Happy Friday! I am SO ready for the weekend :)
I mentioned on Sunday that I have a celebratory dinner this evening. Did I leave anyone in suspense? Have you guessed what I’m celebrating?
I actually had a friend text me to see if I was pregnant. Trust me, that’s definitely NOT it! (No offense to all of you wonderful mamas and papas out there… I’m just not ready for a little baby yet!) PLUS, you can’t have a celebratory dinner without a little champagne and apparently champagne is not good for babies ;)
Drumroll, please…………….
I received a promotion at work! YAY!! I will be moving to Target’s Digital Vendor Marketing team starting this upcoming Monday. It will feel strange moving to Target’s marketing team after spending 3 years in core merchandising roles but I’m super pumped and excited to see what the future brings!
I would have liked to announce my promotion much earlier for all of my Olives ‘n’ Wine readers since I was given the offer on December 21st. It was SO hard to keep this secret for so long! Unfortunately, my coworkers didn’t find out until yesterday morning. When my manager made my announcement, a few of my teammates asked (in a distressed tone…) if my promotion meant no more treats for the SWAT Team. There were no concerns about who was taking over my current project or the results I had driven. Their only worry was if they were still going to be able to enjoy my baked goods!
I guess if I were going to be losing treats like this…
and this…
AND this…
… I’d be a little worried too ;)
Now onto my blog update…
I have been blogging on Olives ‘n’ Wine for almost 2 months now – It’s gone by super quickly and I’ve loved every minute of it! With that being said, I have decided that it would be best for me to create a blogging schedule so that all of my fabulous readers know when and what I am going to post.
- Sunday: Weekend Update + Weekly Health Goals
- Monday: Recipe Post
- Wednesday: Fitness Post
- Friday: Wine Review
The days I post specific topics might not always be the same and I will more than likely add in random life posts every now and then like a fun Stitch Fix fashion show and maybe even a 2nd or 3rd recipe in a week if I have lots of goodies to share! For now, you can definitely count on seeing new blog posts at least 4 times per week.
I’m completely open to feedback so please let me know if there is something specific you would like to see on Olives ‘n’ Wine!
Now, time for a relaxing weekend! I’m looking forward to my dinner tonight, getting things done around the condo, grocery shopping at Whole Foods (first time in a month!!), returning my NYE dress :( and enjoying some time with Kyle and Mitchell!
What are your plans for the weekend?
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Congratulations, Becky! Your hard work and dedication is rewarded! Enjoy your celebration.
Thanks Barb!
Congrats, I cant wait to see how your blog ends up doing, seeing that both started at the same time :) I love it!
Thanks!
Congrats on the promotion!
Thanks :)
Congrats! What a great way to start the new year too!
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Mitchell liking Friday pic is great:)
I was getting ready to give him some peanut butter in his Kong – He was SO excited :)
same as my cat, Kevin………………always super delighted to get fed!
Congratulations! That is so, so exciting. And I totally don’t blame your coworkers for their fear of losing your baked goods. I’m drooling just from looking at those pictures.
It’ll probably help with their New Year’s resolutions though!
Oh my goodness! Congratulations! You must be thrilled. THat is a great way to start off the new year.
Thanks dear!
Congratulations, Becky! And I feel a little relieved to see I’m not the only one struggling with when and what to blog. I haven’t come up with a schedule yet, but I’m aiming for 3 times a week. :)
Thanks! And yes, I was getting so caught up in posting every day that I realized I was publishing quantity over quality – not good! Hopefully this will allow me the time to focus on improving my blog.
congrats on your promotion! what a wonderful thing to celebrate :) new to your blog – love your olives ‘n wine banner/logo – so cute! xo
Thanks! Julie, from Deluxe Designs, designed my blog – She is awesome! Her link is at the bottom of my page :)
Congrats!
I have the usual weekend errands on tap, workouts, and a couple of new recipes to try.
Oooh I love new recipes on weekends! Have fun :)
Awww congrats on your promotion, Becky!! That is very exciting news to start the new year :)
Congrats on your promotion! That’s super exciting. A blog schedule definitely makes sense, I have a couple of days scheduled in the week, and then other days I just sit down and start typing.
Congrats on the promotion!
Man, those SWAT treats look sooo good. Congrats on the promotion! It’s always super exciting to know that you’re making progress and doing a good job at work :)
Also, I do blog posts on a MWF schedule and it’s super doable! Plus it makes it easy for me to cook on the weekends and edit photos and posts that I can later finish and post during the week!
Congrats Becky! That’s a great idea to have a blogging schedule. I feel like I just blog whenever I have free time and think it will stay that way while I am in school but as soon as I graduate I am going to make a cool schedule like yours!
I would also love to see a post about your running – if you do it a lot, how many races you have done if any, any training tips you have, PRs, etc :)
Great idea! Thanks!