Maurices Hoover, AL
Now that I've been there about 3 months, I can say that I genuinely like working at Maurices. The "fun" hasn't worn off...but that could be because I only work on the weekends, so I have all week off.
I so enjoy helping people put together outfits, and seeing them smile as they find something they love. It's been so much fun to talk to all kinds of people I wouldn't normally run into, and get to know some of the customers. Plus, I really enjoy all the ladies I work with. And, besides, the clothes & accessories are REALLY cute! (not to mention the shoes)
Come see me in the store sometime! And, become a fan on Facebook to find out about our sales and see pictures of the newest products.
Well, now that I've been working at Maurices for a few weeks, I can honestly say, I've been affected. Suddenly I *need* a whole lot more than I thought I did! Well, maybe not need, but I do really like a lot of what they have in the store...which makes it a lot of fun to sell!
Here are a few of my favorites from the spring line of clothes...might just have to pick a few of these up the next time I'm working....maybe (okay, so I already bought the jeans & khakis).
Then of course, there's this and this and this that I think are really cute too. :)
So far so good with this new retail job. I really enjoy it, the hours fly by and I get to visit with lots of women in the area. Plus it's been fun to be a little more fashion conscious than my typical yoga pants & tank top!
Instead of doing all the things I *should* be doing today, I was inspired to make these photo tags for each of our Christmas stockings as I was in the middle of decorating the house for the holidays:
I made Paxton one too...but he doesn't have a stocking yet! I gotta get on that...
(For those who don't know, Ben and I produced two volumes of CDs of scrapbooking classes with lessons and videos called Scrap Tutor. This was several years ago when we owned Scrapjazz.com. When we sold Scrapjazz.com to Scrapbook.com, we also sold them the Scrap Tutor series, so I hadn't thought about them much in a while.)
Tonight I came across some of the videos and just had to re-watch a couple of them. It brought back some vivid memories of designing projects, writing video scripts, and proofreading lessons. Developing Scrap Tutor was an exciting time for me and Ben and the end result was the perfect marriage of our skills.
I got a good chuckle out of watching some of the videos tonight, but really....although some of the techniques and projects are a little dated now, I'm still awfully proud of of the content and videos we produced.
Next week I'm going to have to think of actual things to write about...because I'm giving my camera at least a full 24 hour break, if not longer! It's been overworked this week during my Week in the Life project.
I am glad I did the project, and I think a few years from now, I'll really enjoy going back and reading the journaling and seeing the photo collages and seeing what a regular week was like for us in 2008. Right now, it looks a lot like a regular old boring week. But this week only happens once, so I'm glad I managed to capture it in all its reality...
So, finally, here's what Sunday, October 19th, 2008 looked like for us (sorry for all the really dark photos or overly bright photos...I told you my camera has been overworked!):
I'll share pics of the album when I complete it...hopefully by next weekend.
I've made it to the weekend in my Week in the Life project! That means only one day left...Sunday. I'm not sure how I'm going to photograph church tomorrow morning, although to be completely honest, I don't think anyone would think it was weird at all if I did. I'll have to think on that.
But meanwhile, here's what Saturday, October 18th, 2008 looked like at our house:
(And just so you know, Ben actually spent the majority of the day working hard on a web project. The pics of him shown here are during a few short breaks where he emerged! Didn't want you to think he was a slacker...although if he was who could blame him on a Saturday?)
Seeing the end in sight has made me excited about putting together the album, so tonight I got a headstart and began printing my photo collages and journaling and decided on an album to use. Now I just have to figure out a design plan and I can get this finished by the end of next week. It's going to be pretty basic, letting the photos and journaling be the main focus.
My "Week in the Life" is starting to feel like a month. Taking photos of everything you do is exhausting. That must be why I slept in today and didn't get dressed until 10:30am! Too tired from all this photo-recording. Ramona mentioned that a friend of hers suggested doing this project every year during the same week. I admit, that would be cool to see the changes, but I think every 5 years is good enough for me! We'll see if I remember in October 2013. Someone want to remind me of that?
Around dinner time tonight, I fizzled out, but I tried to come back with at least two pics from after Ayla's bedtime (which is when I usually fizzle out of my photo-taking frenzy).
So here's what Friday, October 17th looked like at our house:
So, today was a little harder to take photos, because it seemed to require a lot of setup. I ended up carrying the camera on a tripod around the house while I cleaned. Ben gave me several "you're crazy" looks as he passed me in the hallway. Well, I suppose I deserve that, taking photos of myself dusting and folding laundry. But, whatever, it's just for a week, right?
Oh, and a shout out to Josh & Rachel, who star in today's photographs since they offered to watch Ayla this afternoon, as well as to my friend Wendy who called and left a message this evening in the hopes of me taking a photo of myself talking to her on the phone. :) Maybe tomorrow Wendy!
Here's what Thursday, October 16th, 2008 looked like:
Another day down in my Week in the Life project. It's getting easier to remember to take photos all day. And, as you can see, my collage keeps growing. I used up all my slots in my collage template today (original is 8" x 10" so I can print them easily later on), so tomorrow I'll have to be choosy!
Here's what Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 look like at my house:
Day two of my Week in the Life project inspired by Ali Edwards...I got better at taking photos all day long. And Ayla seemed to think I should take a picture of everything!
Here's what Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 look like for us:
Not too long ago, 
