New Beginning

Jimmy and I, as well as several friends and family, have started thinking that along with health problems STRESS may be a factor with the baby process.  I have also been struggling with the issue that maybe God is waiting to give us a baby until he knows that we are where we need to be in our everyday life and that includes work.  As many of you know I was a retail Manager at Stein Mart.  I loved my job, I started when I was a freshman in college (2002) and worked until the summer before I got married (2007).  When I moved to Murfreesboro after our wedding I started looking for jobs and what did I come across?...a posting for the new Stein Mart store they were opening in Murfreesboro.  I had my doubts about going back but nothing else was really coming though so I applied and was called back within a couple of days.  I went for the interview with the Store Manager (Joy) and we really kicked it off, she didn't offer me the job on the spot but I felt really good about the interview. Sure enough she called within a day or two and offered me the job and I was starting what I call some of the best days of my life.  I have met so many people that I'm proud to call "best" friends. 

So much has happend in that past four years that it would take me about a day to write it all down.  In the end I was under alot of stress, working long days for corporate leaders who may or may not show up, working nights and weekends and so on.  Although I loved the people I worked with and generally loved my job it got to be way too much and I was looking for a way out.  I started searching for jobs online and nothing was popping out at me, one day I casually mentioned to Tiffany that I wish her parents would hire me.  Her parents, Joe and Debbie Sheetz are some of the sweetest people I know and I just knew they would be awesome bosses!  They own Two stores in Historic Bell Buckle, www.bellbuckle.com, Designz by You/Coffeez by Us, www.designzbyyou.com, and the newest store Designz from the Heart.  Tiffany called her Mom and mentioned to her about hiring me to help her and to help out with the new store and her Mom loved the idea but wasn't sure she could hire me just yet.  So I went on with Stein Mart and one day Tiffany called me at work, this is not something she usually does unless she has to tell me something, her Mom had decided to hire me! I was so excited I could hardly stand it! Of course I had to talk it over with Jimmy and get back  to her.  So I went home to talk it over, he was little leary at first after all I would be taking a slight pay cut but he said that seeing me happy again would be worth it, the icing on the cake was my boss calling me that afternoon and telling me I had to work open to close for the next 9 days cause we were having a lovely visitor from our Regional Director.  Needles to say we were both "OVER IT." 

I felt that there was something or someone behind this, it didn't quite work out the way I had hoped the first go around but the offer came back to me.  I work 9:45 to 5 Monday-Thursday and 9:45-7 on Fridays, and I only work one weekend a month and special events, that means NO late nights and almost NO weekends! I get to enjoy my family and friends again and that is something that I haven't been able to do in a long time.

I may be going out on a limb here but I feel like God opened this new opportunity for me.

So Friday September 17th was my last day at Stein Mart and Monday September 20th was my first day in my "New Beginning."  I am working in the new store Designz from the Heart, its been great so far.  I will get to meet so many people since this town is a huge tourist attraction.  I have wonderful bosses, Im not responsible for anyone but myself and I get to interact with all my visitors (customers), I couldn't ask for a better job!