A Not-So-Simple Life by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-49898-4
Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

Maya’s Green Tip for the Day

Have you noticed how so many foods are “conveniently” packaged in these fancy-schmancy plastic containers? But did you know that these one-time-use containers not only make products cost more but also contribute a huge amount of waste to landfills? Why not look for foods that don’t use so much packaging. And here’s the other payoff—they will probably contain fewer preservatives and be healthier for you!

Eleven

September 20

It’s been a month since I signed with the Montgomery Agency. And my savings account is just starting to show it. Ms. Montgomery set me up for some training, but only after I agreed to quit my job at Ralph Lauren. I wasn’t so sure at first…it seemed like a risk to say good-bye to a paying job. But this last week I’ve had three different appointments as well as several callbacks for next week.

But here’s the strangest part about all this. Shannon. Okay, I thought she might be a teeny-tiny bit excited about this new development in my life. Because for one thing, Shannon adores fashion and clothes. Besides that, she’s picked on me for years for not caring about my appearance, and now I have to care, and she doesn’t seem to even notice. And finally, Shannon loves fame and fortune. At least that’s the impression I’ve always gotten from her. Well, unless she’s in her binge mode and not conscious of anything besides getting her next hit. Otherwise, Shannon pays careful attention to who’s who in Hollywood. She reads the magazines and gossip rags and always has her own spin on why someone is or isn’t doing well. It’s like she’s the expert on everyone’s life, well, except her own. So you’d think she might be slightly interested in her daughter’s “modeling career.” Not that I plan on being famous or rich or even on doing this for long. But just the same, I would’ve expected a little more enthusiasm from her. Maybe even a little support. Ha!

To make this thing even more confusing, she’s been staying clean lately. And she’s been attending her rehab meetings. Of course, being clean can make her pretty grumpy too. And maybe that’s why she’s acting so weird about this. Sometimes I almost think she’s jealous. Like when I finally got her to go with me to the Montgomery Agency in order to sign the parental release form. Ms. Montgomery had been nagging me for a week to get this done.

“I can’t imagine this will go anywhere for you.” Shannon spoke loudly enough for anyone in the office to hear her. Not that anyone was listening. We were in the waiting room, and she’d been acting kind of snooty and arrogant, like she was so much better than everyone else there, like this agency was just a hole in the wall.

“Kind of small potatoes, isn’t it?” she said when we walked in. Naturally, I pretended not to hear. I hadn’t bothered to tell her that Felicity Montgomery had previously been with the Ford agency or that she represented some pretty big West Coast names.

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