By ALIYAH BIDWELL, Senior Reporter
Walking into the university bookstore, you might see many things, like one person who’s working and always has a smile for each student who walks in.
Michelle Kingcade is a mother of two and the manager at the university bookstore at Nothwestern Oklahoma State University.
“Family is really important to me,” Kingcade said. “I worked at many places, but Northwestern is the most flexible with my kids and my schedule.”
She said she worked at Walmart for five years and barely saw her kids.
“I love the family feeling at Northwestern because, if I need something, there is always someone,” she said.
Textbook ordering is not an exact science, Kingcade said. The bookstore orders are based on the year before, and 10% is added. The chance of not having enough is still a possibility, she said.
“I think the best job you can have in life is being a mother, and my mother is the one I look up to,” Kingcade said. “At one time, it was just my mom as a single mother raising me, and then she got married and had my brother. My mom has amazing courage, and I look up to her because of it.”
Kingcade said she just wants to be a good role model for her kids. She didn’t finish college, but she said she hopes one day they will.
“I am not a very surprising person, but people may think it is surprising because I am young that I love to crochet,” Kingcade said. “Actually, even my kids are interested in learning how to crochet. My whole family has passed it down from generation to generation, and I hope to do the same.”
Between family and work, she juggles a lot in life, but always strives to put her family first. Her family comes first, then others, Kingcade said.