My 2013 So Far

Hi, guys! Hope your week is going fantastic... one day left until the weekend!
So, today I decided I would take a break from the beauty posts to talk a little bit about how my 2013 has been going so far, and to make some announcements, and basically just ramble on.. as I tend to do sometimes.  I guess that what blogs ARE for, no? :)

My first announcement... I will be attending IMATS NYC in April!!!! I cannot be more excited, I am going with one of the most amazing people I know, make up artist Jacqui Phillips.  Check her out at www.jacquiphillips.tv . Are you going? Comment below and let me know! 

On that note, here are a few stories from my year so far.

I work in retail, and I consider it to be both a challenging and rewarding job.  On this particular day, however, it was definitely more on the rewarding side.  At my store, we are trying to incorporate the use of Mobile POS's.  While this is not exactly a fan favorite among the associates, I was trying to ring a customer up using it when I encountered one of the many technical problems that occur during use.  As I apologized to the woman and attempted to fix the problem, I threw in a couple of samples for her to try.  She thanked me for being so nice and began to tell me how she was only at the store because she was in therapy from her 21-year-old sister's recent death.  The fact that she felt comfortable enough to share this was astounding, but she continued in saying that its associates like me and stores like mine that make her feel better than therapy can.  So, there you have it: Retail therapy. Ever since, then, I feel as though I can come to work with a smile on my face and know that I am making (somewhat of) a difference.

Today, my mom was pulling up to a stop light as she saw an older man trying to cross the street with his walker.  While he accomplished his endeavor of crossing, he got up onto the sidewalk and began to make it up a small hill of snow in order to make it to the pharmacy.  He slipped and fell, and lay on his back in the snow.  She was at a stop light, and could do little to move lanes in order to help him.  However, once the light turned green, she moved over and pulled into the pharmacy, while she and another woman who had just arrived helped him up and got him out of the cold.  Keep in mind, it took a few minutes for the light to change, and at least 20 cars passed in the time.  Not one stopped to help him.  As my mom told me this story later this evening, I couldn't help but to be disgusted that no one stopped to help the old man, probably hurt and laying in the snow with no hopes of getting up.  I am making a (very late) resolution to stop assuming others will take care of a problem, because clearly, they do not.

On a final, lighter note, my store completed a food drive this week, and my neighborhood is accepting donations for one family to take to the humane society.  In a world that can be so cruel, it's comforting to know that there are people who truly do want to help.

So, sorry for that long, rambling post, but I felt like sharing some insight from my year so far.  Let's make it all of our resolutions to be the person who does the right thing, and doesn't wait for others to do so.  That's a start.

Here's to bettering the world for not only ourselves, but for everyone else.

Have a great night!
XOXO,
ANM