Almost Done Unpacking

Life is full of new things that cannot be easily contained or expressed.

This is the store I am working at!

The new job is going well. It is retail and I am not sure yet whether it can make me happy. I find it hard to think about the bottom line and feel encouranged by the sell message. But then when I am with a customer, I do believe in the Paper Source products and I do genuinely want to make sure they have everything thing they need. I had trouble at first starting a dialogue with customers, but just asking someone what they are working on instantly opens them up and I find I can actually help them find what they need and get more ideas. And yet there are somedays when it seems like I have no answer for the majority of the questions being asked of me. THAT is frustrating. I give myself to the end of the year to get settled and figure out if this is a stepping stone or a path.

Oh and the fun products are very dangerous. I can't wait to try out more and share the results.



Meanwhile at home...

Everyday we have made progress or changes to our new apartment. We have gotten to the point where there are a few little things left, but I am starting to feel comfortable. We even had a friend over for dinner last night. (thanks for the good time and company Shannon!) And I didn't freak out that the house isn't perfect yet. Mike was very proud. But there ARE so many things to be happy about.

One of my favorite features is the wall-o-closet in the bedroom.

Theres lots of space for our clothes and my shoes, and when I am done looking at clothes, I pull the curtains shut.

The kitchen has really come together, those empty shelves from a previous post are now full. I occassionally move stuff around to try and optimize my space, but I love the openess and space.
We are still working on the office and the sun room, although the flor tiles we put in sure look great with mike's stuff...
So for now I am trying to be patient about our progress and feel good about one more box unpacked and one more shelf organized. Yes we still have boxes left, about 10. Stay tuned to find out how many we ended up having...