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Filed under: Alaska, My Business, News
I can’t wait to see how people find this post on Google! ![]()
I wanted to update this last week when Obama won the election, but life got in the way.
There is so much to tell!
First off, YAY OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Forrest, Lauralei and I were downstairs watching the election together. Lani had gone upstairs to get her shower. We were waiting on a commercial to end and soon after it did, this image of Obama pops up on the screen and reads “44th President of the United States”. I did a double take, because for a second I thought it was a NBC showing us what it would look like if he became president. Then Tom Brokaw began commenting about it and it clicked! I screamed OH MY GOD! and began freaking out. Lani came down about that time after wondering what all the ruckus was. Forrest and I were woo-hooing and clapping our hands. The last time I cried so many tears of joy was after seeing my babies for the first time. So, it was a wonderful moment and I’m glad I was able to share it with them.
My joy has continued for a few days now, though last night wasn’t the best. It was my first *real* party for my business. And in a way it wasn’t the way my parties are supposed to go, because it was a bachelorette party. I had to start more than an hour later because the Bride didn’t arrive on time. The hostess explained to me that the Bride was the only one receiving the lesson, so instead of getting paid about $300 for about 12 people, I got $15 for one person and half-price because November is “free” hostess month (the Bride got the hostess benefits since the real hostess didn’t want them). The sucky part of the whole evening was NOT ONE person ordered anything! And I have no parties booked. I do have one person who was interested in booking, and I plan to call her tomorrow. I could have done so today but I don’t feel cheerful enough to speak on the phone.
At the party I hit my head on a beam and it was probably the worst damage I have ever done to myself (I’m clumsy by nature, so I tend to have “accidents” lol). I arrived home about 10 last night and went straight to bed. Unfortunately Lauralei woke up 4 times! I think she needed reasurrance that I was home. She hates it when I leave the house for more than a couple of hours. Anyway, when I woke the first time my head felt like someone had whacked me with a hammer. I think it was the injury just letting me know it was still there. Luckily my headache is very minor right now, but my head hurts and there is a slight bump.
I have a lot of thoughts about my business and whether or not I should continue doing the spa half of it. The company makes me crazy. They want me to spread out and get an upline started. But I really don’t want to bring anyone into this mess. They are still very unorganized and are changing things around all the time. Their catalogs suck and don’t even have the prices in them yet and they are really expensive! I don’t think most people want to go to a party and pay $25 for the pole lesson and then expect to buy spa products that run over $40! Maybe that is why I haven’t done well.
So I may leave the company if things don’t start looking up. Of course that would mean a whole lot of things for me. I would literally be working for myself. I would have to come up with a real name for myself. I would have to buy a business license. I would have to buy business insurance. I would have to get new business cards AGAIN. I would have to make a website. Ugh. All of that stuff costs more money! And I have spent so much already. I guess my plan for now should be to stay in for as long as I can and earn back what I’ve spent. And go from there. Unless the company kicks me out. I have to earn $350 in parties, in 3 months or I go Inactive. I have only earned $150 so far.
The Brown Bag girl at the party last night was really supportive and offered to join her. But again, it would be more money to spend on their starter kit. It does seem very promising because they earn 50% (I earn 25%) and they have several consultants here in Alaska and they aren’t unorganized! But I have to think about it. I don’t really want to sell sex toys… lol.
Tags:Barack Obama, election, Obama, Pole Parties, Presidential Election '08, Want More FUN Parties



