jobs & doorways

for whatever reason today, this picture that i found on google made me think about all the different jobs i have had in my 25 (almost 26) years. (maybe because a job is like choosing which door to go through? maybe. or maybe it was a cool picture & i was desperately trying to find a way to use it...!)
it is quite the list!

there really isn't any "point" in posting about this, other than the fact that i think it's interesting that i have already worn so many different hats in my life. some people find a job, and stick to it for majority of their adult life, and i think there is something wonderful about that. but i also love that i have had so much variety! that being said, i'm happy sticking to what i'm doing now, at least for a while!!

here is my list - i will try to go in chronological order

• assistant on field trips (with my mom's daycare - i would go to help out with kids that needed more one-on-one care)
• babysitting
• tele-researcher (the ones that do surveys, not the ones that try to sell you stuff)
• shampoo tester at a research facility
• waitress at a chinese food restaurant (where i memorized a large majority of the dishes, by their number - i still know that #1 is spring rolls, #29 is chopsuey, #39 is chicken balls & #46 is gingerbeef)
• cashier at Birds Hill Park east beach concession stand - which also included making icecream cones, and to this day I can still do a perfect soft serve cone
• nanny
• worked with my dad doing odd jobs & renovations. we re-shingled a house & also drywalled a cabin, amongst other things. my mouth was wired shut that summer due to my jaw surgery, so it was pretty hard to find another job!!
• sales associate at the Gap
• sales associate at Sugar Mountain - this was by far one of my favorite jobs. it was a fun environment, close to my house, a place where i could help decorate & make "crafts" .. it was terribly wonderful
• creator, fundraiser-extraordinaire & leader of a Junior High summer day camp for an entire summer
• window washer
• "lawn care technician" ha!  a fancy way to say, I mowed lawns. but i was VERY good, and consistent with my lines. on my last day, my boss even took a picture of one of my lawns because it was so good ;)
• library assistant at Booth College Library - also a very fun job
• Data Entry for a company changing their website
• Maid/house keeper with Molly Maid
• sales associate at Hallmark
• Personal house cleaner
• Photographer for pregnancy or kids pictures
• Customer Service Representative at Kindred Productions (a christian book publisher & retailer)
• Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator at Donwood Manor personal care home
• Secretary at a baptist church

I think that is it?? now if that isn't a diverse resume, then I don't know what is!!