MK and Laureen

Laureen sells Mary Kay cosmetics. This past week, there was her quasi-geographical region/area/unit/agglomeration’s seminar at the Dallas Convention Center with other events held at the Hyatt Regency Reunion. In order to make life easier on us, we sent Jacob to my mom and dad’s house for the week (thank you, thank you, thank you so much for doing that), and we got a room at the Hyatt.

I detest the hotel industry, simply because hotels such as the Hyatt are geared primarily toward people who can write off $10/day parking, $10/day internet access, and room service or restaurant meals. If it’s a practical business hotel, it’s NOT a practical vacation hotel, especially when your vacation consists of trying to keep Jessie from eating the contents of the trash can. It’s a business write-off, yes, but still…
But we did the best we could. I do believe that if you were a single guy and could rent a cute baby girl for a day, just strolling with her through the convention center’s hallway during lunchtime would assuredly net you a couple of dates, or at least offers to sell you some cologne.

Laureen got motivated and inspired. Amazingly, after only three months in the business, she was her unit’s number 5 salesperson. This is a unit of approximately 200 people, mind you. So I’m proud of her for sticking with it. She has her dreams and goals, and now she’s trying to put the muscle behind them.

Good for her.