We opened our first store in Istanbul on Wednesday as a soft opening, then had the grand opening with VIP and Press on Thursday morning. Prior to all the fun and games, I worked 14 hrs on Sunday, 16 hrs on Monday and a short 12hr day on Tuesday then had to turn around Wednesday morning in a suit and smile and a wonderfully gratious attitude like "it was nothing...!" ;-)
After as many openings as I've done I know all the tricks- lots of water, tylenol pm, visine, bring my own hair clippers cause god knows I have no time to get a haircut before the opening and all the pictures, and most importantly a crisp white shirt and black suit to make the dark circles and bags under my eyes look like they are part of my outfit!
The opening isn't really happening until we take the photo of the staff infront of the store- then I know- we are done. No more lighting, no more boxes, just bask in the fact that we did it. It is the best feeling. Another successful opening.
Then yesterday I spent time organizing the photos, pulling together presentations of the two days opening events, and email them off to the US. Then comes the second best part; As everyone looks at the presentations they email me congratulations, and the VP's send me thanks, and it gives the US team the insights of what the finished product looks like and we all feel good together.
Such a relief, such a high. I love this job :-)
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