I had an interesting day at work today. A man called in asking for help, he is a single dad and his 12 yr old daughter needs a bra and he wanted to know if we could help her.

She came in and she was so sweet. I measured her and her dad had talked to someone else before he got transferred to me so a few other of the sales associates offered to help if she needed some clothes as well. Unfortunately she needed a size 40 A. Which we don't carry. I think I could have done a bit better like asking her about herself but she was sweet. She told me "I don't have a mom" and I said I was sorry but she seemed like she had a great dad. And her face lit up and she said "he is awesome" . I had her try on a bunch of bras to try and find if any would fit and nothing did. I told her that I really wanted to find her a bra but I wasnt going to sell her something that was uncomfortable and didn't fit but I thought maybe Lane Bryant might have something. 9 Her dad waited in the car so she wouldn't be embarrassed. I asked if she was ok if I went out and talked to him about what I told her. She said it was ok and as we were walking out she asked me if I liked her socks...she was wearing toe socks with Tevas. I told her they were awesome. Her dad was really nice. He was this big country guy in overalls and he was worried because she hadn't bought anything. She and I explained what happened. I told him my recommendation . I was worried he would balk at going to Asheville (it's an hour away) but he told her they couldn't tonight but tomorrow they would. He even wrote down what I told him . It was cold and drizzling and he got worried about me being out in the cold I told him I wanted to make sure he knew I had tried and that we would love to help her if she ever needed to do some clothes shopping. He shook my hand and I ran back inside.

We really all wanted to help and be fairy godmothers to her. I hope she comes in again so we can. Her dad was really worried about her being embarrassed and it being awkward and it was nice to see a dad like that.

That is some excellent customer service, askye.

Aw, what a great thing to do for that family!

askye, you are so good at your job! That girl was lucky she got you. I hope she finds what she needs soon.

I am also looking for a unicorn, which is a skirt suit where my waist/hips are in a 12 petite, my bust more a 16 , and my shoulders more a ten. 

I feel like this shouldn't be that hard to find if you buy separates and get them tailored? Have you tried Poshmark? (My answer to all clothing issues these days.) I wear a lot of Calvin Klein undies from Nordstroms.

Thanks. I am going to miss this kind of interaction when I transfer to the larger store. I will only be selling shoes but hopefully I'll have some nice interactions.

That's a pretty great story, askye. I love how the dad figured out how to call in some women for lingerie assistance. I call that creative thinking.

In little bird news, I did not sweep up my scattered lava rocks today so DH and I can go inspect the site. He's sorry he missed getting to see it. Yay me, I know the insects are wholesome here because there's no pesticides or Round Up to get into the food chain because of me.

I wonder if I can figure out what kind of bird it is?

Thanks all. I will be buying some new underoos today. I sort of wish I could get actual underoos.

Askye, that is so cute. I am glad you were able to help. One thing I would say from doing costumes is to pull the underbust measurement tight tight tight! So maybe she could be a 38B? I am better versed with larger sizes (I am a 36 E) One of the things I have realized over the years is that some measurements need to be loose, like a mans neck shirt size, and then others need tension, like underbust.

Sophia she might be. I'm not the nest at measuring but the only one who.has any practice with it. I tried to pull it tight but not too tight and I checked to see how some of them fit. There was one bra that fit her great in the band but the cups were just too big. I'm forgetting now what size that was but we didnt have anything in that band size with the smaller cup size.

I scheduled my new IKEA mattress to be delivered today. I asked for 11 AM, and the nice sales person said "We'll need you to be available all day because of the scheduling," and I said OK.

This morning I woke up at 9 all on my own--how lovely when that happens--and I was just stretching and taking off my CPAP mask when my phone rings. "Hi, we're delivering your mattress, we're outside the apartment building."

I was literally still laying on the mattress they were there to pick up and take away as well. I'd been planning on clearing a better path to the bedroom and all that. So I yanked off the bedding, yanked on some clothes, kicked things out of the way, and let them in.

They hauled out the old mattress, lugged in the new one (which is in a tight roll), I signed the papers, and they headed out.

"Aren't you going to take the box spring and frame?" I asked. "Um, no, it says we're only handling the mattress. And the truck's full." Which is logical, they don't know I'm getting a new frame and everything, they're just there to haul mattresses.

So anyway, my delivery is done, I have all day to build my new bed platform, and maybe I can slide the box spring down the stairs and tumble it to the dumpster.