Posted on January 9th, 2010 by Cynthia D'Amour
No thanks.
It was 6:35 AM on Saturday.
I was happily sleeping.
In a comfy bed.
Enjoying no schedule.
My phone rang.
My heart clenched
It was too early for normal calls.
Was something wrong with my parents?
No, it was Comcast.
A chipper young woman.
Launched into a scripted survey.
Totally clueless.
“Why are you calling me at 6:35 AM?”
She was confused.
My record said [...]
Filed under: Savvy Leadership | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Cynthia D'Amour
Or bad dog?
James and I were upstairs in the office.
Raindrop came up.
A STRONG peppermint smell followed her.
What did she do?
Raindrop got creative this afternoon.
Decided to help freshen up the house.
Cracked open a bottle of peppermint oil.
And dumped it on my favorite chair in the family room.
At least that’s her story.
I use the oil to [...]
Filed under: Adventures of Raindrop, Board challenges | No Comments »
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by Cynthia D'Amour
Looking for silver lining.
For the last three weeks I’ve had flu.
It hasn’t been fun.
Flat on my back.
Feeling like…nothing.
My brain didn’t work.
I couldn’t hold a thought.
Spin an idea.
Scheme about what could be.
It just was.
The stillness was very scary.
I’m mercurial.
Running at warp speed most of the time.
Finally clawing way back to health.
I don’t want it to [...]
Filed under: Savvy Leadership | 2 Comments »
