Penny baggage

Dear New Boss(es), 

I do not want to let you down. I hope I don’t let you down. I want you to like me. I hope you like me now. I hope I can prove to you that I am competent. I hope I am component enough to prove to you I am component.

Thank you so much for this opportunity. Thank you so much for choosing me. This means so much to me. 

Sincerely,

Dear SpringHill Guests of Anaheim, Thank you so much for being so kind to me.  You don’t know this, but I have no idea what I’m doing with my life. Not sure how to climb the ladder. And I’m still bummed out by not transferring to Residence Inn.  Currently working 40+ hours and 5 days a week, I am here a lot, so you have made my days, my afternoons, my evenings, my nights. Sometimes my eyes will let out a couple tears of happiness.

With all the love I can muster ... Thank you. 

It’s Mika. I’ve been watching and listening to him for the last hour. 

And there are two essays. Two essays that I need to write and get done by 5pm tomorrow. It’s about sustainability in the hospitality industry. I like reading about it, but the combination of being lazy and scared that it’s going to suck is making me not want to do it. 

So .... close.

Visiting Terranea was amazing. The name itself is earthy. (Like Bella Terra. Beautiful earth, right?) It was not necessarily due to its luxury. That was nice, but I was fascinated by salt. The chef makes his own salt and flavors it, what? There’s a farm half a mile away. Water is tested to ensure nearby ocean life is hangin’ in there. The machine that irons and folds linens! What?!?!?!?! It was great. The Chief Engineer gave us a tour. And wait. This is my favorite part. Next month, they’re putting in a COMPOSTING BIN, that turns organic material into liquid. I don’t know much about it, but how cool is that? I hope it significantly reduces waste in the environment. I was so excited, I started calling myself the trash queen.  After class, I asked Professor Anderson for his info, so I can learn more about that composting bin - how it works, how effective it is in reducing the landfill, etc. Anderson didn’t have an email to give me, but talked to me more about it. I’m pretty sure he could see how passionate I am about this. I am lost, and I want answers dammit. I want direction to point me in the right path with what I like. I want to go to grad school, but am unsure what major to choose. Today, I can somewhat see it.