Summer Camp Job!
Abby and Eason, The year I graduated from high school, I decided to add another job to my group of jobs. (I already had several!) A local, Christian school was looking for someone to prepare their kids for cheerleading camp. The kids practiced super early in the morning, so I could do it without disruption […]
What I Didn’t Know
Abby and Eason – There are a lot of things I wish I had known about work in high school. I didn’t know Jesus at that time, and I missed a lot of opportunities to learn about the way He created me. Let’s start with how I worked. I understood hard work. I was really […]
High School Jobs
Abby and Eason, I want to wrap up with a few thoughts on high school jobs. First, I had a cool and unique experience with high school jobs. I was able to take a talent (gymnastics) and make a really cool set of job experiences out of that talent. I want you to know you […]
Private Lessons
Abby and Eason, The other thing I did during (mostly) summers in high school was give private lessons. This was something that I learned about in high school, but in college it became a pretty significant part of my job plan. A private lesson is when a parent hires you, through the gymnastics center, to […]
Summer Camp
Abby and Eason, It seems like I had a lot of jobs in high school, but it really was more that each job had downtime. I learned to make the most of the downtime. I told you about the dance studio and my Friday cheer classes. Well, there was also summer. Because school was out, […]
Friday Business
Abby and Eason, In the last letter, I told you about working at the dance studio. I didn’t tell you this, but it was closed on Fridays and Sundays. I don’t really remember when or why I decided that I needed to work on Fridays, but somehow I must have because I started my first […]