Extra Post January: VALENTINE PREP

ITS ALMOST VALENTINES DAY and oh how much I love prepping for the big week.
Valentine's Day or should I say week is the busiest for our stores.

What have we been doing?!

• Hiring Flower Designers
• Hiring Fruit Arrangement Designers
• Hiring Drivers
• Interviewing New Employees
• Training New Employees
• Pre-Ordering Fruits and Flowers
• Ordering a Refrigerated Truck
• Preparing Arrangement Books

Wish us luck as we prepare to bring smiles to lucky Valentines!

Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I am proud of finishing with having said everything I had to explain about my senior project. I am proud that my activity was fun and engaged the audience as well as reflecting my 1st thesis sentence answer.

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
    AE       P          AP       CR       NC

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

           I feel like I deserve this grade because I made all the P Requisites. I had a nice and visible EQ poster with a flower arrangement and chocolate covered strawberries. I had an engaging activity which was related to my project and mentorship and gave insights to the audience on what I do at my mentorship on a daily basis. I know my speech was fast paced but I asked for reflections and the audience said they could still understand what I was saying.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

My activity and prezi where on theme of time and it was presented in an organized manner so the audience could follow along.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

Talk slowly and take a few breaks.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

Improve relationship between owner-manager and employees.

EQ / First Answer

EQ: How can a fruit and flower shop owner-manager best organize and grow her family business?

A1: Organize in-store operations effeciency to meet 1800flower expectations by providing quality products, accurate order processing, timely deliveries, timely notifications of deliveries and proper communication.

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

Content:
1. Sweet Fruit Arrangements
2. Ibrahim Baggia (562) 746 1874
3. 88 hours
4. I had a constant routine at the stores. Every morning, I would help one of my mentors with setting up delivery routes and assigning deliveries. Then I would either work at Fruit shop or Flower shop. I would work small jobs either wrapping arrangements or designing arrangements, or simply washing fruits or flowers.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

Content:

1. I was at my mentorship for most of my break, working with my mentors because Christmas and the Holidays are our biggest times of the year.

2. The most important thing I learned was how to assign deliveries and organize routes when our store was packed with orders coming in. I learned this while working at the shop with my mentors.

3. For a 10 Question Interview I would talk to another owner-manager in the fruit and flower business affiliated with 1800Flowers.