My Christmas List of Things that Must Go

I say this not to offend, but to help you!!

• Wreaths on the fronts of cars
• Holiday gift baskets from vendors (I love being spoiled by them, don't get me wrong! But a team can only handle so many chocolates, breads, popcorn, caramel corn, nuts, crackers, and yogurt covered pretzels.)
• Christmas letters full of sappy religion and no family updates
• Being lonely
• Overkill of snow
• Gift expecting
• Working during the few days leading up to and following Christmas
• Mean People
• Office potlucks

I really don't want to be completely negative, so here is my list of things about Christmas that must stay:

• Tasteful Wreaths on front doors or windows (I say tasteful because in my last neighborhood, there was a house with a wreath that was so big, you had to step through it to get to the front door. The word hideous doesn't aptly describe. Made us laugh, at least.)
• Clementines
• Bob's soft peppermint balls
• The spirit of generosity
• Christmas lights
• Christmas cards that include a family photo... even better if they contain updates on what everyone has been up to in the past year (My friends Grant and Teri always have the best Christmas letters!)
• Advent Calendars (especially the ones with the little windows containing chocolate!)
• Using the rest of my PTO for the year
• Haikus
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (My daughters think he's so cool!)

I hope that everyone is having a fantastic season!

Hawaiian Shirt Fridays

Please please please tell me that I'm not the only one who detests Hawaiian shirt fridays.



Does anyone work in an office that does NOT participate in this hideous ritual?

Happy birthday (one day late) to my BFF Shiree! She has entered her 30's with style and grace! Tomorrow night we're gonna party like it's her birthday, playboy mansion style. I can't wait!

The opposite of charming

Deep thoughts by Christy:

If you're talking to me, and I'm doing all I can to not look at you, and I'm doing my best to rush the conversation, then you probably have food on your face. I would tell you, but we're not at that level of friendship.

Things that Must Go

Or as Sister Mary Lisa refers to it, list of random irritations. The radio station that I listen to in the mornings has a weekly presentation of things that must go. Little things (sometimes bigger things) that people do that are annoying. It's a public service, actually, because otherwise you might never know that your habits are driving other people crazy. So here is my first installment of things that must go.

Oh, and I'll never list anything traffic related. Traffic always sucks, and let's face it, no one will ever be as great of a driver as I am (isn't this how everyone feels?).

1. Bubble skirts. Now I'm a trendy person, and I shop often enough that I keep up with the latest styles and fashions, though not necessarily on purpose. Over the summer I received the fall catalogue from Victoria's Secret, and I noticed the bubble skirts. This reminded me of fashions from the late 80's. People-- I'm sorry, but bubble skirts are not flattering on any figure unless you are thin as a stick. I see these skirts popping up all over the building I work in. Just say no to bubble skirts! (then again, I'll never say never. I remember in high school I swore I would never wear pants that flare at the ankle and pegged the cuffs of my pants every morning...)

2. The use of "LOL". I know I'm offending a huge mass of people at this point. Everyone uses LOL. I used to use it constantly. But to me, it seems insincere about 90% of the time, and is almost a form of passive aggressive verbage.

3. Scheduling meetings for people when they're out of the office. I took 2 days off of work, and I come in to the office today and have meetings blocked on my calendar from 9am until 4pm. So much for trying to catch up with my emails and lurk on my blogs.

4. Cramps, because dammit, I'm suffering today. Although I suppose it's better than the alternative.

Okay, 4 is enough for now. I'm done.