I feel a minor – perhaps major – sense of accomplishment. I just said no to something that I really wanted to say yes to. Background: I was asked to lead an important committee, which would have given me great professional exposure and new networking contacts. The time commitment was pretty intense for a seven-month […]
Work
What a Day
After a loooong Saturday spent volunteering at a Dave Ramsey live event and a loooong day of relaxing on Sunday, today I’m having a doozy of a day. I’m fairly certain it’s foreshadowing a loooong week (and possibly weekend) of craziness. Cue the Headless Chicken!!! This girl’s gonna be a little off by the end […]
Good to Keep in Mind!
My team is in the midst of serious planning and strategizing. There’s nothing quite like serious planning and strategizing to simultaneously energize you and drain your brain. Very odd. Anyway, I was catching up on my reading in the hotel last night and read a timely post by leadership coach, Jason Seiden. It was the […]
*Gasp!!!*
That’s just me, coming up for air, from what has been an entirely too busy and too drama-filled week. Because I’ve been (overly) busy, I’ve not had time to do any fun projects around the house or cook much of anything. We’re living on creative leftovers and pizza. I am so ashamed. In a week […]
Pardon Me
I have a friend who’s a sucker for frogs. She has nearly every tchotchke imaginable with a frog on it. While I don’t share her Frog Fondness, I am a sucker for motivational books. I’m always looking for a book that reminds me of basic life principles that I already know, but somehow forgot. At […]
Mmmm-Hmmmm #2
I’m not usually one to make snarky posts, but today I couldn’t help it. Spotted in the office breakroom: Encouraging thoughtfulness? Helpfulness? Yes. And yes. But also ironic. Why? You ask? Because the creator of the sign (not me…no really, not me) is also the same person that poured out a newly-brewed full pot of […]
Holiday Visitor!
It looks like My Boy wasn’t the only elf lurking about his office over the holidays!
The Things We Do
I’m sure in this economy, I’m not the only person who has seen his/her job description morph a bit. Currently, in addition to my marketing role, I’m also sorting out our less-than-ideal coffee service. Listen to the voice of experience: When things are wrong with the coffee service, No One Is Happy. No.One.Is.Happy.At.All. Needless to […]
Friday Night
It’s rained, nearly non-stop, since Thursday evening. But Friday was the office happy hour at Blue Mesa. The restaurant was busy, so we opted to sit outside. Amidst the conversation and story-telling, a couple of folks kept obsessively checking the weather radar on their iPhones. 20 minutes until it gets here, said Weather Watcher. Are […]
Danger, Will Robinson!
I woke up on the grouchy side of the bed this morning. Why? Who knows…perhaps it’s merely because Ben crawled in between the boy and I right when I wanted to cuddle before drifting off to sleep. (Darn that cat.) SO–for those who will be around me, near me, emailing me, thinking about me, or […]