Back when we were a one-child family, I was the friendly neighborhood Pampered Chef Lady. I love Pampered Chef products! I earned many for FREE or at half-price. I was miserable! It's not that I didn't LOVE doing the shows. I really got into the whole cooking show thing. I love meeting new people. I love sharing nifty ideas and cooking hints. I HATED depending on other people buying in order to pay our bills. And I really hated jumping into my car to leave as my hubby was walking in the door from work. "Bye babe! Dinner's on the counter. Have a good night!"
I'd come home and climb into bed and the question that always came from my half-asleep hubby was "How did it go?" --which translated into --"How much did you make?" To which I would usually reply "ummm....well...I got a booking...and I'm only at about $40 profit, but more orders might come in..." It just wasn't worth missing out on our nights together as a family. I am very grateful for the friends I made in the process, and for all the FREE baking stones and kitchen knives and cookbooks. But, I'm also so thankful that God later blessed me with my part-time job at our church. It really is my dream job and I can keep my family with me!
6 comments:
I am glad God worked it out.
I love Pampered Chef stuff, but can't afford it.
Nice to see your pretty face up close!
Spending time away from your family really is tough! I used to sell rubber stamps, but that was before we had kids. I would teach all day and do parties in the eveing...I didn't depend on the parties to pay bills, just to feed my habit of scrapbooking! Glad you found a job you love!
Blessings-Andie
I sold Pampered Chef for a few months while my first child was a baby. And it didn't take me long to figure out it was NOT for me! Though I'm like you, I'm very thankful for the free (or nearly free) kitchen tools I earned along the way!
so awesome that God blessed you with a better way to earn money and still be with your family. GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!
So glad to see how the Lord has honored those sacrifices made in the early years and has created such a great situation for you now!
Blessings!
Glad you liked the Friendship pictures--I should have been running a tape recorder to capture all their giggles throughout the photo shoot!
Blessings!
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