While it sounds corny, these events do help our spirit of teamwork. Nothing's funnier than being in a serious meeting when the Director of Security stoically discusses a safety drill on how to handle an armed intruder and you cannot stop picturing him land on his rear after he crossed the lane line at the bowling event!
Succumbing to my annual fall flu, I spent the week fighting through meetings and other hospital business in a Dayquil-induced haze. My assistant, in her wonderful and kind nurturing spirit, brought me herbal tea and an amaretto-soaked canoli from her bakery. I'm not sure if it was the chamomile or the amaretto, but Thursday was markedly better after that!
While ill and unable to take to my bed for a week, I had one of those flashes of genius that I plan to patent...I'm inventing nose tampons. On Wednesday, my nose dripped TWICE in meetings, once on the agenda and once on the table. How incredibly disgusting is that?! Plus, driving to work that same day, I had to literally jam a partial kleenex up my nose so I could keep two hands on the wheel. At the drugstore, I had to keep a kleenex up TO my nose. The inspiration hit me...commuters (and students and moms and all other professions) could benefit from nose tampons. They discreetly stop the flow of nasal secretions so you can go through life with your cold/flu bug and no one is the wiser. Here's my prototype:
I should have known I would get sick...I have been way overdue and with the hospital's gala tonight, my morning flight to Vegas, and a heady conference at the end of next week, I did *not* need to be in tip-top shape. Heck, a Rudoplh nose will look GREAT with my black ballgown. Ugh.
I probably did it to myself. I know I've been traveling too much (via car) when my middle console looks like this:
It hasn't all been bad! My folks visited us last weekend and after some girl time (shopping with Mom) and boy time (watching college football with Dad), we hit the Polish buffet. What, you DON'T have a Polish buffet in your town? You are missing out. Except that after eating one whole plate of food, I was full for about two days. The best part is always dessert and my Polish faves rocked my world (Chrusciki and rum balls. By the way, "Chrusciki" is pronounced "Crew-schteek-ee" so you can impress your friends at parties).
In one last food-related pic, I would like to introduce another culinary concoction from Jack's inner frat boy...You've heard of chili-cheese fries? WE made Manwich fries...except it wasn't ground beef, it was ground turkey. So we're calling these Girlwich Fries (especially with the broccoli chaser!):
So besides eating and being sick, work was work this past week. I had a couple of surprise employee terminations, a very political interview with a nurse practitioner, and a corporate meeting during which I somehow received the opportunity to give a presentation to the senior-most execs in the system. I love that stuff and despite the need for a nose tampon (!), it went well!
I just can't figure out what to call the nose tampons...any ideas?
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