Playing Receptionist

Ring, ring!

I looked around the workshop. Mrs. Weir was helping a client pick out a pint of paint for her kitchen cabinets, and Mrs. Metheny was teaching a class of three on new painting techniques. Mrs. Metheny paused from her lesson for a second and turned towards me.

"Laura, do you mind getting that?" And she returned to her students.

Um okay. I headed over to the back office and sat down in the floral chair. One long breath in preparation and then I picked up the phone.

"Thank you for calling Metheny Weir. This is Laura," I was surprised by how quickly the greeting came out of my mouth, like I'd been working here for years. Okay, okay, I can do this.

The lady on the other end did not seem to know that I was a newbie (most likely because of my amazingly professional introduction) and started firing off questions.

Do I need to bring in a chair to the Chair Affair, or can I bring in a table? Where do I sign up? How much paint will I need? How much does it cost? Do I have to buy wax? Which one do you recommend? How much? What about a brush? Do I need that too? How much?

Without any hesitation, I answered all of the woman's questions. Again, I was surprised by how easily the answers came. It's amazing how, just after two weeks, I know so much about the Annie Sloan business.