15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
17 Monday Jun 2019
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android, big girl pants, Excel, internet, iPhone, Outlook, quest, tabs, Technology, tips, widow, work
I was scrolling through facebook the other day and came across some tips…
the absolute best one was about closing tabs when on the internet, thanks to diply.com…
we’ve been on a quest at work to find ways to save time and I’d found a great one about closing all open Excel files at once… then I found the one that lets you close all open emails in Outlook…
this one is even better, because I often have many internet tabs open, particularly on my phone…
I just tried it now and there were eighty open… see how handy this is going to be for me!!
on the bottom right of your screen you see the icon that looks like a couple of pages… hold it down and it will offer options… one of which is close all tabs…
it also appears to work on androids, maybe at the top of the screen…
I love technology;-)…
23 Tuesday Apr 2019
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big girl pants, connection, customer service, moments, shopping, taking care of business, vacation, WECM, widow, work
over the last few weeks I’ve been paying close attention to the customer service displayed in the various businesses we’ve been in…
I must say that the service provided has certainly affected which place we actually left our money, lol…
some restaurant staff were so courteous and quick to solve issues almost before they happened… others clearly were too busy or didn’t bother to take the time to connect… the tip meter went up or down based on those interactions;-)…
when we were in retail stores we were drawn in when the staff would connect with us in some way… in these tourist towns it must get boring, but watching the way that many of these employees/owners responded was very telling…
often if there were two people working in the store they appeared to ignore the customers as they would be busy getting paperwork done, restocking or visiting with one another…
we had the most fun in the stores where we were greeted pleasantly and they shared stories with us… those were usually the places where we made purchases…
one particular example of great customer service took place yesterday at Surfside Wood Fired Pizza… Caroline, the owner, was welcoming guests and taking orders when we arrived after paddle boarding… I asked if they had hot tea, and like many restaurants she advised that they didn’t… but after a few seconds she mentioned that she could make me a cup, as they do use tea for their iced tea… a little thing, but it sure made my day… after she delivered the tea and a delicious version of cinnamon buns, she stopped by a few times to see how we were doing… and the Goofy Bread was delicious…
hearing pleasant greetings or receiving welcoming smiles goes a long way to engaging with a customer;-)…
26 Tuesday Mar 2019
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I’ve been thinking about so many in my circles who are dealing with difficult situations…
some are dealing with health issues, others with family problems, and still others are struggling with their work situations…
as the weather warms up and the sun gets stronger every day I am reminded of how good my world is…
02 Saturday Mar 2019
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recently read something on Instagram that was a reminder for me…
someone I follow had a conversation with another person (whose name wasn’t provided) about motivation to get up in the morning, and their comment was:
…when you figure out what that something is that you love, and get to do it, you’re excited for what unfolds each day…
it struck a cord… I do love what I do… my purpose at work is to help everyone on the team be able to accomplish whatever they are working on in the simplest and easiest manner… maybe I’ve forgotten that…
and as it happened, I spent an hour this morning, once awake, considering an issue with our database and coming up with a simple workaround that will produce the outcome needed but cut back on the process to achieve that outcome… looking forward to getting to the office on Monday and trying it out;-)…
it is good to remember how lucky I am…
30 Tuesday Oct 2018
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big girl pants, computer, connect, conversation, pictures, telephone, widow, work
in the middle of a telephone conversation tonight I realized I needed to look for something on the computer I’d brought home from work a month or so ago…
what a process… had to find a spot on my desk… find the slots to plug in the keyboard and mouse and get them in the right way… search through the files only to discover that what I was hoping to find was not there;-)…
in the end had both computers going and kept using the wrong mouse or keyboard and wondering why they weren’t working, lol…
now to get some help transferring everything from the old computer to the new one… not even gonna think about how many pictures I have to move…
24 Wednesday Oct 2018
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today was Election Day…
was at the polling station ten minutes before it opened as I was trying to vote and get to work on time…
when I arrived I checked my information to be sure I was at the correct location because there wasn’t a single car in the lot or any signs… at five to the cars started to pull in and filled the parking pad… shortly after that a person came out and put up a sign advising that this was a polling station…
waited until 8:01, only to discover about 15 people lined up inside… the door didn’t open for another few minutes… often the first people are guinea pigs as the various workers figure what to do, sigh… bit of that this morning…
finally got out and headed to work… would have been on time except for the lights all flashing red along Portage…
miss my beloved on days like this… voting was something we always did together…
02 Tuesday Oct 2018
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, cards, flowers, Kings Florist, moments, nine, widow, work
Sunday marked nine years that I have been at my current work…
it is a great place to work and I have enjoyed being there since day one…
over the last few weeks I prepared thank you cards and ordered flowers…
they arrived on Monday morning… beautiful…
it is always a treat to see how much everyone enjoys receiving a note and choosing a flower…
ordered enough so we could put a few at the front desk;-)…
Kings Florist do a great job and even sent a few extras… I sure am blessed…
30 Sunday Sep 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Chihuly, drive, Facebook, Fall, family, girls, memories, moments, return to work, September, surgery, weather, widow, work
I’ve been thinking about September… it has been a good month for me… as a kid I always liked starting school… and as a parent I also enjoyed when the girls headed back to school….
I started with my current employment on September 30, 2009…
following an eight week time away with pancreatitis and gall bladder surgery, I returned to work on September 28, 2010…
after a second surgery and being away from work for ten weeks, I returned September 27, 2012…
hadn’t realized how close those dates were until Facebook reminded me of the above facts…
usually the weather is beautiful as the leaves slowly change colour… this year there’s been a lot more rain and temperatures have plummeted…
one of the things I miss is the fall drive that my beloved and I would often take to enjoy the colours…
happily for me the sun is peeking out of the clouds off and on today;-)…
09 Saturday Jun 2018
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been watching ads on tv for the Red River Ex, which is always a sign of summer…
they brought back some wonderful memories…
when our kids were in baton – so, quite a few years ago – my beloved and I worked at the gates welcoming guests… it was fun and paid well for the four or five years we participated… always so interesting to see how people present themselves…
people were either thrilled and happy to be there or irritated beyond belief, lol…
the other piece it reminded me of is how often it rains during the Ex, lol… rain suits were a staple… should be good for the garden…
fun memories…
took this picture last week;-)…
