I awoke in a foul mood today and I can’t shake it off. Irritated at this, tired of that, overworked here, underappreciated there. A storm is a-brewing and it will take a minor miracle to keep from releasing everything my mind has already scripted. Today is a day when Mom’s advice is definitely worth following: […]
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Save the Word! (Save the World?)
Our mutual deep and abiding love of words led my good friend Mel to send me this link. I just love it! Do your part and adopt a word today!! For today: I think I might visit my local oporopolist. (Look it up…)
How True
I just glanced over at my “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” daily calendar and realized I was about 4 days behind! Today’s tidbit of advice is perfectly on target for my week: The sooner we accept the inevitable dilemma of not being able to win the approval of everyone we meet, the easier our lives […]
What a Concept
I was catching up on my favorite blogs the other day and came across a local announcement for a new restaurant opening: Cereality. Do you think it will last? Perhaps it’s the type of place that’s ideally suited for tired travelers, which is why you can find it at DFW International Airport!
To Add To the Company Store
Anxious economic times make for anxious people. Anxious people can be…interesting people. A few of us were talking the other day and thought we might buy a gross of these and put them in our company store, along with the company hard hats and running team t-shirts.
Hi-Ho, Off to Fort Worth We Go
Marathon Man and I are heading to Fort Worth in preparation for a Saturday full of running fun – a 5k for me, a marathon for him. We’ll stay the night in Fort Worth to make race morning preparations less stressful. Kelly’s goal tomorrow is to break 4 hours. Mine, as always, is to get […]
Signs You Work With a Brit
It’s breakfast club day and my good friend brought in homemade hot cross buns. Lovely! However, when I went in to get my breakfast, I just had to laugh when I saw the note she’d scribbled to the Breakfast Clubbers. It was just so…British! The circle is mine for emphasis. And ironically, I had to borrow […]
You Don’t Know Me AT ALL!
Today’s Words of Wisdom from my “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” calendar: Repeat to yourself, “Life isn’t an emergency.” Well. It’s quite clear the calendar’s authors have not been living my life this week…check that, this month. It seems like nearly everything has been an emergency lately, filled with gotta do this, gotta do that, […]
The Brutal Reality of Life Post-College
Ah, the wonderful dreams I had in college. Work that inspired me daily. Time to pursue hobbies. Regular work hours. Work that would stay at work when I went home. Ha. Better make that a double ha. I realized fairly quickly post-college that I had a great job, but I didn’t have quite as much […]
Stupid People Tricks
After sitting through yet another halftime “show” at a Dallas Mavericks basketball game, I realized that David Letterman needs to start a new segment: Stupid People Tricks. After all, his Stupid Animal Tricks showcase animals doing tricks that you’d never imagine anyone taking the time to teach. The Dallas Mavericks have already featured several acts […]