Recently a sign was posted at the store that they were looking for a new bookseller, particularly for the Digital Section. In other words they needed a Nook salesperson. My daughter immediately said I should apply. Three people in the group asked if I had. I mentioned it to my spouse and he said I should definitely go for it. So, oddly, I did. I wasn't looking for a job. I don't need a job. Somehow, though, I have found myself employed. So tomorrow is my first day of real work. I have already been to the New Employee Orientation, wherein I learned what to do if I am robbed at the cash registers, what to wear, and gave them the name of who to call in case I fall, bash my head open and have to go to the emergency room. (That isn't as funny as it seems as I am a complete klutz. The likelihood of that happening are greater than you would expect.)
My biggest concern hasn't been if I will do well at my job. I love books. I've been a librarian and have worked in a bookstore in the past. I adore my Nook. When the cat knocked it off the table and cracked the inner screen I cried (and bought a new Nook and now I have insurance for it). I am not afraid to cross train to help in other departments. I'm not even worried that they will like me as I know most of the employees and they know me. None of the normal things that a person is worried about when beginning a new job are much of a concern. My big concern was "What am I going to wear?" Yep. My wardrobe.
Now if it were winter I wouldn't worry too much as my winter wardrobe is much more work-friendly than my summer wardrobe. My summer wardrobe is made up of flowing skirts, camisoles, lightweight shirts to layer on top of the camisoles and espadrilles. Not really bookstore friendly clothes. So I went to my favorite clothing store chain (aka thrift stores) and spent under forty dollars to spiffy up my wardrobe. I came home with four pair of nicer slacks, three buttoned tailored shirts, and a new purse. OK, I didn't need the new purse, but it was brand new, never used, and met all my needs (a place for my Nook, a place for my knitting and a place for all my other crap that I have to carry with me). Surprisingly (or maybe it shouldn't be) I had all the grown up shoes that I could possibly need for work. I have hemmed the two pair of pants that were too long and ironed everything nice and crisp for this week. (The down side to having grown up clothes is that so many of them require grown up work like ironing.)
I will say that Project 333 really helped in making this wardrobe as I was able to think of the things I was purchasing in terms of how they would work together to create a bigger looking wardrobe than what I actually have. How do the pants, shoes, and shirts all tie in together to create more outfits than just four? It helped me limit what colors I aimed for at the store and kept me looking for things that could cross over seasons as well. I'm looking forward to experimenting with this new wardrobe to see how much I really did learn from that experiment.
The big challenge is going to be remembering to blog. Hopefully work won't get in the way of my fun times.
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