Thank you........Please

"Simple does it" is what I like to remind myself of everytime I am becoming uptight which is a lot of times I must say. There is this sweetness that comes with simplicity and that will have you get away with almost anything.

I knew I had to attend this wedding on Saturday at 2PM. Saturday being the day I stay longer in bed, I woke up an hour earlier, just to get myself ready and be in time for the wedding. I shall not bore you with all the unnecessary details however, by the time I was ready to leave the house it was 2PM! never mind that that was the time the vows were being taken. When I got to the car, I had a flat tyre but chose to take all this in good stride and find an alternative way to get to  church. This ended up being a ride on one of the motorbikes that courier people in a hurry from place to place and thanks to my speeding rider, I got there within 10mins!

Having had such an evenful marathon to the wedding service, I didnot have time to stop and pick a gift for the new couple. I decided to do that after the service and stopping at a nearby store, I quickly identified this fine set of glasses complete with a jug that I thought the newly marrieds would appreciate. I majestically marched to the to check out at the counter and requested that the gift be wrapped for me. I was impressed that this particular store does that free of charge (but also sells to you the wrapping paper expensively and in excess). This young man was assigned to wrap the gift for me and boy did he take his time! I however noticed that he was  very polite and even  offered me a seat while I waited for him to carefully do the wrapping in my glittering paper that I had bought in excess. Under normal circumstances I should have been very jittery as I kept watching the minutes tick away and he is still neatly folding one corner or the next. To my surprise, I took it easy and infact was shocked when I found myself  say a genuine thank you  to him when he finally handed the orange stripped gift to me. I even went ahead to give him a tip after this long ordeal. That is how far politeness will take one!

To Do List

There is this strange habit that I got to learn as a result of my work. It is the damn ritual of having a "to do list." I don't know about you but I religiously come up with a list of what is likely to occupy my day either first thing in the morning or the last thing before I leave my desk. It is even more annoying if I have to come up with this list as I wait in the traffic on my way home! For one, that list kind of keeps me organized or atleast i will get to know what I should have done for the day that ends up not being done.

Recently, I went on vacation and caught myself waking up in the morning and so longing for a "to do list". the thing is that, I was greatful for the break but I realised allover a sudden that I had 101 things to do and had no idea where to start! I mean; I wanted to catch up with friends, I wanted to travel, I wanted to rest (Sleep),I wanted to watch television, I wanted to update my blog, I wanted to read blogs, I wanted to go shopping and I have five days to do all this! You guessed right, I found what my hands found to do haphazardly and learnt a lesson, whenever I next get my vacation, I will fill in the "to do list" as I apply for the time off work!