Virgin post of the HMS Orange Apron

Greetings, it's WWoN again with a new blog. Since leaving my previous position with the pseudo-eBay company, I've decided to start up a new blog dedicated to my current occupation - bringing my faithful reader(s) (I know who you are) new tales from Behind the Orange Apron.

Can you guess what company this refers to? For abbreviations' sake, we'll shorten it to "HD".

Many of you have visited my little (or not so little) domain once or twice, in your never ending search to beautify and fix your homes. To that, I say "C'mon in, and come buy stuff". I may not know exactly what you're looking for, but I'm happy to help you spend money on whatever you see and like.

Now, what do I do there? As a matter of fact, I'm not just another face on the floor, hawking products. I carry the emminently important-sounding title of "Project Coordinator" - which basically means I deal with all the little bumps and hiccups (cause no project is without them) for most of the installations we handle. Yep, I sound important, I get to run around with files and yell at people, and I even have business cards. Life is good.

Due to the fact I enjoy being important in my job, I've also been promoted to a post of Kitchen Designer - one of 4 that will be on staff. If I ever get around to finishing my training. With a new store opening in Westbank, myself and 3 others were supposed to spend 2 weeks going back and forth from our little hamlet to the store for the class; however, circumstances (and Westbank being idiots) have changed. The class has been cancelled, and I may be getting a paid 2-week trip to Squamish or Cranbrook to complete it. Woo hoo, I think I can definitely find better places to spend 2 paid weeks for a company-sponsored trip than Squamish or Cranbrook.

Also, what else do I do? To the surprise of most, I don't work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at HD (although I think if they could, they'd try to schedule me). Aside from my vast and terribly complex plan of world domination and enslavement, I have my upcoming trip to Honduras to plan. Well, "plan" is a bit of a misnomer - the trip's already been booked, scheduled, and paid for. The planning is mostly for what I'm gonna do once I'm there. I believe so far there's: sleeping, swimming, and scuba diving. The holy trinity of "S". I'm also currently in the process of dragging my friend -- let's call her Grey, for her addiction -- to come out with me. In my experience, it's always handy to have a nurse nearby when I start doing stupid things.

Well that's good enough to start with so far. Since my blogging buddy KoM has decreed he will write in his blog more than once a year (yes KoM, it was dragging on that way), so will I. I won't say how often, because that traps you, but it will be more than once a month. Any good story, any good run-in with a customer ... you can be sure it will publish here. Until next time .....

WWoN, Dark Goddess of Home Improvement.