Once upon a time, I
got sick and tired of working in a world where I was not able or allowed to
fully use my talents. Now that I think about it, using your talents in
corporate America is a big no-no, unless you are on the top rung and even they need to conform. We must comform...NOT! As a bottom
rung corporate worker for some years, I guess I forgot just what my talents
were. We all have God given talents, you
know?
It all started by mistake. On the way back from visiting my fiancé,
Kip in Raleigh for a week, I had all the radio stations keyed in to my favorite
music. As I got closer to Richmond, I didn’t feel like reprogramming so, I put
in a Mary Chapin Carpenter CD. Later that week on my way home from shopping, I
got tired of Mary and switched back to the radio. The radio was set to what is
a Christian music station here, 90.5 Positive Per. The music was sweet,
slightly familiar and very clear so, I kept it on.
When the music was over, a man started to speak about end
times. Revelations…this is when I said “oh, a Christian station, I could use
some encouraging words.” I left it on
and took the long way home.
Six months prior I was laid off from a job that I felt was
so cathartic, rewarding and encouraging. I worked for a company that was
dedicated to ‘rescuing’ high school drop outs from many states. I was working remotely
for a rep in Michigan, making her appointments
by pre-selling our innovative program to school superintendents, principals,
guidance counselors and basically anyone in the public school system that would
listen to my plea. Yes, my ‘plea’, you see, I was a drop out myself years ago.
I got my GED at 36 and went on to college. I went back to school to study horticulture
technology several years ago. I was just about 6 credits from my degree when I
got a call from my friend who worked for this startup company and wanted me to
apply for a position as well. I finished my semester and went right to work for
them. I also organized and coordinated trade shows and conventions which to me
was a fun and creative way to escape the slamming phones and dead ends of cold
calling.
The man on the Christian radio spoke with such grace and eloquence
that I hung on his every word. The story he told was about our judgment day and
what God wants and expects from all of us. God is not going to stand in judgment
of our good or bad life here on earth, he said. “We all make our choices to be
in heaven or hell right here on earth. Nope, God is going to have us stand
before him asking a very simple question. Did you use your talents I gave you
or did you waste them?” Whoa! Use my talents? Waste my talents? I never had a
choice really…I was a single mother for so many years; I got use to towing the line
for other companies that would pay me a steady wage. That was the very moment that Domestic Touch was
born! I recall going home to Kip and telling him the story and what I had planned.
I called my son and told him as well. I was so excited, for days I think I told
everyone and continue still!
Kip is the one that put the whole thing in prospective for
me, creating my website with the help of his daughter, Breanna and financial
plan. It was Kip that suggested the idea to hire the best workers possible and
simply manage the company using my talents! I have been eating and living a
natural and fairly organic lifestyle for many years now. So, naturally I have
created my own natural products for cleaning and disinfecting my own home. I
have worked hard for many start ups and am no stranger to the many details that
come with marketing, advertising, hiring, managing and branding one.
My ‘revelation’ has now turned into a reality. Domestic
Touch uses all natural ingredients for cleaning and disinfecting homes. I have
a crew of contractors that have been meticulously chosen, screened for criminal
backgrounds and trained to clean using the natural way. We are licensed,
registered, bonded, insured and reliable. Many of the people that will clean
your home with Domestic Touch are professionals who are tired of using
chemicals. They all have their stories about chemical burns on their hands and
even in their nostrils! Frightening and unnecessary health hazards are easily
avoided when you put thought to living and cleaning naturally.
Go green with us! Call Domestic touch at 804 303 9570 for a
free estimate. Whether you want a deep cleaning every few months or a weekly,
bi-weekly or monthly surface cleaning; we do it…Naturally!
