It was an embarrassing week, with several face palm moments, all brought on by my own stupidity:
On Monday after strength class, everyone was ripping on the Super Bowl half time show and I was so excited to be able to share in the conversation (as it was the only part of the “game” I watched) that I ended up talking over someone. (I later apologized and they said they hadn’t even noticed, but still). Lesson learned – wait your damn turn, Kim. Gah, I typically spend Mondays working from home and go a bit overboard when I get a chance to talk to someone.
On Tuesday, I gave a friend a gift – a laser cut wood clock – in person and a small part of it was broken. Sigh, this was after I bought the same style clock for another friend and it arrived at their home with a small piece broken. UGHHHH. The situation reminded me to ask that friend if they were able to fix it with glue, and they said no, they had to ask the vendor to send a replacement (which they did). EMBARRASSING! Lesson learned – if I ever order from this company again, don’t buy two clocks together. They mailed them tapped together and I had to separate and open them to figure out which was which, and I probably messed up the intricate packing protecting the delicate clock.
On Wednesday, a coworker placed a gift I had left with them for another coworker on their desk. In my stupidity, I didn’t put a card on the present, because I thought I’d be in the office to give it to them myself. So, when the gift-receiving coworker got to their desk and found this random gift with no card, they were freaked the hell out and thought it was suspicious package and placed it very far away from their desk. Then casually mentioned it to me to see if they were losing their mind. Then I felt embarrassed for freaking them the hell out and not putting a card on it. Lesson learned – always put a card on a present if you won’t be there in person to deliver it.
The scary wrapping paper I used
On Thursday, I was finally able to make it to the library to pick up my hold requests (it was closed “for weather” on Tuesday when I tried to go the first time this week) and I’d had so many hold requests come in, there was a cart dedicated to JUST my hold requests. EMBARRASSING. Lesson learned – quit using the hold feature on their website as a “want to read” list.
Let’s hope I don’t come up with anything to add for Friday!
I think you should go easier on yourself. You are a pretty awesome human being!
Thanks, kitteh :-* I think you are too! <3
You are too hard on yourself! We talk over each other on the reg at my running breakfast, so much so that when something REALLY needs to be heard, we raise our hands and say – seriously, we do this – I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. And then you can say your piece…and then we all go back to talking over each other.
As for broken gifts, that wasn’t your fault, the vendor didn’t package the clocks properly – if they’re that delicate, they should be wrapped individually. And good lord, in what world is a gift-wrapped gift w/o a card considered suspicious? I’d hate to see how a secret Santa week goes at your workplace, sheesh!
Also, your library is cool for letting you take all the books you put on hold! Mine only lets three go at a time. I’d feel honored to have my own shelf, like hell’s yes, I’m a reader!
Ha! That is awesome that you guys have that action to do so everyone will be quiet and hear you!!! I feel bad when I do it in that setting since I’m the teacher. But, what you’ve said makes me think that they think of me as a friend and find it normal 🙂
I was super frustrated when I got the clocks and the two were taped together! We ordered two more later and they did the same thing. It was really frustrating to separate them (but the last two were less delicate – they were city clocks, and those last two cities didn’t have as many tall buildings LOL).
Yeah, I was wondering why they thought that gift was a bomb. Sigh. Made me feel dumb.
Oh wow! I do feel better about my library now!
And better in general. Thank you!!! :-*
LOL, I am laughing at some of these! Mostly the last one about having a book cart dedicated solely to your holds. Hehehe. You are a true bookworm! And believe me, I am sure the librarians love it! They want people to check out books. 🙂
I’m giggling, too, at your coworker thinking the package was suspicious. At least they didn’t call security and you had to be questioned about it?! Ha! (But, on a serious note, bad on the company for not packaging their products correctly. They should know better!)
I am glad they made you laugh! I wondered what you would think about the book one. I hope the librarians DO like it!
OMG, my coworker. She was going to call FPS, since we work in a federal building! Thank heavens she asked me!!!!!! And totally shame on that company. Sigh. They’re such cool clocks too, but now I don’t really want to promote them lol.
I agree with the above comments on all this, Kim! Please don’t be so hard on yourself 🙂 …
And I could only dream of having my own cart at the library – what an honor!
Thanks 🙂
Ha! I will let you guys know the next time I accidentally do it again 😉
I never get the timing right on library holds. They all come at once, and then I can’t read them in time.
The scary present sounds like something I would do…on both sides. I’ve definitely worried about a mysterious package before! I do love that kitty paper though.
Yep. Then it’s stressful and you’re rushing! And it’s hard to tell how long you can have something. Sometimes its no renewals and it’s due in two weeks (or one!) and sometimes you can renew it four times!
I don’t know what I was thinking, not labeling it! Good news is, her daughter loved the present for her birthday 🙂