If you are starting to think you hate your job...

It's been a hard week at the office for me. Nothing bad happened, to the contrary. It was just hard. Lots of things to take care of, lots of people to talk to, lot's back-and-forth, lots of emails and pixels flying in all kinds of directions...Stress, stress, stress. I was complaining a tiny bit to my little sister who promptly alerted me to the following text:

When you have an 'I Hate My Job' day, try this...

On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal termometer made by Johnson & Johnson.

Be very sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone so you will not be disturbed. Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair. Open the package and remove the thermometer. Now, carefully place it on the table or surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Now the fun part begins.

Take out the literature from the box and read it carefully. You will notice that in small print there is a statement: 'Every Rectal Thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson is personally tested and then sanitized.'

Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud five times, "I am so glad I do not work in the thermometer quality control department at Johnson & Johnson."

Have a Nice Day and Remember, There is Always someone else with a Job that is More of a Pain in the A$$ than Yours!

And now I'm smiling. Hope you are too.

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via alvin, via LifeSupport

Life

Anne Lamott is one of my favorite writers of all time. She is wise and funny and neurotic. Just my kind of writer. In her book on parenting, Operating Instructions, she quotes her son Sam (age 7) saying:

I think I already understand about life: pretty good, some problems.

Which, strangely enough, is exactly how I feel about it. What's been life like for you these days? You've been awfully quiet and I miss you.

Good things recently

Because I know you are just pulling your hair out, trying to figure out what the hell's going on with me...here's what I've been up to these days:

1. Dinner parties with people that make you laugh so hard, your face starts to hurt. Leaving the party only to get a call 2 minutes later from one of our friends saying I don’t remember the last time I had so much fun.
2. Listening to music with my husband. Active. Listening. Sitting down and listening to tracks we thought we had forgotten and realizing some songs still bring tears to our eyes.
3. Packing to move to our own apartment. It’s small but it will be ours. Well, my parents’…but you know what I mean.
4. Running around Sofia, taking pictures with the Professor. Photo projects are HAAARRD.
5. Getting more email from people saying Hi, my partner is Bulgarian too. Dropping you a line to say hi… It’s because of emails like this that I love blogging.

I know it’s been a little bit quieter here and I know that some of you blame my other blog for that. But after some re-shuffling of commitments and priorities, I will be able to handle both. Hope you’ll stick around.

Spring Fever

n.
A feeling of restlessness, excitement, or laziness brought on by the coming of spring.

...in my case...it's pretty much ALL of the above.

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via answers.com

Честита Баба Марта from the K-G's!

Copyright 2008 Kyle Grady

This year we outdid ourselves: got props, broke a camera and smashed a knee in the process of taking the photo. But hey, Baba Marta is our favorite Bulgarian holiday...So...no regrets.

Happy Baba Marta to you all!