Work isn't work when it's play

Someone told me once, to find a job that I love, because then it would feel more like play and less like work.

He was right- I love my job.

Today, I had a nice, short shift scheduled- 10 to 4. So I got in at ten, and it was me, Kendra and Amy- and we all work really good together, so I was happy with that. We all had projects to do, and mine was to make an end display, or end cap in the retail lingo, of whatever I wanted.

A blank slate. No limitations.

This one piece of the store was going to be whatever I wanted it to be.

So I grabbed a few shelves from the back and pinned them in. Now all I had to do was think of a theme.

I grabbed a cart, and started walking through the aisles. It was like being paid to shop, customers were looking at me like, what the hell. Cause to make an end cap it's to display some of the best of what we have, so you just take stuff from the regular shelves.

As I'm walking through, I found these teensy little glasses, dark grey in color, with clearly hand-painted flowers. Perfect. Throw those in the cart. A dark plate with a big floral design. Bam. Throw that in too. 2 glass vases with again, painted floral work. I'm hitting the freaking jackpot.

Go back to my end cap, start organizing how it looks best on the top shelf. Plate in the middle, vases on the end, glasses in between.

Now I have to try to find stuff that matches that...

Stack of sunflower plates. Coffee mugs with sunflowers on them. Other little ceramic containers with flowers. Again, plates in the middle, cups, then other stuff on the outside.

By this point, I've used up all the nice-looking floral stuff in the store.

Hmmm. What else can go with floral?

Find three stacks of plates with peaches on them. Those go in the middle.
Two sets of teal champagne glasses and two huge margarita glasses, same color.

Bottom shelf- HUGE pear container, then these awesome glasses with a metallic overlay, and purple metallic glasses. Then two green vases on either side.

Freaking score.

I felt so accomplished when I was done. I called the other associates over, and they like it. Bring out my supervisor, he likes it.

The assistant manager makes a surprise visit to the store. She loves it.

THis, my friends, is my retail world calling.

I can't describe how awesome I feel about this, like, I know it's not a big deal and it'll be a mess in a few days, but I feel like I've proven myself to be a good associate, to know my store, what's in it, and I just feel like I belong there now, I have a purpose.

Bam.

I love my job, which makes it more like play than work..

Love.love.love.love.

<3

Okay, I'm done.

(: