Friday, February 9, 2007

Oh why can't I just be thrilled?

Why I like people today:
Because sometimes they really do care, even though you don't get to see it until you are leaving. I wish more people would share their feelings before it was too late. Think about how many people feel lonely when they could feel loved. This is your job for the week: Tell someone you care.

Last week as I was going through the cupboards, I found a big card from the people at an architectural firm where I was the mail clerk. Some 85 people had signed this card (told you it was big), and I was just astounded when I saw it again. I remembered all these people that I had worked with, all their different personalities...

So the title of this one is because I totally blew a job offer because I wasn't excited enough for the HR person. Silly me, I went and said just what I was thinking and they never called back even though they said they would. That whole thing with not doing what they said they would was an ongoing issue throughout the whole process, and it would have driven me nuts if I was working for them.

This little incident has given me pause, however, and changed the direction of my job search. Now I am looking for a place that needs someone who will speak up when something is wrong, who will demand that things be done properly. Who needs another smiling face while things are falling to pieces around you?

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Right on Track

Yes, here we are starting off with a nice big gap between posts, just like I planned it.

Why I Like People Today:
Because you never know where a great idea will come from. For instance, this morning I was still in bed when I designed the best workspace organizer ever designed. It's absolutely perfect for me! And I didn't even ask for it. I wasn't planning it or worrying about it. I like people because unlike computers, they will come up with solutions you didn't even ask for. While you are still in bed.


Why I Procrastinate:
Because I am afraid that if I get everything done, I will have to face the fact that none of it really matters in the long run. OR it could be that I'm just not properly motivated with the right bribes.

The Last Time I Felt That:
The last time I remember coming home and feeling like I wanted to go back where I came from, like this place I had been calling home was no longer a place I wanted to be, was when I returned from my first trip to Colorado. It was as close to dread as I think I have ever come - imagining staying in Ohio when I had at last found my real home, far away in Colorado. I did move to Colorado, and it was the best thing I ever did. But when I got back yesterday, I felt that dread again. That feeling that this is not my home anymore, that I have to move on.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Wellit My Twerk

Here goes nothing!

Why I Like People Today:
Because there is no gadget or house or food or book that can smile at you and say that it wishes it could be with you longer.

Alphabet List:
Things That Fly
Airplane or Astronauts
Balloons
Crow
Dirigible
Eagles
Fish :) or Frisbee
Geese
Harpoon
Insects
June bug
Kingfisher
Loon
Monkeys :)
Nun
Osprey
Piper Cub
Quail
Robin
Seagulls
Toenail trimmings
UFOs
V formations
Wren
X-rays (ick)
Years
Zepplins