FIRST THIRTY-ONE ORDER

So today is a fantastic day.  It's Friday and really all I have to look forward to is going to work for 6 hours but I had my first Thirty-One party this past weekend and I placed the order today!!  The hostess got a ridiculous amount of free and half priced stuff and being able to hook someone else up like that is quite fun.  Some people might not know why this is so exciting because they don't know what Thirty-One is.  So I will explain the excitement.

Thirty-One is a Christian based company that sells purses, bags, organizing totes, stationary and much more! I recently, back in August, decided to become a Thirty-One consultant.  My sister is a consultant and I absolutely fell in love with the stuff she was selling so I decided to join the Thirty-One party and sell the stuff myself!  The company itself is based out of Ohio but I am an independent consultant up here in New Hampshire.  That word "independent" has possibly been one of the scariest words of my life.  I am extremely shy and always have been.  I don't really enjoy talking to new people.  Not because I don't love to meet people because I definitely do, but it terrifies me.  I get all nervous and it's really quite a stressful situation.  So why on earth would I even consider joining a company that forces me to do this on a regular basis if I want to be successful?  Well, for that reason.  I want to be successful.  I want to do something that I love.  I have only had one party but I can honestly say that I hope I keep having parties and keep improving because I do think this is going to be something I love.  I can stand behind the products I am selling and that makes me comfortable.  There is not one thing in the catalog that I wouldn't buy for myself or someone I know.  The quality of the products are amazing.  Not only am I excited about the products but I am also excited that being a consultant is going to force me into typically uncomfortable situations.  I hate talking in front of people.  It ranks right up there with talking to new people, maybe even worse, but when you are in front of a bunch of people talking about something you love it makes it all the more easier.  I have a feeling that not only is this decision going to earn me a little extra cash every once in a while, but it will honestly help me develop into a more comfortable and confident woman. 

So that's why I am so excited.  I don't love my part time job and although I do think there has to be some crazy reason why I am working at Target, I like that I have Thirty-One also.  I think it's going to be the most constant and exciting thing in my life for a while.  I think it's going to help me be more like myself than I have been in a while.