Just Me!! The Butterfly effect

I know Mondays are not the best days at work, you get all the mess from the weekend to contend with, and then the computer plays up and decides that it wont let you print a thing, then when the guy from IT comes it prints right away and you feel as though he is giving you that ' Bloomin women' look.

But, the people you talk to thank you for your time, they say how glad they are that you can spare the time to talk to them as you do, not a quick two minute whats the problem, but as long as they like, let them get it all out, say that you will sort it, and actually do it. They thank you, they laugh with you, you are on first name terms with them, the guy that said he wouldn't phone you all the time, and regurlarly does, ends the call with a " If I dont call before Christmas have a good one, but, I probably will" it doesn't matter though, after all it makes them feel better, puts their minds at ease.

And the one that got to you today,when you had to call all the creditors to tell them that one of your clients lost his wife suddenly, such a shock to everyone, most of them say yeah ok, but we need this that and the other. And then you ring Capital One, and tell the same thing to the guy on the other end of the phone, you dont even have time to say I will forward on the death certificate etc, when he says, I will tell you what I am going to do, with immediate effect, and you think OH Oh, but then are touched when he says, I am putting a freeze on this account for the next three months, no interest or charges will go on, he does not have to pay a penny to us untill after that, give him a little time to try to sort things out, if we need anything we will call you, or write to you, please let him know and pass on our condolences. Even the big guys have a heart.

Mondays are not always that bad.

A year ago today I made a decision that has given me not only great pleasure, but has enabled me to find and meet some lovely people. I had been reading an on line journal through a link supplied by a friend who, sadly is no longer a friend. This journal fascinated me, beguiled me, and intrigued me so much that I decided I should do that!

For some reason, still unknown to myself, I lost the link and in searching for it stumbled upon a community known as Blog.co.uk, the first three blogs I read belonged to three people that were to become friends, one sadly left having done what he set out to do, apparently, he felt it time to move on, though many will remember him as Uncle Ridgeback.

The other two have become not only blog friends but friends in real life too, who would have thought that could happen? My very first post was to set the stage for what became a habit of mine, one I have had for years, it rambled.

Nothing new there then

I got one comment, this didn’t worry me, I hadn’t started this to become the greatest blogger in the world, I had started it because it gave me something to focus on, a place to come and get all that stuff out of my head. Of course it was exciting getting a comment, and then I got my first friend invite, Jessica, lovely lady and still a friend, I still read her blog even though she is such a busy lady nowadays.

My next two friends were Skip and Sunil, and then the people whom I had first read when I first arrived, Paddy and Juzzzy and of course Ridgeback, who I have to say I read on a regular basis and two I still do. I soon became part of a lovely community of people who would read and comment, and debate, have a laugh or a cry. There were the odd occasions when I would get a nasty comment, and the odd nasty email, but every community has its killjoys, they usually don’t last long

And here I am a year later,with some lovely friends, still rambling, still blogging at stupid o’ clock, still loving it, heres to another year of Blogging and to all the people that made me want to stay.