Going Green

An Open Letter To The Person At The Office Who Decided To Put Used Paper In The Copy Machine:

Since you did not know to put the printed side down I had to reprint 30 pages of prep material. And it wasted ink.

Fail.


Stacey

Disturbing

My son brought this home from art class. "It's what I'd look like if I was a pig."

The Bachelor Is Stealing My Ideas

Are you watching The Bachelor tonight?

I am. Because apparently they read my blog and have no qualms about stealing my ideas.

In June 2009 I wrote this post about my intention to attend a local Bachelor casting call as a sassy old lady and if you've seen any of the 40 million promos for tonight's show (including the one with the unfortunate proposal to the chick with the unfortunate bangs) you must have seen that one of the 25 bachelorettes showing up tonight is A SASSY OLD LADY!

Kudos on the addition of the crutches, ABC and Woman Who Stole My Idea. Well played.

What I Learned While Ringing The Bell

This past weekend employees of my radio station, WOMC, scattered around metro Detroit to man kettles for The Salvation Army. I don't know about you, but when I leave a store I'm A) frequently in a hurry B) usually distracted and C) don't want to be judged so, unless I have specifically planned to donate and have some change or singles at the ready I find myself ducking and running past the Red Kettle and its attendant. I can't afford to donate every single time I walk by a kettle and I'd feel like an idiot saying "I donated yesterday.' But here's what I learned.

1. There's no judging. I could tell when people were avoiding looking at me and let me assure you, there's no need. Sure it's nice when people stop and donate but a smile or even eye contact is just as good.

2. You can tell the Bell Ringer that you've already donated without looking like an idiot. I loved it when people told me; it gave me the chance to say "Thanks for your support. Happy Holidays!"

3. You get lots of different reactions to the question "Would you like a kiss?" Yes, I was handing out Hershey's Kisses. I'm not above bribing people. And yes I did hand out real pecks on the cheek to anyone who was brave enough to ask for one.

Set Straight By My Son

Last night my son and I had to have what I call the Save Yourself talk. I've been giving my daughter this talk for years and it boils down to "when your friends are making bad choices, save yourself." Now, my daughter is a caring girl but my son is really a sensitive soul. And every time I tried to bring my point home he would try and offer an example where he could do the opposite of what I advised.

My last scenario: you're at a party and kids are drinking and your best friend decides to stay. Save yourself.

Son: Can I tell him we should leave?

Me: Yes, but if he makes a bad decision to stay you have to still leave.

Son: What if I see other people I know? Can I tell them they should leave?

Me: Well, yes. Once. But don't wait for anyone. You can't save the world. No one can.

Son: Everybody can, mom, but not everybody will.

Let's Turn Charity Work Into A Competition Shall We?

The staff here at WOMC is teaming up with the Salvation Army and Kroger this weekend and I'm turning it into a competition. So, friends, if you are planning on getting some groceries in the Bloomfield area this weekend please do it on Saturday between 1 pm and 2 pm and bring a few coins to drop in my kettle. My goal is to get that thing so full that it breaks the tripod thingy that holds it up. Ok, maybe not. How about just needing a fresh kettle at 2 p.m. because mine is so. very. stuffed.

Here's the Kroger stores where you can find us on Saturday:

Bobby Mitchell – Maple & Lahser in Bloomefield @ 10:00am

Stacey DuFord – Maple & Lahser in Bloomfield @ 1:00pm

Bob Schuman – Garfield & Canal in Clinton Twp @ 1:00pm

Jim Johnson – Maple & Lahser in Bloomfield @ 12:00pm

Beau Daniels – Carpenter Rd in Ypsilanti @ 9:00a

Dave Fuller – Eureka Rd in Southgate @ 2:00pm

Boogie Brian – Dix & Southfield in Lincoln Park @ 12:00pm

Other Staff Locations & Times:

Lisa Thorn – Canton Center Rd in Canton @ 1:00pm

Leslee Faulkner – Canton Center Rd. in Canton @ 11:00am

Kimberly Hard – Crescent Lake & Highland Rd in Waterford @ 1:00pm

Jean Harding – 23 & Hayes @ 10:00am

Rhonda Brooks - 8 Mile & Farmington in Livonia @ 1:00pm

Tony Prainito – 13 & Woodward in Royal Oak @ 8:00am

Sara Finlayson – 8 Mile & Pontiac Trail in South Lyon @ 11:00am

Laura Robinson – 18 Mile & Dequindre in Sterling Heights @ 7:00am

Scott Buie – 6 Mile & Haggerty in Northville @ 10:00am

Oliver Wolcott – Ann Arbor & Sheldon in Plymouth @ 11:00am

Maureen Barkume – 13 & Woodward in Royal Oak @ 9:00am

Donna Autry – Lapeer Rd & Indian Wood in Lake Orion @ 11:00am

Suzanne Belanger – 8 Mile & Pontiac Trail in South Lyon @ 1:00pm

My Apologies To The Meter Reader

I ran home yesterday to fit in a workout before a busy afternoon. I decided I didn't have enough time (i.e. too lazy) to run so I decided to pull up a workout video from On Demand and work on my abs. I took off my clothes then thought "I'm in my bedroom. I'm home alone. Why bother putting on another set of clothes that I'm just going to have to take right off?" and proceeded to complete the 12-minute ab video in just my underwear.

It wasn't until I was halfway through the 18-minute kickboxing video that I looked outside and saw the woman with the clipboard in my backyard.

I'm going to choose to continue to believe that she didn't see me, that her eyebrows are naturally that high, and that her eyes are always that big.