New Job for Brenda! Hooray!

Finally, so good news in the job hunt!  I basically walked into a job near the end of October.  Wow!  It made me feel so blessed just because of all the timing involved.  I know that my Heavenly Father looks out for me!

Anyways here's the story behind the job:

On October 30th, I finally decided to take some books to a little used book store in Bountiful that I liked.  They had sat in a bag in my front room for months!   I had pulled them months ago, knew I wanted to take them back, and they had just sat there.  On that Thursday, and for a few days before, I had really urged from within to get more organized, de-clutter some stuff, and just get rid of unneeded items.  So, I picked up the bag, got in my car and drove up to Bountiful.

When I got there, I gave them to the girl at the desk, and started browsing while they processed my credit.  While I was looking, I heard the people at the desk talking about how a person had just left, without warning, and how they were adjusting without her.  I let them finish their little conversation, went to check on my books, and happened to ask, kind of flippantly, "Are you hiring?", wondering if they were looking for holiday help.

They said yes, but not just holiday- they were looking for someone to work part-time permanently, not just the holidays.  I told them I was interested, asked if they had an application, they asked if I had a resume.  I said I could bring one by the next day, but I was a librarian plus had retail experience.  They became very interested at that point, which made me excited.  They asked if I could come in the next day to do a trial run, see if I fit in the group and if I really knew my stuff.

The next day was Halloween, and they invited me to dress up.  I had the stuff from a couple years ago when I was Madame Trelany from the Harry Potter series.  Used that as my costume (bonus points for it being a literary character!), and went in for a couple hours.   They showed me around, had me do a few things on the computer taking a few books, and just making sure I really could do this job.  By the end of the day, they had offered me a job!  HOORAY!

I've been there several times now, mostly shelving books, helping them catch up on that, organizing as they shift their collection around.  They are super grateful that I like shelving and that I'm fast at it. Who knew those years shelving would come back and help me now!

Just in case you want to come visit (or want to trade in some books), I now work at the Book Garden in Bountiful.  It's on Main Street in downtown Bountiful, only about 15 minutes from home.  Click here to go to their site, and you can find them on Facebook too!  Come see me!

The way I found this job makes me know that God was watching out for me.  I had that bag for months before I was urged to go in.  They had just had a person leave, they needed someone with my experience, and I just happen to be there to overhear that conversation.  All of those influences meeting together at exactly the right time could not have happened on their own.  I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father that watches out for me, helps direct me, and gives me hope when I need it.  I love Him and am so grateful to have His guidance in my life!  #imamormon