Feb 23 2007
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy…
I was in New York this week. I got in a lot of work and a lot of play.
I know I said I wasn’t going to blog about work, but it’s OK when I’m gushing about how well it’s going, right? I had a great visit in NY. Good face time with my team, a fun lunch out with the group, a few great meetings including a really, really great meeting with my CFO, to whom I proposed a few ideas I’ve had and from whom I received full support to move them forward. I was on cloud nine.
Work stuff aside, it was a great week socially too. My friend, Heidi (one of those internet weirdo friends that your mother warns you about) came up and stayed with me. If there was a competition about who has the biggest mouth and can dominate a conversation, Heidi and I would probably tie in the end. I’ve met my match.
On Wednesday night, Heidi and I met up with three other internet weirdos who came via trains from Connecticut and New Jersey and suburban New York and we all went to see MammaMia (give it up - you’ll be singing Abba songs for days even if you don’t know the words…) and had a blast.
At the airport when I was heading home, a woman sat down next to me while I was reading. I hear her say “Linda?” and I look up to see the effervescent Terri from a past job. And then another former coworker too! I stopped reading and sat there chatting with them until we boarded the plane. It was great to see them, to catch up, to laugh so hard I had to wipe tears out of my eyes.
It was a really good trip. I got home late last night. Generally, when I’m out of town, I get way behind on my emails (especially when there is a Heidi to sit and gab with all evening long). So this morning, I have a note from my boss:
Boss dude: Linda, please get your CMO numbers submitted.
Linda’s reply: Done.
Boss dude: Also, get the bonus percentages plugged in too.
Linda’s reply: Will your unending demands on me never cease?
Let’s hope he giggled as much when he read it as I did when I hit the send button.
You can tell when I’m feeling good, huh? I swear I have the greatest boss in the world. I have friends in my present who make me laugh. I have friends in my past who make me laugh (and whom I miss dearly). I have a great job and a great family and a husband who loves me beyond words. I have beautiful, healthy, smart children.
Now if only I could get the dead Christmas tree off my patio, life would be perfect.
Happy weekend, Internet. Find something to laugh about. Laughter truly is the best medicine.
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