Sunday morning I quit my job at the Pitt Grill. I have decided to go full force selling Avon. I figure if I am going to work so hard that my body is sore all over every night, for minimum wage pay, I should be working for myself -- and at least have the chance to move up in pay.
If I help build up someone's business with my customer service -- it should be MINE.
If I am miserable doing things the same way every day, I should have the power to change it.
So, I took my power back.
Currently, I have about $600 worth of Avon to sell on-hand. I have another $200 coming today, Monday. I have a set schedule and I've even made uniforms to work in -- T-shirts that tell the world that "I sell Skin-So-Soft! Ask me about Avon!"
I plan to take a road trip soon and sell Avon. I want to visit every homeless shelter in the State of Texas. I want to see every city in the State of Texas. I want to live.
Avon has gone completely digital now. There are no more mail-in orders or paper order forms. If you sign up to be an Avon Independent Sales Representative, you HAVE to have access to a computer -- or a phone that has access to the internet. You have to have a bank account in your name. And you have to have a social security number. All orders are made OVER THE INTERNET.
I am thankful I have a head start.
Of course, If you just want to order some Avon, you can still do so through me personally, if you live with-in my area of delivery.
But, I am transitioning to mainly bucket sales. Most of my customers who buy from me like to see the product before they buy it, so it is much easier for me to sell products that way. And, the brochures are too expensive to invest in, so I only have a limited number to give away per campaign.
Giving out my website address is easier and cheaper. Anyone can see the updated brochure ALL THE TIME if they just go to the website I provide on the back of my brochure, or my business card. And, if you want to be an Avon Lady, too, you can sign up right at my website, as well!
I have lots of Skin-So-Soft and hand lotions to sell -- as well as perfumes and shower gels, foot lotions and many other products. I'm making a list of all the things I need to order as I go, so feel free to tell me what you are looking for!
And finally, in this day and age, with COVID-19 and a bunch of rioting going on, it is so much safer to stay home and have products you need delivered directly to you. Avon has always had competitive prices for their products, too!
He didn't say "Love thy neighbor who is white." Nor did He say, "Love thy neighbor who is Black."
Jesus did say that we should treat others as we wish to be treated. Somehow, I don't think being murdered because you are white and having your business destroyed because you make money with it and being attacked and targeted and killed because of your job is how anyone wants to be treated.
I don't think being burned alive is either.
So, I find it offensive to protect black people who are doing these things. I also find it offensive to protect white people who do these things. I find it offensive to protect ANY people who do these things.
ALL LIVES MATTER. ALL LIVES DESERVE TO BE LOVED AND TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
Jesus didn't play favorites. He helped the Samaritan as well as the Jew. He gave His life for the sinner, not the skin color. He said to go into ALL THE WORLD not just places where certain colors reside.
When Jesus leaves the 99 sheep to go after the 1, He doesn't leave the 99 to go after a black sheep. He leaves the 99 to go after a LOST sheep. Doesn't matter what color it is.
A man who murders someone, whether they are white or black skinned, is called a murderer. Not a "black murderer" or a "white murderer" -- simply "murderer."
ALL MURDERS DESERVE JUSTICE NOT JUST GEORGE FLOYD'S.
To say otherwise is just an excuse to be divisive and terroristic.
I haven't updated this blog much lately, I've been so busy...and so tired.
Not sure if it is my great cooking, Luanne's great service, or the fact that people are making up for being stuck at home for the last couple of months, but we did more business at the Pitt Grill on graveyard shift last night than we normally do on a busy weekend night -- and it was only Tuesday!
But, I've officially put in my two weeks notice. I am going to focus on my Avon sales for awhile. My Avon business has been picking up as well.
I have decided it is time for me to take a road trip soon. I need to get away and enjoy the sites. I need to breathe. I need to miss home.
And, I need to see my kids.
I figure I can take a bunch of Avon to sell with me as I go, also.
I kind of want to wait until the rioting dies down first, though.
Well, I'm tard. (That's redneck for "I'm tired"). And, I still have to go to the bank.
I have been really busy this past week. I got a REALLY big shipment of Skin-So-Soft Bath Oil in.
At the diner where I work, we are now open at 50% capacity to comply with the governor's EO. But, even at 25%, I think our business has doubled. We do more on graveyard shift now than we did before the virus came around.
I know I am TIRED when I get home in the mornings! But, it is nice to be working a normal schedule again.
I have about $60 worth of Avon to deliver. I haven't been able to get out much to sell, though.
My stock market account has grown over $100 more since last week. Right now I am focusing on getting rid of stocks that aren't working for me. I have to be careful with how I do that, because if I get rid of a bad stock too soon, it is called a "wash sale" and that prevents me from getting the tax break I should have for taking the loss. I am gaining more than I am losing, though.
Cannabis stocks are rising though. I guess the news that Cannabis has a positive effect on the treatment of COVID-19 has had an effect on the stock market value.
I got new shoes, but I am not happy with them. They just aren't as comfortable as my old shoes were. I'll get another pair next week.
Recently, I decided to try my hand in the stock market.
When the stock market plummeted due to COVID-19, I decided that it would be a great time to invest in the stock market. As a matter of fact, I guess I sort of saw it as not only an opportunity, but my patriotic duty as well. I had to do my part to save the stock market and keep it from crashing. And, I prayed I wasn't the only person who thought like I did.
My thinking was, if I invested, and if enough people like me invested, the stock market wouldn't crash. This was the perfect time to invest, also. The stock market had nowhere to go but up.
So, I started out with $25.00.
I work as a cook at a local diner, and sometimes I get tipped. So, I figured, since I didn't make enough to be able to afford much, my tips was free money, and free money should be invested, not spent on bills. So, I started investing my tip money.
I started during the second week of March. By the middle of April, I had over $500 invested, as I sold and re-invested my stocks, learning all I could, and gleaning all of the information I could about my new hobby.
That is where I am now. It is May 20 and I currently have $820 invested. I watch the stock market and take advantage of any opportunity on a daily basis to grow my account. I sell Avon. And, I work graveyard shift as a cook at a local diner. I also rent my two extra bedrooms to two guys who are disabled and get a monthly check. I also do affiliate marketing online. So, I have a lot of cushioning, as well as irons in the fire.
Yesterday, I was talking to a co-worker at the diner about my new adventures in the stock market and what I have learned. She suggested I watch the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street"; so, i did. The movie inspired me to do some research on Jordan Belfort: The Wolf of Wall Street. I found out he has now become a motivational financial speaker. And, I was delighted to find that he even has his own podcast!
I've gone out to sell my Avon more. I've actually sold over $300 in the last week.
The diner where I work is seeing a lot more business (and we are SO glad to see that!) We had gotten so used to having no business, though, that it is taking some re-adjustment to get our minds and bodies working to receive it all "normally" again. I am NOT complaining!
I've had to order more Skin-So-Soft. I'm thinking about taking a Skin-So-Soft Road trip across the country soon. This time of year, I sell more Skin-So-Soft than anything. I can never seem to keep it in stock, no matter what time of year it is.
And, my hand lotions are big sellers in the restaurants, what with servers and cooks who wash their hands a lot and tend to get dry hands easily.
The perfumes are also always big sellers.
My web site makes it possible for me to save money on ordering new books.
Yesterday, I found a baby kitten under my car. Fred has named him "Tom". They are feeding and caring for him because he seems to have an eye infection and can't open his eyes. But he is really rambunctious and loves to explore.
I made sure the guys understood that we are NOT keeping him. We are just caring for him until he is well enough to put him back outside. Period.
I did spend nearly $20 on kitten milk and a bottle for him, though.
On Mother's day I spent some time with my Mom and my family. They had a fish fry at her house. The kids enjoyed riding her 4-wheeler. And, my greatest nephew, "Tank", as we've nicknamed him, found an Easter egg that was left over from Easter. He thought he had found gold.
Then his dad, my nephew, found a green lizard that was about as long as my hand, running across the back patio. He and his brother finally corralled it so he could show it to "Tank". When he picked it up by the tail, it turned around and bit him and held on to his finger. Calmly, my nephew said, "Okay, ya'll. Help me get this thing off my finger. It's starting to hurt."
The lizard apparently bit down harder when he tried to pull it away. It took my other nephew prying it's mouth open to remove it.
I told him, "Don't know what you were whining about. That thing don't have no teeth."
My bitten nephew said, "Like H*** it didn't! That s*** HURT!" LOL
It didn't even break the skin.
Milo and Otis (my baby-dogs) went with me. They ran around the yard, excited to be able to go see MeeMaw. At one point they disappeared. I went looking for them. The next door neighbors (my step-uncle and his family) were shooting their guns. I heard the gun shot and my stomach leapt through my throat. All I could think was "Please don't shoot my babies!" Then I saw Milo and Otis running as fast as they could back to me. Milo doesn't like loud sounds.
My step-dad said, "He wouldn't shoot those dogs." LOL
Then it was time to go home. I made sure to tell my Mom I loved her.
I am so proud of my 11-year-old niece, Mylee. She has taken to raising Chickens over the past year or so. She has recently started collecting eggs to sell for $2 a dozen.
Her step-dad even went and got her a tax number so she could get her supplies tax-free. I told her, "Mylee, I'm so proud of you! YOU are now an official BUSINESS!"
She has been through dogs getting in the chicken pen, and snakes stealing her eggs. She has learned how to reinforce her cages and use nest eggs.
That has really been an experience for her. She uses the money to buy feed for her chickens. Just recently, though, she has decided to raise some of her own chicks.
She bought an incubator and had 42 eggs that were in it, waiting to hatch out.
Well, the other night, a big storm blew through. It knocked out her electricity. For four hours, the incubator was down. Her babies were in danger and she was frantic!
Her step-dad, Ronnie, called my mom -- who is just about 2 miles down the road from them. Mom's home still had electricity. So he loaded up Mylee and the incubator with all the eggs and transported them to Mom's house.
Mylee sat with the chicks all night until she fell asleep. She woke up with a surprise!
I am starting to come to the conclusion that all that is happening in politics is a show. You know, like when you sit down to watch wrestling?
You have the one side yelling and screaming at the other "Hey, I'm great, you are scum and I'm gonna beat you!" and the other side yelling back "Hey You are scum, I'm greater than you, and I'm gonna show you!"
For the first time in my life, I'm watching politics for it's entertainment value.
What's wrong with this picture?
And..isn't that scary to anyone but me?
So I did a search on YouTube and found this...hmmmm...guess I'm NOT the only one thinking like this!
It's been a very interesting and educational quarantine time!
I have started playing the stock market. I started out just investing my tips from work. Then I started investing my profits from Avon. Then I started investing what I had left after paying my bills...then I started buying and selling...Suddenly, in less than 2 months, I had about $645 invested.
Now wait a minute...that don't sound right at all. I only make minimum wage, and since the pandemic started, I haven't sold much Avon or made any tips. So that was quite a bit to have in my account. Where did all that money come from?
The only thing I can figure is buying and selling. The Stock Market has no place to go but UP right now.
I kind've feel guilty. this "pandemic" caused economic hardship for a lot of people. But all it did to me was keep me from selling more Avon than I did. I didn't hurt at all. AND I actually gained from it by using it as an opportunity to play the stock market and make even more money. I took full advantage of my stimulus, too.
My 11-year-old niece Mylee washed my car to earn money to buy a starter kit for some chicks that are fixing to hatch. She has taken to raising chickens. She is selling her eggs for $2/dozen. I bought 2 dozen today to help her out, as well as paid her $20 for washing my car.
It's so nice that I can see out my windows again. LOL
And, I am so proud of her for exercising her "opportunist" gene. She gets that from me. LOL
My housemate, Gary, got his money. He bought me some M&M's.
I've already sold about $60 worth of Avon today! I am ready to get out and sell!
