I have never taken someone to the Emergency Room before, but on Friday afternoon when I got home from a workout my roommate told me she needed to go. I called in for work and told them I wouldn't be able to make it in. By 2:30 p.m. we were in the ER. We did a lot of waiting. I didn't go home until 2:30 a.m. and poor Lacey had to stay the night. After five hours of sleep I went back to the ER to pick her up. The doctors still didn't know what was wrong with her but it wasn't life threatening and she didn't need surgery so they were sending her home. That day (Saturday) the Relief Society President called and took half the stress off my shoulders and I almost started crying. I hadn't really felt stressed at all until she called and offered to help and then I realized how much I'd done and how truly exhausted I was after being at that hospital for so long. That was miracle number 1.
The second miracle happened to today. I had gone to work without realizing my pump was out of insulin. I did alright for my first two and a half hours and then it really did run out and I started to feel sick. Four hours into my shift I felt really awful. I asked to go home early but management hadn't approved it. I had to go back to work but I said a little prayer that my blood sugar would come down and I would be able to make it through work without feeling worse. I went back to work. Six hours into my shift I felt completely okay and went and tested my blood sugar. It had somehow come down from the 500s to 341. It couldn't have done that without insulin and I didn't have any. I am so grateful for the power of prayer. When I got home I fixed up my pump with another 3 days of insulin and gave myself a shot for what I'd missed.
All's well that ends well. :D
Night night!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Swimming in February!
You'll never guess what I did today! I went swimming in February! LOL I laid in the sun for a half hour and then decided it was hot and I wanted to get in the water. I did. A native Floridian thought I was hilarious because I thought it was so warm and excited to be in the water in February. I have the beginnings of a very nice tan going on.
After swimming around for a bit I went and got groceries. And after that I went to Hollywood Studios for a bit. It was a very leisurely day.
I've been thinking about all the random little things that go with working for a roller coaster. So have you ever ridden a roller coaster and then realized you may have lost that 25 cents that was in your pocket? Well it happens pretty frequently. What happens to that 25 cents? Well... it's hard for us to put it in lost and found. How many people will come looking for a lost quarter or two? We will try to get your attention and return it to you, but occasionally... it goes in our pockets. Which sounds kind of dishonest. But it happens. Today I counted it up and found out that I have $16 of change in my purse. Not ALL of it from the ride, but a lot of it. I can't believe it.
Hmm... I don't know what other little tidbits about roller coaster workers I have. Its fun. :)
Today's been a great day off!
After swimming around for a bit I went and got groceries. And after that I went to Hollywood Studios for a bit. It was a very leisurely day.
I've been thinking about all the random little things that go with working for a roller coaster. So have you ever ridden a roller coaster and then realized you may have lost that 25 cents that was in your pocket? Well it happens pretty frequently. What happens to that 25 cents? Well... it's hard for us to put it in lost and found. How many people will come looking for a lost quarter or two? We will try to get your attention and return it to you, but occasionally... it goes in our pockets. Which sounds kind of dishonest. But it happens. Today I counted it up and found out that I have $16 of change in my purse. Not ALL of it from the ride, but a lot of it. I can't believe it.
Hmm... I don't know what other little tidbits about roller coaster workers I have. Its fun. :)
Today's been a great day off!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Bad Day Gone Good
I was unknowingly late to work today. :P It was sad. I ran to get my job and it ended up being a speaking job. It was a good thing my coworkers don't know me well enough yet, and the Guests don't know me at all because I could hardly speak trying to hold back the tears. I was so upset. I couldn't believe I was late.
That was the start of my work day and it was bad for the first hour or so while I accepted that I'd been late. I didn't pull it together and get back into the job until much later, I'm sorry to say.
I did have some amazing Guests today though. It is amazing how when you're doing a job like this the tiniest most simple of things can make you so so happy. Today a Guest said my name as he went past me. Rather than just saying "thank you", he said "thank you Kristina". I smiled for almost two minutes. Right when I got to work and I was still holding back tears a Guest came to let me know that he'd lost his hat on the ride and when I told him that unless something happened to the ride we wouldn't be able to get his hat until closing time. I expected it to be World War III because we couldn't stop the ride to go get his hat. Usually that's how it is. Guests get so angry when we can't stop just for them. This man thanked me like I'd done something and told me he'd get the hat tomorrow. I wanted to hug him. It's just a little extra time that the Guest takes to think things through and it makes the lives of the Cast Members who are also trying to do that same thing a million times easier.
I like my co-Cast Members. They're fun. The day did get much much better after I let everything go. It's been a good day and now it's my weekend! Yah!!
That was the start of my work day and it was bad for the first hour or so while I accepted that I'd been late. I didn't pull it together and get back into the job until much later, I'm sorry to say.
I did have some amazing Guests today though. It is amazing how when you're doing a job like this the tiniest most simple of things can make you so so happy. Today a Guest said my name as he went past me. Rather than just saying "thank you", he said "thank you Kristina". I smiled for almost two minutes. Right when I got to work and I was still holding back tears a Guest came to let me know that he'd lost his hat on the ride and when I told him that unless something happened to the ride we wouldn't be able to get his hat until closing time. I expected it to be World War III because we couldn't stop the ride to go get his hat. Usually that's how it is. Guests get so angry when we can't stop just for them. This man thanked me like I'd done something and told me he'd get the hat tomorrow. I wanted to hug him. It's just a little extra time that the Guest takes to think things through and it makes the lives of the Cast Members who are also trying to do that same thing a million times easier.
I like my co-Cast Members. They're fun. The day did get much much better after I let everything go. It's been a good day and now it's my weekend! Yah!!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
ENERGY!
Today I worked for a short time on Unload with a newer girl who also goes to BYU-I. She is adorable. I was so impressed with the way she did her job. First you need a context. :)
Lelsy and I were working on Unload. I was checking for Lost and Found and she was directing traffic. She had so much energy. It was like being onstage with a great actor. Her energy was infectious and pretty soon she had the Guests, her "audience", cheering as they got off the ride. I want to do that! How fantastic! I've been recognized for my in character spiels but I think she deserves the greater reward. If you don't have a Guest's attention what good is a great spiel? So I think I'm going to try that from now on. :)
Tomorrow will be my first very late work day. I work until 3:30 in the morning. It's going to be insane.
Goodnight world! :D
Lelsy and I were working on Unload. I was checking for Lost and Found and she was directing traffic. She had so much energy. It was like being onstage with a great actor. Her energy was infectious and pretty soon she had the Guests, her "audience", cheering as they got off the ride. I want to do that! How fantastic! I've been recognized for my in character spiels but I think she deserves the greater reward. If you don't have a Guest's attention what good is a great spiel? So I think I'm going to try that from now on. :)
Tomorrow will be my first very late work day. I work until 3:30 in the morning. It's going to be insane.
Goodnight world! :D
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sleeping Beauty
Today was a great day off.
I spent the day at the Magic Kingdom starting on my autograph collection.
First I met Mickey and Minnie. I decided they had to be first because they're the classics. Then I went and met the Princesses.
That's when my inspirational day all began.
I went through the first two princesses, Belle and Cinderella. Both were very sweet. Then I started talking to Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) and we started talking about me being a Cast Member and she asked me where I worked and then we joked about the three fairies from her movie and how they turn the Mountain colors. She was cute. So then we posed for our pictures and I went to get my camera from the person taking pictures and Princess Aurora grabbed my hand and told me very seriously and sincerely "You know Princess, I see hundreds of Princes and Princesses every day who are very excited because of what you do. Keep it up." I walked out just a little choked up. I hadn't let on that I was losing the magic for my Space Mountain that badly, had I? No... I'd been excited about it. Because I do love Space Mountain. I was so touched that she would take the time to say something so sweet to me. Maybe she doesn't even know how much I needed to hear that.
I went on to meet Ariel and Prince Eric. It was fun. Then I met up with my fantastic roommates to see Fantastmic. As we were waiting in line I was thinking about the same show in California and remembered the time I'd seen it. It was one of a couple strong bricks that helped me to realize my love for theater and that I never wanted to completely give it up. It was a beautiful show! I loved it.
So tomorrow I will go back to work with my attitude nicely readjusted and we'll see what this new day and attitude brings.
I spent the day at the Magic Kingdom starting on my autograph collection.
First I met Mickey and Minnie. I decided they had to be first because they're the classics. Then I went and met the Princesses.
That's when my inspirational day all began.
I went through the first two princesses, Belle and Cinderella. Both were very sweet. Then I started talking to Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) and we started talking about me being a Cast Member and she asked me where I worked and then we joked about the three fairies from her movie and how they turn the Mountain colors. She was cute. So then we posed for our pictures and I went to get my camera from the person taking pictures and Princess Aurora grabbed my hand and told me very seriously and sincerely "You know Princess, I see hundreds of Princes and Princesses every day who are very excited because of what you do. Keep it up." I walked out just a little choked up. I hadn't let on that I was losing the magic for my Space Mountain that badly, had I? No... I'd been excited about it. Because I do love Space Mountain. I was so touched that she would take the time to say something so sweet to me. Maybe she doesn't even know how much I needed to hear that.
I went on to meet Ariel and Prince Eric. It was fun. Then I met up with my fantastic roommates to see Fantastmic. As we were waiting in line I was thinking about the same show in California and remembered the time I'd seen it. It was one of a couple strong bricks that helped me to realize my love for theater and that I never wanted to completely give it up. It was a beautiful show! I loved it.
So tomorrow I will go back to work with my attitude nicely readjusted and we'll see what this new day and attitude brings.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
It is, after all, a job.
The past few days of work have been "normal" for me. I talked to my mom last night and she said something about how all jobs become normal after a while. Which is true, but kind of sad. I don't want my job to be "normal" because... well... it isn't.
Yesterday was a crazy day for Walt Disney World. There was a fire in a power plant that supplies our power and most of Tomorrowland and a lot of Fantasyland was down for about four and a half hours yesterday while they fixed the problems at the power plant. I started work after we were back up and running.
Every day I've worked for the past four or five days Space Mountain has gone down for a short amount of time at least once. Even after the hullabaloo with the power plant yesterday morning Space Mountain went down for about twenty minutes again in the early evening.
Did you know that if there are enough people in the park to increase wait times on most attractions significantly they extend park hours by an hour? It's true. The past two days the hours have been extended an extra hour. Monday, Valentines Day, was the first day I've seen it happen and then it happened again yesterday evening as well. It will be interesting to see if it continues to extend it's hours.
Today is my day off and I'm going to Animal Kingdom for the first time! Pictures will be on my Facebook tonight. :) Have a good day everyone! Make a magical moment for someone you meet today.
Yesterday was a crazy day for Walt Disney World. There was a fire in a power plant that supplies our power and most of Tomorrowland and a lot of Fantasyland was down for about four and a half hours yesterday while they fixed the problems at the power plant. I started work after we were back up and running.
Every day I've worked for the past four or five days Space Mountain has gone down for a short amount of time at least once. Even after the hullabaloo with the power plant yesterday morning Space Mountain went down for about twenty minutes again in the early evening.
Did you know that if there are enough people in the park to increase wait times on most attractions significantly they extend park hours by an hour? It's true. The past two days the hours have been extended an extra hour. Monday, Valentines Day, was the first day I've seen it happen and then it happened again yesterday evening as well. It will be interesting to see if it continues to extend it's hours.
Today is my day off and I'm going to Animal Kingdom for the first time! Pictures will be on my Facebook tonight. :) Have a good day everyone! Make a magical moment for someone you meet today.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Walt Disney
Today I learned something interesting at church (actually... I learned a lot of interesting somethings at church today it was a great day). This particular interesting something that I learned was that Walt Disney's funeral was in a Stake Center (or an LDS church building) in LA. Walt Disney loved the members of the church although he was not a member himself.
I've been thinking a lot about Walt Disney and a particular quote that is posted everywhere backstage. It says "You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." The Cast Members here at Disney are those "people" for Disney.
We're going to do one of those fun "close your eyes and imagine" things, except without closing our eyes. Imagine that you are twenty-seven and you've been working on a project for years. The first try didn't go so well, but you've recovered and you're ready to start completely on your own. You're a little nervous. So much could go wrong, but so much could go right. Maybe you're starting to doubt yourself a little. That special person in your life, whomever it may be, walks in and gives you a hug and tells you not to give up, that you're doing great and everything will be great. Your confidence returns and a few months later you introduce this new project to those who decide who stays and who goes and they love your idea and turn it into a huge label. That one project pales in comparison to the huge projects you end up undertaking in the years to come. After a while you look back at the success of your first idea and wonder to yourself "what would have happened if I gave up? Where would I be instead?" You realize that there were always supports for you to lean on when you just couldn't see the dream anymore and there is a lump in your throat when you think of those who've reminded you all along the way of what is most important, who have guided you when you didn't know where to go next, who have listened to every detail of every idea you've had and helped you trim off the unnecessary branches. There was always someone who believed in you.
I'm sure Disney had a moment or two or a thousand like that. I don't know who his support was, but I know I wouldn't be where I am with the supports I've had. My amazing mother, my sisters and brothers, my fiance, my friends. Who are those supports in your life? And maybe more importantly.... Who are you that support for and how could you be a stronger support? Amazingly enough, huge dreams can be supported by a small, single, seemingly meaningless kind word.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. DREAM BIG!
I've been thinking a lot about Walt Disney and a particular quote that is posted everywhere backstage. It says "You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." The Cast Members here at Disney are those "people" for Disney.
We're going to do one of those fun "close your eyes and imagine" things, except without closing our eyes. Imagine that you are twenty-seven and you've been working on a project for years. The first try didn't go so well, but you've recovered and you're ready to start completely on your own. You're a little nervous. So much could go wrong, but so much could go right. Maybe you're starting to doubt yourself a little. That special person in your life, whomever it may be, walks in and gives you a hug and tells you not to give up, that you're doing great and everything will be great. Your confidence returns and a few months later you introduce this new project to those who decide who stays and who goes and they love your idea and turn it into a huge label. That one project pales in comparison to the huge projects you end up undertaking in the years to come. After a while you look back at the success of your first idea and wonder to yourself "what would have happened if I gave up? Where would I be instead?" You realize that there were always supports for you to lean on when you just couldn't see the dream anymore and there is a lump in your throat when you think of those who've reminded you all along the way of what is most important, who have guided you when you didn't know where to go next, who have listened to every detail of every idea you've had and helped you trim off the unnecessary branches. There was always someone who believed in you.
I'm sure Disney had a moment or two or a thousand like that. I don't know who his support was, but I know I wouldn't be where I am with the supports I've had. My amazing mother, my sisters and brothers, my fiance, my friends. Who are those supports in your life? And maybe more importantly.... Who are you that support for and how could you be a stronger support? Amazingly enough, huge dreams can be supported by a small, single, seemingly meaningless kind word.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. DREAM BIG!
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