternoon I was getting my Hifis training on the computer, and it was really fun......I apparently understood the program way better then anyone else that my trainer has ever trained, which I guess is good. So today was my ABSOLUTE favourite day of all. I worked as reception in the morning but at around 11:30 I was called over the PA system(yeah thats right) to go up to the third floor and pretty much manage the floor while Christina was downstairs helping with grocery interviews..so that was pretty cool. And then in the afternoon I was working in the office(I sound so professional and feel professional when I say that haha) and I sorted 9 files with Christmas Hamper vouchers, and made up the sheet of how many hampers each person gets and all that stuff, and then for the second time that day I was called over the PA system again to go downstairs and help in the food bank. Ha ha I feel so important when I get called every where, and it really gives me a reality of what the real work force being a Social Worker is going to be like. I LOVED IT!!!!!
That was pretty much my week. It was exciting and I loved it!!
Saturday is going to be fun, we're just going to do random activities like go to the falls around here in Hamilton, and then Sunday my parents are coming up to visit and take me out for lunch, so that should be fun. I'm really excited for this weekend, and my week of work next week, only because Christina is gone, and she left me a list of all the things I need to get done, and I get to work in the office, and it's soo exciting, and I can't wait to do more of the office work, and pretty much be called around every where, and get into the real world of working!!!!
Anyways I'm out for the night!!!
I'm soo excited for work, I couldn't have gotten a better placement. ahah
Peace out!
Stephanie:)
Work has been amazing, and I love it all and way more then I did before..
So lets do a little recap.
Monday was like a re stock day, and we just re stocked everything, and then worked in the food bank. Tuesday again I worked in the food bank, and as reception for the afternoon. It was okay, but I was just getting used to it becuase I had only worked as reception like 2 times before. Wednesday again I was in the food bank, but then there was too many people in the food bank in the morning so I was upstairs in the clothing area sorting shoes, which was actually really fun. Then in the afternoon I was reception, and I was more used to it, and finally got to the point that every reception has been to, and that is being yelled at for the first time. Because we were only taking a certain amount of people, and there is some rules in the foodbank, I had to re inforce them and people weren't too happy. But who cares what happens happens, and I guess I have to follow management rule. So Thursday I was working reception in the morning, and that was the worst reception time. I was called soo many names that I can't even post them here on this blog, and I had door slammed into my stomach like a billion times, but hey I guess that how it goes at a food bank, and I just have to get used to it becuase it's going to happen way more often. Then in the afternoon I was getting my Hifis training on the computer, and it was really fun......I apparently understood the program way better then anyone else that my trainer has ever trained, which I guess is good. So today was my ABSOLUTE favourite day of all. I worked as reception in the morning but at around 11:30 I was called over the PA system(yeah thats right) to go up to the third floor and pretty much manage the floor while Christina was downstairs helping with grocery interviews..so that was pretty cool. And then in the afternoon I was working in the office(I sound so professional and feel professional when I say that haha) and I sorted 9 files with Christmas Hamper vouchers, and made up the sheet of how many hampers each person gets and all that stuff, and then for the second time that day I was called over the PA system again to go downstairs and help in the food bank. Ha ha I feel so important when I get called every where, and it really gives me a reality of what the real work force being a Social Worker is going to be like. I LOVED IT!!!!!
That was pretty much my week. It was exciting and I loved it!!
Saturday is going to be fun, we're just going to do random activities like go to the falls around here in Hamilton, and then Sunday my parents are coming up to visit and take me out for lunch, so that should be fun. I'm really excited for this weekend, and my week of work next week, only because Christina is gone, and she left me a list of all the things I need to get done, and I get to work in the office, and it's soo exciting, and I can't wait to do more of the office work, and pretty much be called around every where, and get into the real world of working!!!!
Anyways I'm out for the night!!!
I'm soo excited for work, I couldn't have gotten a better placement. ahah
Peace out!
Stephanie:)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
How have things been going?
Well that would be a question most people are asking me.
So here is my blog to tell you about whats been going on.....
I have been here for about 2 weeks, and I am loving every single minute of it!!!!!!
I wouldn't change one bit. I started work on Monday and it has been the best job so far..
So let me recap my weeks....
Well we arrived here in Hamilton Sunday the 21st and then for the first week we really just got to know Hamilton and each other...I touched on that in my previous blogs...We also had our tours of each placement where we could have possibly worked, and also had our interviews....Interviews you may ask.... and I say yes interviews.... we had to choose our top three places that we would like to work at and then Chelsea our Project leader picked one place that she things would be good for us, and then we do those four interviews..... after we do the interviews my project leader Chelsea then chooses what our placement is on what the work manager said and what she thinks is best for us..
Then the following Saturday(haha the next day) we were told our Placements, and mine is at the Good Shepherd.
So what I do there is this....I'm going to give you an outline of my whole week...seeing as I just finshed my first week of work. Monday, we had the day off so we didn't start work, and basically all we did was go shopping and hang out here at home. Tuesday, it was my first day of work and I was sooo stinkin nervous. I was soo nervous that my day started off with me getting off at the wrong stop which happened to b elik 6 blocks away from my work...bummer and my bus was late so I pretty much just ran the whole way there and happened to make it there at like 9:05 but my boss didn't even care because my bus was late... Then that day I just was walked through what to do on the third floor which is the clothing floor, and I sorted clothes, and pots and pans. Then I was shown how to do some paper work, and then for the afternoon I was down at the food bank bagging fruits and veggitables with this really cute old lady:) Wednesday was a little bit better, but I still had bad luck with the buses. I had to start work at 8:00 which I do now always, and I ended up taking a B-Line bus which only stops at important intersections, but I didn't know that, and pulled the bell a street before the street I needed to be on and the bus driver didn't stop, so I asked when the next stop was and he said a street that was like 4 blocks away. so I went up to another main street took a bus back to my stop and then again ran to work, and got there at precisely 8:01 haha, and then I sorted clothes for the whole morning, and then in the afternoon I worked in the food bank and learned how to manage the orders. Thursday was a much better day and I had such great luck with the buses, I got on the right bus and the bus driver even stopped at my street that I needed to get off on even though there wasn't even a bus stop there, I was very happy. I then worked in the food bank the whole day, and in the morning learned more of what to do with orders, and then in the afternoon I was taught how to do reception. It was such a sad and depressing job, because of how many young pregnant teens come into the food bank...it's sad, overall that day was sad... and then today(friday) again my bus luck was good. I had the same bus driver and again he let me off right at my street without there even being a bus stop there, and then again I worked in the food bank all day. I pretty much taught two new people how to manage orders and pack them and so on, and then in the afternoon I worked reception by myself, and again it was kinda a sad day but I felt soo good because I was making someones day that much better, by helping them out with groceries...so that was my week at work. Overall it was amazing, and SOOO much better than what I expected. I'm really excited for next week to see whats gonna happen. I'll write more next friday to tell you all about my week.
Peace out ya'll
Stephanie!!
So here is my blog to tell you about whats been going on.....
I have been here for about 2 weeks, and I am loving every single minute of it!!!!!!
I wouldn't change one bit. I started work on Monday and it has been the best job so far..
So let me recap my weeks....
Well we arrived here in Hamilton Sunday the 21st and then for the first week we really just got to know Hamilton and each other...I touched on that in my previous blogs...We also had our tours of each placement where we could have possibly worked, and also had our interviews....Interviews you may ask.... and I say yes interviews.... we had to choose our top three places that we would like to work at and then Chelsea our Project leader picked one place that she things would be good for us, and then we do those four interviews..... after we do the interviews my project leader Chelsea then chooses what our placement is on what the work manager said and what she thinks is best for us..
Then the following Saturday(haha the next day) we were told our Placements, and mine is at the Good Shepherd.
So what I do there is this....I'm going to give you an outline of my whole week...seeing as I just finshed my first week of work. Monday, we had the day off so we didn't start work, and basically all we did was go shopping and hang out here at home. Tuesday, it was my first day of work and I was sooo stinkin nervous. I was soo nervous that my day started off with me getting off at the wrong stop which happened to b elik 6 blocks away from my work...bummer and my bus was late so I pretty much just ran the whole way there and happened to make it there at like 9:05 but my boss didn't even care because my bus was late... Then that day I just was walked through what to do on the third floor which is the clothing floor, and I sorted clothes, and pots and pans. Then I was shown how to do some paper work, and then for the afternoon I was down at the food bank bagging fruits and veggitables with this really cute old lady:) Wednesday was a little bit better, but I still had bad luck with the buses. I had to start work at 8:00 which I do now always, and I ended up taking a B-Line bus which only stops at important intersections, but I didn't know that, and pulled the bell a street before the street I needed to be on and the bus driver didn't stop, so I asked when the next stop was and he said a street that was like 4 blocks away. so I went up to another main street took a bus back to my stop and then again ran to work, and got there at precisely 8:01 haha, and then I sorted clothes for the whole morning, and then in the afternoon I worked in the food bank and learned how to manage the orders. Thursday was a much better day and I had such great luck with the buses, I got on the right bus and the bus driver even stopped at my street that I needed to get off on even though there wasn't even a bus stop there, I was very happy. I then worked in the food bank the whole day, and in the morning learned more of what to do with orders, and then in the afternoon I was taught how to do reception. It was such a sad and depressing job, because of how many young pregnant teens come into the food bank...it's sad, overall that day was sad... and then today(friday) again my bus luck was good. I had the same bus driver and again he let me off right at my street without there even being a bus stop there, and then again I worked in the food bank all day. I pretty much taught two new people how to manage orders and pack them and so on, and then in the afternoon I worked reception by myself, and again it was kinda a sad day but I felt soo good because I was making someones day that much better, by helping them out with groceries...so that was my week at work. Overall it was amazing, and SOOO much better than what I expected. I'm really excited for next week to see whats gonna happen. I'll write more next friday to tell you all about my week.
Peace out ya'll
Stephanie!!
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