What in the world happened to concept of 'customer service' in Miami? NEWS FLASH: It has never existed here! I knew that the minute I stepped off that plane over two years ago.
So check this out, I am in the process of moving out of my place into a new spot in Coconut Grove. Mind you, I don't even have the keys, yet alone an approved application...as I patiently wait to see if I will have a home to live in within the next week. So, now that I am waiting patiently for the new place, I have no other choice but to pack ALL of my stuff, hire movers and place it into storage...while I crash at my friend's place for the next several days.
The day starts off: movers are over 1 hour late. Go figure, why I am I surprised... it's Miami. Second, the movers tell me that I have them for 4 hours and that 1 of those hours are allocated to travel time...therefore I have 3 hours of them doing labor. Fine, no problem. Then, I am being told, "oh you can't have storage with us because that's only offered for long distance storage. You'll need to find storage, you can call Public Storage and see what they have available". Wonderful. So, it's 11:30am and I am stressing coz this damn morning hasn't been the smoothest. Okay there's more. So, now that I finally find a storage unit, he starts talking about an additional elevator fee plus, they would be going over 1 hour in labor. So there goes another $155. Seriously? Okay now I am pissed.
I let them do their thang and now it's 1pm...off to Public Storage we go. I place a call to the sales rep that originally set up everything for me and explain to him what I just went through. And for those who know me well, I was actually calm..and as my friend Yumyum says "tracy raises hell". No, I did not raise hell, at all.
The typical response "oh let me get my supervisor and I am sure we can resolve this". Long story short, after a 20 minute conversation with this supervisor. He finally got it. I told him, it's not about the money, it's about the inconvenience and my two hours you wasted. "Okay Tracy we'll see what we can do and I will get back to you". Have I heard back from him? Nope. Not surprised again.
After all this nonsense, the movers are finally finished and we are walking out of the elevator. The one mover says " you know you can break off the movers a tip for the work we did". I was baffled that he had the audacity to ask me for a tip (which I had planned on giving any way). You know, it really pisses me off when sh*t like this happens. Is it really normal these days to ask for a tip for a service you were supposed to do? I'm all about giving a little extra where it's deserved, but please...don't ask me for money.
So, my friends...Miami is cool and all but so much drama attached to it as well. I really hope my weekend gets better...I know there are worse things in life, so I am gonna keep it moving.
This weekend is Ultra here in Miami. IT's going to be crazy hell and I hate that I will be a part of it. Not complaining coz I am blessed to have a job that puts money in my bank account, food in my mouth, and a roof over my head. Well, not sure about the roof thing since I am technically homeless after Monday. LOL.
Anyway, have a blessed weekend everyone. See you next week. Besos.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Change is always good...
So cliche, right? I am officially inspired to write in the good ol' blog as I was left with some food for thought. My 'boo' just stopped by for a quick second after a long day at work...and we started talking about some of the new ventures that's been creepin' in my head the past few weeks. First off, my head is always running a million miles an hour. This week has been super overwhelming...took off 3 days to focus on moving to a new spot. But, let's say that hasn't been smooth as butter. The transition has been rather rocky considering that I completely changed my plans within the past 72 hours. One minute, I was moving in with a room mate, the next minute, I find myself talking to a realtor about getting a pad in less than 2 weeks. Stressful...yes. But, at the end of the day, I will leave it all in God's hands. Can I get an Amen?
Anyway, back to my mind being on a treadmill. A few weeks back I met a celebrity chef during all-star weekend... and he was so geeked to collaborate with me on a few projects. Im thinking "wow"... have I made that big of an impression? I am a bit surprised...yet, humbled and flattered. He was really trying to get me on board to work with him and help expand his company and clientele. So, I finally decided to start focusing on my goals, both short term and long term. I have always wanted to work on starting my own marketing company. Yeah I know, everyone and their mama is jumping the bandwagon. Every 3 months, I have an emotional conversation with one of my best friends (Miss A in NYC) about how all these mo'fos are making it big without really knowing much and how most are lucky. News Flash: they've made it big and I haven't...yet. So, we go through this 2 hour conversations trying to encourage and inspire each other to utilize our talents to be the best that we can be. It usually works for the first 48 hours, then I go back to being the workaholic Tracy that I normally am. At age 30, I really need to stop complaining at why I am not successful and just f*cking do it. DO IT! DO IT! I swear, everyone just needs to remind themselves...JUST DO IT! Okay, so back to my short evening with my 'boo'... he asked me "so sell TRACY GARCIA. What can you do for me?" Yeah, he put me on the spot. And reality check...that's what life is all about. You gotta always be ready on cue. There's never time to think, you just gotta do. Life is all about improvisation. Yes, my friends, I learned all of that in the matter of 45 seconds. Now, I am going to work harder, stay focused and let no one bring me down. You haters will inspire me to strive higher and higher. Thank you...I will dedicate my first award to all you haters.
With that said, I decided to make more changes this year...that I ever had in my time here in Miami. New home, new friends, new love... actually, I may need to focus on being fully single and not partially single. That always never works. I received a text today from a gf of mine in NY. She texted me that she had recently broken up with her bf. At first, I thought "man, i hope she's holding up okay". Then I continued to ponder.."this is good for her. change is good for her". My girl B is always gonna be in my thoughts, but she a strong woman...she got this. Maybe I need to stop this partial nonsense and focus on being ME again...
Anyway, back to my mind being on a treadmill. A few weeks back I met a celebrity chef during all-star weekend... and he was so geeked to collaborate with me on a few projects. Im thinking "wow"... have I made that big of an impression? I am a bit surprised...yet, humbled and flattered. He was really trying to get me on board to work with him and help expand his company and clientele. So, I finally decided to start focusing on my goals, both short term and long term. I have always wanted to work on starting my own marketing company. Yeah I know, everyone and their mama is jumping the bandwagon. Every 3 months, I have an emotional conversation with one of my best friends (Miss A in NYC) about how all these mo'fos are making it big without really knowing much and how most are lucky. News Flash: they've made it big and I haven't...yet. So, we go through this 2 hour conversations trying to encourage and inspire each other to utilize our talents to be the best that we can be. It usually works for the first 48 hours, then I go back to being the workaholic Tracy that I normally am. At age 30, I really need to stop complaining at why I am not successful and just f*cking do it. DO IT! DO IT! I swear, everyone just needs to remind themselves...JUST DO IT! Okay, so back to my short evening with my 'boo'... he asked me "so sell TRACY GARCIA. What can you do for me?" Yeah, he put me on the spot. And reality check...that's what life is all about. You gotta always be ready on cue. There's never time to think, you just gotta do. Life is all about improvisation. Yes, my friends, I learned all of that in the matter of 45 seconds. Now, I am going to work harder, stay focused and let no one bring me down. You haters will inspire me to strive higher and higher. Thank you...I will dedicate my first award to all you haters.
With that said, I decided to make more changes this year...that I ever had in my time here in Miami. New home, new friends, new love... actually, I may need to focus on being fully single and not partially single. That always never works. I received a text today from a gf of mine in NY. She texted me that she had recently broken up with her bf. At first, I thought "man, i hope she's holding up okay". Then I continued to ponder.."this is good for her. change is good for her". My girl B is always gonna be in my thoughts, but she a strong woman...she got this. Maybe I need to stop this partial nonsense and focus on being ME again...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Family Fest 2012 with the Miami Heat
Yesterday was family fest with the Miami Heat. It was technically a "work" day since a few of us volunteered to help oversee the different restaurants and vendors. It certainly did not feel like a work day at all. Every year, the Miami Heat put together family fest as a charity event...so all kinds of restaurants come out and provide food, while the Heat auction off memorabilia and lotsa entertainment by the Heat Fam, including the players! Fun day, ate more food than I should have, but who doesn't like free food? All the families and kids definitely enjoyed the festivities. Can't wait to attend next year's 16th annual Family Fest. Enjoy :) 
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Post-All Star Weekend
Folks, it's been a minute... you know me, busy bee every darn day. Last time we connected, I was on my way to Orlando for All-Star Weekend in Orlando. I will admit, I am getting old for this silliness... but hey, this silliness turned out to be a great weekend after all.
My girl B (from college) flew out from NYC for the weekend and we re-lived our youth. Oh, it's great to feel young despite the years are creeping up on my age. Friday through Monday, nothing but pure fun with limited to almost NO drama. That's my kinda weekend. We were fortunate enough to attend many shindigs each night without the hassle of All-Star weekend nonsense. Yes, fortunate to be someone relevant eh? LOL. That's the exact nonsense I am referring to. Our last night in Orlando, we went to one of the many celeb-hosted parties...and I was baffled at how so many people really make an event of this occasion. While waiting at the front of the line (yes, I had to make that clear that it was the FRONT of the line, lol), some of the women behind us were talking bout how they needed to be in the line where they had pre-paid $100 tickets. Okay, really? Wow, I am sure these are ordinary middle-class working women...but you really going to dish out $100 just to walk in the club so you can enjoy the presence of a few celebrities and a hundreds of social climbing individuals? Ahhh, welcome to the world of superficial nonsense. Hey, I can't tell you how to spend your money, but I sure would rather pay that $100 to Miss Sallie Mae. Not to mention the additional $60 you spent on your hair and $100 you dished on that Forever 21 outfit.
I tell myself repeatedly, why do I bother going out? Well, for this weekend's sake, it was all about enjoying the festivities with my former roll dawg. We brought sexy back folks. Hey old folks can have fun too. Thanks for a fun weekend, B!
Okay check you guys later...if you follow my twitter or Facebook, you'll know that March is madness for me. Thanks for checking in. Bless.
My girl B (from college) flew out from NYC for the weekend and we re-lived our youth. Oh, it's great to feel young despite the years are creeping up on my age. Friday through Monday, nothing but pure fun with limited to almost NO drama. That's my kinda weekend. We were fortunate enough to attend many shindigs each night without the hassle of All-Star weekend nonsense. Yes, fortunate to be someone relevant eh? LOL. That's the exact nonsense I am referring to. Our last night in Orlando, we went to one of the many celeb-hosted parties...and I was baffled at how so many people really make an event of this occasion. While waiting at the front of the line (yes, I had to make that clear that it was the FRONT of the line, lol), some of the women behind us were talking bout how they needed to be in the line where they had pre-paid $100 tickets. Okay, really? Wow, I am sure these are ordinary middle-class working women...but you really going to dish out $100 just to walk in the club so you can enjoy the presence of a few celebrities and a hundreds of social climbing individuals? Ahhh, welcome to the world of superficial nonsense. Hey, I can't tell you how to spend your money, but I sure would rather pay that $100 to Miss Sallie Mae. Not to mention the additional $60 you spent on your hair and $100 you dished on that Forever 21 outfit.
I tell myself repeatedly, why do I bother going out? Well, for this weekend's sake, it was all about enjoying the festivities with my former roll dawg. We brought sexy back folks. Hey old folks can have fun too. Thanks for a fun weekend, B!
Okay check you guys later...if you follow my twitter or Facebook, you'll know that March is madness for me. Thanks for checking in. Bless.
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