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{February 3, 2016} Sinking…

Ahhh…these beds!

Not all hotels are created equal and definitely not the beds! I’ve stayed at all different levels of hotel and some are fine for sleeping, it’s a place to rest your head and body.

And some…they don’t cam the Embassy Suites “heavenly beds” for nothin’! You know I love all things Hilton. And my other favorite is Hyatt.

This week, I’m at a Hyatt and oh my! I sink into the bed, sigh. And then when it’s time to get up, snooze, roll over and sink deeper into the bed and the pilows…

Shh…sinking…drifting…good ni….

{February 2, 2016} Monogamy…myth or magnificent?

To start off, I want to say flat out, I believe in monogamy, a big believer in it.

Sometimes, it feels like I might be in the minority.

I’ve been in a few relationships in my time, some for a short time, several for quite a while. When I was going through my divorce, my therapist said there are serial monogamists, people who are in a relationship for a certain number of years and then move on to the next person for that many years. Apparently, I was married to one, that’s what she was thinking. And in terms of straight monogamy, I’m not sure he knew what the word truly meant.

Since my divorce, I’ve been in two long term relationships, one was for three years and now, I’ve been with PSM for a year, just, and it’s been wonderful so far, not sure if you could tell from my posts about the adventures we’ve had, just saying…and I know it will continue to be so, I have great feeling about it, a better feeling than I’ve had for a long time.

The reason I am thinking and talking about this is I am watching The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and there is a scene where a couple face each other and accuse each other of having an affair. She was having several, he wasn’t having any. [If you’ve never seen this movie, it’s about the older set]

She was carrying on with several men because she thought he was carrying on with other women. She said that when they met, they both said they were lonely, not celibate. The last things she says “if you’d like to try monogamy, which I think is for the young and very foolish, I’d like to give it a go”.

There are so many movies, songs, plays and books that make monogamy seem like a foreign concept, we laugh about it, make jokes, take bets, root for, really? There are also the same mediums that don’t poke fun, take it more seriously. Is there a right or wrong way to look at it?

“If you’d like to try monogamy, I’d like to give it a go”…is it really that simple or blase? I would said yes, simple. Simple to say yes, but it takes work, from both of you, you have to want to be there, be in it and be faithful, in every way. And if you’re in it and both want it, it can be incredibly rewarding.

Just random musings here, I could go on, but I’ll let you form your own opinions.

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{February 1, 2016} It’s 8:12pm, I’m pretty much a zombie!

My travel day started at 10pm Sunday night.

That would be Hawaiian time, 3 am eastern, that’s early! I arrived in LA 5:15 am PST, leaving at 7am, arriving in Detroit at 2:30pm, Eastern, leave Detroit 3:15pm to arrive Buffalo at 4:29pm.

So…I traveled about 13 hours, three time zones later, one hour sleep, I’m kind of zombi-ish.

I think it’s impressive I made it to 8:30pm. And now…goodnight!

{January 29, 2016} I’ll win if I fill it out, right?

Yeah right.

I get surveys from work, I get surveys from Delta, the races in compete in. The bottom of my receipts from the drug store, home renovation store have survey links.

“If you participate you could win $1000! You could win $5000! You could win an iPad!” We value your opinion!

Sure…

So, I fill them out, I participated, does it get me anywhere? Nope. Am I still going to do them? Probably, maybe my suggestions will be heard and taken into account.

Maybe Delta could give me some sky miles, that would good, don’t you think?

Sounds good to me. Just fill out this survey and tell me what you think…

{January 27, 2016} Another one? Really?

Another reality show, of course there’s a new one, why not.

I’m in a hotel this week so one of my guilty pleasures…channel surfing. Lifetime has another Little Women…this time it’s Little Women: Atlanta. Seriously?

It’s like The Real Housewives of…first there was Little Women: LA, then Little Women:NY, then a spin off, now this.

They are just as nasty to each other as some people are on other reality shoes, nice to know. Like a traffic accident, hard to look away.

I really don’t have much more to say, I could, but what’s the point, this isn’t the first and it won’t be the last. Yeah, that’s about it.

{January 26, 2016} A bonehead move…

Ever had one of those? I did today, duh!

I was sending the two guys on my project two images of something and for some reason I added what I thought was part of the grouping.

Nope…it was the preoperative instructions for a procedure I had a while back! Why did I have a picture of it you might ask…I take pictures of paperwork so I can look at it whenever and if I lose the paperwork, I have a copy, makes sense, right?

If you did it yourself, did you laugh to the point of snorting when you realized? I did, go figure.

This wasn’t my first duh moment, think it still be my last? Not likely!

Happy birthday to my dear sweet friend RJS and new fab friend, CG!

{January 22, 2016} Customer service…would a smile kill you?

I know I’ve talked about customer service before, I will probably do it again.

Oh look, here I go again!

I picked up a rental car in Atlanta, waited on line for about 30 minutes, then it was my turn. I was lucky enough to get the guy who doesn’t smile and was smarmy.

At one point, I actually said that he should smile, it would help with customer service. His co-worker laughed and said I called him out. I was jovial about it. He said he was smiling, yeah, right.

Then he gave me something to sign and looked at me expectantly. Um…do you think a pen might help? The woman next to me gave me a pen, thanks. It went on from there.

Then I went to the car in the assigned spot, no key, I have to go into the hut to get the keys. Never looked me in the eye, and was curt. I know it’s cold out, but it’s not my fault.

If you don’t like your job, please find another. Until that time, make the best of it and smile!thank you.

{January 20, 2016} A word to my uber driver

Dear uber driver…

For the most part, I have had great experiences with Uber. They show up on time, they’re pleasant, clean car, reasonable rates, I don’t have to worry about carrying cash or credit cards. I know the make, model, license plate and drivers name.

Until today, I was only bothered by one driver, when we were in Hawaii and took uber to the airport, I ordered the car, my account, my payment and the driver never addressed me, always “Yes sir ” over and over, really? I’m still in the car!

Today, I got in the car and was almost drowned out by the car stereo. Mostly the bass. It was loud, obnoxious and took him a while to turn it down.

Now, I’m no prude, I listen to music with the volume loud enough to vibrate the mirrors, but when you have a business and it’s a customer service business, maybe not killing your customers eardrums would be nice.

Made it home in one piece, here’s to next time.

{January 13, 2016} Another fabulous send-off

One could get used to this… and spoiled!

Tonight was a treat, PSM’s aunt and uncle hosted us for dinner, just the four of us. PSM is very close with his aunt and uncle, his mom’s brother and sister-in-law.

We had such a nice time, I haven’t had the opportunity to sit down with them and chat one-on-one for more than a few minutes until now.

The really great part was that the entire meal was vegan and gluten-free! His aunt went out of her way to find options for me that everyone could eat!

We had potato leek soup, fabulous! Cucumber and onion salad, potato gnocchi with a creamy tomatoe sauce, gluten-free garlic bread and a spinach pizza [gluten-free and vegan!] And for dessert, small vegan, gluten-free pies, apple and blueberry.

How sweet and touching, it made me feel so good to be able to say yes to everything that came around the table and that someone went to the effort. So many people have been so accommodating with my meal requirements and restrictions I am forever grateful.

We ate, laughed, kibbitzed, told stories and had a wonderful time. I look forward to the next time!

{January 7, 2016} Talking with your hands

Are you like everyone else and you talk with your hands.

Even when you’re on the cell phone? I was trying to find the perfect image and there it was, but…as you’re probably saying, “but JJ, I do that and I’m not Italian!” I know, so did I!

I’ve been on the phone or WebEx doing a training and I’ll use my hands as if in in front of a class. Last night I was talking with JCT and we were talking about something and I said “I want you to know I’m showing you what I’m talking about, as if you were here, I look might silly doing it!” [Technically I was talking about a piece of ladies clothing…intimate clothing, if you get my meaning…ooh, you didn’t know it would be that kind of post! We laughed a bit at that!

I realize I do that all the time, do you? Ask someone who talks with their hands to not use their hands, just once, watch their faces as their brain stops working, right?

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