Saturday, January 10, 2009

Mopping the floor

I received some very nice Christmas presents. Today I am going to use my brand spanking new Kitchen Aid mixer. I had some mixed feelings about that one. I'm not cooking and baking as much as I used to. If I bake something I usually end up eating it. That's what got me into the shape I'm in right now. And the other lovely present I got was a steamer mop for my kitchen and vinyl floors. OOOOoooo is it ever nice! Water in, plug it in and mop away. My floors are cleaner than they have been and it isn't back breaking! I like it a lot. In fact, so much so I've actually mopped in the basement! (I don't think i should be admitting that one.) Who would have believed that a mop could bring so much pleasure!! I think it's because I don't have too hard to get nice results. But then I'm easy to please.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

subtle things

what signs do you notice:
of someone that isn't listening to you?
That you just made some sort of verbal blunder?
That you're being ignored
that you've worn out your welcome
that sickness is on its way
that you're being lied to

When does it hit you that maybe you missed something big but you can't quite put your finger on it. How long does it take to become sensitive to the nuances of co workers or friends.. Maybe that depends on how well one pays attention. And here's the other thing, my face, body language is an open book to anyone who's even vaguely looking. I would be a very poor poker player. Am I mad? Anyone with half an eye could pick that up. Am I worried? That's an easy one. Sad? My eyes are a dead give away. I might as well be shouting. No subtlty about me at all even if I won't speak it.

So, what do you go with? The non verbal cues, Thebody language, or some other more obvious sign..tones of voice, eye movements, subtle comments? Need to learn more about body languge? Well, just get to know me. I'm an easy read.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

the 5.75 questions

Here's something fun I found on my blogfeed the other day. Interesting.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Speaking Engagement

I had a fun experience today. Well, an experience anyway. I got my first speaking gig as the Library director in Le Mars. I tooted the Library's horn. Hopefully I even made sense. What do you think? Any chance grown ups like spoonerisms? I read "Loldiglocks and the Bree tears" to a roomful of adults. Good thing it only lasted a couple of minutes. I talked about the library as being a place of conversation...a conversation about politics and religion. History and memories.Romance and exploration. Then I told them we needed money!! Ha. Not really. We just went through what we'll be doing for Summer Reading, our Winter reading program with adults,Book club and our new automation system. A NEW AUTOMATION SYSTEM!! Woo HOO! (now that makes me nervous. What was I thinking?)
Oh. And I have another of these speaking gigs coming up in a couple weeks.