Life as we know it

So a lot has happened in my life this year and its all exciting things.

Last October I started working at the Cocoa Lodge here in Rexburg. Its a delicious little Lodge filled with Chocolate and flavors. In the fall and winter they do flavored hot chocolate and in the spring and summer they make Frozen Hot Chocolate. Basically its cocoa powder in a frozen a drink, seriously the best thing I have had in a long time and very addicting.

 Well as this business started I was their to help Katie with all the social media. It was amazing to me all the things I found myself learning. The social media world is a crazy one and businesses really have to be on the ball in order to get people to "follow" and "like" them. However it is a great resource for advertising as well.

As fall semester was ending I was really dreading school and not really happy with my degree I had chosen. I looked at my graduation plan and noticed that I wouldn't graduate till 2 semesters after Robbie. This is a problem because Robbie and I want to move as soon as he graduates and gets a job. This got me thinking I am paying thousands of dollars to go to school to get a degree I don't even plan on using, just so I can have a piece of paper that says I graduated in something. So Robbie just said well just graduate with your associates, you must have that by now.. At first I thought excuse you, you are supposed to tell me to keep going. He then explained "Shanel I love you no matter what you do as long as you are happy!" Wow talk about husband of the year award.

So I prayed about it and it felt right for me. That's the thing, I loved school but could never find that path that was leading to something I was excited about and willing to work hard enough in those classes everyone hates. However I have found new ways to educate myself in the things I love, such as social media.

So as time went on Robbie told me about this job on Craig List for a real estate company here in town. I thought I have only had one job in an office and it was only for a couple months till I came back to school. There is no way I am qualified for this job. However Robbie said it is worth a try, so I put in my resume and I didn't hear anything for 3 weeks. I just figured oh I must not even qualify for the job. Then I got a phone call for an interview. I seriously looked up everything I could to prepare myself for this interview. When I got there it seemed good, we went through my resume and I started talking about my experience, when they started asking more about the social media aspect of my job with the Cocoa Lodge. I was like really all you guys interviewed me for was my experience with social media! Wow! haha

So after all the questions and going through what they would want from me in that aspect. They challenged me to come back with a plan if I got a second interview. I said ok I will prepare for that.
I was pretty shocked after that interview, I really was surprised. However being the girl I am, I started preparing a plan. I didn't even know if I had a second interview but I was excited. However by the end of that day they called me back to schedule a 2nd interview.

So for the next two days I did research and came up with a plan. I walked into the interview and talked with the owner of the company and his brother. They asked me a bunch more questions and then we went over my plan. We talked for over an hour, I finally had to say I needed to go to get to my job... Well I left confident and anxious, I was scared to get the job because of the people I worked with were so great to me. However, I think I would have been more sad if I didn't get the job. However within two hours of my 2nd interview they called to let me know that I got the job.

Seriously I didn't know whether to cry or scream!

Well I went through all the training and now I have been on my own for a couple weeks now. I re- organized the office and got everything clean and refreshed. Now I am starting on all the social media things with CountryWide Properties, Inc. . When I started the interview process with this company I felt like I had something ahead of me, that this was my path in life, or the beginning of something big.

I not only have the real estate company, all the agents have other businesses that they run, they also need my help on the social media as well. So I am always busy and have plenty to do which is really nice.

We shall see where this takes me in life, its amazing how far a little job at a chocolate shop can start you on a bigger path to greater things!