Vacation Rationing

So by now you all know that I got a promotion at work and have this new job with all these cool & crazy responsibilities; I’m totally an essential part of my department and contribute to the growth of the company, blah, blah, blah…..!

And while that’s really great – something I felt was really missing in my last position – it means that I can’t afford to take as many vacations as I used to.

……which really sucks, because I feel the need to take more of them now since this job is kind of stressful.

The reason I’m bringing this up is because I might not be able to fly home for Christmas this year. My vacation time was cut down significantly by my recent trip to New York and I’m not sure I’ll be able to accrue the needed days-off for a Christmas vacation this year.

It gets even trickier this year because half of my current department consists of L.A. transplants - people originally from the South, the East Coast, Scotland,…..and now Hawaii.

My old department consisted of people whose families lived in Los Angeles and could afford to work during the Christmas holidays. Christmas vacation was never really an issue back then.

But now….I’ve heard it can get kind of vicious around the holidays when it comes to asking for time off – begging, bargaining, lots and lots of toadying to the boss, etc. etc.

I don’t even want to think about what I’ll have to go through to get time-off approved for Evan & Mahea’s wedding in Hawaii next year.

Ah well, working up the nerve to ask today – wish me luck! 

Blogging Return - TBD

Hey Everybody who follows my blog! 

So I dunno if you realized by my lack of posts this month, but I’ve been slacking on my blogging lately.  Otherwise you'd probably be seeing some obligatory posts about the Election, Daylights Savings and Halloween (again). 

Unfortunately there’s a good reason for that.  I got promoted to a new position at my job this past week and the training is turning out to be pretty intense!  And since the majority of my posts are written during work hours, I just haven’t had time to write (or think about) new posts.  

I’m *HOPING* this will change once my training is over (next month) but the job seems to keep a lot of my new co-workers really busy, so the blogging slump MIGHT be a permanent change. 

On the plus side though, I get business cards through my new position!  Now I can toss them into fishbowls at Sandwich shops in hopes of getting a free sandwich!  

See you when I see you....!  

Back Home Again?

My mom called me the other day to tell me about a package deal on Hawaiian Airlines that lets me fly home and back for under $300.00

She said that I could use it to fly home in August....if I wanted to.

Debating on whether I should go back home or not. I’m already going back for Christmas.
(not New Years, though)

This is something that requires a lot of hemming & hawing from me.

Right now, I don't really feel like spending the money to go home again, but who knows how I'll feel after my coffee?

I have until Friday to decide.
(Offer ends on June 11th)