tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post2505430574814162340..comments2023-10-30T09:00:07.439-05:00Comments on A Walk In My Shoes: I'm Hanging Up My Shoes...Again! Day 2Susan R. Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-27726778212144432652009-10-21T13:31:13.167-05:002009-10-21T13:31:13.167-05:00When finished with my current WIP, I may just dig ...When finished with my current WIP, I may just dig out the first book I tried to write. It was based on a girl that worked in a factory. I was working in a factory when I wrote it. Just a few chapters into it, my lack of confidence caused me to put it aside...<br /><br />Does it really take that much time to find a picture of shoes? So that's what partially-unplugged means...Lillian Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488638666900705015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-38376171293598545002009-10-21T09:45:33.773-05:002009-10-21T09:45:33.773-05:00Sounds like a yummy job! I worked at a movie theat...Sounds like a yummy job! I worked at a movie theatre, so I was able to see free movies, get free popcorn etc. I loved it. <br /><br />Great question Susan!erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-25211639406653311852009-10-21T07:37:02.600-05:002009-10-21T07:37:02.600-05:00My first job was at a health food store. I still u...My first job was at a health food store. I still use some of the things I learned there.Rita Locahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961929692808138092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-84676872413098030602009-10-20T22:31:34.370-05:002009-10-20T22:31:34.370-05:00None of my jobs directly influence my writing, but...None of my jobs directly influence my writing, but since I write history and teach history there's definitely some overlap. I was actually able to use a synopsis of my story to demonstrate part of a writing project once. The kids were interested in Hatshepsut so that was pretty cool!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-79011412827587468722009-10-20T21:57:32.124-05:002009-10-20T21:57:32.124-05:00Oh Tippins! Actually I worked at a pie restaurant ...Oh Tippins! Actually I worked at a pie restaurant in Utah one summer and I was LOVING those free pies. I have to confess I didn't do much people watching because I was too stressed out trying to bring them food. And breaks are good. I still can't believe that you tie every post in with shoes. I think I'd run out of ideas. Plus, I have like one pair of winter shoes and one pair of summer shoes. I'm shoe-boring.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-48113265671038838492009-10-20T18:54:02.421-05:002009-10-20T18:54:02.421-05:00Sort of. I was a camp counselor's helper and a...Sort of. I was a camp counselor's helper and a lot of the kids I dealt with have ended up in some things that I've written.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-85754723695774304112009-10-20T18:41:38.692-05:002009-10-20T18:41:38.692-05:00Oh, yes ... people-watching is definitely the best...Oh, yes ... people-watching is definitely the best! Enjoyed this post.Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-58046246912836164212009-10-20T15:57:32.734-05:002009-10-20T15:57:32.734-05:00Money involves math, and therefore is NOT my stron...Money involves math, and therefore is NOT my strong suit. But I can see how working in a diner would be fabulous for writing preparation! Ever seen the Jude Law/Nora Roberts movie <i>My Blueberry Nights</i>? Quaint little diner, lots of pie, and a parade of interesting people!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-62949445269394382002009-10-20T15:37:06.080-05:002009-10-20T15:37:06.080-05:00I miss Tippin's!
Past positions have helped ...I miss Tippin's! <br /><br />Past positions have helped fill details in for my writing, but I was just thinking about my first job and how well it would lead to a story. I dressed as Geoffrey Giraffe for Toys R Us! I may have to work a mascot job into something somewhere. Thanks for the idea!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-76208425078888027622009-10-20T15:34:16.549-05:002009-10-20T15:34:16.549-05:00At 14 I was serving lunch and dinner to the reside...At 14 I was serving lunch and dinner to the residents of a nursing home. It was one of the toughest jobs I've ever had. But I needed money to pay for my drill-team uniform!MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-66896738142650997402009-10-20T14:29:39.954-05:002009-10-20T14:29:39.954-05:00My degree is in teaching, but we moved around so m...My degree is in teaching, but we moved around so much with the Navy that I never had my own elementary school classroom. I usually worked in preschools or day-cares, knowing I'd write for kids someday. The inspiration that lead me to teaching is related to the inspiration that lead me to my genre: kids rock. ;)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-40231500336302829082009-10-20T13:56:09.588-05:002009-10-20T13:56:09.588-05:00I bet that job was great for creating characters! ...I bet that job was great for creating characters! I've never had a job inspire a story and now I sit in an office so not a lot of inspiration here, except in the blogosphere.<br /><br />much loveStacey J. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059617724860253448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-83515454315210450572009-10-20T13:12:33.418-05:002009-10-20T13:12:33.418-05:00Hmmm...my first job was working as a summer playgr...Hmmm...my first job was working as a summer playground supervisor for a bunch of 12-year-old boys who always wanted to play football. <br /><br />I can't say it's inspired any stories for me yet, but it did inspire me to find my next job working indoors where there was air conditioning and no need to coat myself with bug spray on a daily basis.Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-58729741568508304592009-10-20T12:48:53.852-05:002009-10-20T12:48:53.852-05:00My first job was in a burger joint and it was not ...My first job was in a burger joint and it was not so inspiring, but later when I worked at the coffee place... I got lots of ideas! I sort of miss that place. :o(<br /><br />I think that your job sounds like one that would inspire creativity! Fun times! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-68192700920095486792009-10-20T12:05:04.298-05:002009-10-20T12:05:04.298-05:00My first job was at Burger King but I hated that o...My first job was at Burger King but I hated that one. My second job was at the concessions stand at a movie theater. I do incorporate that into my YA novels very often.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-82154790558414846652009-10-20T11:54:15.799-05:002009-10-20T11:54:15.799-05:00My first job was as a cashier at a grocery store. ...My first job was as a cashier at a grocery store. That hasn't inspired any stories. But I have a ton of ideas bubbling from my social work experience. Especially my stint working at the mental hospital.Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-17139636659594811152009-10-20T11:53:47.870-05:002009-10-20T11:53:47.870-05:00My first "real" job was at the Gap. No i...My first "real" job was at the Gap. No inspiration, no thanks :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-49673252855080334132009-10-20T11:52:58.489-05:002009-10-20T11:52:58.489-05:00My first job was a cashier/waitress for a small mo...My first job was a cashier/waitress for a small mom & pop Italian restaurant. I loved hearing them speak Italian. Such a romantic language. Even when they were saying bad things, it sounded nice! :) They could never get away with talking about me. Spanish is so close to their language that I basically understood what they were saying. My dream is to visit Italy! <br />Susan, how is it that we can be writers and still be so good with numbers? I was a banker and a sales executive for quite a few years. :)Ellie Kingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14711249217634726986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-82437054032032578682009-10-20T11:40:08.577-05:002009-10-20T11:40:08.577-05:00I worked at a cinnamon bun booth at the Calgary St...I worked at a cinnamon bun booth at the Calgary Stampede (big rodeo). I couldn't stop putting my hands in my pockets, I was cold ,so they fired me because they thought I was stealing or it could have been the fact that I didn't know how to make coffee and pushed the water button twice.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-41241960401836214362009-10-20T11:21:03.758-05:002009-10-20T11:21:03.758-05:00I can't say any of my jobs inspired stories. M...I can't say any of my jobs inspired stories. My first job, though, was a camp counselor at a day camp at a state park. The bus ride to the park in the morning was interesting, for sure. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-78763347068524885772009-10-20T11:03:29.242-05:002009-10-20T11:03:29.242-05:00My first job was delivering newspapers.My first job was delivering newspapers.Cassandra Frearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564236561567663914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-60668774733363898582009-10-20T10:55:37.851-05:002009-10-20T10:55:37.851-05:00That's such a great idea! I love people-watchi...That's such a great idea! I love people-watching and my first real job was working in a department store. I tell you, the types of people who came in there to shop were from all walks of life and were all kinds of interesting, annoying, hilarious, hi-jinky people. I'll definitely have to consider pulling inspiration from my memories of them someday! :)Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-69391623247230538272009-10-20T10:06:07.886-05:002009-10-20T10:06:07.886-05:00First job was prepping a salad bar and waitressing...First job was prepping a salad bar and waitressing at a hotel buffet. No stories resulted from that but I do have some memories. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-83232534272126388832009-10-20T10:03:53.007-05:002009-10-20T10:03:53.007-05:00I started out with the babysitting gigs, but my fi...I started out with the babysitting gigs, but my first job was working for my dad in his insurance office. I HATED it because I was stuck filing all the time. One of his friends offered me a job at their restaurant and I fell in love. I loved doing the little extras for my customers and soon had several regulars that tipped very well. The boss insisted I wait on his family whenever they came in because I entertained his kids. The main thing I loved was the interaction with so many different types of people.Chelle Sandellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813658527826989105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515903861204137058.post-35099402264771579192009-10-20T10:02:57.530-05:002009-10-20T10:02:57.530-05:00I think the most exciting thing that happened to m...I think the most exciting thing that happened to me is that I was working at a fast food restaurant when a group of the Hell's Angels came in. They were very nice. Hum...that isn't as exciting as I thought.Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.com