Wednesday Words

Interesting quote, what do you think? Is life what we make it? There are things, I think that are out of our control, but then again it's not the situation, it's what we make of the situation that is the fabric that makes up our 'life quilt.' SAM

* I don't think that "Post-It Tuesday" is still going on so I think I'll do a Wednesday Words & change the post-it to a frame. I got to like the post-it thing, but I think I should do something different. I hope you like this feature just as much. 

Post It Tuesday (Wednesday) 3/31

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Lincoln's words say it all!

Post It Tuesday 3/16/10

Sometimes, a little rain can be a good. It gives sustenance to plants, gives animals something to quench their thirst. Rain can make the air smell nice, so nice that we try to recreate the scent in perfumes & soap, use it to make our dishes cleaner & our air smell nice. We collect the water to wash our hair, soften our laundry. Without rain, the endless sun would be monotonous, drive us crazy. We wouldn't know how great sunshine is, if we didn't have rain's contrast. A little rain can be a good thing (except, in the dairy. Sorry, I couldn't resist!) SAM

Post It Tuesday 3/9/10

So, once again, maybe I should explain...
I'm not talking about an outside dairy, with lot's of cows & open fields. I'm talking about the kind of dairy you find in a grocery store, where you find the milk & eggs & all that kind of stuff. I work in a grocery store & we have a dairy. One of our duties, besides receiving & warehousing a variety of items is to work in the dairy, stocking & so on. Our particular dairy (the employee side & not the customer side) rains, on occasion, not rare occasion, in particular, when it's raining outside. How, you might say, does it rain inside? I'm not sure, but it seems to be un-fixable. We aren't directly under the roof, so it doesn't seem to be a roof leak & it's way too much water to be condensation. It only occurs in certain parts of the dairy...Rain? Inside? Dairy? Sadly, yes & this is why "I hate it when it rains...in the dairy." SAM

Post It Tuesday 2/23/10

Why I Hate Post It Notes

So, let me explain: I once had a boss who communicated almost entirely in post-it notes. I grew to hate those little yellow slips of paper plastered everywhere. It's not necessarily that they said anything bad, although there where many little criticisms, they just weren't the most effective or personal form of communication & They Where Everywhere. We worked in a tiny little espresso booth that we rolled, each day, from the back to the front of a grocery store in Gig Harbor, WA. Every morning one of us would come in to a cart covered with these little post-its. They never said anything positive, like great job & that's what made them so annoying (that & the sheer number of yellow squares). The owner was generally a very nice person   & I don't think she meant the notes to be annoyances, I just don't think that she realized how these notes might be interpreted, especially in the wee hours of the morning. I guess what I'm saying here is that it is far better, particularly if you have a lot to say, to communicate personally & to make most of your communication positive, if you happen to be the boss. Your message is far more likely to be heard & your employees are far more likely to respond...
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