HA. It appears that Kimberly-Clark keeps a pretty close watch on any internet activity surrounding Kleenex! Even random bloggers.
Too funny.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
You should pay me for this stuff!
Oh, I had this fabulous idea about kleenex! There are a few challenges to overcome, but I think it's "The Next Great Idea"! Ready?
They should make kleenex that changes colors depending on how many germs you killed by blowing your nose!
It's kind of like those hyper-color shirts from middle school. The only problem I see that the kleenex company would have to make sure there weren't any germs in the box of tissues when it went out to the store. Can you imagine opening a new box of kleenex that's supposed to be white until it kills germs and instead finding a kleenex that has purple spots on it? Yeah, that'd be rough.
But seriously, great idea, huh??
They should make kleenex that changes colors depending on how many germs you killed by blowing your nose!
It's kind of like those hyper-color shirts from middle school. The only problem I see that the kleenex company would have to make sure there weren't any germs in the box of tissues when it went out to the store. Can you imagine opening a new box of kleenex that's supposed to be white until it kills germs and instead finding a kleenex that has purple spots on it? Yeah, that'd be rough.
But seriously, great idea, huh??
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
know what?
First, why won't blogger "remember" me? Every time I'm on my home computer I have to sign in! What is that.
In other news, my mom just joined facebook. WOOO! Cuz she's pretty much the coolest.
And lastly, I've been smiling a lot since Sunday. :o) Who would have thought. God is pretty amazing.
Love.
-R
In other news, my mom just joined facebook. WOOO! Cuz she's pretty much the coolest.
And lastly, I've been smiling a lot since Sunday. :o) Who would have thought. God is pretty amazing.
Love.
-R
Monday, April 16, 2007
hello time?!
Like I said before I left last week, when I travel I lose track of time. How is it already April 17th tomorrow?!
(which, ps, is free cone day at Ben and Jerry's....fyi. http://www.benjerry.com/ There's the site...and there's a store locator for your convenience too. WOOO!) :o)
Anyway. I forwarded an email today to pass along the info that someone was out of the office until April 17th and so we wouldn't get a reply at least until then. I thought that was two weeks away. Turns out, it's tomorrow. I keep missing huge chunks of the month!! But the traveling - wow I learned a lot! To tie in, today was i think my favorite day of work since I've moved back to MN. It was all strategy focused...how COOL eh?! Big smile here. :o)
Random thought today in relation to the huge shooting at West Virginia....when someone commented about the shooter, it somehow came up that it seems it's always been guys. I'm not making any comments/assumptions about that - I just find that interesting/frightening/odd. Shouldn't someone be looking into that? Anyway, my prayers are with that school and those families. How tough.
Car headlights seemed brighter tonight.
It smelled like summer as I was walking out of coffee.
With new timing belts, my gas mileage improved dramatically. I went 50 more miles on one less gallon of gas!
God is pretty amazing.
(which, ps, is free cone day at Ben and Jerry's....fyi. http://www.benjerry.com/ There's the site...and there's a store locator for your convenience too. WOOO!) :o)
Anyway. I forwarded an email today to pass along the info that someone was out of the office until April 17th and so we wouldn't get a reply at least until then. I thought that was two weeks away. Turns out, it's tomorrow. I keep missing huge chunks of the month!! But the traveling - wow I learned a lot! To tie in, today was i think my favorite day of work since I've moved back to MN. It was all strategy focused...how COOL eh?! Big smile here. :o)
Random thought today in relation to the huge shooting at West Virginia....when someone commented about the shooter, it somehow came up that it seems it's always been guys. I'm not making any comments/assumptions about that - I just find that interesting/frightening/odd. Shouldn't someone be looking into that? Anyway, my prayers are with that school and those families. How tough.
Car headlights seemed brighter tonight.
It smelled like summer as I was walking out of coffee.
With new timing belts, my gas mileage improved dramatically. I went 50 more miles on one less gallon of gas!
God is pretty amazing.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
phew
I think I could like sales....!!! seriously! :-D
Okay. So the trip is going well. I've missed the Minneapolis snow, which in and of itself is amazing. It is, however, pouring buckets here. And it's freezing. And i'm already always cold...so when the two guys I'm traveling with blast the air conditioning the two hour drive to the facility tours....i'm pretty much a solid ice cube when we arrive. And I forgot my sweatpants for the hotel so i've been cold pretty much the entire time so far. But i've been eating like a king! (translation, GUY) Ribs and beer last night....steak and wine tonight...I'm going to need to go running for SURE after this! Anyway, I'm learning a ton. Seriously, a TON. Oh my goodness though I feel a bit outside of my league. I've never even known anything about sales and now I'm on a call. OY!
Anyway. I'm super into trying to predict company moves....as far as marketing stuff. And so when Applebees announced last week they were closing 10 stores, I immediately began guessing which ones they would be. The funny thing was I'd been wondering lately if they would be closing any stores because they had really saturated the market. I mean, there were at least three stores withing two miles of my house. That seemed a little excessive to me. I also don't live in the nicest part of the Minneapolis, so I was wondering if they were seeing a drop in same store sales growth because of the demographics of their locations. I'd seen a recent article covering their recent menu additions (the special chef ones - i highly recommend the bruchetta burger with parmesan fries) and how their current typical customer had kept them from introducing something like this earlier. Well, bottom line, I'd decided this one applebees by my house, right off the highway, was probably going to be the one to close due to it's extremely small size, awkward location, and general "city location".....and sure enough, not more than two days later, it was vacant. We're talking signs are down and you wouldn't even know that an Applebee's used to be there. Go me! :-D
In other news, what are thoughts on this recent Imus radio station issue. I read a comment in the USA today that said that everyone who heard Imus' comments was offended. Perhaps I spent too much time in the overly sensitive and highly charged politically correct environment of housing and residential life at the university of minnesota - but I thought tolerance means we're supposed to put up with stuff that we would typically take offense to.....isn't that the whole line that the left is pushing? Okay, I'll admit I've put a right-type slant on the view...but seriously. I thought we weren't supposed to censor anyone anymore. Or are we just not supposed to censor people who agree with the left's views? I'm not saying that racial comments are good or that we should support them....but personally I feel like I've been beaten down to the point where I'm only allowed to say "well, it's interesting you feel that way, i'm not sure that I entirely agree" and leave it at that. I thought we weren't allowed to say anymore that people are wrong.....right? Anyway. I just get pissed. If you want to get down to it....I get offended when you take Christ's name in vain....it's horribly terribly offensive - but you don't see me going on national tv every time some says that on the radio. And I'm also super offended when people begin to attack republicans ascrazy religious nazi's. Or when I get ridiculed as having little to zero intelligence because of my Christian faith. And even the fact that because I've now stated that i'm right-leaning and religious (and not just any religious thankyouverymuch but christian) that now I have to state that by no means am I advocating or supporting this radio guy's comments, okay? Basically, bottom line, if you're really truly supporting freedom of speech (in all the insane ways that are occurring) then you've gotta swallow the whole pill my friend. You don't have to support what the speech is - you've just gotta give them the right to speak.
And off my soapbox. (and again, just to state, i don't support his comments. thanks.)
Alright, is it wednesday? I'm beat people. I fly home tomorrow night, gotta bake something for this weekend, AC quote friday morning, work, and then straight out of town for church retreat. AH!
Love.
-R
Okay. So the trip is going well. I've missed the Minneapolis snow, which in and of itself is amazing. It is, however, pouring buckets here. And it's freezing. And i'm already always cold...so when the two guys I'm traveling with blast the air conditioning the two hour drive to the facility tours....i'm pretty much a solid ice cube when we arrive. And I forgot my sweatpants for the hotel so i've been cold pretty much the entire time so far. But i've been eating like a king! (translation, GUY) Ribs and beer last night....steak and wine tonight...I'm going to need to go running for SURE after this! Anyway, I'm learning a ton. Seriously, a TON. Oh my goodness though I feel a bit outside of my league. I've never even known anything about sales and now I'm on a call. OY!
Anyway. I'm super into trying to predict company moves....as far as marketing stuff. And so when Applebees announced last week they were closing 10 stores, I immediately began guessing which ones they would be. The funny thing was I'd been wondering lately if they would be closing any stores because they had really saturated the market. I mean, there were at least three stores withing two miles of my house. That seemed a little excessive to me. I also don't live in the nicest part of the Minneapolis, so I was wondering if they were seeing a drop in same store sales growth because of the demographics of their locations. I'd seen a recent article covering their recent menu additions (the special chef ones - i highly recommend the bruchetta burger with parmesan fries) and how their current typical customer had kept them from introducing something like this earlier. Well, bottom line, I'd decided this one applebees by my house, right off the highway, was probably going to be the one to close due to it's extremely small size, awkward location, and general "city location".....and sure enough, not more than two days later, it was vacant. We're talking signs are down and you wouldn't even know that an Applebee's used to be there. Go me! :-D
In other news, what are thoughts on this recent Imus radio station issue. I read a comment in the USA today that said that everyone who heard Imus' comments was offended. Perhaps I spent too much time in the overly sensitive and highly charged politically correct environment of housing and residential life at the university of minnesota - but I thought tolerance means we're supposed to put up with stuff that we would typically take offense to.....isn't that the whole line that the left is pushing? Okay, I'll admit I've put a right-type slant on the view...but seriously. I thought we weren't supposed to censor anyone anymore. Or are we just not supposed to censor people who agree with the left's views? I'm not saying that racial comments are good or that we should support them....but personally I feel like I've been beaten down to the point where I'm only allowed to say "well, it's interesting you feel that way, i'm not sure that I entirely agree" and leave it at that. I thought we weren't allowed to say anymore that people are wrong.....right? Anyway. I just get pissed. If you want to get down to it....I get offended when you take Christ's name in vain....it's horribly terribly offensive - but you don't see me going on national tv every time some says that on the radio. And I'm also super offended when people begin to attack republicans ascrazy religious nazi's. Or when I get ridiculed as having little to zero intelligence because of my Christian faith. And even the fact that because I've now stated that i'm right-leaning and religious (and not just any religious thankyouverymuch but christian) that now I have to state that by no means am I advocating or supporting this radio guy's comments, okay? Basically, bottom line, if you're really truly supporting freedom of speech (in all the insane ways that are occurring) then you've gotta swallow the whole pill my friend. You don't have to support what the speech is - you've just gotta give them the right to speak.
And off my soapbox. (and again, just to state, i don't support his comments. thanks.)
Alright, is it wednesday? I'm beat people. I fly home tomorrow night, gotta bake something for this weekend, AC quote friday morning, work, and then straight out of town for church retreat. AH!
Love.
-R
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Friday worked!
I love my church and I love my pastor. :o) As he says, Happy Easter.....SO great because it proves that GOOD FRIDAY WORKED! I don't remember if I've been to one of our Good Friday services before, but this year's was really thought provoking. To sit and feel the weight of nailing your sin into the cross...as though directly nailing Christ to the cross...is immense. But then to pause and realize what my world would be like if that's all it was? If there was no Sunday. No resurrection. No washing clean as snow. I almost walked out onto 7th to get hit by a bus. I know that most of the time I suck at remembering the weight of that sacrifice. But to stop and think about how my life would be different if it was all a lie? I don't even wow. I think the most significant thing I took away was how much I take this saving for granted. It's just a part of my life. We're in a continuous cycle where I screw up, feel like crap, ask for forgiveness, feel grateful for his acceptance, smile, move on, and then start all over. And how amazing is it that I can have a cycle like that? (okay, obviously it would be great if it wasn't so frequent, but the opportunity to continually start over? To know you're loved beyond anything you do? Or think? Or whatever? It's unconditional.) And so Friday was Good. Both because it worked, and because it was one of those infrequent moments in life when it all came together to hit me between the eyes.
You've got to read my friend Erinn's blog - I've linked it to the right. She's hysterical.
The monday night coffee girls and I went to Fridays on Saturday to visit Becca while she was working. Her parents happened to be there and chatted with us for awhile. Her mom commented how great it was that we had such a strong support network. We agreed. She said it was great because most people don't realize until they're much older that they need support like that. We said we're fully aware we're in need of a lot of support - which is why coffee will continue for hopefully many more years.
I was driving through the Lowry Tunnel the other day and noticed there were HUGE icicles hanging in the middle of the tunnel from a crack going from one side to the other! I do not this this is good. In fact, I believe it to be downright dangerous! One of those icicles could fall, pierce the top of my car, and KILL me. Luckily today on the way to church I noticed they were gone - now a bumpy pile of ice to the left of the lane. Hm.
At the end of service on Friday, the guy in front of me turned around and told me I had a good voice. I told him it was the girl next to me. He was unconvinced. I was baffled. This is the third time in a month someone (randomly) has said I've had a good voice. Perhaps constantly singing along to the radio CAN teach one to sing??
Yesterday I made a curtain for my kitchen door window. Today I bought a lamp with a shade that matches the curtain. It's very exciting. Welcome to my life.
Tomorow is the first day of power yoga! Hopefully this will be the perfect combination of the wonderful yoga class and the terrible pilates class. Cross your fingers. Una is apparently VERY good. YAY! :o) Downward facing dog, here we go!
Well, a few more things to get done around the house before kicking off this week of work.
Happy Easter to you all. I wish you could have joined my family for our wonderful Easter brunch. That's right, quiche, french toast bake, fruit salad, and lots of laughter. MMM. I hope your afternoon was good as well.
Love.
-me
ps. i owe lots of people calls (nicole, mariah, megan, aaron....i think there are more.) i'm sorry, they're coming...
You've got to read my friend Erinn's blog - I've linked it to the right. She's hysterical.
The monday night coffee girls and I went to Fridays on Saturday to visit Becca while she was working. Her parents happened to be there and chatted with us for awhile. Her mom commented how great it was that we had such a strong support network. We agreed. She said it was great because most people don't realize until they're much older that they need support like that. We said we're fully aware we're in need of a lot of support - which is why coffee will continue for hopefully many more years.
I was driving through the Lowry Tunnel the other day and noticed there were HUGE icicles hanging in the middle of the tunnel from a crack going from one side to the other! I do not this this is good. In fact, I believe it to be downright dangerous! One of those icicles could fall, pierce the top of my car, and KILL me. Luckily today on the way to church I noticed they were gone - now a bumpy pile of ice to the left of the lane. Hm.
At the end of service on Friday, the guy in front of me turned around and told me I had a good voice. I told him it was the girl next to me. He was unconvinced. I was baffled. This is the third time in a month someone (randomly) has said I've had a good voice. Perhaps constantly singing along to the radio CAN teach one to sing??
Yesterday I made a curtain for my kitchen door window. Today I bought a lamp with a shade that matches the curtain. It's very exciting. Welcome to my life.
Tomorow is the first day of power yoga! Hopefully this will be the perfect combination of the wonderful yoga class and the terrible pilates class. Cross your fingers. Una is apparently VERY good. YAY! :o) Downward facing dog, here we go!
Well, a few more things to get done around the house before kicking off this week of work.
Happy Easter to you all. I wish you could have joined my family for our wonderful Easter brunch. That's right, quiche, french toast bake, fruit salad, and lots of laughter. MMM. I hope your afternoon was good as well.
Love.
-me
ps. i owe lots of people calls (nicole, mariah, megan, aaron....i think there are more.) i'm sorry, they're coming...
Friday, April 06, 2007
flying time
What a week. I couldn't even remember when I last posted. Some super early mornings and I finally feel like a contributing member of the company. It's good.
I also don't understand how it's already April. I'm going on another trip for work next week and so when I get back, it'll be mid-april. That seems a bit crazy. I keep waking up and feeling like I've missed a month of my life. Where is the time going? Hopefully through what seems to be a busy travel schedule I'll somehow acheive silver elite status on Northwest....that'd be pretty sweet. Seems like everyone at work's already earned it....so I'm always by my lonesome back in coach. Oh well. Someday! :o)
Happy Good Friday today. Brainstorming about projects for the kids on sunday. It was always the big projects or traditions that stuck with me from my childhood....and that's what I'm trying to go for. I want this to stick. Maybe some posterboard....we haven't done anything with that yet....hmmm. Thoughts.
Volleyball season is over....it's time to start the search for summer fun. :o) I think a golf league may be joined!
Anyway.
Happy Easter. It's the holiday that gives us a reason to live. Eh?
-R
I also don't understand how it's already April. I'm going on another trip for work next week and so when I get back, it'll be mid-april. That seems a bit crazy. I keep waking up and feeling like I've missed a month of my life. Where is the time going? Hopefully through what seems to be a busy travel schedule I'll somehow acheive silver elite status on Northwest....that'd be pretty sweet. Seems like everyone at work's already earned it....so I'm always by my lonesome back in coach. Oh well. Someday! :o)
Happy Good Friday today. Brainstorming about projects for the kids on sunday. It was always the big projects or traditions that stuck with me from my childhood....and that's what I'm trying to go for. I want this to stick. Maybe some posterboard....we haven't done anything with that yet....hmmm. Thoughts.
Volleyball season is over....it's time to start the search for summer fun. :o) I think a golf league may be joined!
Anyway.
Happy Easter. It's the holiday that gives us a reason to live. Eh?
-R
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
bite me.
No, seriously. This weather can bite me. What the butt. Snow in april? Seriously. What is this.
Electrical, almost done. Ran into some problems tonight...let's just say flying sparks, but thankfully no fire. Oy. My mixer is out, so it feels like stuff is starting to fall into place. I'm trying to move in...and stop thinking about how everything is still in progress.
I'm tired. I can't find some of the stuff I want to hang on my walls...no idea where it is. I just want this place to feel like home.
How is it already easter?
I still kinda want a gun. Springfield XD?
Snow means the ground's not 55 yet, right? C'mon phase one of turf builder...
I think I need to stop and take a moment in life. To get things in order. I feel like I've been running on a treadmill since I moved back. A continuous cycle of things never getting done. How can I make decisions when I don't know where I am. It's times like this I miss Iowa. I swear, it really was slower down there. Maybe I'm not as suburban as I thought.
Okay goodnight. Love.
-R
Electrical, almost done. Ran into some problems tonight...let's just say flying sparks, but thankfully no fire. Oy. My mixer is out, so it feels like stuff is starting to fall into place. I'm trying to move in...and stop thinking about how everything is still in progress.
I'm tired. I can't find some of the stuff I want to hang on my walls...no idea where it is. I just want this place to feel like home.
How is it already easter?
I still kinda want a gun. Springfield XD?
Snow means the ground's not 55 yet, right? C'mon phase one of turf builder...
I think I need to stop and take a moment in life. To get things in order. I feel like I've been running on a treadmill since I moved back. A continuous cycle of things never getting done. How can I make decisions when I don't know where I am. It's times like this I miss Iowa. I swear, it really was slower down there. Maybe I'm not as suburban as I thought.
Okay goodnight. Love.
-R
Sunday, April 01, 2007
bologna
I used to like bologna. Now I don't.
Not many thoughts tonight.
1. I don't think the ground is 55 degrees. I'm safe for another week or so as I hear it's supposed to snow on wednesday.
2. Remember how i accidentally got re-signed back up for netflicks (it's a long/boring story)? Well, I've had "American Dreamz" sitting on my tv for the past three weeks giving me craploads of guilt about how irresponsibly I'm using this movie service. Finally watched it tonight and can i just say, it ranked right down there with mystery men. Terrible acting, poor social/political commentary, and just a miserable plot. OY. I'm never getting those hours of my life back.
3. Today was palm sunday. We made a palm tree and acted out some of the story. I tried to communicate the point of the blood in the last supper by talking a lot about lambs and sacrifice. I'm not sure if it all was absorbed, but we had fun pretending to be shepherds, sheep, and sacrifices. :o) I love those kids.
4. Got my girl scout cookies today. Two semoas and one tagalong. Mmmm.
5. Going to opening day (or whatever the first day of baseball is called) with people from work tomorrow...twins, metrodome, lousy parking, and crappy weather. Add this all to the fact that baseball usually makes me want to poke out my eyes after two innings (usually just in combination with the metrodome)...and you can imagine that i am extremely excited.
6. I installed a new lock on my freshly painted kitchen door. It looks pretty much amazing.
7. I get central A/C this year. Quoters coming this week and next. HOT summer, i will be READY for you!
For the moment that is all.
I hate not getting to wish people a happy birthday.
Looking forward to sleep.
-goodnight.
Not many thoughts tonight.
1. I don't think the ground is 55 degrees. I'm safe for another week or so as I hear it's supposed to snow on wednesday.
2. Remember how i accidentally got re-signed back up for netflicks (it's a long/boring story)? Well, I've had "American Dreamz" sitting on my tv for the past three weeks giving me craploads of guilt about how irresponsibly I'm using this movie service. Finally watched it tonight and can i just say, it ranked right down there with mystery men. Terrible acting, poor social/political commentary, and just a miserable plot. OY. I'm never getting those hours of my life back.
3. Today was palm sunday. We made a palm tree and acted out some of the story. I tried to communicate the point of the blood in the last supper by talking a lot about lambs and sacrifice. I'm not sure if it all was absorbed, but we had fun pretending to be shepherds, sheep, and sacrifices. :o) I love those kids.
4. Got my girl scout cookies today. Two semoas and one tagalong. Mmmm.
5. Going to opening day (or whatever the first day of baseball is called) with people from work tomorrow...twins, metrodome, lousy parking, and crappy weather. Add this all to the fact that baseball usually makes me want to poke out my eyes after two innings (usually just in combination with the metrodome)...and you can imagine that i am extremely excited.
6. I installed a new lock on my freshly painted kitchen door. It looks pretty much amazing.
7. I get central A/C this year. Quoters coming this week and next. HOT summer, i will be READY for you!
For the moment that is all.
I hate not getting to wish people a happy birthday.
Looking forward to sleep.
-goodnight.
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