Dear Duchess, We cannot hire you

I'm back and promise to write consistently! Thanks to all who have read so far..what loyal readers!

It was a Sunday morning just a few weeks ago when I received the following two e-mails. The first read:

8:15 a.m.

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in applying for the hostess position at the _____ _____. Although you showed enthusiasm and promise we are UNABLE to hire you at this time. 

Sincerely, The Computer who conducted your interview

& the second e-mail...

8:21 a.m.

My Darling Duchess,

Your father and I have decided you are NOT ALLOWED to join us at the beach unless you find a part-time job. You've had all summer to do this so NO excuses! Wouldn't it be SAD if you had to spend your week of summer vacation looking for a job? Update me with your progress. You can do it and you really need to get some sun.

love, mommy

At this point my eyes were welling with tears and all I could do was hide underneath my covers and hope I would win the JackPot Lotto later this week(HA!). I couldn't decide which was worse; that I hadn't gotten the job or that I wouldn't be able to go to the beach. My final summer school exams were the next few days... I needed to study not find a job! Thursday rolled around and my exams were over and it was technically my week-long summer vacation...PARTYY!!!(NOT) My college roommate of 3 years was flying in to graduate and I was planning on staying the weekend and of course landing a dream job in the course of 72 hours. Friday morning I woke up early with a slight headache from the previous evenings festivities and the lingering fear I was going to have to sell my soul to random businesses all afternoon. 

After procrastinating ( which basically consists of reality t.v., googling celebrities & conversing without speaking a.k.a texting, g-chatting fb) for a few hours I finally got dressed and agreed I would go for a quick lunch at a cute eatery with my roomie before I began what I thought was going to be a Devil Wears Prada like day. After arriving at the restaurant,which is one of the few relatively nice lunch options, in our quaint college town, there was a line wrapped around the corner so we put our name down and noticed a new store opened two doors down. We had nothing else to do so we went in and began chatting with the adorable owner and checking out all of the lovely merchandise. Our buzzer went off which meant our table was ready and we headed to lunch. 

As we were walking out of the store my roomie turned to me and said "You should totally work there"! She reminded me of why I was qualified for the job not to mention the fact I had nothing to lose and after lunch we returned to the store where I landed a position! Although, it was not what I expected the opportunity was very rewarding and allowed me to do the following things: 1. Get a part-time job 2. Go to the beach  3. Use my creativity! 

Of course my path to employment has been unconventional and some would say I was procrastinating all summer but I believe its all about timing. It took me all summer to realize I could not get to point C without going through point A and point B. 

Conclusively: If doors are shutting in your face or the well has run dry consider this great thought:

Bottom line - you never know what the future holds. Something that seems bad today could end up to be something good tomorrow. You might meet the love of your life at the second job you had to take to make extra money. The Universe works in mysterious ways. Your only job is to keep showing up and staying open to hope.

--Anonymous

Stay tuned....XOXO D.D.