Synchronicity--Opportunity
This is a long post--but you have to read it all. Un#&%^*^^%velievable.
This whole trip, moving here, accidently finding the house (papers should be here tomorrow XXX --that's crossed fingers) all the wonderful people we've met---we feel like we're about 2 years ahead of our plan so far, and now there's another crazy opportunity for me. I feel like it's sort of too soon but I also recognize when you see them you should take them.
A little backstory. Before we moved here I thought I’d have to get a job right away. So I cruised Craigs List—a staple of mine in the Bay Area—a little thinner here, though that is how we found our house/gallery. I found what sounded like a great job—working for this high-end leather place, making books and bags. Ah, the smell of leather. I learned to sew at about 9 years old and have been making my clothes ever since. Plus, I’ve been in the corporate world for a long time and am quite certain I do not wish to return to that world, salary notwithstanding. So I sent this place a message and they said, “sure, come on in and talk with us once you actually get here.”
Well, I intended to but did not, as it turned out it wasn’t necessary I go back to work right away. But with the buying of the house, and even if not, I’d planned on finding outside employment for the winter as gallery traffic is nil here in the winter. Just makes sense, right?
Well it’s not quite winter yet, but perhaps I manifested the reality in advance?
Tonight we had the “Hooked on Art” meeting. I met a neighbor here who works at said Leather place. They are extremely short-handed and need people desperately. After being thoroughly filled in by said new friend, it sounds like I could ride down there and go to work any day I chose. Plus—they recognize my artwork from my website I sent them when I applied for the job from California!
I’m not quite ready to go back to “other employment” yet, but this is just about Synchronicity at it’s best and I think I will convince my husband he just has to learn how to greet customers and run the credit card machine.
It’s not that he can’t, he’s being socially shy. Well, this is a team effort, and if I’m going back to 9 to 5 then I think it’s something he should do. It is frightening at first, but once you greet a few people it gets easy. It’s just a matter of practice. The thing is he gets flustered....the key here is—can I convince him it’s easy? and he’ll actually enjoy it? (I think he would) and it’s really no big deal to sell art for thousands of dollars to complete strangers. The thing is--the people who like the work and buy it are the absolute nicest people that come into the gallery. The weirdos and demanding ones (we do get our share) you can just ignore because they don't want anything you have anyhow--they're just looking for love their mother never gave them and they're taking it out on you. Yeah, we get a fair amount of those and I've learned quickly not to take it personally. Probably the same folks that berate wait staff at restaurants.
On the other hand, if the leather place really is so desperate, they will recognize me as essential to their operation (I’m not being the gloated ego here—to hear my new friend tell it I am just the pill they need—and I DO know how to sew, I DO know how to make things, and apparently, MOST importantly I am completely and utterly reliable) they may agree to give me part time hours. I also understand it is good to be a “completely left-leaning, motorcycle-riding, atheist, hippie, artist and craftsperson with occasional propensity for colorful language” which I certainly qualify for.
So great. I just got myself a job (not officially--I still have to tell them I'll go to work for them, but it sounds like a great place) and I really still do have to get ready for all these shows.
The best part is—they reportedly understand when you call in sick during winter months with the “I’m snowed in in Truchas” excuse, even though the truth is Peggy just called you up and said @#$^ work, we’re going skiing today!!
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!
Oh yeah, not to mention the fact that I would GET PAID for learning a new skill, rather than having to pay tuition for it. How can I go wrong here? Sychronicity Rocks!
And I will have the means for making the belt that goes with that crazy new eBay belt buckle!
At this rate of sucess I will have my horse by next November!! And she'll be an easy rider as well. Plus like cats.
Why not try for everything? When you reallly, really, do it comes true.
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