- We had a team breakfast yesterday and everyone brought in homemade and store-bought goods (I made mini banana muffins). There was so much delicious food, but what got me SUPER EXCITED was when my coworker Jen unveiled homestyle potatoes. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I love LOVE LOVE potatoes. And she sent me home with the leftovers! BEST DAY EVER*!!!!
- We toured the (gorgeous and stunning) McDonald’s headquarters yesterday at work. There were some pamphleters outside handing out information on McDonald’s’ (where the hell do I put that apostrophe?) involvement with animal cruelty in the chicken supply chain. Someone handed me a pamphlet and I said to them “I’m with you – I’m vegan!” They actually really liked that reaction and seemed pleased… but I still went on the tour…
- I finally finished the baby blanket for my coworker. I didn’t take any photos because it’s the exact same as this one I made William (below). I’m excited to give it to her! Another coworker is pregnant, and I’m considering making a blanket for her, but a new pattern (which I haven’t even begun to research!).
- We named the door stop I got a few years ago – Hodor! I hope my fellow Game of Thrones fans like the reference. Ha ha ha.
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*Ha, not really! I had woken up Wednesday am at 2:00 with a headache and couldn’t fall back asleep so I was running on slap happy fumes all day… and work is super busy right now, so the days are flying by!
HODOR! That is the perfect name and now I’m sorry I don’t have a doorstop to copy and name.
I was just gonna say you need to find a cute one to go with your office door… then I remembered you removed it! LOL!
The photo of the cat next to the door stop is perfect! Love it 🙂
Thanks 🙂 🙂 🙂
Is McDo’s headquarters still in Oakbrook? My dad worked in Oakbrook in the 80’s and we always passed their headquarters when we visited him at work…I remember the rumor being that they served beer and wine at their HQ test restaurant, LOL!
It’s not! They moved it to Chicago last year which is why we were visiting it – https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/08/inside-mcdonalds-new-250-million-headquarters.html
Ha! We saw the mock restaurant and the test kitchens but I did not see any alcohol 😉
The blanket is beautiful! I like the colors. And potatoes make me happy too 🙂
Thanks!!!
OMG yes. LOVE THEM. Ha.
A team breakfast sounds AWESOME! I’m the only person on my team in my office location, so if I had a team breakfast, it would just be me feeding myself 😛 But I’m switching offices when I move to the suburbs – maybe I’ll find out that they’ve been having team breakfasts all along and will get to be a part of them! One can hope.
Touring the McDonald’s HQ also sounds really cool. I’m always so curious about other companies’ offices, especially new ones that are all fancy and trendy. I like the office setup I have, but I still like seeing how other people do it, too!
Do you know if when you switch offices if you will have officemates that are on your team? That would be great!
It’s so fun to see other office set-ups, I agree! I actually follow a blog that highlights cool office design. Some places get to be really creative!
As the resident grammar nerd, I would assume you wouldn’t put an apostrophe in McDonald’s there – just McDonald’s involvement. That’s my $.02!
Also, touring their HQ would be pretty cool, even if their practices are abysmal. Haha.
Thanks! That is kind of what I was leaning for but I didn’t know if their involvement needed to be possessive, like “Kim’s involvement.”
It was! And if I banned every place that was involved with something shady I would never leave the house. Ha, and maybe my house would be banned. JK!!!! 😉
AHAHA, the doorstep name, so good! You’re so clever!
Thanks! Steven came up with it 🙂