Tammi's World

Didn't Go As Planned

You ever have one of those days where nothing goes as planned? Oh, I'm sure you do! We all do. The secret to surviving them is humor. Lots and lots of humor. Well that, and flexability.

Yesterday I posted that I was taking a day off. Yipee!! Free Time! Tammi Time. Yeah, right.

It started out as a trickle and ended up a full fledged flood. No kidding - I got a total of 37 phone calls yesterday. Almost every one of the a problem/issue that needed immediate attention. Mom was afraid to use the phone cause every time I'd put it down it rang again. I had faxes coming through as I was talking to dealers, and dealers doubling up on phone calls. YIKES!!! I received calles from Reps, out on that long stretch of road, alone - so frustrated they just needed to vent and hear a concerned voice agree and offer support. It didn't stop until 9:00 last night.

I'd get off the phone, having paced through the house - talking, laughing, sympathizing, gesturing, cursing - and just lay my head on what ever flat surface I could find. At one point - even though it is freezing (for Florida) I went outside and sat with my feet in the pool. Mom would ask what was wrong now, and it would force me to retell, but with a bit of humor. Can't sound too much like constant bitching. Plus the telling helped to put everything in perspective.

So......I took the "OFF" off of my calendar and made it "OFFICE". Today? Office. Thanks to all those calls yesterday I've got 3 spreadsheets to do, 4 phone calls that I have to connect on - need information, and need it yesterday. I have training manuals to update and, most importantly of all - expense reports to file and overnight.

4 days til Christmas, 11 days til the New Year. Then a week in Vegas for our National Sales Meeting. After that it all slows down.

**Deep Breath, Exhale** I think I can, I think I can. I know I can, I know I can.

Posted by Tammi at December 21, 2004 10:26 AM