The Special
The special days of summer deserve to be celebrated. Of course, we might see this as a Saturday night, out for dinner with the kids. Ask them what they want to do. Ask them where they want to go. Ask Read More …
Tag: thank you
Don’t Be Rude
General advice. Don’t be rude. Meeting new people. At work. In a restaurant. Buying clothes (selling clothes for that matter.) To your children. In life. Please, don’t be rude…just be polite. You were probably taught it as a kid, but Read More …
Please Wait
If you are asked to please wait…do so patiently. It often pays off. upgrade to first class fit into the schedule without an appointment a better table happy hour starting your favorite server When they ask nicely…please wait, it will Read More …
Maintain Patience
Working through a customer service issue it is not easy to maintain patience (is it?) No matter what side you’re on you have to maintain patience whether they are overly rude or excessively sweet…and hopefully able to find a resolution. Read More …
Fix It and Forget It
You can say, and you can even think, that fix it and forget it is a mantra. It can work for you. It can work for a lot of repairs. It can even work for other things that need “fixing”. Read More …
Just Go With It
Sometimes, you have to just go with it. Get through the annoyance. Get through the troubles. Get through the traffic. Get through the day. Get through the fog. Get to the clearing in all of that and finally, because you Read More …
Those Magic Words
Trick or Treat and thank you are those magic words that make Halloween more fun for all…except the kids. (They really just want the candy, don’t they?) Really, though, they are good and they don’t have any problem saying those Read More …
Smell Good
Wow, you smell good. It is a super lovely compliment. One that is probably above so many others, including…. you look great did you lose weight thank you for your advice it was exactly what I needed you are good Read More …
So. Many. Boxes.
UPS, the USPS and Amazon (among others) are delivering every day. So. Many. Boxes. The recycling center can (probably) barely keep up. They can barely keep up. But they keep coming. I am thankful… but I do think it will Read More …
A Big Thank You
Sometimes, the day just calls for a big thank you. Everything went well. People were happy. The food was amazing. The service was great. Everyone was polite. They went above and beyond. Everything on the list got done. To all Read More …