No one has ever asked me how I like to receive praise.
Me neither, before now. It's one of the quirks of working for professional chaplains. In addition to whatever gifts of empathy made them interested in becoming clergy and working specifically in a hospital environment rather than a conventional pastoral/rabbinical/etc. role, the training they go through makes them hyper-aware of interpersonal dynamics. Most of the time it's good, though every once in awhile you can see the gears working a bit too much. There's a certain jargon--areas where one needs to improve are "growing edges," for example, and I have to choose to be amused rather than annoyed when it becomes too obvious someone is using something they learned out of a book or at last week's didactic session on me.
That's wonderful, Susan!
Hairpats and kind thoughts to Plei and Sox.
And I'm sorry, P-C, but based on everyone else's reaction I'm afraid there is no way in hell I will ever read about your recent adventure.
I have a second interview today at 2:00, and a different second interview for a different job tomorrow at 1:30. GAH.
job~ma, JZ!
That's a very promising email, Susan! Awesome.
Like everyone in SoCal, we have roof rats who live in the trees outside. One ran across the edge of the yard as we had 10 guests over for dinner last night. Luckily, our dog Layla was on the case. She is a very amiable and laid-back animal and had been sleeping, but sprang to attention. She happily patrolled the perimeter of the yard for the rest of the night. No animals are going to be entering HER yard, nosiree.
ION, the dinner, for journalists in town for the car show, went very well. I had never met any of them (DH met them on various automotive junkets) and most of them hadn't met each other, but they were all cool folks and it was a great night.
Southern California has RATS in TREES?
it was a great night.
Baptism and all?
Susan, that's very cool move on your bosses' part.
- *\\o/* Pom-pon arms for JZ!! You can dooooo eeeeeet!
crossing fingers for jz's essential awesomeness to be instantly recognized by interviewers
Go JZ! Go JZ! I am certain the interview will go splendidly.
Susan - that is really wonderful.
JZ - go you!
I'm having difficulties making good decisions about buying things now that we've got our little bonus. Part of me wants to SPEND IT ALL!! And then the other part of me is very, very worried about SPENDING it all. Mostly because I have so many things that I want and so many things that I need and I can't do all of either.
