Tag: working

Today was a great and strange day all at the same time. Now let me explain what I mean by that; it was great because I got to work with a friend and strange because I felt guilty about being away from my daughter and husband most of the day.

My friend had asked for a favor and because she is one of my very close friends I didn’t hesitate to say yes without asking what that might be. It wasn’t until after I had said yes that she informed me that I’d be helping her out at the consignment store for the day, 11 to 4. I couldn’t very well back out now and I used to enjoy retail, however a consignment shop is a bit different then a commercial clothing store.

I woke up this morning nervous, anxious, excited and frankly feeling pretty guilty. I’m a stay at home mom and I absolutely love it, one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had to do, so I’m not really looking for a part time job with stead hours every week. I don’t like being away from Valeria for very long since she is still very small. So the guilt of leaving her was kind of killing me and before you think “Oh is your husband not capable to be with her for a day?” He is more than capable and that wasn’t the reason for the guilt, it’s the fact that I felt selfish going to work. It’s really difficult to explain, but I truly love being with my daughter all the time, so leaving her behind is hard.

I tried to keep an open mind though and got ready for the day. I slapped on some jeans, a sweater and spruced it up with jewelry and I have to say I cleaned up good for someone who has been in tank tops and sweats the last 5 months. Thank goodness I was allowed to wear comfortable running shoes because I’m not sure how I would have done it on those hard wooden floors without them! It’s been at least 6 years since I last worked retail and my friend has been trying to get me back for years to come work with her. Our work ethics are very much the same.

My husband was kind enough to drive me out there, which was a 35 minute drive give or take. It was a small country town that was so adorable, I’d definitely consider living there. I hate the city, but I digress and that is a post for another day. Thankfully the store was easy to find and my friend met me at the back door.

I met the owner immediately, which she was suppose to have the day off, but I found out very quickly she is very hands on and I appreciate that in a boss. She doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty, so to speak. I was instructed to take a wander around the store in which I was happy to since I had never been there before. It was a narrow store but man was it full of character and life! It was a twist between funky, quirky and vintage and it felt extremely cozy and welcoming all at the same time. Vintage art everywhere, black and white photos of iconic celebrities, splashes of colour in every corner, ravens scattered all over the place (which I appreciated) and you knew that the owner’s personality was everywhere in that place. The racks and shelves were filled with clothing, designer purses, shoes, and the most unique jewelry and knick knacks. It was overwhelming at first glance, but I grew to love it.

After I took a browse, I wasn’t really instructed to do anything specific. I stood around for a while, warming up to retail again and then the tasks started to flow. I was asked to dust, then to tidy, then to colour code the clothing and size the racks, all in between assisting customers. I was happy to do it though, that was always the part I enjoyed was interacting with customers. I even got a nickname from the owner, she calls me Lil Mama, it’s sweet and made me laugh. I also think she couldn’t remember my name, but that’s okay. I let her know that I can work casually, meaning maybe one weekend a month. I don’t want to take away from Valeria or my husband. Weekends are kind of our special time together. All in all, it wasn’t bad in the end, but I talked about Valeria a lot and really any time I could.

I did however find some cool pins, which I will post a photo below. I got an angry bear, Ew, People, a little game controller and a Sophia pin from the Golden Girls (I love that show!!)

My friend and I closed up shop for the day and she was nice enough to drive me home. To say I was thrilled to get home is an understatement. I was so excited, however my husband was putting our daughter down for a nap so I had to wait to hug and kiss her. But when she woke up, man did I smother her with affection!

The rest of the night was good, I got my anniversary gift early. It is a laptop which I wanted for strictly blogging and photography. Do you know how hard it is to type a blog post on your phone when you are away for the weekend?! It’s rough man….ROUGH! I absolutely love it and am happily typing up my first blog post on it right now, eeeee so excited!!

Okay okay, I’ll shut up now, but the day was great and so glad to be relaxing at home with my husband and my snoozing daughter.

Hope your day was incredible wherever you are in the world.

Ciao!!