A positive outlook always helps!

We're gearing up for Valentine's Day here at Fruit Occasions. It's our busiest day of the year and we need to hire lots of extra staff, train them and then hope they all show up on February 14. This leaves a lot of room for mistakes, mishaps and problems. The only thing I can count on is that something will go wrong, someone won't show up, something will be mis-delivered, or we'll have some sort of technical melt down during the busiest part of our busiest day.
When the problem happens, whatever it is, I will take a step back, take a big breath and remind myself that whatever it is, there is a solution, we will solve the problem and that whatever happens,in the relative scheme of things, it won't be such a big deal. During the Christmas rush my boss told me that when I get nervous or freak out it makes everything worse. He is 100% right. So I will take a step back, take a big breath and calm down. There is a solution, we will get through it and just like that already the problem isn't as big as it seemed two seconds ago.

Monday Monday

What a way to start the week. On my way to work at Fruit Occasions I tried to put air into my tire and ended up letting all the air out because the air pump wasn't working. Tried another air pump at another gas station and my tire was still flat. Finally went back home and called AAA. Thankfully they arrived within 15 minutes and filled my tire quickly. Then it was off to work where I started to train our Valentine's Day help. Valentine's Day is the biggest day of the year for us, so the next 3 weeks are going to be ridiculously busy!

Hamden's Olympic Hopefuls

There must be something in the water...or snow...in Hamden. Two local woman are heading to Sochi, Russia to compete in skiing events. Jen Hudak, a five time X Games medalist, is a 2004 graduate of Hamden High School. Jen's a freestyle skier who specializes in the halfpipe. Eliza Outtrim, who attended Hamden Hall, is also a freestyle skier hoping to get that gold. Good Luck Ladies!