the sound of the breeze and fog mixed in, in the early morning. the buzz and ring of my never-ending alarm. lulu's breathe so heavy and firm as she slowly stretches out to reach the warmth of my arms. she slowly sniffs my ear, hair, and sneezes. like everyday... that's my morning wake-up call. thirty minutes to get ready is what the clock calls out for. rushing steadily to my car, driving safely as can be so i won't get another ticket, and getting to where i need to be as early so it always brings a smile to my managers face. one by one customers storming in to pick out what they can wear to relax their feet. each customer has different rants and raves about problems with arch, heel spur, ankle pain, pronating or supinating. i give the knowledge that i know and help them make honest decisions. alot to work with but by the end of two weeks my paystub is all worth the exercise of running back and forth- stockroom to customers and customers to stockroom. sometimes there may be complaints, dissatisfaction with certain types of purchases, and or just undecided on what they want can ruin our (sales associates) goals for the day, week, month or year. i'm a hard worker, strong learner and go for what i need for the future. you should guess what i do now as my job because my job is what makes me attentive. the people i work with help me, help me become a stronger person, and increases my patience with people. it's a great learning experience and i happen to love what i do- for now. this job seeks my attention and so i pay attention. paying attention is different from concentrating- that is a different story, so i will learn even more and more for what the future brings me.

so what do i do? have you been paying attenton? did you even take the time to do so?