Day 7-California Crisis

Hello everyone, this is day 7. I though about not writing one today because of how my post was yesterday but I need to stick to goal.
I do however want to say that I am sorry about yesterdays post.  Fresh & Easy is a great company, in fact it can be even more than a great company if they change a few of their operations.  It is also a great company to work for.  For the most part it pays well, it has great benefits, PTO, and 401K.
It is still a baby company and they still need to work out the bugs within the system because we all know that no system is great.
On the lighter side of things,  I spoke with my dad yesterday after work and discussed how the rest of this month and next will be.
I am happy to hear that my father is proud of me for what I've accomplished and where I am heading.  It is a really good feeling inside.  There were a few things that I wanted to discuss like what are we going to do with my car, cell phone, etc (the little things)  Come to find out that I am going to keep my cell phone, and my dad was going to sell the car to a guy that works at my dads store.  The guy is looking for transportation to get to and from work.
I am really going to miss my parents and West Covina.  This was my home town and this is where my childhood was, but we all grow up sometime or another and this time it is for a long distance.


Did anyone hear on the news last night about the budget crisis for California?????  Get ready people of California, there is going to be more layoffs and cutbacks!!!!!
Read this article about Governor Brown speaking about this issues 
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-state-budget-20120515,0,1532582.story




Very interesting to me.....Lets just say its a good time to get out.
I hope that whoever reads my Day 7 Blog Please understand that California is going to sink pretty fast and think about your future.  I don't think California is going to last much longer.

Anyways, DAY 7 in the books...
PLEASE let me know what you think about this issue in California because it may effect you.....

Day 6

Just to keep myself updated, this is day 6 of my month long trial run for my blog.  So far it has been REALLY hard coming up with ideas to talk about.  Skipping days 3-5 and moving straight on lol.  

Lately I have been feeling really drawn back from working any harder for Fresh & Easy.  I am definitely not saying that I am going to sit like a log and not do anything but, I feel that anything extra that needs to be done I am going to question.....WHY?. 

 I feel that Fresh & Easy focuses on a lot of different aspects in the store but they don't seem to understand what ACTUALLY GOES ON IN THE STORE.  I think the company really took a down fall for me when they did not provide the canvas bags for Earth Day.  They gave out SO many coupons for a free bag with a $20 purchase, but FAIL MISERABLY on providing the bags for the customers!!!!!  FRESH AND EASY.....do you realize how many customers we lost because of this????!!!!  We had customers literally leave their baskets and carts at the register because there WAS NO BAG   

UMM FAIL

There have been many more incidences that have occurred in my years with this company but I don't want to disclose anything information that may get me in trouble. Overall, I just feel really burnt out, over worked and underpaid for what I do.

As I said before I am really glad that Alicia and I are making this decision to move back to Illinois.  

This post is how I feel right now and I hope that whoever reads this and works for Fresh And Easy please let me know how you feel.  I would really love to hear some thoughts and feelings about where you think this company is heading.

Day 2

Hello Y'all

This is day 2 of my month trial run.  I am really thankful for the people that are in my life.  This move to Illinois is really big and I cannot wait to get out there and make a career.  I don't have much to say hopefully tomorrow and be a little better.

Morning Coach!!!

Okay, so I've been listening to Morning Coach on Itunes since December and I'm not a member yet, but I can definitely tell you that listening to this podcast every Monday morning helps me get motivated throughout the day.  If you have Itunes I recommend downloading his daily podcasts.  Just listening to him for 10 to 15 min. helps me little by little and makes me realize that I'm not the only one out there.  Hearing his story and other peoples problems that may come up in their lives, he helps me realize where I'm at and makes me take a step back.  By stepping back and looking into my situations, it makes me slow down and think.
Life is about having fun and living each day to the fullest.  I just listened to a podcast episode about adventure.  On my days off, I usually sit at home and play Xbox.  What I need to do and get OUT of the apartment and go for a hike or a bike ride;  create an adventure.  The reason why I do stay at home is because if I do go out, I tend to spend my money on stupid stuff that I don't really need.  By listening to this podcast and following the Morning Coach, I tend to forget the stupid stuff that I don't need and focus on my enjoyment.
That is why I am glad that my wife and I have made the decision to move to Illinois.  California is a busy, messed up, and unethical State.  I'm not saying that Illinois is better but changing the scenery and the environment can definitely make us a little more stress free about getting through each day and live our lives.
 I at first did not enjoy my time in Missouri when I went to college, but when I got out and about, I had a lot of fun.  I got into fishing and am really excited to get back into it.  I enjoy watching the weather and storms in the Midwest and is definitely one of my new hobbies.  I am going to miss my family and friends here in California, but it makes a better feeling to come back and visit than it is to plan something for a weekend when we did live here.

I am going to start writing my feelings and my thoughts on this blog.  This day will be my 1st day and I'm going to try and do a month.  After the month I will see where I am at and go from there.  I would like people to comment on how they are feeling about where they are at in their lives and create topics to talk about so that each day, we can try and get those feelings out and live each day to our fullest.

How to log into your Fresh and Easy Friends Card Account

Hello all viewers!!!!
I am going to show you how simple it is to log into your account with your Friends Cards.
-You first want to go to https://friends.freshandeasy.com/microsite/home.aspx
(just click or right click on the link above to open on a new tab)

-Click on Friends Card in the middle of the screen.

-A new window will pop up and you'll need to click on "create your account now"

-If you haven't created an account, this is where you would want to log in your information with your email address.  Fresh And Easy will be sending you emails to your yahoo or any email account that you may have about your rewards points and what extra points you can receive by purchasing certain items.

-If you already have an account just click on SIGN IN.

My suggestion is to save this HTTP site to your desktop for fast access.  Here is the link if you don't want to waste time doing https://friends.freshandeasy.com/microsite/home.aspx

-Once you've signed in, your personal Fresh And Easy account loads up and it will show you on the left side how many points you have saved up so far.

-To convert those points to cash you will need to click on MY POINTS AND CASH REWARDS

-Below your points available you will be able to convert your points to Cash Rewards by clicking on the


-Once you click on that, you notice a certain amount of money from your points collection is converted into cash.  You will then be able to purchase items at your local Fresh and Easy Market.  Make sure you select Rewards on the screen at the checkout stand and slide the card like you would a debit or credit.

Hopefully this works for you and hopefully you can understand the website a little better to able to see and convert your points.

Let me know if you have other questions or concerns and please feel free to add me.

Thanks