Need Feedback

So something interesting happened last week and everyone I talk to has mixxed emotions about it, so I thought I would ask y'all your thoughts.

I recieved a call from one of my employees that her mother died (very sad). It was the message she left me that has us talking...it goes like this.

"Lisa this is Milly (named changed). My mom died and I don't have money for the funeral, can you take up a collection at work so I can pay for it?"

End of message.

My next call was my boss, telling me that Milly had called her and told her she couldn't pay for the funeral and wanted a collection taken up, so I should start a collection.

So here is the question. Is it appropriate to ask your coworkers for money to pay for a relatives funeral? People I talk to are split 50/50. I have a very strong opinion one way, but I won't reveal it until all votes are in. Tell me what you think!

I am a "light" eater

Last night my husband took me to an "all you can eat" lobster place. I ate 5 lobsters...mind you, they were small ones...a pound to a pound and half. I thought to myself, "oh my god I am such a pig!" So I asked the waiter. "Whats the record"...he said...are you ready for this???? Thirty three! I was like, holy crap...I would be puking my guts up. So then I asked..."what is the average"...his answer...eight to nine.

So I guess I am a light eater! Can you believe that? No one has ever said that about me! LOL!

Pink Rocks

Pink Rocks!

Went to see her last night and man can she put on a show. Super high energy. She even did this Cirque de Soele thingy where she was flipping all over these ribbons!

Awesome show.

And you should get my business why?

So my husband and I want to do some small projects around the house that we hope will increase the value of the home so that when the housing market picks back up we can sell it. So this week I started reaching out and trying to find some people to do the work. I am starting with doing some updates to the bathroom. I visited a home show to get some names, I did a google search to find some local people, I even visited Craigslist.

My first annoyance was people talking down to me. Hey, I am coming to you because I dont know about grout and crap. Don't talk to me like I am a moron because I don't know if I have drywall or greenboard behind my showers surround. So cancel those people off the list who talked to me like dirt.

Next people to annoy me...people who think because I am asking for their help they can charge me an arm and a leg. Seriously. The quotes we got were all within the same range except for 2. They were $2000 more then the rest of the quotes. Your service can't be that different. All the rest are insured, can provide references, pictures of their work etc. What do you think I am, stupid?

The final people who made me mad are those who didn't follow through with the quote after I talked to them. "Oh yeah, it should be this amount, I will email it all to you in the next day". That was Monday. Today is Friday. Guess what buddy, even if you mailed it now, you lost my business. If you can't get your quote done on time why would I think you are going to get my bathroom done on time.

So that leaves one lone guy standing. So once I check his references I am pulling the trigger and getting the work started. Lesson to people trying to get my business. Don't play games with me or you will quickly lose my business.

Mondays at the Gym

I hate Mondays at the gym. Everyone goes trying to make up for the bad eating they did over the weekend so the place is packed. Last night I went and there was 1, count it 1 peice of cardio equipment available out of like 50. It was an elipticle machine, which I don't like because it hurts my hips. But I wasn't about to leave after I had gotten there. So I hopped on the machine, did it for 26 minutes which was about when i thought would fall off the thing from exhaustion. I would have then hopped onto a treadmill for awhile but they were still all full!

So I am proud that I did 26 min on the elipticle...much longer then i have ever done on that machine. But I really wanted to do like 60 min on the treadmill with no go. Bummer. Maybe tonight!

March

I love the month of March. It is a month of renewal. It is the month that spring begins. Flowers start to bloom, trees bud. Oh I love spring. It is by far my favorite season.