my life as a ballet retail store clerk

it's pretty boring.

ha.

Okay, I'll admit that it's kind of fun to get to be one of those cute shopgirls who smiles at people, waves at the UPS guy, greets the neighboring businesses, and leaves silly notes on things my boss writes to make fun of her. Really, it's a cush job. I don't have to do that much most of the time. Sometimes it will be super busy and I'm fitting 6 kids with dance shoes, suggesting costume ideas, trying to get people to buy the sale items, and ringing up customers all at one time with no help on hand. Or maybe I'll decide (or be told) to tackle some big reorganizing project, or maybe change displays around. But most of the time - there's nothing to do. Part of this is that I don't do things slowly. Unless I'm talking. But if I'm just getting sometime done, I like to work at it until ti's done. But then I have nothing to do because I get everything done too quickly. And then I start acting kind of obsessive compulsive, because I don't like to just sit around and do nothing and get paid for it (well, I sort of like it, but I feel bad about it), so I go around and check the same things I just checked. Sometimes I'll do it a third time. I don't really know why. It's not accomplishing anything more than just sitting around. Maybe it makes time go by faster.

So that can get really boring. But my boss lets me read if there's absolutely nothing to do. I always kind of worry that when I decide there's nothing to do, and start reading, crocheting, or making earrings, that there actually is something to do and I'm not being a good employee. ha.


Oh yeah, making earrings. Here's a new hobby I've started. No not really. This was something I used to do a lot when I was 12 or something. Make earrings for people. I haven't done it in a while, and I came across my earring making stuff recently, so I thought, "hey, why not." SO, I'm making earrings. It's that time of year. I always end up doing stuff like that around summer time. Maybe it's the heat. I just want to lay around and read and do creative stuff when it's hot out. I end up crocheting, writing music, and painting or drawing a lot. Which is good, because I hardly do it the other times of the year. Maybe I just have more inspiration during this season or something. I'm not sure.


So what else could I talk about. I don't know why I'm looking for more things to spend time writing, sense I actually have quite a bit of stuff I need to get done tonight, because tomorrow I won't be back until Saturday night. It's Pre-Trainting for Christian Youth In Action camp this weekend. I'm so excited about being a counselor. It'll be really fun. I haven't been to camp in four years.


Oh, I'm getting a massage tomorrow morning. 30 minutes. I've never had one before. The doctor at the chiropractic office next door to where I work gave me one when we moved. I'm excited about that.
He's kind of a funny guy, Dr. Warwick. Sort of just walks around the plaza like he owns the place.

Anyway, I'm done.

-becca