"The surest way not to fail, is to determine to succeed"

End of week 1, and I could not be happier.

Back in June, my interview with SHM was my 1st interview ever for co-op. I was so nervous & was totally freaking out. After meeting with Lauren, Taylor, and Ann, I knew SHM was where I wanted to have my first co-op experience. The atmosphere here is so unique, welcoming, and different than any other job I have had. I cannot explain how excited I was when I saw that I got this job and I could not wait to get started! Coming in on Monday, I was slightly anxious because I didn't know what to expect. But as soon as I got here and saw my schedule and started meeting everyone, I felt so much better. Everyone here was so nice and made me feel so comfortable.

The best part of this week was winning the Phillies tickets! Just kidding...kind of. No, but seriously, the best part of this week was meeting the other co-ops, and getting to know the staff better. Everyone is incredible and I cannot wait to get to know everyone better over the next 6 months.

The most overwhelming part of the week was having to take in so much information at once. I wasn't anticipating learning about all the different departments at SHM. But, I am glad we did. By knowing how all the different departments work together, I feel I will really be able to do my job to the best of my ability.

So far, I think everything is going just right. I just can't say enough good things about this week. I have been going home every day so happy and telling my friends how cool I feel having my own cubicle, and extension, and swipe card to get me upstairs. They think i'm nuts, but i'm too happy to care. (ps. how is everyone planning on decorating? haha. let me know!) I look forward to getting started working on projects with Lauren, Ann, Taylor, Joanne, and Wendy. I look forward to discussing Glee with Meredith and talking about how awesome our jobs are with Susan, Kirstin, Gina, Scott, Jamie, and Jordan. I am just so happy to be here and I feel so lucky to have gotten such a great job with so many amazing opportunities and employees. It's going to be great :)