The 5oz Foodie

What a great day... Had an adventure with my team at work... We got to see the behind the scenes working of how they prepare the food for all of the animals on Property... It was cool... We were then whisked off to Downtown Disney to a tour of the newly opened Splitsville... Following the tour of the state of the art Bowling facility we stayed for lunch and laughs... It was such a good day, even though a few members of our Team were MIA... It was a nice to time to relax, let go and have a little fun, while learning a little bit more about the world around us... It just showed me that when I have my own Team in the future, that I need to make small ways to show them they are appreciated and allow them the same experiences as we were given today... Love, peace and enjoy the now... Musicsongbird

With all of the insanity of the TA and then no TA, this is the first time I have realized that I will survive if a new role takes me away from Epcot... Five years ago when I started, I never could have imagined considering going to work at the Magic Kingdom, but now the only thing that matters to me, is not where I will go but when I will go...  Taking my replacement around and introducing him to his new area today, made me realize how more I don't want to leave this role... How I want to be a part of the training journey by helping develop new trainers and being the encourager of the existing ones... Whether its in Merchandise or another line of business... Before I got off the bus at the Magic Kingdom tunnel yesterday, my tummy was flipping and I was anxious, because the fear of change was screaming loud in my head... However, as I walked down through the tunnel towards the training office where my meet and greet was, I realized that this was the first steps down...

I did it!!!! I completed my first 5K! It was so fun. I couldn't have done it without my sponsor (you know who you are) and my walking partner, Vicki, we were able to complete the course in 49 minutes, our time from the starting line, 1:01 hours from the actual start of the race. I have to say the first mile was the hardest, but once we saw that first mile marker we were cruising. When people say Run Disney does it best, they weren't kidding. Along the route there were characters like, Baloo and Santa Goofy, Parade performers and petting zoo animals... It was fun to see Animal Kingdom from a different perspective... I am already thinking about the next one, but I did learn some important things for the next time... I need to drink lots of water leading up to the race, even when it's cold you can still still get dehydrated, so water will travel with me... Walking is fun and I need to do it more, even if the weather is less than ideal... I wish I could say I was great ...