She Tried, She Conquered, She Did It
Those of you who have read my blogs know that I am incredibly busy: two jobs, a blog, a nanny agency and Perfectly Posh. For everything I do, I honestly do not have an idea of how I get it done, but let me tell you: it's hard at times. I work short shifts at my retail job, get home and eat dinner, go to bed, and rush to work the next morning when I would rather be in bed. When I work doubles (days I work both jobs) I usually crash, and on Friday nights after working the doubles, I have to force myself to go to bed, especially if I have to work the next day on Saturday. My retail job is simple and fun, and it makes time go fast when you are a personal shopper. I walk around the store with my cart and scanner, searching for items and interacting with customers who may need help finding something.
I'm exhausted and I crave Saturdays of doing nothing but relaxing. The last two weekends I've been off, and I spent time with family in Chicago. Last weekend I did nothing but " 'Netflix and chill' " (actual meaning), but in my case, it was movies and binge watching Jason's post accident on General Hospital. YouTube...sigh.
I keep going and going and going. It's disappointing when I am not getting calls for nanny placement, or when people don't contact me after I give them a Posh sample. It's hurtful when I email a prospect Posh customer who tells me that she hasn't tried the products " 'but is concerned about high quality and knows more than most about ingredients' ", only to have not tried my products and tell me I'm rude. All I was trying to let her know is that she can't say she doesn't like the product without trying it first.
But I try. And I continue to try. My inspiration? My grandmother, who would most likely fix me coffee and bake me her can't be duplicated chocolate chip cookies, along with her can't be duplicated anything. After all she is Grandma, who was amazing with a strong personality.
My other inspiration is someone that people wouldn't know. Her name is Christina Riccelli and she is a member of the DCC, also known as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The journey of five years of auditions and grueling training camp complete with the signature cheerleader entrance and the kick line to a jump split, plus unique dance style finally paid off this season when she "earned the uniform and boots" on the DDC's reality show "Making The Team". For the last four years, she got so close, only to get cut in the eleventh hour. When the 2017-2018 squad was announced this year, I had tears in my eyes as I realized she made the squad, despite her being cut before.
Being a DCC isn't easy and it is one of the harder NFL squads to make, if not the hardest. Some try out for years and make it, other try out for years and realize they don't have what it takes. Fast choreography, forehead level kick line into a jump split and more. Not easy, and it takes practice, plus a strong background in dance to accomplish their standards.
She took the advice, she practiced and practiced. She auditioned, she worked hard and she made a famous squad with the most unique styles in the country. She never gave up on herself and put everything she had into what she wanted and succeeded.
Imagine being part of a world with ADHD and overcoming odds. That's what I have done my entire life. Can't drive? Do it. Can't get a college degree? Did it. Can't obtain grades higher than a high C or low B? Did it. Would never be able to work? Got two jobs. My entire life I was always told what I wouldn't be able to do, yet I went out and did what others said was impossible: take care of myself and learn. The reason they believed this? ADHD and epilepsy, both of which can be tough to manage, yet the big thing with both is to let the child learn in their own way and be everything they can be.
" 'If she can do it, you can too and do it better' ". My grandmother always told me this and it's something that's stuck with me for years.
Christina, you are an inspiration to women everywhere. Your journey was amazing and you never gave up on yourself. Enjoy those boots. You deserve them.
I'm exhausted and I crave Saturdays of doing nothing but relaxing. The last two weekends I've been off, and I spent time with family in Chicago. Last weekend I did nothing but " 'Netflix and chill' " (actual meaning), but in my case, it was movies and binge watching Jason's post accident on General Hospital. YouTube...sigh.
I keep going and going and going. It's disappointing when I am not getting calls for nanny placement, or when people don't contact me after I give them a Posh sample. It's hurtful when I email a prospect Posh customer who tells me that she hasn't tried the products " 'but is concerned about high quality and knows more than most about ingredients' ", only to have not tried my products and tell me I'm rude. All I was trying to let her know is that she can't say she doesn't like the product without trying it first.
But I try. And I continue to try. My inspiration? My grandmother, who would most likely fix me coffee and bake me her can't be duplicated chocolate chip cookies, along with her can't be duplicated anything. After all she is Grandma, who was amazing with a strong personality.
My other inspiration is someone that people wouldn't know. Her name is Christina Riccelli and she is a member of the DCC, also known as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. The journey of five years of auditions and grueling training camp complete with the signature cheerleader entrance and the kick line to a jump split, plus unique dance style finally paid off this season when she "earned the uniform and boots" on the DDC's reality show "Making The Team". For the last four years, she got so close, only to get cut in the eleventh hour. When the 2017-2018 squad was announced this year, I had tears in my eyes as I realized she made the squad, despite her being cut before.
Being a DCC isn't easy and it is one of the harder NFL squads to make, if not the hardest. Some try out for years and make it, other try out for years and realize they don't have what it takes. Fast choreography, forehead level kick line into a jump split and more. Not easy, and it takes practice, plus a strong background in dance to accomplish their standards.
She took the advice, she practiced and practiced. She auditioned, she worked hard and she made a famous squad with the most unique styles in the country. She never gave up on herself and put everything she had into what she wanted and succeeded.
Imagine being part of a world with ADHD and overcoming odds. That's what I have done my entire life. Can't drive? Do it. Can't get a college degree? Did it. Can't obtain grades higher than a high C or low B? Did it. Would never be able to work? Got two jobs. My entire life I was always told what I wouldn't be able to do, yet I went out and did what others said was impossible: take care of myself and learn. The reason they believed this? ADHD and epilepsy, both of which can be tough to manage, yet the big thing with both is to let the child learn in their own way and be everything they can be.
" 'If she can do it, you can too and do it better' ". My grandmother always told me this and it's something that's stuck with me for years.
Christina, you are an inspiration to women everywhere. Your journey was amazing and you never gave up on yourself. Enjoy those boots. You deserve them.
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