Current mood: morning bleary apathy
Currently listening to: 'Son of a preacher man' Dusty Springfield
My pen of choice at the moment is a blue 0.4 mm felt tip Artline200. Actually, my pen of choice would be a black fine tip sharpie, however, they are not readily (for a reasonable price) available here in Australia and more importantly they are not stocked in my office stationary cabinet.
Ever since starting my career working in an office and being exposed to the never-ending supply of pens which exist in the stationary cabinet, I have been hooked on felt tip pens.
I distinctly remember going to an office store in an effort to purchase one for myself and balking at the price. So, I must confess I am a serial offender of swiping pens and using them for personal use. I even snag one for Mary on occasion, though she is far more diligent at remembering to replace the cap when it is not in use and hers last longer.
When I started work this morning, I could not find a pen to use. This is not a good sign, because I distinctly remember having a cup full of them at the start of yesterday. I looked at my desk which was buried under a storm of loose paper and knew something had to be done.
Jim Schellinger, a principal at a firm I worked for in Indiana, once said that when he is faced with his most demanding work load, he ensures that his desk is clean and organized. The concept is sound, except when you make the error of filing all the stuff you need to complete your projects and then can't remember where/how you filed it.
So, I started the process of organizing and found all my pens again. As I was digging down through the layers, I would discover a pen (usually with the cap off; meeting a slow death) which would trigger a memory of what I was doing at that point in the day. I probably could have filled out my time sheet based on the color and arrangement of the pens.
back to work.
Current mood: slight guilt from this ten minute diversion. still bleary. need coffee.
Currently listening to: 'Coin Laundry' Lisa Mitchell
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2 comments:
trying to catch up on 6 months of blogging i have missed, which i will have to say you have helped with since you haven't blogged since january!!
i had to comment on the jas though- really? you blogged about him? sad and funny.
not sure if you saw my new blog on fb, but i am finally back to blogging and it is about a house renovation so that is pretty fun right? :)
hope you and the family are well!
www.girltakingontheworld.blogspot.com
Yeah, it has been a while. I unplugged and didn't feel like writing for a while.
JAS taught me a lot. I am a composite of my experiences and I am grateful for many things I learned at CSO. You take the good and discard the rest right?
I checked out your new blog and love it. Keep up the good work (on the house and the blog...)
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