Manic Monday #50

What a Monday to mark my 50th Manic Monday post...

To start the day, my car wouldn't do just that, start, I mean. That was a great way to begin my week! I frantically called my aunt with the hope that she hadn't left for work, she hadn't *phew* 

So after being considerably late to work and already not in the best of moods, thinking about how much money I could potentially have to spend on my car, I then get in to the office and find that nothing had been done. 

Evidently, the world of work just does not function in our offices unless I am there, worsening said mood. But I, the modest trooper that I am, got my sh*t together and got it done, just a little later than I usually do. 

 Then...ooooh then, I discover some very rude emails and messages from unhappy customers, who I happened to be dealing with, which again worsened said mood. 

I don't see why rudeness is necessary in the first place, I am never rude to people in customer service roles, I definitely want waiters to be included in this little rant, because it is simply not something that I think is appropriate...are the things that you are necessarily annoyed about that particular persons fault? More than likely not. Will being rude get you more out of the situation than if you are delightfully polite and act like an adult? In some cases, probably and certainly if you are dealing with someone like me who quells at the first sign of animosity. But is that little bit more that you may receive, because you have been an absolute arse to someone, worth ruining their day really worth it?

In my honest and definitely humble opinion, it isn't. 

Just because you are behind a screen or even on the phone to someone or at the very worst face to face with someone and something has rattled you, why do people think this justifies them to be rude?

I just don't see it at all, I feel like in a customer service role you are always the buffer for mistakes and yes, I completely appreciate that things that could have been prevented are annoying, but they are just that, mistakes.

Next time you want to be an arse, stop and ask yourself, "Is it really this persons fault?" If the answer is no, please consider being a little more polite than you may want to be. 

I know I always appreciate it. 

As they say, things can only get better. So I am now fully expecting a banger of a week to follow!

I hope you all had wonderful weekends and a great start to your week.

Toodles.

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Life Long Friends...

Yesterday as I was spending time with my closest friends, I took a moment to marvel at the people who are still around. I was merely surprised at the ones who have been in my life, consistently for well over 8 years now.

If you'd asked me when I first met my group of friends, "who will you still be friends with in 5+ years?" Honestly, I don't think many of them would have instantly sprung to mind.

The people who have left my life and who I don't see often at all are the people I would have banked on being life long friends with. 

But I guess that it's funny how things turn out with friends, the people who are no longer around are no longer around for a range of reasons and I'm not necessarily sad about that any more.

We all change and grow, adapting to the changes of one another, appreciating what the other becomes. We have all been through so much together and yet, we are still are all here.

The ones who are still here now and can still make me laugh, I'm sure will be here for many years to come.

They do make me happy. And I think that speaks volumes.

Toodles.

Encouraging Exercise

The New Year always sparks a 'New Year, New You' type of flurry amongst the fitness pushers of the world and I am amongst them this year. I always dip in and out of exercising but find the next few things tend to help me get back in to a routine after being out of the mix for a while.

Rather than going 'Beast Mode' and try to go from zero to hero in a matter of days, I have learned from my mistakes and now to encourage myself to start enjoying exercise again.

Currently I'm doing the 30 Day Squat Challenge and 30 Day Crunch Challenge, to try and get myself a little bit more toned after dropping my Christmas weight. These challenges take a maximum  of 10 minutes out of your day, when you edge more towards the end of the challenges and man do you feel all empowered and accomplished when you actually finish one! 

I have also taken to doing a few Blogilates videos, in particular I love Cassey's "6 Minutes To" series of uploads. The arm one in particualr is amazing and I really love doing is as I have never really been a fan of my arms and would love to make them more toned!

You use no weights with this workout and my arms nearly drop off every time I do it, I really feel like it makes a difference and a 6 minute workout is the perfect length for my concentration span. 

I also love watching Yoga videos on YouTube, I have mentioned this before in my Zen post. 

Those are a few tips for a gentle way to encourage yourself back in to an exercise regime! Don't feel bad if you don't go for a 8 mile run every day...it really isn't normal for the majority of people!

Toodles!

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Manic Monday #49

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It's just another not so Manic Mondaaaaaay.

It really, wasn't yet again...the most arduous thing I had to deal with today was dragging myself out of my comfortable bed at silly O'clock this morning and also knowing I have to wash my hair soon. 

However, it was just about the break of daylight when I left the house, I had a little jump with joy inside because now, in my mind, Spring is pretty much here. Keep dreaming, Adele.

There are a lot of secret-y things going on at work at the moment, hush, hush meetings, secret phone calls, meetings, meetings and more meetings and being allow to leave early far too often...

Now I'm not a lover of being kept in the dark and I have been secretly let in on some of the goings-on, so am semi-clued up, (wow, my stretching of the English language is fantastic today) but I still despise not fully knowing what is happening, when and if this thing that, I sorta, maybe, kinda, shouldn't-really-know-about, is going to come in to fruition.

I used the word fruition, so you can forgive all my abuse to the English language from above, right?

Being kept in the dark is something that I really struggle with. Yes, I am a controller and like to be in control of all of my situations. The not knowing where this may lead is absolutely killing me and it really doesn't help with the "Will I?", "Won't I?" question I have on the daily basis of whether or not I should seriously look for a new job.

Nothing is guaranteed, I need to keep telling myself that, but I am having a continual internal battle within my head with the same questions looping around and around.

But who can answer these questions? Only my boss...who also happens to be my uncle and who knows when it may be, then some of the questions, I can answer myself. 

Sigh, such is life. It's a good thing I'm enjoying all other aspects of my life!

How was your weekend? I thoroughly enjoyed mine! I hope the start to your week has at least been a little more explosive than mine was as well?

Toodles!

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Happiness

I often question whether I am happy or if I'm just content and comfortable within my being. 

The cliche happiness is depicted as strolling through life, with a bounce in your step, sparkle in your eye and a smile on your face. 

But, as I was recently questioning my feelings on my current musings on my life, I did stop to wonder why should happiness be anything other than feeling content and comfortable in what I'm doing?

I don't feel any pressure from anywhere, except from me and what I want to do career-wise, but for me that is a constant question in my mind, I'm finally in a great place with the people in my life, things are wonderful with Ben.

I think I will always and forever question my happiness and if it is genuine, but for now I am quite content to say that I am just that.

Toodles.

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