A Working Girl!

taken on a recent photo shoot with nathan.

Well folks, there it is! I have now joined the working front! Last week I started my new job at Safeway as a Starbucks Clerk. Translation: I work in the Starbucks in Safeway!! :)  This is a very exciting moment for me and is the answer to many demands on God, tempered with lots of 'pleases.' (not necessarily for Starbucks but any job. By the way, I don't recommend demanding anything from God. Not a very smart decision to demand things from GOD.)

I'm sorry December has been such a blank month, in terms of blog posts.  It is not because nothing is happening, it is because too much is happening!  Well, not too much; but a lot.  I spent much of the first part of December job hunting the lazy way (online) and knitting Christmas presents.  Side note: knitting takes up A LOT of time! End side not.  I had several job interviews, with Safeway's being the most promising in terms of immediate work.  True to their promise the next week I signed my life away and was hired, the next day I had 7 hours of orientation and the next 3 days I went through 7 hour days of barista training.  I can now make satisfactory lattes and mochas, with a gaggle of other types of coffee and tea things thrown in.  I am in no way an expert, but I have yet to face an angry customer.  I can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing....
I am very much looking forward to where this job will take me in my quest to be a Godly woman.  I am not naturally a "people-person" nor do I do well with strangers.  I am of course polite but I am also uncomfortable and awkward.  A perfect day for me involves food, Nathan, a good book, play time with Marley Mae and naps.  Lots of naps.  None of those things are involved in my job. (mores the pity, naps would be an awesome idea)  No, at Starbucks I am on my feet all day.  I am hopeful that this new demanding environment will strengthen me and grow me into a better person.  Plus, now I can always try to get a job in a coffee shop, which are everywhere! Job security. Sort of. Not really. Hey! Stop crushing my dreams!

Oh and P.S.

Merry Christmas!