My jobs

So I have been a jack of all trades lately and realized that not many people know what I do or much about it.  For over a year I have worked with the catering company Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes as an on-call server.  I work 2-3 nights a month, either Friday or Saturday night. Click here HERE to see a picture of me posted in the recent newsletter.
 The company caters some very big events around the city and I have gotten to see some pretty amazing things- I worked the (now elected) Mayor's wedding this summer, a gorgeous wedding on a rolling estate that included floating lanterns (ala Tangled), galas and auctions with 400-500 guests and 200+ guest Christmas parties in mansions.  We did a corporate Christmas party in the Smith Tower- glass windows gave us amazing views of Mount Rainier in the South and the Space Needle (dwarfed by downtown) on the north. My video from that night won't load, but here are some photos I found online that show what the room is like with the views- our party looked a lot like this.  The most "fun" part about the Smith Tower is that the very old, ornate brass elevator has to be run by an attendant- old school style!

More recently, I started taking care of a 3 month old in October.  Her mother wanted her in-home for a few months.  In late February, she will transfer to a daycare with her older brother.  I watch her around 45 hours a week.  It has made my life crazy in so many ways and shown me a glimpse of what having a 4th would be like.  Now there is even less chance that I will have another!  lol

I've also been lucky to do some research studies that pay well and even been a secret shopper for a local bank- I go in and pretend I am shopping banks for various services and then write up my experience.

I have felt very blessed to have the opportunities to work and generate some extra income.  This Christmas has been our best ever, by far.
I have learned a lot about myself and other people and what makes the world spin.  I work with some really fun people and also see the dark side of some others.  I see so starkly that my Mormon standards are so very, very far removed from most people's and I cherish those standards much more now.  I may be a freak among the staff, but I am glad I can express my standards and be an example of someone who can live strict standards and still be fun to be around.  I also am shown time and time again the destructive nature of alcohol and people's actions when under the influence of alcohol.  My testimony of these things have dramatically increased over the last year!