It May Be Raining Cookies

Today has been a crazy office day.  With the talks about the debt ceiling and budget cuts, the mood/atmosphere in the House is pure mayhem.  It may not be Monday but it sure feels pretty manic.  (And I’m sure this is what it’ll be like for the next few weeks.)

Any ways, cookies and sweets are always greatly appreciated and greatly needed in my office, especially by me.  Sugar is what makes the office go round.  This is how the raining cookies began:

Went to staff my boss at an award presentation where cookies and brownies were served. (I got a brownie.)

Intern comes back from a briefing with diet coke and a cookie.  (MAJOR SCORE!!)

Girl Scout group takes a meeting in the office and gives me a box of Thin Mints.

Needless to say I’m on a HUGE sugar rush and give the fact that my lunch consisted of chili cheese fries, I definitely need a work out tonight.  We shall see if that really does happen…

That Mid-Afternoon Feeling

The time between 2:30 to 4:30pm or so everyday are worst for me when I’m in the office.  It has nothing to do with the fact that I’m at work.  It’s just that part of the afternoon when I’m in a food coma and get lazy, lack motivation, and do nothing at my desk.  Well maybe “do nothing” is a bit of a stretch but you know what I mean.

It’s the mid-afternoon lull that happens to most people.  In the end, it’s very unproductive. 

Today’s food coma was induced by mac and cheese, a hot dog, and blueberry fritters.

A Working Doggy

During times of recess and it’s slow in the office, I like to try to bring Bailey to work with me.  Mainly because no one in my office cares too much but mostly so Bailey isn’t alone all day at home.  She loves it here.  At least, I think she does.  While in the office, Bailey runs around, begs for food from anyone eating anything, and greets people as they enter.

If I bring her in the morning, she is tuckered out by mid afternoon and takes a nap under my desk where I have a doggy bed and blanket.  If I bring her in the afternoon, say after lunch, she’ll be all sorts of active running around and wanting to play, like today.  I also forgot her toys today.  I’m a bad mother.

But usually she looks like this…

Doesn’t she look like a perfect little angel?  Just sleeping away and chasing squirrels.  Please ignore the extra love handles and tummy rolls she has.  She is sensitive about that area of her body, just like any woman would.

Bringing Bailey does make the day go by faster.  And given that fact that “It’s Friday, Friday, Friday” I wouldn’t mind this day going by fast.

Dang Donuts!!

Generally, I have a pretty unhealthy diet.  I love anything that is bad for you.  This includes but is not limited to donuts, cookies, burgers, fries, fried pickles, fried anything really, hot dogs, pizza, chocolate, candy, and crispy tacos.

Todays choice of unhealthy food consumption, donuts.  First, I must say the donuts were not my doing.  My office received a box of Dunkin Donuts from a company for using their services.  And being me, I wasn’t going to let a box of donuts to waste.  I was the first one to dig in.  After my breakfast at home AND a donut, you wouldn’t think I would be full, but no.  I had to go for another.

So now, mid-afternoon, after another donut, I am full, feeling slightly gross, and in need of something non-sugar.  Needless to say, donuts were a bad choice for the day.

Sadly, I sure it won’t be the last time I make this type of mistake…

How 3×3 Inch Squares are the BEST THINGS EVER!!

Everyone know’s what Post-It notes are.  Those little 3×3 inch yellow squares that are ubiquitous in every office.  My desk is no different.  I have an array of Post-It notes.  I have regular 3×3 inch yellow ones.  I have the larger size.  I have minis.  I have pink.  I have lined.  I have pop-ups.  I have blue.  I have large with lines.  Needless to say, I have quite a Post-It collection.

There are days where I’m sure I go through about half a pad of notes.  Today is one of those days.  They are my best friend.  My boss gets just about all his notes from me on Post-Its.  He prefers yellow, along when yellow highlighter as opposed to other colors.

Needless to say, I love Post-It notes and I get a very odd satisfaction when I go through a whole pad.  And I don’t mind shouting it from the roof tops, “I LOVE POST-IT NOTES!!”

I Heart Federal Holidays

One of the perks, few perks really, of working for the federal government are federal holidays.  Federal holidays add about an extra week off from work.  (Even though I always have my Blackberry so I’m never really “off” per-say but you get the picture.)

Anyways, monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  In February there is President’s Day.  May brings Memorial Day.  July is Independence Day. September has Labor Day.  October is Columbus Day. And November brings Veteran’s Day.  Of course there is Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.  All great holidays too but everyone gets those off.

But how many people get Columbus Day off?  Honestly now.  Even some school are getting rid of this holiday.  I think federal holidays are great!!  In fact, I think there should be more federal holidays.

Now I bet that is something both sides of the aisle can agree on.