I got a job. Didn't really need one, but thought it would be good to have something to do. I was getting way too lazy and complacent. And now my feet are paying the price! :)
A new Buckle just opened up at the District (the South Jordan equivalent to Gateway) and my friend Michelle was up from St. George helping to set it up. So she told me to interview and I did. And I got hired on the spot.
The first day I got a promotion to team leader.
The next day I got a pay raise.
And today was opening day and I rocked it! (If I do say so myself.) :) My manager says he thinks I set a record for new sales on an opening day. Probably not, but it felt good to hear.
My feet are numb. For some reason I think I can only wear heels with my jeans and I've been on my feet for the past 72 hours! Sometimes my legs cramp and twitch and I laugh. Maybe I'll start toning up with all of this nonstop running around!
I have fun new clothes. And a list 3 miles long of all of the new clothes I want. I'm just glad I found a job that lets me wear jeans and flip flops and lets me shop on my break! :)
On a different note...These are some of my Young Women. I love them all. They are all so unique. Last night we did an exercise on Individual Worth with them. We've been having what I refer to as a "Mean Girls" problem. Lots of gossiping and back-biting. So our amazing president set up a very spiritual lesson/acitivity for them. Lots of role play and interaction with each other. There was a very strong spirit there and I am so grateful that I got to be a part of it.
Let me set it up. The girls sat in a circle facing one another.
Melanie put sticky notes on their foreheads. The first round had negative remarks like "treat me like I stink" and "laugh at my ideas" and "treat me like I don't belong" etc, etc. The second round was all positive like "include me" and "treat me like I'm smart" and "treat me like I'm a child of God." Both times they were put in charge of planning an activity and only got 2 minutes. The first time they got nowhere and there were some really hurt looks on faces. The second time they didn't get anywhere either, but it was all because they couldn't stop complimenting each other!
One thing I found interesting was that the girls couldn't pick up on the compliments and nice things people were saying to them. It really surprised me that even though there were blatant attempts of others to give away their 'nice quality' on their forehead, the girls still could not guess what was on their forehead! But they were able to pick up on the negative right away.
Anyway, it really made me think about what I hear. I hear Jon give me compliments all the time, but am quick to brush it off. I'm quick to brush off many compliments. So I urged my girls to think about that. What do they hear? What have they been trained to hear? What does our Heavenly Father want us to hear? And start listening, start searching for those positive comments. Start giving them to others. We all have individual worth!
