front desk, rachel speaking...

well in may i applied to the Rodd for a housekeeping position, was interviewed for front desk & started work three weeks later. at first it was overwhelming. who knew there were so many little details to know & memorize & then serve up with a smile? at times i find myself thinking of last summer's job at the library, where I puttered around watering the plants & staring at the bookcases through the dusty sunlight, wondering what to read next. (often, i learned, you CAN judge a book by its cover) and yet i did not want to return there, and my wish not to return was granted, and i am grateful... there is a certain charm in slipping behind the scenes of a familiar place (in this case a hotel) and learning about the people that run it and the different ways it can be run. lots of material, in short. more than hard to believe: it is nearly july, and one month of my three month employment is complete. soon enough back to the books. and oh, i am sick of wanting to be learning during the summer, and wanting to be working during the winter! time for a change. must enjoy every moment of this beautiful summer and learn how to be joyfully industrious at any job that is my lot. isn't it funny how they didn't even bother interviewing me for housekeeping. how did they know i was never cut out to be a maid? of course the picture is pure sham.