"But for now, let me say
Without hope or agenda,
Just because it's Christmas-
(And at Christmas you tell the truth)
To me you are perfect
and my wasted heart will love you
Merry Christmas
Enough
Enough now."
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Amando as coisas simples da vida (de vendedora)
Faz um tempinho que eu comecei meu "summer job" pra pagar pela minha viagem aos Estados Unidos. Eu sou uma vendedora de loja de roupas femininas chamada Collins.
Desde pequena eu sempre tive uma vontade imensa de saber como era o "outro lado" das lojas que eu ia, das lanchonetes onde eu almoçava, enfim.. uma curiosidade e interesse latentes.
Agora eu sei um pouco mais dos "bastidores", coisas como:
como (não) funciona o estoque,
as horas de almoço,
comissão,
as brigas,
descontos pra vendedoras (que é de 40% by the way)
enfim... tudo que eu sempre quis saber e nunca ninguem havia me dito.
Então vamos por partes..
Como cliente eu NUNCA MAIS:
-vou achar ruim ou ficar de cara feia quando alguma vendedora for buscar algo no estoque e demorar pra voltar (agora eu sei o cubiculo que é o estoque, e como é dificil/impossivel de se encontrar as coisas)
-vou pedir a opinião da vendedora ja que eu sei que tudo vai ficar "Lindo no seu corpo"
ou acreditar quando ela diz que essa calça "veste super bem".
como vendedora as coisas que eu NÃO gosto:
-Ficar em pé 10 horas direto! (meus calcanhares clamam por ajuda -e nesse exato momento eles estão em cima de uma cadeira pq eles não aguentam o chão!)
-Quando a gerente "corta" a minha venda pra *empurrar* coisas que EU e o CLIENTE sabemos que ele não quer
-Quando a gerente "corta" minha venda pra "empurrar" coisas que EU achava que o cliente não queria, mas que na verdade ele queria (e muito). *bom pra minha comissão, not so much for my pride*
-Quando eu falo com a cliente e ela não olha na minha cara (e ainda por cima é mal educada!!!)
- Quando alguem vai dar presente pra namorada e escolhe a primeira peça que vê ou então escolhe uma peça HORRENDA.
como vendedora as coisas que eu MAIS GOSTO:
- Quando alguém leva um vestido que eu ADORO e tava namorando a algum tempo (1º pq a pessoa tem bom gosto, 2º pq assim eu num gasto meu dinheiro comprando)
-Quando eu sei onde encontrar a peça que a cliente quer provar no estoque (raro)
-Quando as pessoas são simpaticas e fazem questão de saber meu nome
-Quando minhas musicas preferidas tocam na loja
-Quando eu falo pra meus amigos/parents que não vou poder ir em tal lugar ou em tal festa pq eu vou estar TRABALHANDO
-De tomar conta dos bebes quando as respectivas mães estão provando roupas
-De usar a arminha pra por a tag de preço nas peças (eu DESDE CRIANÇA SEMPRE quis fazer isso!!!)
-Usar o steamer pra passar roupas (ainda prefiro o ferro convencional)
-Embrulhar pra presente -apesar de eu demorar MIL ANOS e ainda assim não ficar bonito =( -
-Escolher peças pros manequins da vitrine =]
Ta valendo muito a pena, e apesar de cansativo me sinto muito bem sabendo que to batalhando por alguma coisa que eu quero muito.. e só de lembrar o fim que esse dinheiro vai ter... só de pensar em rever meus americans e das conversas e risadas que a gente vai dar, eu esqueço completamente do cansaço e fico sorrindo que nem uma boba! =]
all and all.. I'M LOVING IT!
=]
Desde pequena eu sempre tive uma vontade imensa de saber como era o "outro lado" das lojas que eu ia, das lanchonetes onde eu almoçava, enfim.. uma curiosidade e interesse latentes.
Agora eu sei um pouco mais dos "bastidores", coisas como:
como (não) funciona o estoque,
as horas de almoço,
comissão,
as brigas,
descontos pra vendedoras (que é de 40% by the way)
enfim... tudo que eu sempre quis saber e nunca ninguem havia me dito.
Então vamos por partes..
Como cliente eu NUNCA MAIS:
-vou achar ruim ou ficar de cara feia quando alguma vendedora for buscar algo no estoque e demorar pra voltar (agora eu sei o cubiculo que é o estoque, e como é dificil/impossivel de se encontrar as coisas)
-vou pedir a opinião da vendedora ja que eu sei que tudo vai ficar "Lindo no seu corpo"
ou acreditar quando ela diz que essa calça "veste super bem".
como vendedora as coisas que eu NÃO gosto:
-Ficar em pé 10 horas direto! (meus calcanhares clamam por ajuda -e nesse exato momento eles estão em cima de uma cadeira pq eles não aguentam o chão!)
-Quando a gerente "corta" a minha venda pra *empurrar* coisas que EU e o CLIENTE sabemos que ele não quer
-Quando a gerente "corta" minha venda pra "empurrar" coisas que EU achava que o cliente não queria, mas que na verdade ele queria (e muito). *bom pra minha comissão, not so much for my pride*
-Quando eu falo com a cliente e ela não olha na minha cara (e ainda por cima é mal educada!!!)
- Quando alguem vai dar presente pra namorada e escolhe a primeira peça que vê ou então escolhe uma peça HORRENDA.
como vendedora as coisas que eu MAIS GOSTO:
- Quando alguém leva um vestido que eu ADORO e tava namorando a algum tempo (1º pq a pessoa tem bom gosto, 2º pq assim eu num gasto meu dinheiro comprando)
-Quando eu sei onde encontrar a peça que a cliente quer provar no estoque (raro)
-Quando as pessoas são simpaticas e fazem questão de saber meu nome
-Quando minhas musicas preferidas tocam na loja
-Quando eu falo pra meus amigos/parents que não vou poder ir em tal lugar ou em tal festa pq eu vou estar TRABALHANDO
-De tomar conta dos bebes quando as respectivas mães estão provando roupas
-De usar a arminha pra por a tag de preço nas peças (eu DESDE CRIANÇA SEMPRE quis fazer isso!!!)
-Usar o steamer pra passar roupas (ainda prefiro o ferro convencional)
-Embrulhar pra presente -apesar de eu demorar MIL ANOS e ainda assim não ficar bonito =( -
-Escolher peças pros manequins da vitrine =]
Ta valendo muito a pena, e apesar de cansativo me sinto muito bem sabendo que to batalhando por alguma coisa que eu quero muito.. e só de lembrar o fim que esse dinheiro vai ter... só de pensar em rever meus americans e das conversas e risadas que a gente vai dar, eu esqueço completamente do cansaço e fico sorrindo que nem uma boba! =]
all and all.. I'M LOVING IT!
=]
Monday, November 10, 2008
Being Single and Content
I went to a wedding this past weekend, and for some reasons weddings have a way to stir up something inside of me, and that something is not entirely bad, but it makes me ansious,
makes me want someone to hold my hand, you see where this is going right?
So before I started to get sad, and feeling lonely I thought of something a friend of mine wrote, that helps me to stay "cool" when the "I wish I had a boyfriend" drama starts, so here it is, It migth help you too.
Being Content and Single
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Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 7:52pm
So spring is here, Valentines Day is fresh in my memory, and I've been doing some thinking about this whole being single thing. I don't know what it is about this time of year, but I keep feeling compelled to go out and find someone. Not for any reason in particular - perhaps narcissism - I don't know. My point is that I've let myself buy into the lie that I'll only be happy in a relationship. The only relationship that is essential to our lives is our walk with Jesus Christ.
I guess it goes back to the whole contentment thing. There is no contentment outside of Jesus. When I drift off and fall away from my Savior I start looking for other stuff to fill me up. All of a sudden this whole dating just for the sake of making yourself feel good things looks a little more attractive, when in turn it is a completely ridiculous idea. Dating **for the sole purpose of** deriving some kind of physical, emotional, or egotistical pleasure from it is both selfish and irrational. This is the kind of relationship in which you really don't care that much about the other person, instead you're interested in how they make you feel. Questions arise like "Do they make you happy? Do they make you feel good?". These questions do not focus on the other person, or even on your realtionship. These questions are directed at enhancing your emotions and feelings at the expense of other if need be. In essence, this type of dating is nothing but a way of making what's supposed to be a symbiotic relationship all about you.
Now, dating should bring emotional fulfillment, edification, and (within the contents of marriage) physical pleasure, but as a function of love and focus towards a common goal (Jesus Christ). These things come from a mature relationship and mutual sacrifice, NOT from a narcissistic manipulation of the opposite sex. Which kind of brings me to my point... dating just for the sake of "it makes me feel good" is just plain dumb (we'll call this emotivistic dating). Crack makes you feel good too, but it there aren't enough benefits to outweigh the side effects of crack, you probably shouldn't be doing it (Of course it's a no brainer w/ crack, but a good illustration). Emotivistic dating uses up resources (time, energy, money, affection) and can lead to tons of drama, dangling emotional feelings, impure physical relationships, and a plethora of other baggage that you will carry into other relationships.
So here's the skinny: I need to be content with being single! The apostle Paul tells us that "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am." and that "I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord."(I Cor. 7:8, 32) Did you hear that? It will actually help my walk with the father if I remain single. While men/women are encouraged to marry if it will help fight lust (I Cor. 7:9), Paul says that those who have the gift of celibacy should exercise it, so that we may focus more on Christ (I Cor. 7:7). What I get from this passage is don't freak out about being single! This is a time in which I can go where He would lead me, free of any ties and concerns that are usually associated with a significant other. Do I want a wife? Yes, but I want to be close to my Lord far more. Because when I'm close to Jesus, everything else just kind of works itself out.
This isn't a new idea for me, but it is a constant battle, and I think it's always going to be that way. While I might have made the cognitive decision to give my dating life to God a long time ago, living the decision had become much harder. Jesus knew it would be this way, not just with dating but with the desires of the flesh in general. That is why he said "If anyone would come after me he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me." (Luke 9:23). He gave us the command to do it DAILY, not just once. That is the only way we will find contentment.
So are you struggling with being single? are you in a bad relationship? make sure that your contentment comes from Jesus - and him alone. Once you have that type of perspective, you'll be able to handle any interpersonal relationship with a clear head. As the psalmist said:
Whom have I in heaven but you?And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.
-(Psalm 73:25-26)
makes me want someone to hold my hand, you see where this is going right?
So before I started to get sad, and feeling lonely I thought of something a friend of mine wrote, that helps me to stay "cool" when the "I wish I had a boyfriend" drama starts, so here it is, It migth help you too.
Being Content and Single
Share
Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 7:52pm
So spring is here, Valentines Day is fresh in my memory, and I've been doing some thinking about this whole being single thing. I don't know what it is about this time of year, but I keep feeling compelled to go out and find someone. Not for any reason in particular - perhaps narcissism - I don't know. My point is that I've let myself buy into the lie that I'll only be happy in a relationship. The only relationship that is essential to our lives is our walk with Jesus Christ.
I guess it goes back to the whole contentment thing. There is no contentment outside of Jesus. When I drift off and fall away from my Savior I start looking for other stuff to fill me up. All of a sudden this whole dating just for the sake of making yourself feel good things looks a little more attractive, when in turn it is a completely ridiculous idea. Dating **for the sole purpose of** deriving some kind of physical, emotional, or egotistical pleasure from it is both selfish and irrational. This is the kind of relationship in which you really don't care that much about the other person, instead you're interested in how they make you feel. Questions arise like "Do they make you happy? Do they make you feel good?". These questions do not focus on the other person, or even on your realtionship. These questions are directed at enhancing your emotions and feelings at the expense of other if need be. In essence, this type of dating is nothing but a way of making what's supposed to be a symbiotic relationship all about you.
Now, dating should bring emotional fulfillment, edification, and (within the contents of marriage) physical pleasure, but as a function of love and focus towards a common goal (Jesus Christ). These things come from a mature relationship and mutual sacrifice, NOT from a narcissistic manipulation of the opposite sex. Which kind of brings me to my point... dating just for the sake of "it makes me feel good" is just plain dumb (we'll call this emotivistic dating). Crack makes you feel good too, but it there aren't enough benefits to outweigh the side effects of crack, you probably shouldn't be doing it (Of course it's a no brainer w/ crack, but a good illustration). Emotivistic dating uses up resources (time, energy, money, affection) and can lead to tons of drama, dangling emotional feelings, impure physical relationships, and a plethora of other baggage that you will carry into other relationships.
So here's the skinny: I need to be content with being single! The apostle Paul tells us that "Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am." and that "I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs—how he can please the Lord."(I Cor. 7:8, 32) Did you hear that? It will actually help my walk with the father if I remain single. While men/women are encouraged to marry if it will help fight lust (I Cor. 7:9), Paul says that those who have the gift of celibacy should exercise it, so that we may focus more on Christ (I Cor. 7:7). What I get from this passage is don't freak out about being single! This is a time in which I can go where He would lead me, free of any ties and concerns that are usually associated with a significant other. Do I want a wife? Yes, but I want to be close to my Lord far more. Because when I'm close to Jesus, everything else just kind of works itself out.
This isn't a new idea for me, but it is a constant battle, and I think it's always going to be that way. While I might have made the cognitive decision to give my dating life to God a long time ago, living the decision had become much harder. Jesus knew it would be this way, not just with dating but with the desires of the flesh in general. That is why he said "If anyone would come after me he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me." (Luke 9:23). He gave us the command to do it DAILY, not just once. That is the only way we will find contentment.
So are you struggling with being single? are you in a bad relationship? make sure that your contentment comes from Jesus - and him alone. Once you have that type of perspective, you'll be able to handle any interpersonal relationship with a clear head. As the psalmist said:
Whom have I in heaven but you?And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heartand my portion forever.
-(Psalm 73:25-26)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Economizando tempo...
Saturday, October 18, 2008
O cravo brigou com a rosa
E eu finalmente descobri o porque.
O cravo estava frustrado com o fato de que as pessoas não lhe davam tanta atenção.
Por um segundo ele sentiu inveja da rosa, mas depois ele percebeu que talvez fosse melhor ser diferente, e que o fato de ser tão "esquecido" o tornara especial.
Funny how sometimes I feel like a carnation, a little left aside, not the 'obvious' choice, but hey, at the end of the day is not everybody who can aprecciate a carnation for what it is instead of trying to turn it into a rose, it takes someone especial too.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Life
What is life? actually what i really wanna ask is: what is living?
is it waking up in a decent hour, go to work/school, talk to your friends, laugh for awhile, watch your favorite TV show and go to sleep?
The only anwser I can come up with is: NO
Unfortunately thats the life I've been living lately, and the sense of emptyness is been eatingme up, All the plans I make but never seem to turn into reality, I find myself in a lost of will.
And it all goes back to Procrastinating, doesn't? [at least for me]
"Just more 5 minutes in bed" that turns into an hour, and sometimes hours.
Those [very] precious minutes that I wast in bed might not make a bad person of me, but they turn me into the worst thing I could be, they make me an average person.
You might be thinking "Wait, average is not worst than bad" think again.
A "bad"person usually does something, it can be a poor decision or a bad atitude/action , she acts, even if for the worst, she actually does something
Wasting time, time in which you could be helping someone, or learning something new, or simply growing as a person is doing nothing. NOTHING!
When I stop to think about all of the time, talent, passion and all of the amazing gifts I've received from God and threw away by not using then, it makes me wanna kick myself mentally!
Its time to stop thinking about tomorow and acting on TODAY, right now.
It can be something as simple as a smile, or offering help.
You can do it [ and without a doubt in my mind SO CAN I]
"No more waiting for tomorow today is the day that I will change the world"
is it waking up in a decent hour, go to work/school, talk to your friends, laugh for awhile, watch your favorite TV show and go to sleep?
The only anwser I can come up with is: NO
Unfortunately thats the life I've been living lately, and the sense of emptyness is been eatingme up, All the plans I make but never seem to turn into reality, I find myself in a lost of will.
And it all goes back to Procrastinating, doesn't? [at least for me]
"Just more 5 minutes in bed" that turns into an hour, and sometimes hours.
Those [very] precious minutes that I wast in bed might not make a bad person of me, but they turn me into the worst thing I could be, they make me an average person.
You might be thinking "Wait, average is not worst than bad" think again.
A "bad"person usually does something, it can be a poor decision or a bad atitude/action , she acts, even if for the worst, she actually does something
Wasting time, time in which you could be helping someone, or learning something new, or simply growing as a person is doing nothing. NOTHING!
When I stop to think about all of the time, talent, passion and all of the amazing gifts I've received from God and threw away by not using then, it makes me wanna kick myself mentally!
Its time to stop thinking about tomorow and acting on TODAY, right now.
It can be something as simple as a smile, or offering help.
You can do it [ and without a doubt in my mind SO CAN I]
"No more waiting for tomorow today is the day that I will change the world"
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