I answer to ‘Card Lady’ now. And I’m pretty darn happy about it. My new nickname has been bestowed on me by the lovely people who work in the stores I service as a merchandiser for Carlton Cards. Yes, you read that correctly. So many questions, right?
‘Hiya, card lady!’
No better greeting in my mind, as I walk into my local dollar store. It has been about six months since I started this gig. The back-story is that my last kid went off to Uni far away and to be honest, I was a bit of a mess. I was sad, the house was too quiet and I had to get out of my funk.
glimpse of humanity
My job is very part-time, I set my own hours, it’s fun AND its all about snail mail! How crazy awesome is that? The Easter cards are flying off the shelves right now and I’m stocking Mother’s Day and Grad cards at the same time. What I love the most about my job are the glimpses of humanity that happen in my card aisle.
April is National Letter Writing Month
Like the other day for example. A young boy, I’m guessing five or six years old was cruising down the aisle with his mom. Abruptly he stops right in front of the Easter cards. I could hear his mom telling him he didn’t really need an Easter card. But the little guy was very convincing and as he passed me with card in hand, I overheard his mom tell him he better be sure to write the Easter Bunny a nice note.
I’m keeping a journal of my experiences in the card aisle – I think there is the making of a good story there, so stay tuned.
Happy Easter to each of you, and if you are looking for something to do for the rest of April, you should send some snail mail as it is National Letter Writing Month after all.
I love that the perfect job found you at just the right time Card Lady!