One of my friends sent me a text message this morning requesting that I reply with 3 sustainable things I did today. I doubt I'll text her back, so I'll give them to you: 1) I always use a re-fillable tumbler for my coffee in the morning, 2) I actually washed my butter container so I can re-use it again for left overs (thanks mom for that tip), 3) I re-used my water bottle from yesterday all day today. I wish I could say I rode my bike to school and work, but at this point in time that is infeasible for me, so this is all I've got!
I don't think this was scheduled b/c of Earth Day, but tomorrow for our Strategic Management class, we will have 3 guest speakers from Walmart who helped kick off their sustainability plan. Our class has read a case on this subject as well as another article recommended by our guests. This is such a cool opportunity for our class. Whether you like Walmart or not, fact is in recent years they have really catapulted the sustainability movement and are by far a leader in the industry. This guest series is bitter sweet for me because I will not be able to be there tomorrow. I'm sad to miss it, but excited because the reason I am missing it is for my new job. We have a spring 09 line review with the buyers of Sam's Clubs in the morning and are hoping to get some new products in the clubs!
Last time I was on here I mentioned the upcoming Indian dinner. Well, it came, it passed, I conquered, and it was fantastic! A huge "THANK YOU" goes out to all my awesome classmates who cooked for us and who hosted us! Another "thank you" to them b/c they toned down the spice so I didn't break out in a sweat!
Tomorrow I have my final in Global Logistics so I'm going to get off here and start studying!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
April showers
Today is Easter, and it's a rainy one! Yesterday was beautiful though, and I am excited to say that I got my first little sunburn of the season! This is great news because in the middle of May a few of us are going to the beach for Justin & Allison's wedding and I need a little bit of a tan so I don't blind people.
It's so hard to believe that we only have about 3 weeks of school until graduation! It will come so fast, and that worries me a little because there is still so much to get done. One of my projects which is due is a import/export plan for logistics. Michael and I are planning to import dickies (the fake turtlenecks) from Vietnam to the US. Fortunately our route should avoid pirates! However, just for fun, I think pirates will still be included in our presentation :)
This next weekend our classmates from India are cooking us a dinner! They did this last year and it was so good! I even actually think I handled the spice pretty well.
Well, I'm off to be productive for the rest of the day!
It's so hard to believe that we only have about 3 weeks of school until graduation! It will come so fast, and that worries me a little because there is still so much to get done. One of my projects which is due is a import/export plan for logistics. Michael and I are planning to import dickies (the fake turtlenecks) from Vietnam to the US. Fortunately our route should avoid pirates! However, just for fun, I think pirates will still be included in our presentation :)
This next weekend our classmates from India are cooking us a dinner! They did this last year and it was so good! I even actually think I handled the spice pretty well.
Well, I'm off to be productive for the rest of the day!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Yay for spring!
It seems like so much has happened since my last blog.
A week ago last Friday some classmates and I attended a luncheon for the Walton Business School Advisory Board. Not only was the lunch a great networking opportunity, but it gave us a chance to give feedback on the program to past graduates of the school who continue to offer their support. I was really impressed at the number of alumni and how proud they were to be graduates of the U of A business school.
The next day was the MS Walk. It was cold and rainy/snowy/sleety/whatever other weird weather Arkansas wanted to throw our way. However, we were Team MBA and nothing was going to stop us! (at least from starting the walk :) To those who showed up and walked... way to go! To those who slept in... I don't blame you! Whether you walked or not, our team raised almost $5,000!
Last week school was a little obnoxious, really not school, just a couple assignments. We did have a guest speaker from Kraft in our Global Logistics class who was fantastic. It was also Anna's birthday and we got to go eat at one of my favorite Fayetteville fares, Hugo's!
Yesterday I worked a water station for the Hogeye marathon. This is a great event for the town of Fayetteville. 100% of the money raised goes to non-profit organizations. Every year a dedicated staff volunteers their time to putting on the race. From what I saw, this year's race went great with few if any mishaps. From what I was told, this year also posted record attendance!
Today T.Boone Pickens spoke at the University. I really enjoyed his talk and now plan on looking more into his plan on energy independence. Also, tonight Pres. George H.W. Bush is speaking on campus, but I was unable to make it.
I really need to blog more often because this one is too long! I'll be back tomorrow with some more information on what else is going on!
A week ago last Friday some classmates and I attended a luncheon for the Walton Business School Advisory Board. Not only was the lunch a great networking opportunity, but it gave us a chance to give feedback on the program to past graduates of the school who continue to offer their support. I was really impressed at the number of alumni and how proud they were to be graduates of the U of A business school.
The next day was the MS Walk. It was cold and rainy/snowy/sleety/whatever other weird weather Arkansas wanted to throw our way. However, we were Team MBA and nothing was going to stop us! (at least from starting the walk :) To those who showed up and walked... way to go! To those who slept in... I don't blame you! Whether you walked or not, our team raised almost $5,000!
Last week school was a little obnoxious, really not school, just a couple assignments. We did have a guest speaker from Kraft in our Global Logistics class who was fantastic. It was also Anna's birthday and we got to go eat at one of my favorite Fayetteville fares, Hugo's!
Yesterday I worked a water station for the Hogeye marathon. This is a great event for the town of Fayetteville. 100% of the money raised goes to non-profit organizations. Every year a dedicated staff volunteers their time to putting on the race. From what I saw, this year's race went great with few if any mishaps. From what I was told, this year also posted record attendance!
Today T.Boone Pickens spoke at the University. I really enjoyed his talk and now plan on looking more into his plan on energy independence. Also, tonight Pres. George H.W. Bush is speaking on campus, but I was unable to make it.
I really need to blog more often because this one is too long! I'll be back tomorrow with some more information on what else is going on!
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