My WINNING Work Objectives

I’ve been asked at work to prepare for my performance review by developing my objectives for the year ahead.

This is what I have so far. I know management likes metrics so I put some numbers to it so that it would be more professional and scientific! I don't know if this is what my manager is looking for, nevertheless, this is what I aspire to achieve:

• Obtain a thorough (100%) knowledge of all Billy Ocean lyrics




• Confidently sing above mentioned lyrics when it is played on the old-people's-radio-station that I listen to at work (92.1FM)




• Grow my hair so that it's really long (measure: longer than it is now)




• Increase the percentage of dark chocolate that I consume during the work day when trying to cope with stupidity (i.e. switch from eating 70% dark chocolate to 85% dark chocolate...this is no way a put down on those who enjoy white or milk chocolate)




• Integrate Charlie Sheen references in all (100%) insurance training seminars I deliver




• Buy and wear the Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race For The Cure t-shirt on casual days and create my own Dull Co-Worker International Pro-Am Fun Run Race For The Cure of People Dying of Boredeom and Unappreciation in the Corporate World Around the Globe t-shirt

The Not So Dull Co-worker

How do you react when you’ve always wanted to change your last name (to something that sounds better) and then you do a Google search and find out the person who has your ideal name has your ideal career as a singer, dancer and actress? Not only that, they are way better looking than you are because they were also a model. This woman can probably write better blog posts than I can too! This is what happened to me the other day. I am being serious. I’m not making this up. I wish I was but I’m not. I was innocently working on my next post when I discovered this!


It’s disheartening because everything I’ve always wished I was, I see this other person has accomplished. I can’t say I was in the movie Chicago. I can’t say I performed in the theatre. I can’t say I did modelling for Guess. Although you folks don’t know me so maybe I could say that. What have I done with my life? I’ll tell you.


My first job after university was working at an apple orchard sorting apples (thank goodness I spent four years and thousands of dollars for that experience). This is not the same as Broadway. Of course I did have my six months of excitement working on a cruise ship (see my Love Boat post for more information on that saga) but that was overshadowed by the inane questions and the fact I worked 8 – 16 hours every day for six months.


I am now working at my third insurance company. Of course I do have this blog chronicling how the corporate world has dulled my senses and personality to the point where I write about the mundane (including how my big calves cause me problems when buying high boots and Charlie Sheen...note: the two are in no way related) while hoping Oprah will one day ask me to work for her. I guess that is something this gorgeous, super talented woman can’t say. That’s priceless!

Why Couldn't My Friday Be This Much Fun?

Not sure if you've seen Rebecca Black's "Friday" video. If not, check it out on You Tube and then check out Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon's version from last night. NOTE: Apparently NBC took down the link after I posted this, but if you click here, you should hopefully be able to see it.