Adventures of a NEW CP, anyone???
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**chezp** · 02-25-2009, 01:17 AM

Glad to hear it all went well. More

MickeyMAC · 02-25-2009, 07:49 AM

Minnie Lor · 02-25-2009, 11:09 AM

Many many more

for work, family, school, and fun.

**KMB733** · 02-25-2009, 11:48 AM

Glad to hear training went well! Continued

for today.

Shell_of_the_South · 02-25-2009, 02:55 PM

I'm enjoying reading through your journey Dawn!

angiek1024 · 02-25-2009, 03:04 PM

Sounds like things are going well!!

Huntermom · 02-25-2009, 03:22 PM

Dawn,

I hope you had a good day. You really have been putting in some long days but it does sound like you are getting some good experiences.

Diane

ilovedisney0_0 · 02-25-2009, 03:31 PM

I

LOVE

this thread. I am living vicariously through you. I am so proud of you for all that you have accomplished, and I just have a gut feeling that this is your calling, Dawn, in some capacity. You will probably have to be making some big decisions about home!

mcc0313 · 02-25-2009, 03:41 PM

Sounds like you first day was really hectic but that it all went well. Hope that everything works out well for the animal PI you put in for...I definitely think experience should count.

skateycat · 02-25-2009, 08:08 PM

glad you are keeping up and even ahead with your assignments for school. sorry, but did not make it anywhere near animal kingdom during the weekend....don't worry, i'll be back and will be sure to visit you! keep up the great job. you would be such an asset at any part of disney.....

graygables · 02-25-2009, 08:54 PM

Today was certainly an eventful day! I reported at 8am for training that wound up being an intensive Dinoland walk-about. It was interesting, although redundant for those of us who are new. At 10, I was told to go out and help with our Magical Moment dance party; a film crew was coming to tape it to add to the Traditions class (the organizational culture class that all new hires go through). It was not without it's glitches, but did finally get done. I saw the video camera out of the corner of my eye on me a LOT, so I'm sure I'll be in some of the clips...I'll be famous!

I had my 2nd day of money room training and it went well. I'm a little nervous b/c I didn't close tonight (already had a 10.5 hour day and the closer was there until 930, so an extra 3 hours wouldn't have been good.) I've taken copious notes and my trainer thinks I'll be just fine, so here's hoping! Tomorrow night and Saturday night I train on the other "side" of the money room with a different person, so I hope that goes well. She's very nice, but isn't a big fan of those of us with extra doses of pixie dust, so I'll try to tone it down for her.

I also got to take a fellow CP out to lunch today. She'd forgotten her credit card and was just going to go hungry, so I invited her to go with me instead. We had a lovely lunch (we get some super-yummy chicken sandwiches on Wednesdays!) and I really enjoyed listening to her talk about her hopes and dreams (and her job-seeking trip to New York next month). I think I'm going to try to do that with the other CPs, too. Some of them might not want to admit it, but I do think they miss home and family, so if I can be their "Dinorama Mama" and listen to them talk about their days or plans, I'll be honored.

I went out with an apron to sell vouchers at the end of my shift and there was a lady with a little girl wearing tie-dye Mickey shirts. We chatted some and she came back after the sweet little princess won a prize and chatted a bit more for me to find out that I made their shirts last year! I had a rock star moment, right there in the middle of the Dinorama! Totally made my day.

Thank you all who keep telling me that my journey is inspiring to you. It lifts my heart and keeps me going, even when I might be having a "Grumpy" day (I haven't worn my Grumpy shirts once since I've been here!

) I want everyone to remember that a dream is a dream no matter how small. My dream was pretty big and I was able to lay the foundation and build the path to reach it with a lot of hard work and determination (and a willingness to vary from the original path of a management internship and enter the College Program instead). Not everyone's dreams need to be this big nor do they need to involve a move or huge job transition or grad school. Achieving any dream is important and inspiring.

TinkOhio · 02-25-2009, 09:00 PM

Well said, Dawn! Thanks for the wonderful updates...and mega pixie dust for tomorrow!

Teresa · 02-25-2009, 09:09 PM

It's so sweet of you to have taken that young lady out for a bite, and to listen to her. We all need that person to talk to who will listen, and give us feedback.

That's so neat that you got to see one of your own shirts, on a child, and at your favorite place on earth!! I bet that just made your day!

qesue · 02-25-2009, 10:56 PM

Wow Dawn! Your adventure is totally amazing and inspiring! I just stumbled upon this thread and have spent the better part of 2 hours reading it from beginning to end. What a story - it truly brought tears to my sappy ol' eyes. When you're caught in the middle of the adventure, sometimes it's hard to realize just how much you've accomplished. With each new update, I had to remind myself that you've been working as a CM for less than 2 months - and look at all of the success and opportunities you've had, or more appropriately, earned with your work ethic, enthusiasm, great attitude, and bottomless supply of pixie dust! And to top it all off, you've been a loving mother and teacher to your DD's, moved twice, survived Mom, worked on your college classes, kept hubby in the loop, and are trying to train a dog! My goodness! Just imagine what the next few months will bring! Keep up the good work, and don't forget to take some time for yourself (with a frothy drink!) every once in while! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your experiences. Here are some pixies that all continues to go well: