TGIF!

It's Friday!!!! 

Look, I'd rather be hanging out in a state park on a gorgeous afternoon with an adorable child and his Radio Flyer, but sometimes that just isn't an option. 

Yeah, I'd hang out with the kid even when he's in the midst of a full on meltdown.  Let's be honest, he's amazing and his meltdowns last for all of 30 seconds.  

Here's hoping your Friday is full of laughter.

~Heidi 

Honey! I'm home!!!

I don't know about your house life, but my house runs on a fairly tight schedule. There are so many standardized times in my work day that any major deviation from the schedule could cause a catastrophic risk to my day. Okay, most of my times focus around food or commuting, but that's normal, right?

5:45am - wake up

6:43am - leave for work

7:00am - park car/kiss hubs goodbye if carpooling

7:05am - catch train

7:45am - arrive at work

8:00am - drink coffee

9:00am- eat banana and yogurt

12:00pm- eat lunch

2:30pm- eat snack

4:40pm- leave work

4:51pm- catch train

5:24pm- get off train

5:55pm - arrive home

5:57pm- get mauled by two dogs!

Seriously! I try to come in the house all nonchalant and low-key, yet if the hubs is home already he gets the dogs all riled up and they go nuts. If I get home first or we come home together then they usually leave me alone and attack him.

Tonight I had to pin Jax to the ground and give him a serious belly rub before he would let me get out of my boots. I was terrified he was going to rip my hose or worse cause a drag in my favorite silk duponi skirt!

Other days, it's rather hilarious to come home "early" and catch the dogs by surprise. I got out of work early last Wednesday and when I came home both dogs were still asleep upstairs and it was hilarious to see them stretch themselves out and sleepily saunter down the stairs to greet me. My absolute favorite "trick" was taking a half day at work and coming home hours early and seeing Jewels' little head pop up in the window upstairs and look at me like, "what the heck are you doing here?"

Honestly, I think after a four-day weekend in which the normal schedule was thrown out the window both dogs were ready for the hubs and I to go back to work. They had 20 hour sleeping days to get back to!

How about you - do you have a fairly tight daily schedule? More flexible? Any pets that like routine?

Best.co-workers.ever

I haven't been in my office all that much recently, which certainly has its perks, but I've missed my co-workers. We're an odd bunch, but we definitely get along smashingly well.

Friday morning, I walked into the office at 8am and came face to face with my vandalized cubicle.

What the heck?

Oh wait, my birthday is on Saturday and clearly my co-workers felt that I deserved a middle school-esq streamer party. Plus, there were balloons everywhere. In every single draw, every single nook, even in my trash can.

It was hilarious. I tried taking the streamers down and got yelled at. Apparently, it's the type of humiliation that must stay in place for the entire day.

All was forgiven when it turns out one of my co-workers made Funetti Cupcakes for a post-lunch treat. She even remembered to make vanilla cupcakes because I gave up chocolate for Lent.


I must say, working in a small office definitely has its perks. Chipotle luncheons in the conference room, easy access to upper management, and birthday celebrations. I've never worked in an office that celebrated birthdays like my current one and I've got to say, I like it.

I'm not going to see my office until March and I'm a bit bummed. :(

For my fellow chart lovers

I'm quickly gaining a reputation for being a visual person at work. It may or may not have something to do with a huge chart I whipped together to explain a file structure. Or, people coming to me to make up charts and graphs to include in their reports.

Thankfully, my boss is a chart guy and he sent me this today just for a laugh.



Click Here if you want to see more funny charts.