Friday, April 30, 2010

sprinkling showers on spring flowers

It rained like a banche today! (after I typed that, i had to google it b/c I use it every so often and really have no idea what it means. I can't find it anywhere. Who knows where I got it, but then again who knows where I get half the things I say.) My schedule on Friday has me working until 6:00 and I knew the rain was going to come about that time so I was dreading it. We have a big parking lot and since I start my shift later in the day compared to most, I am usually parked "in the back 40" as I like to refer to it. Today I got pretty lucky and got a closer parking spot. At about 5:20 you could hear the rain pounding on the roof. All I could think of was "I wore the wrong coat today for this!" Luckily by the time I left about 6:15 it was not raining so I was able to dart out quick to my car and didn't get wet....hip hip hooray!

After I was home about 30-45 minutes though, the rain came down! A good spring rain is really what I needed. I was able to open the door to my porch and listen to the rain....and keep my eyes on the weatherman b/c we had a tornano watch. I'm not the best with storms. Now I love me a good thunderstorm but anytime they say it's moving towards tornado weather, I'm out. Luckily it didn't do anything more then rain so I never got too nervous. When I was little I remember sitting in the basement whenever lightening started. I hated it! I would pack all the things away in the yard (my pool toys of course, who wants those sucked up by a tornado!) take my dogs, hampster and fish into the basement and sit with my flashlight. My parents never used to say anything, I wonder if they worried about me? haha

Tomorrow I head south to MKE (Milwaukee) for the MS Walk on Sunday! Turns out that the MS Society contacted our group and we're actually being "spotlighted" at the walk due to our growth and participation over the past 5 years!! It's super exciting because the team really has worked hard to grow and have more people join us. Last I heard we were the largest registered team that was walking on Sunday! That's awesome because there are lots of people that go to the Milwaukee event. One day I hope that they will find a cure for MS. THIS IS WHY WE WALK!

Take Care All ~ Enjoy The Weekend!

Current hit:
Jason Aldean - Wide Open Album
There's something about Jason Aldean that I just love. The songs are great, the lyrics mean something and he's total country. I'd take him up on the offer for a ride on his big green tractor.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

It's one of those weeks where I'm a little off on my days. Today I thought was Wednesday for half the day and then realized that it was only Tuesday. It's not bad when it's the other way, like you think it's Wednesday but it's really Thursday....but when it's the way I'm feeling, it's a heartbreaker. Yesterday at work, somehow, which still I have no idea how I did it - I kicked the power strip under my desk to my computer and shut the whole thing down. Now my whole job is based on the computer, we have to document everything we do and every call we make. Needless to say, when you're mid-convo with someone and your computer shuts down, you're pretty much screwed. Luckily the lady I was talking to did not ask any questions I had to look up the answer to and I was able to keep talking while I crawled under my desk to flip the switch back on. That is probably one of the only times I was so glad to wear a headset!


I was hoping today would be better....it was if you consider I didn't turn my computer off again but I did get cussed out today, twice. It surprises me the way people treat other people when they are upset. Most of the time I find out that they are upset too b/c they don't understand what we're telling them or have told them. Insurance is a complicated thing and I'll be the first to admit it but we are more then willing to explain the process if you just LISTEN. That seems to be the think that causes the most voicemails to be received and the most time wasted. We explain everything to you on the first call, the next moves yours. Some people just don't listen to what we're saying so they get mad and then they are calling us and cussing us out b/c they don't understand what's going on or they don't think it's going fast enough. I can't do your job and my job for you so you have to put a little effort into the process. The things that make up for the mean people are nice people who really appreciate your help. I love those people, the people who are truly grateful that you explained everything to them and they understand now. I love being able to help those people and make their process easier. I'm really there to help if you let me.

This weekend is the MS Walk in Milwaukee. We've been doing the walk for a couple years now and I look forward to it every year. The walk is on Sunday but Saturday night is when we all get together, go out to dinner and have some fun. Everyone comes for the walk and it's so nice to see everyone. One of the biggest things I miss from Milwaukee are my roomates from college. It's crazy how quickly we all bonded and became friends but they truly will be friends for life, whether they want to be or not! haha Hoping for warm weather so we don't freeze on Sunday! The walk is along the lake too so could be a little chilly.
Here's hoping that the week goes quickly for all!
Take Care
Song of the Moment - Joey and Rory "Sweet Emmylou"
(listen to the lyrics, it's a great heartbreak song. SO maybe don't listen to it if that's you.)