Working for the MCA--Majorly Cool Association

Buenos nachos! Anyhooness, guess what?!?!?!

(*looks up to blank faces, an awkward silence and crickets chirping in the background*)

Well, no. Actually, I applied for a job. And this time it was NOT just for the money!

You see, there’s this new family-oriented gym that (for legal reasons) I will not name. Anyway, it’s a great place. My mom, dad and I went to Pizza Hut Wednesday night and then afterwards went to check out the place. It turned out they were having an open house, and this cool personal trainer named Anna gave us a tour. She was a lot like Jessica in 10 years, and gave the now-Jessica lots of advice and information on Personal Trainer-ing. It was…EMOSEWA, should I say? (It’s my friend Jeffrey who really says all his interjections backwards…I can’t take the credit, unfortunately).

So I asked for an application. She handed one to me and I, after looking it over, inquired as to what job positions were opened to little old me. That is, 16-year-old me. Anna wasn’t quite sure, so she went to find one of the guys in charge. His name was Rick, if I can remember right (nametags help, but I’m still horrible with names). Let’s just say he is a guy version of Jessica in 20 years. He said that I could work with the childcare or I could be a receptionist. He also said that they weren’t going to get a full staff for at least another 90 days, when the facility is complete. “If we don’t call for a while, that’s why.”

So after talking, he wrote us all passes to come back the next day for a free workout. “At least drop off your application,” he said. I really wanted to join that night, but neither my family nor I have sufficient funds at this point. If it were just me, I could probably afford it in January, but then…oh, I don’t know. Maybe I’ll join for myself and then get my mom some free passes. If all goes well, maybe he’ll hire me.

So the next day after swim practice, mom and I stopped by again for a free workout. I did half a mile on the elliptical, then worked out with various pieces of arm and abdominal equipment. That was pretty cool. But I’m weird like that.

However, Rick didn’t seem to think that. He and Anna are very likeable people. They consider my obsession with working out NORMAL. Imagine that! Anyway, just as I was finishing up, Rick came over and started talking to me. So I asked him some questions about where the best places are to get certified. He gave me some very useful information, as well as talked about the kind of people he liked to hire.

I find the environment very friendly and I really am considering joining in January. Although if I do, then I think I might rethink my schedule. Well, I kind of need to do that anyway for next year. Hey, if I do join, that means that, instead of getting up and exercising, I can get up and do my school work. I work a lot better in the mornings (after coffee, that is) and I think that I could be more time-efficient that way.

Well, we’re out of time for today folks. But remember, God made you special and he loves you very much. Bye!

~Jessica