DAY THREE. I try to write to the Smart Man's Grandma every week. She's 93, and doesn't get out much. There's not much we can do to help long distance (she lives in the Midwest), but I figure the least I can do is make sure she gets some Snail Mail every week to brighten her day.
I also send her post cards when I travel on business or pleasure. I'm not sure how exciting postcards are from Kansas City, Rochester or Detroit are, but I always make the effort.
Over the holiday, evidently Grandma was going on and on to the relatives about all the neat postcards and note cards she gets from me, and how lucky I am to travel so extensively.
Even though the majority of my business travel is a big pain in my ass, I'll take brightening the day of the Smart Man's Grandma as a good day's work.
Bright Side, Day Two
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
DAY TWO: In spite of having to work on Saturday, the Smart Man and I still managed to find time to go to our favorite jewelry store to pick out my Christmas gift, followed by a tasty lunch at the Olive Garden. Hmm...mozzarella fonduta.
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| It matches the earrings he got me last year. Shiny! |
Bright Side, Day One
Monday, November 28, 2011
I'm leaving this morning for points east, in yet another attempt to close The Deal that Apparently Never Ends™. This is, of course, after working nights and weekends for the last two weeks in pursuit of the same goal.
I've decided to look on the bright side, though. I've been getting crankier and crankier on a professional level, and the time has come to clean out my mind and vacuum away all the crap that gives me hypertension. So I'm going to address some BRIGHT SIDE issues while I'm traveling in the hope that they will help to manage the seething tension that has become my professional life.
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DAY ONE: I didn't have to work on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, I spent the day with members of my family whom I love and enjoy, eating tasty food and visiting.
I've decided to look on the bright side, though. I've been getting crankier and crankier on a professional level, and the time has come to clean out my mind and vacuum away all the crap that gives me hypertension. So I'm going to address some BRIGHT SIDE issues while I'm traveling in the hope that they will help to manage the seething tension that has become my professional life.
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DAY ONE: I didn't have to work on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, I spent the day with members of my family whom I love and enjoy, eating tasty food and visiting.
Free Shit Friday Winner...
Sunday, November 27, 2011
...of the Strawberry Jam is Vince, with a random number of 13, and Megan with a random number of 11.
I've not made it to the Post Office in a while, and with my continuing travels hither and yon trying to close The Deal that Apparently Never Ends™ it's unlikely that I'll do so anytime soon. Plus there's the whole "Christmas Rush" issue, and the fact that mailing shit to Megan means that I actually have to STAND IN LINE and deal with the GOOFY POSTAL CLERKS. In other words, It'll probably be after the first of the year before the jam makes its way to points North. Because, seriously, the Post Office at Christmas = AIYEE!
I've not made it to the Post Office in a while, and with my continuing travels hither and yon trying to close The Deal that Apparently Never Ends™ it's unlikely that I'll do so anytime soon. Plus there's the whole "Christmas Rush" issue, and the fact that mailing shit to Megan means that I actually have to STAND IN LINE and deal with the GOOFY POSTAL CLERKS. In other words, It'll probably be after the first of the year before the jam makes its way to points North. Because, seriously, the Post Office at Christmas = AIYEE!
Free Shit Friday - Strawberry Jam
Friday, November 25, 2011
Today's Free Shit Friday giveaway is two jars of strawberry jam. For some reason this is the second favorite flavor I make among my jam-fans, after the Awesome Apple Butter of Awesomeness. I'm not sure why, but there it is.
Da rules.
A Week of Gratitude
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States. Traditionally, today is a day to reflect on one's life and identify those things for which we're thankful.
Last year, instead of working through this concept on Thanksgiving, I blogged A Month of Gratitude in December along with a few other of my online friends. It was such a rewarding experience that I've decided to do a smaller version every year, in order to ensure I don't let my first world problems overwhelm the fact that I have an awesome life, full of awesome people.
So I'll be blogging a Week of Gratitude the first full week in December, from December 4th through December 10th. Even if I've written about specific topics before, I believe that identifying and acknowledging those things and people that make my life rewarding, fulfilling, worth living, is never a bad thing.
If anyone wants to join me, please let me know and I'll provide a link list at the bottom of each entry for those who want to participate.
Happy Thanksgiving, Hot Chicks and Smart Men.
Last year, instead of working through this concept on Thanksgiving, I blogged A Month of Gratitude in December along with a few other of my online friends. It was such a rewarding experience that I've decided to do a smaller version every year, in order to ensure I don't let my first world problems overwhelm the fact that I have an awesome life, full of awesome people.
So I'll be blogging a Week of Gratitude the first full week in December, from December 4th through December 10th. Even if I've written about specific topics before, I believe that identifying and acknowledging those things and people that make my life rewarding, fulfilling, worth living, is never a bad thing.
If anyone wants to join me, please let me know and I'll provide a link list at the bottom of each entry for those who want to participate.
Happy Thanksgiving, Hot Chicks and Smart Men.
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