Thirty-One

Yep thats my other job- I sell Thirty-One! I have to say it is not much like a job, because so far everyone who I have done a party for is a friend or a friend of a friend. I also did a fundraiser for our church which was my most successful party yet!

My story for how I started selling this is interesting. I met a lady at a conference for work last August who was volunteering with us and had brought all her thirty-one gear. (working while volunteering, smart lady!) I told her how much I loved the bags and how I had been to a couple parties and she said well why don't you throw one and you can get free bags. So I said sure and she offered to come to me which is about a 2 hour drive for her. So it was planned for September but hurricane Irene had other plans to flood my house and delay that idea. So I pretty much forgot about the party after cancelling it and just went on about my business. Well this lady would call me about once a month and ask about the house and to let her know when I was back in so she could come do the party. Well we finally got back in our house in January and I hosted the party in March. So it was both a Thirty-One party and a look at my remodeled house party. During the party, she put me on the spot and said I was probably going to sign up to be a consultant after that party-which was discussed some but not much. So after the party and I got to pick out my freebies I said what the heck I'll try it and see how it goes. I got about 8 bags for $100 for enrolling to sell which is a great deal. Then I just had friends book parties without me even asking them to, it has gone pretty well so far. After the party I am doing next weekend I am at a stand still so I will have to out and encourage parties but so far it has been a lot smoother then I planned for it to be and I do not even feel like I'm working when I'm doing the parties! Oh and the group I sell with has asked me to educate them on how to do online parties...I was very flattered by this because I have only been selling this for about 4 months and do not feel like I have done great but was very excited when she asked me to do this.

In case you do not know what Thirty-One is, it is basically bags and I love them. Any kind of bag, purse, tote you can think of, we've got them! Organization is the key and even though I'm not always organized, I love having all these bags to help me. My very favorite is the third one back on the right which is called the large utility tote (the one with all the circles on it). This tote is my suitcase when traveling, I use it for the pups sometimes, the boat, the car, whatever you need it will hold it! It is actually this month's special!

This is probably by far the best special yet! My friend Jackie, who I also just recruited to sell :), will tell you that she will buy one for herself for anyone who doesn't use the special!

**Sneak Peak- July Special** This is a great deal also because these bags are worth way more than $5 and you are saving about 66% at least on each bag. Also personalization is usually $7 so yet another steal!

I just made these business cards today! It is a blurry pic but you get the idea. I just joined a local group that is for independent business people so I thought it would be handy to pass these out and hopefully book a few parties at our gathering next week.
For Friday, I thought I would just share what I do on the side other than my primary job. To me this is fun and I earn a little extra $$ while doing it. If you are interested in hosting a party, joining my team or shopping online; click the Thirty-One picture on the left of the screen to go to my site or just simply go to www.mythirtyone.com/staceymidgett ! Happy shopping and happy organinzing :)