Grown Up Business Trip!!!

Whooooa! (Say it like Joey from Blossom)

Back in December I had a chance to interview for a really cool job! The position is a Design Team Member for Zotos International, which is a company who develops and distributes hair products from shampoos and conditioners to hair colors and styling products. hehe. The interview went really well! I was so excited! Sara, who interviewed me had just flown into Tucson an hour earlier for the interview. It was funny to experience the "professional" type setting of meeting in the hotel main lobby and heading over to the chair/table set ups they have for such occasions. At the end of the intervies, she offered my the position! Prayers answered? YES!

My position will be to educate at stores, salons, and possibly schools about our product lines, specifically a new color line that they have launched for Sally's Beauty Supply. Isn't that cool?! The main headquarters for the company is in Connecticut and there is supposed to be a trip being planned for a tour of the company sometime in the fall. hehe.

Seriously folks, this is a really amazing opportunity! It is a job that will allow me to drive up to Phoenix and around Tucson to teach. My mileage and gas will be written off and I'll only be working 4-6 days/month with them. Sometimes the days will be long, but other days they'll be short. It's nice that I can keep my job at the Salon I am working at now too! And the perspective that I will be up in the Phoenix area more often for work means I will also be able to go to the Temple more often here! Another blessing? YES!

The Lord really does love me! Simply letting me find a part time job that I have the best chance of loving, because come on, it does encompass a lot of the things that I love to do! He has helped me to also be prepared for it. If I was in Salt Lake still, this wouldn't have been a possibility. Plug for being back in good ole AZ. And if I wouldn't have gone back to school up in Utah I wouldn't have had the confidence or extra knowledge that I gained there to help my confidence to even put my resume out there for it.

I do have a few jitters because it is a new job and I do have to fly to another state to get training. I leave on Monday for 4 days! I have to wear business clothes and everything! haha. Now I have an excuse to shop, my wardrobe has to be all black and I only have one black dress shirt. I even have to present a power point while I'm there. I have it done, but remember, I haven't taken college classes yet and I was a low man on the totum pool at work, so I never had to do projects and present anything like this before, it's a whole new adventure. Let's hope my laptop likes to travel!

I like to think that new experiences bring new perspectives and really, what a great chance this is to grow, both professionally and personally.I'm also hoping for some spiritual growth too, I'm going to try and go to a Session in the LA Temple while I'm there. (it's a 40 min drive from my hotel and I don't know how much free time I'll actually have, so we'll see if it works out.)

I'll keep you updated with any blog worthy learning that comes from this trip *grin*

Wish me luck!