Feats of Strength

The other day I saw a dude carrying a pallet while ride his bike. One arm straight up over his head holding the pallet behind him, the other arm steering the bike. That's what I call impressive.

Remember These?

I woke up in the middle of the night to pee, and as soon as I stood up I thought, "Oh my god! A gooey, melty, straight-out-of-the-microwave Honey Buns sounds so good right now." Then I peed and went back to sleep.

When I woke up, I remembered having the craving, but I could not for the life of me remember what they were called. I had to ask Mom. Luckily she knew. We used to eat them when we lived in California. 17 years ago. Why I craved one last night is beyond me.

But now I'm dying to know if I can find them somewhere...

Overheard in the Freeze Aisle at (gasp!) Wal-Mart

renee: I want this.

renee's mom: No.

renee: Why not???

renee's mom: Because your pancreas doesn't work.

renee: Well, can't you fix it?

A Cause for Cozy

Remember last year when I realized that I fell in love with snow? I'm still in love. I can't stop staring at this:

100 Faces

You know, I've heard a million times since I joined Mary Kay that "it works when you work." I knew it was true. But now I can say it for a fact. Mary Kay works when I work.

I finished those 54 faces I needed in October. In fact, I finished 57. I got to pamper and spend some time with friends I haven't seen in forever. I got to make some new friends I never would have without Mary Kay. I shared some new tricks with all of those friends that they can use when taking care of their skin. I moved $2,543 in product off my shelves. I taught 7 people about the business opportunity Mary Kay offers and got three new team members. And I had SO much fun doing it! I love my job.

Thanks to all 103 of you who have helped me out since July 1. I'm going to really enjoy my front row seat at Fall Camp and take full advantage of my Jump-to-the-Front-of-the-Bathroom-Line pass. I can't wait!

Dear Blog

Dear Blog,

I'm sorry I've been neglecting you.

Last year, when I went to Fall Camp (the 2-day Mary Kay training for my national area at The Canyons), I was sitting in the second to last row, starving, and realizing I still had two hours to go. All of the sudden, everyone on the front row was eating popcorn and drinking soda and I was painfully jealous. At that point I decided I would do whatever it takes to get on the front row next year.

Next year has come. And what I need to do is put my product on 100 faces by the end of October. This challenge was issued back in July, when it would have been easy to complete. 100 faces divided by four months is a mere 25 faces per month. I don't like to do things the easy way. If I learned anything in college, its that I prefer to wait and wait and wait, and then cram in the giant project at the very last second.

So October came. I had done 46 out of the 100. I sort of gave up. But then I heard one of my girlfriends say she had 60 faces to go and nothing was going to get in her way. So I made the decision to go for it come hell or high water.

Doing 54 faces in one month is no small feat. I've had to beg and plead and bribe people to help me. But its been fun. And its been worth it. Today is the 23rd. I have 22 faces to go by next Friday. Well, Thursday, considering Dave and I are going to see the Odyssey Dance Company's Thriller on Friday night. So I have 22 faces to go in 8 days. And I feel so confident that I will do it. I mean, I have four parties this weekend. I'm blowing this contest out of the water.

So my point is, Blog, I'm sorry I've been neglecting you. I've been busy succeeding. Hallelujah.

Love,
Jessica

P.S. Blog, will you please tell my dear friends who have let me borrow their faces this month that I say, "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK!!"? Thank you. I appreciate it.

Birthday Greetings

Here are the birthday cards I got in the mail this week...

This is actually from someone I know - my Mary Kay Sales Director, Debi. But its totally computer generated and has this weird little baby on it. I don't get it.

This one is also from someone I know. Granted, I know her because she refinanced my condo for me. I did know her before that through the Murray Chamber Women in Business, but I doubt she would have sent me a birthday card before the refinance. What I like about this card is that its the only one that is hand-written and feels personal. Thanks, Nona!

This one is from the fine folks at AppleOne Employment Services. They hand-signed their first names, but no personal notes...

This one is the funniest. The outside says, "Hotel Alpha Papa Papa Yankee Bravo India Romeo Tango Hotel Delta Alpha Yankee." The inside says, "That's fancy aviation talk for 'Happy Birthday' from all of us at Rapid Rewards." If you're a Rapid Rewards member and Southwest has yet to send you your birthday card for this year, I'm sorry to ruin the surprise.

This one is the prettiest. Its pink. Guess who its from... Yup, Mary Kay corporate. Those guys are so thoughtful. Or they have a really good system for keeping track and taking care of their 1.7 million consultants world-wide. Either way, they never cease to amaze me.

That's it. Nothing from aunts or uncles or out of town friends. I'm not complaining. I'm just amused. And thinking I should make more of an effort to remember peeps' birthdays and send actual cards. But I'm not making any promises.