In times of difficulty, it is always important to count one's blessings. So to prevent myself from going quietly mad, here is a list of things I wish I could be grateful for:
1. I love all the emails I get telling me the fridge will be emptied at 5 pm on Friday, the coffee pot was left on again, and that someone has absconded with a highlighter.
2. I love all the people who so generously avoid me completely when I need something, and are considerate enough to call me every 10 mintues when they need something.
3. I love that I have a boss to watch over me and make sure I have enough to do. Actually, come to think of it...I have 3 bosses so I'm super-duper lucky.
4. I love that I spend roughly an hour and a half in traffic every day. It really helps me cut back on my bad sleeping habit and gives me time instead to stew in my own thoughts. I really don't get enough of that otherwise.
5. I love that it is in the richer, more shallow sector of Orange County so that I can pretend to fit in.
6. I love the two delivery guys who always try to hit on me, especially when I'm on the phone with a client and obviously cannot flirt back with the endearing response: "Fuck Off".
7. I love how one of the sales reps always calls me and announces himself with his full name, complete with sing-song intonation. This really helps, because after almost a year of working closely with him, I still haven't figured out who the fuck he is.
8. I also love how he gives me a detailed explanation of every task I'm supposed to help him with, even though I trained him on how to do it in the first place. You never know when I may suddenly forget those simple procedures.
9. I love the magazine readers who call to complain about something, leave a 5 minute voicemail, and neglect to leave a phone number to call them back. It's always important to hear their thoughts and not be able to respond properly.
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10. I love how they recognize they give me way too much to do in a 40 hour week, and pledge to be more conscious of doing so then promptly assign me more projects when I'm on deadline for the magazines to go to press.