The Work Grind: Second Week

Mrs. Pettey will be in China for the next two weeks for a business conference, so work today was very quiet. Until 2pm, there were only 4 people including me at Justine!

At the beginning of the day, I had the formidable task of sorting, labelling, and boxing all of the photoshoot clothes to ship back to the retailers. Monica, the fashion coordinator, kept asking if I was "going totally crazy." Luckily, I'm very systematic and find pleasure in putting everything in its proper place.

Step 1 was complete: I had made sure that everything was accounted for and grouped them (with the checklist of items) in a pile according to brand...

Step 2: Finding the original boxes for the clothes, packing the garments in, and making sure the list was with the correct items

In the afternoon, I was under Adrianne's direction and got to work. I wrote a blurb about an upcoming campaign called The Hunt, collected fast facts about the June/July cover girl Ella Wahlestedt, and I made a "What Character Are You Most Like From TFIOS" !

I used the layout artist's computer today which has two screens! So cool! 

Writing up bullet points for information on The Hunt

Researching the June/'July cover girl for some quick, need to know facts to show Justine readers! If you didn't know, Ella was born in Sweden, was a level 7 gymnast by age 10, loves hiking and cross fit, and stars in the upcoming film, Earth to Echo! And, she's only 15! I love that Justine includes such positive female role models in their magazine.

The start of my personality quiz! Check on Justine later to see it! I'll include the link in a later post once it's up!

As I reflect on my day today, I'd just like to reiterate how positive and encouraging the atmosphere at Justine is. 

At lunch, we all shared embarrassing stories from our childhood . For instance, in Adrianne's 6th grade year book picture, she looks like she's a member of the Hanson family! And, Terri got her teeth knocked out moving a volleyball net and, consequently, had to spend 3 whole months of 8th grade missing two front teeth.  

I love how comfortable the Justine employees are with me that they share personal stories. You know it's a great workplace when, after laboring industriously over mounds of clothes in the morning, you can laugh a little.

I can't wait to see what this week brings.

xoxo,
Anna