refreshing life and living refreshed |
In the beginning of 2009, sitting safely and financially secure in my Minneapolis apartment I made a pact with myself. Get out of this city. Get out and explore something - something somewhere, something anywhere, and do it soon. Soon became Sept 30th, a one-way ticket bound for SFO. Join me as I establish a new life, the next chapter of my San Franciscan life. No job, no apartment, no established network. It’s time to start fresh, new; it’s time to be refreshed with life. |
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Getting-By-Gig: TJ Maxxinista Fashion Show
In a nutshell… Tiring and Humbling. Quote from the event director “Girls, I know it’s been a long day. But it’s going to be over in just an hour. Now, I want all the pretty girls to come with me. Brand Ambassadors, I’ll be back in a second for you…”
What did I do? Title: Brand Ambassador. As another Craigslist hookup, I was pretty pumped with my Craigslist luck. The day before the event I was paid into to attend a four hour TJ Maxx meeting that only lasted one hour. So I spent the remaining three hours shopping (10% discount for working). The following morning (after a 30 minute “lost in SF” moment), I arrived at Pier 39’s entrance, filled with a Catwalk, “red carpet” photo booth, and four clothes racks displaying Fashionista TJ Maxxinista prices clothes vs identical department store prices. As Brand Ambassador I convinced passersby to walk the catwalk with models or to walk the red carpet and get their picture taken in the photo booth.
End result? By then end of the day I was tired, hungry and annoyed by not being an incredibly skinny good looking person. But I was also $140 richer.
