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I gotta say
Saturday. 10.10.15 10:16 pm

So I started my day (at 7am) by listening to Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day," and he did not disappoint.

Today was a good day.

I got into work a couple hours (and several coats of mascara) later, where we were unloading products from the shipments that just came in onto the shelves. It was quiet and relaxing, which was cool. Opening went without a hitch--a couple people here and there, but nothing overwhelming. And then a woman comes in, and I can tell that she isn't happy (after three years of working for the school and having to deal with parents, these things become apparent).

Clearly, she did not start her day off listening to the same music I did.

So she tells me that she had a shitty experience, the last time she came in, and that she almost decided to take her business elsewhere, because of it.

To be honest...I wasn't flattered by the fact that she decided to give us one last chance. I have a roof over my head and three hot meals a day--I don't beg for money, that isn't my style (and it won't be, so long as I'm relatively taken care of). But I could tell that she was frustrated and just wanted someone to help her, and that very much so is my style. So I bit my tongue and spent the next hour talking to her about different products.

She came in for one $40 item and left with that, an $18 cleaner, a $30 spray, a $20 concealer, and a $20 brush.

Bless.

She also stood there and gave me her highest praise in front of my manager, then donated to the charity we have going (which counts towards my tally--if I get the most donations, I win a prize), then agreed to fill out our survey and mention me there.

Be still my heart.

So, despite all the weird, unprofessional crap going on around me (associates and even managers being negative around guests, talking about personal situations, not encouraging each other), I finished my shift with a big grin on my face, because I killed it.

So I run to my locker, and I'm putting in the combination, grin getting bigger and bigger by the second, because not only have I just proven myself as the person to grab when you have unhappy customers, but I also have someone coming to pick me up.

Phone reacquired, I text him, "I'm off!" and walk a little more quickly to the front of the store. I'm outright smiling like an idiot, jingling my keys, tapping my toes, as I wait for the manager to release me from my employment prison, and then there's a familiar car rolling through the parking lot.

Outside, it's an outright trot. He's just pulled in and is climbing out the car, so we wrap each other up in a huge hug, and I'm home.

He hands me flowers (pink hybrid tea roses, they're beautiful, I love them), and I want to cry, because he's just...everything I ever wanted, and so many things I didn't know to want. I'm having a spectacular day, and the person I love has just rolled into town and handed me beautiful roses. I don't know if there is a better, more gratifying flush of emotion out there.

We go to lunch, where I relinquish my appreciative grasp on my roses and make him let me pay, since he drove down AND drove us to the restaurant. The rest of the afternoon is spent enjoying the nice day--beauty of nature, and all that.

I hated saying goodbye--I always hate saying goodbye--but the short visit made it easier. I just miss him. We bring up cohabitation regularly, now, and that's not just from missing each other, but also from 1. seeing it as a financially-smart move, and 2. the fact that we love each other and feel stable and mature enough to make this move.

The latter being the more important reason.

...But it does make a huge financial difference. Like, huge. Enormous.

Anyway...distance sucks...but today made it suck a little less. A few hours was a great recharge.

AND ONTO THE NEXT DAY.
4 Comments.


aww... glad to know u have had a fantastic day.
» renaye on 2015-10-13 02:10:06

This all sounds so nice! I'm happy for you.
» randomjunk on 2015-10-13 07:30:58

yayayay! :D :D :D
Lovely ^_^
» invisible on 2015-10-15 05:06:54

Sounds wonderful!! He is so sweet to bring you roses. As for your make-up prowess, I am personally in desperate need of your skills ;)

As for the financial benefits, I always think it is good to save the money but still live like you used to, so that you'll have lots of savings and in case one of you is ever out of work.
» Zanzibar on 2015-10-27 10:50:46

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