Tammi's World

Laughter - The Best Medicine

It was a pretty long day yesterday, but the highlight was the infamous email telling me that Tall Girl Shop (the home of the magic pants) was having another sale.

Ahhhhh - I guess they've missed me.

Anyway - I figure I'll kill two birds with one stone. Shopping therapy and I really do need some more winter clothes.

I walk in the door and the feeling was just....flat. None of the sales assistants were smiling, no laughter, no talking. Nothing. Flat.

So I figure it must be a "bad day" all around and just commence to shoppin'. As I browse one of the girls comes up to help me. I gladly accept her input and before you know it we're laughing.

Pretty soon here comes another girl. We sucked her right into our gathering. Since I was the only customer in the joint, we spread out and do some power shopping. From three corners of the shop you hear HEY - This will work! Or - I got the perfect one here!!! And laughter. Lots and lots of laughter. (I have little shame, I'll try on anything and then tell you exactly what I see in the mirror!!!)

After about 30 minutes of this the Sales Manager comes out. She looks at the girls and then sees me as I walk out of the dressing room.

SM: Ahhh, it's you Tammi. I should have known. We always have soooo much fun when you stop by!

Now that was nice to hear. But also kinda sad. I've worked in places where I don't really have *fun*. It's a bummer (to say the least). They made me promise to stop by again next week before the sales meeting. Seems they have "new stock" due in and I'm gonna love it. I figure I'll stop by anyway. It does me good to make people laugh. Stoppin' by there once a week and hangin' out with them is just exactly what I need.

But I think I'll leave the credit card in the car.........

Posted by Tammi at September 27, 2006 05:32 AM | TrackBack