A New Frontier

What's a chick like me going to write about? Today is the first day of blogging. It is exciting and scary and full of weird pressures. Luckily for me, ignorance has been bliss-I haven't paid much attention to the ins and outs of blogging, I've just been merrily reading along. Now I am taking a stab at it:

So...
I have been thinking about a character from the movie Short Cuts by Robert Altman. She is Honey Bush, and she earns a living working a 1-900 number, doing phone sex. The funny thing is that she does this at home, with two kids in diapers running around. You see her, fully dressed in mom gear, sitting at the kitchen table, making a sandwich, saying "oh yeah, right there" into the phone. It plays as a comedy scene.

Lately, I have been thinking about my job in a similar way. I do in-home parties selling awesome product to enhance the romance in everyone's lives. It's like I'm the TumbleWare rep., only with products that are a whole lot more interesting! Now, don't get me wrong. I love this job, and it certainly pays the bills. But, it seems like a true oxymoron: Life in suburbia. Surrounded by upstanding citizens on all sides. Tidy neighborhoods filled with children, dogs, and happy couples. (Well the realities of that are a "whole 'nother Oprah" as they like to say) And here's me, with a room full of Ben Wa Balls and Bendy Beavers and Coochy shave cream. When you cut it down to it's most basic reality, I sell sex toys in a totally pristine atmosphere.

The humor is everywhere. Imagine driving down the road and something with batteries is going of in the cargo hold. I ask for extras on the gigantic bags at Target at Christmastime to cover and transport the Love Swing to and fro. I swap product with other distributors by placing a black bag of "goodies" on her doorstep while grabbing the bag she set out for me. I routinely talk to my coworkers husbands about arousal creams, and no one bats an eye. My husband helps me with inventory by calling out the names of various and sundry vibrators and what count. You see? It is all very normal to us. But from an outside perspective, it's a bit nutty.

For me, what I sell is not just about sex. It is about education, having fun, and empowerment. I help marriages. I help women and men. I bring joy to our world, and help with suburban blight! It's been four years, and I can honestly say I can't see myself doing anything else right now.