Hellooo It's Moanday

No I did not misspell it, that is usually how I spell Monday.    

Sometimes Monday is exciting because it is the first day of some new project that you are starting either professionally or personally.  Beginnings are exciting because they are fueled by possibilities, we always think of the best outcomes.  We picture ourselves executing our plans, moving forward, coming up with solutions and finding a way to get it done.   

Then other times, Mondays are such a sea change from the weekend that it is hard to shift back into the “git-r-done” mindset.  We weigh ourselves down with heavy thoughts of what we should do and look at the long week ahead as filled with drudgery.  Well that’s no fun, what if instead we could think of it as just another day? 

Forget being perfect.  Just show up, do the best you can, and have something fun to look forward to at the end of the day.  Maybe play a game of catch with the kids, have takeout night on Monday instead of Friday, or put on some great music, and dance it out.  Come on think! There’s something that you like to do, what is it?  Tick Tock, this is your life, right now. 

Fabulous at Work, Beautiful Justine

I am sure that you know  a "Beautiful Justine," she is that Fabulous Grrl in your office who always looks like a million bucks.  She has got the couture outfits down dahling, with THE perfect accessories to boot. (Oh and her boots, to die for!)

We have quite a few Beautiful Justines at my office. I am referring to the outside sales ladies from a whole different county, Massachusetts, who visit our office from time to time. (I work in NH so go ahead and insert joke here about my flannel shirt and work boots.)  They are so petite and ladylike, with shiny perfect hair and glowing radiant skin. I am almost 6’ tall with hair so big and wiry that I could hide several pencils in there, and I sometimes do.  But on the 2 or 3 days a month that I have a good hair day I aspire to be Justine.

Today a co worker said to me, “You always look great.”  I’m thinking, “Dude, you obviously didn’t see me last Thursday, you’d want to gouge your eyes out.” 

Even though I can’t sustain that level of fashionista I admire the Justines of the world who can. Just tell me dahling, “Where did you get those killer shoes?”

Laughable Late Letter

Oh the aggravation of delivery issues! I recently received one of those letters, you know the one where the factory tries to quiet the angry masses storming their email boxes with metaphorical pitchfork in hand.

The letter starts off well enough acknowledging the problem, late deliveries and trouble getting answers.  Then it goes into how they are trying to grow their business and are adding R & D and on about their growing pains into new divisions but no word on how I get my parts. Bottom line, 14 pronouns for “us” and only 6 for “you” our customer, it is very clear whose interest the writer had in mind and it clearly wasn’t my build plan. 

Little tip; I don’t care about growing pains, I want to know one thing, when do I get my parts?  I think they got their letter to their customers and the letter to potential investors mixed up.  I have to say, it wasn’t a completely wasted effort, it did make me laugh. 

Have you ever received a “sorry” letter that made you laugh?