WHAT? A POST!
And, an ADVENTURE!
Things had to change. So they changed. And, while I felt things were falling apart, suddenly things were getting a whole lot better.
About a week ago, I was at work, answering phones, par the usual, "Thank you for calling Pen Boutique, this is Emily. How can I help you?" When on the other end of the phone,
"Hi, Emily, this is Bob, from Bittners. We met at the pen show."
"Hi, how are you doing?"
"Well thanks, and yourself. How is your Omas?"
"I love it, it is fantastic."
"I have a question for you. Were you serious about moving to a better location?"
"Yes, of course!"
"Okay, are you busy?"
"No, not really"
"I'll call you back."
That was interesting. About ten minutes later, the owner of Bittner's pens called.
"Hi, this is Bittner. I hear you'd be interested in coming out to California and seeing our location."
So, he takes my cell, and we talk later -- after I'm done with work. Bittner basically said "I'm going to send you a ticket to Carmel California and you can come out for a week and interact in our operations. Then, you we can discuss you joining our team"
Holy cow. I already have tickets to go to California in a few weeks to be there for a week -- they sent them a few days ago. What an opportunity. They both told me how impressed they were with me when they saw me at the pen show this year. I was joking with Bob about getting a job with them in Hawaii. I think I actually prefer Carmel California. It is one of the last little artists' hide aways in the USA. It is absolutely beautiful and referred to as Carmel by the sea. Even though I'm not addicted to the sea the idea of this just feels so right. I'm actually super excited to get out there and see this place. This shop has so much overhead and so much money to just survive. It is absolutely the coolest place ever. Some of the most famous people in American writing history spent time in Carmel as they were writing some of their greatest works. Count me in folks, I'm outta here if this job comes through. And probably if it doesn't.
Oh, yeah, about that. The rents are moving to Chicago. And though I'm not sure I'll love Chicago, I cannot afford to stay in MD and live around here. Though, my boss says she'll make sure that I have the same two days off so I can get a second job, rather than her trying to help me out or actually pay me what I deserve. She wants me to be the manager, but she doesn't want to pay me anything more than the shit pay she already pays me. I can't wait to get out of here.
There had been other options on the table. There was Philadelphia, but apparently that would have been a horrible choice. There is also Florida, which I don't love the idea of, and there is Tennessee where Angela is. Tho, Angela said that if I am heading to CA she'll come with and move out and find a job. We'd have so much fun together! I really don't want to go on my own...but. I need an adventure. I need to get away from the old things which are always hanging over my head. I need to be out on my own and making my own way in the world. It should be interesting. I am super excited to figure all of this out. Two weeks from Sunday I'm off to California -- Off to figure out what I'm doing with the rest of my life.
Things had to change. So they changed. And, while I felt things were falling apart, suddenly things were getting a whole lot better.
About a week ago, I was at work, answering phones, par the usual, "Thank you for calling Pen Boutique, this is Emily. How can I help you?" When on the other end of the phone,
"Hi, Emily, this is Bob, from Bittners. We met at the pen show."
"Hi, how are you doing?"
"Well thanks, and yourself. How is your Omas?"
"I love it, it is fantastic."
"I have a question for you. Were you serious about moving to a better location?"
"Yes, of course!"
"Okay, are you busy?"
"No, not really"
"I'll call you back."
That was interesting. About ten minutes later, the owner of Bittner's pens called.
"Hi, this is Bittner. I hear you'd be interested in coming out to California and seeing our location."
So, he takes my cell, and we talk later -- after I'm done with work. Bittner basically said "I'm going to send you a ticket to Carmel California and you can come out for a week and interact in our operations. Then, you we can discuss you joining our team"
Holy cow. I already have tickets to go to California in a few weeks to be there for a week -- they sent them a few days ago. What an opportunity. They both told me how impressed they were with me when they saw me at the pen show this year. I was joking with Bob about getting a job with them in Hawaii. I think I actually prefer Carmel California. It is one of the last little artists' hide aways in the USA. It is absolutely beautiful and referred to as Carmel by the sea. Even though I'm not addicted to the sea the idea of this just feels so right. I'm actually super excited to get out there and see this place. This shop has so much overhead and so much money to just survive. It is absolutely the coolest place ever. Some of the most famous people in American writing history spent time in Carmel as they were writing some of their greatest works. Count me in folks, I'm outta here if this job comes through. And probably if it doesn't.
Oh, yeah, about that. The rents are moving to Chicago. And though I'm not sure I'll love Chicago, I cannot afford to stay in MD and live around here. Though, my boss says she'll make sure that I have the same two days off so I can get a second job, rather than her trying to help me out or actually pay me what I deserve. She wants me to be the manager, but she doesn't want to pay me anything more than the shit pay she already pays me. I can't wait to get out of here.
There had been other options on the table. There was Philadelphia, but apparently that would have been a horrible choice. There is also Florida, which I don't love the idea of, and there is Tennessee where Angela is. Tho, Angela said that if I am heading to CA she'll come with and move out and find a job. We'd have so much fun together! I really don't want to go on my own...but. I need an adventure. I need to get away from the old things which are always hanging over my head. I need to be out on my own and making my own way in the world. It should be interesting. I am super excited to figure all of this out. Two weeks from Sunday I'm off to California -- Off to figure out what I'm doing with the rest of my life.