holiday shopping party!!

cravings' annual holiday VIP shopping party is this week! it only happens once a year...almost everything in the store is on sale!!!

20% OFF most items!
30% OFF maternity, baby & toddler clothing!
40% OFF select promotional items!
50% OFF clearance items!

2009 peg perego strollers on SALE!
select floor model furniture on SALE!

tuesday, december 1
6:30- 9pm

hopefully you are signed up for our VIP newsletter or are a cravings facebook fan...you get a little something extra in your inbox!

please bring 2 non-perishable food items with you to receive our exclusive VIP discounts that evening!

see you tuesday!
j

3 more days?

are we going to pull it off? hours and hours and hours of work to do this weekend to try and complete our secret project. it is looking amazing- we are so thrilled so far! now if we can just get everything to go smoothly so we achieve our deadline, that would be fantastic! a long weekend it will be...i'm already tired...or could that be from our cravings gathering last night (ha, ha)!!!

she's back

between the website, facebook, tweeting and blogging...one always seems to suffer! i am back and more importantly, becca is back from her vacation!! so glad she is rested up...someone needs a fresh brain! it's down to the wire now for the preparation for our new project! this is so out of our realm that it is pretty overwhelming for us! we are confident that you will be as thrilled about it as we are! still hoping for a december 1 completion date...that's only 1 week from today!!

aside from that, i've been diligent going to the gym and am already starting to feel stronger. i've started reading fitness books and magazines again to find some find some additional motivation. i do, however, already feel like it's part of the routine for me. it's a little tricky to find time some weeks with our hectic schedules, but i seem to be managing to get the work outs in. very happy about that!

on the home front, i am just waiting to get quotes back on some custom dining tables. i think i know what i want so it's just a matter of figuring out the price my husband wants! once we have that picked, we'll take a look at chairs. i am super excited to get this room completed. it will definitely have a huge impact on our main floor overall.

that's it, that's all. just work, work, work! oh ya, we are still looking for people to fill part-time & full-time positions at our store. if you, or someone you know, is interested, please drop off a resume! we're looking to fill these positions soon as we lose jaclyn to maternity leave in january!

j

it's been awhile so i thought i would give you a quick rundown of what's been happening. H1N1 hit us at the store but thankfully it has only infected 2 of us. nicole, our manager, has been off for a week and a half with her her illness and both her kids caught it too. our book-keeper heather has been off as well and her eldest has also been sick. hopefully this will be for illnesses. still using the hand sanitizer every 30 seconds! nicole should be back tomorrow so things should return to normal soon! becca has also been away in mexico for her brother's wedding. she's back this weekend...so looking forward to having her back!! it's strange not to have the person you talk to 3000 times a day around! the store has been super busy this week too...always happens when you're short staffed!

i was actually also away for 3 days. flew to seattle with a girlfriend from high school. we went to visit another friend who just moved there with her husband. we had an absolutely amazing weekend of shopping, eating, drinking and chatting. i can't believe it had been 7 years since we were together without kids! picked up right where we left off!!

aside from that, i have been working hard on our secret project. i am keeping my fingers crossed that we can meet our deadline of december 1st! there is still so much to do, but really we always seem to get it done! have i mentioned how much i am looking forward to having becca back?!

i wanted to mention again that cravings is hiring! we're looking for full time and part time positions. if you, or someone you know, might be interested, please drop off a resume to nicole!

anyway, my plan is (was) to sit and NOT WORK tonight...so i'm off!

j

we're hiring!

cravings is looking for you to join our award winning team! part-time & full time positions available! please drop off a resume to nicole.

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stay tuned for the reveal of our latest project...only 2 more weeks...i hope!

darn flu

call me paranoid, but they are saying 1 in 3 people are going to get H1N1 in varying degrees. my daycare provider now has pneumonia (stemming from the flu). they are not sure when she will be well enough to start up again. i feel so bad for her. i am scrambling to try and make things work. we have a training session thursday afternoon and i while i thought the kids had somewhere to go- it might not be "flu free". where do you run? i am also supposed to be going to seattle this weekend with a couple girlfriends and only today found out that perry could get his shift covered. so, looks like i am ok to go...as long as i don't come down with anything in the meantime. would sure suck to get sick in the US.

our manager's eldest has the flu now so she's been at home, becca is away in mexico next week, i don't have child care...the store might have to close at the rate that people are getting infected! AHHHHH!!!

ok, enough...i am getting ready to go the germ infested gym!!!

stay well,
j