Day 13 - An Internal Smile

I would be described as a morning person. I enjoy getting up, getting energized, taking on my day and going to bed around 10. For some, this outlook on life is boring, choosing rather, to wake up late and stay up late. I prefer the early morning sun, to the late night twilight, but each are as equally pretty. This morning I woke up, got ready, rushed out the door, rushed to the train, and in general, rushed to get to work. I arrived just before 8, and settled down for another day at the races. Upon opening my email, there was a message from a woman who works at my office, who I would rather not interact with. Her abrupt manner and condescending tone leave me feeling drained and stupid, and I sometimes think that she has taken it upon herself to make my life hell. Most days I avoid her and when I do have to interact with her, I just nod my head and say yes ma'am. Trust me, its easier that way. Her background is writing, and internally, that is what she does. She write proposals, strategies, and other corporate and PR related items. So the email this morning was her latest proposal that she wanted me (and another worker) to have a look over. Given the fact that she has been writing professionally for over 30 years, I almost didn't read it, but thought again. Knowing her, I would have a pop quiz on the contents of document and if I haven't read it, I would be setting myself up for pure hell. So I printed it off and started to read. First page - BAM! a grammatical error. I didn't know if I should leave it or correct it, weighing the options of either choice. I made note of it and kept reading. Flip forward to page 3 - BAM! An spelling error.

At this point, I honestly felt giddy with glee! I was correcting grammatical and spelling errors of a veteran. I still have a (internal) shit eating grin. To top it all off, it's Thursday.

I know I shouldn't play in other people's downfalls, but honestly, today, it made me realize that I'm not as bad as I think, she thinks I am (say that three times fast). As humans we all make mistakes, and I will hold my hand up for being part of that, but today, I saw this co-worker as an equal, as opposed to the snarling woman that she presents herself as. It still felt good through to put my thumb on my nose and say HA HA!