Loving It

This morning may be the most perfect morning I have had in months..... if you don't count weekend mornings which are always so much better than weekday mornings.

I am still basking in the afterglow of the most perfect St. Patty's Day meal given to me by my husband, given to him by his awesome workplace. Best corned beef I have ever had. Soda bread. Boiled potatoes. Carrots. Cabbage (which I usually don't eat, but I figured if it is going to give me extra luck this year, bring it on). And the most yummy chocolate mousse which I know is not Irish, but it is chocolate mousse which means it is OK to eat for dessert on any holiday.

Landon slept THROUGH the night people. As most of you know, he hasn't slept through the night since he was 3 months old. He was quite the sleeper as a newborn and we thought we had this sleeping thing IN THE BAG. Then came 4 month sleep regression (yes, it is an actual phenomenon - google it), and our nights haven't been the same since. But we put him down at 8:15 and Greg woke me up, not Landon. WOOHOO! Landon finally woke up at 6:45. I fed him and put him back down in the crib for his last morning stint and he is asleep again - probably won't be up until 10am. That is one of my favorite things about my boy - he sleeps in!

Came out to the "home office" (read: dining room) and began my workday. Sometimes Landon sleeps better next to me in our bed for the last couple of hours of his sleep in the morning, but he crashed in the crib and so I am WORKING.

I get a call. From a group in Chicago. I had called them yesterday (cold call) to see if they need any help planning their reunion. It looks like A (I think I should refer to people not in my family by first initials to protect the innocent, doncha think?) called them back in August and hadn't heard back from them, so when I was leaving a voicemail for them yesterday I was thinking that this was SO a long shot because they probably already have their reunion planned by now. She (the prospect) called me back (that in itself is a rarity) and said that yes, she needs help because she hasn't started planning and feels guilty about it. Excuse me, WHAT? Did I just hear you correctly? She said she would sign up today and just to e-mail her the information. Umm, OK. Seriously? For those of you who don't know, I work on commission. Exclusive commission. So when this kind of thing happens, it is like I just won the lottery a bit. Worked for 15 minutes on this group and made about 3 days' worth of pay. NICE.

So then I go to log onto our server to send her information, and I can't get on. ABout 4 times a week our server crashes and my boss has to reboot. Which wouldn't be the end of the world except that it typically happens on nights and weekends when nobody is working except me, and I have to use my nights and weekends very wisely because sometimes that is the bulk of my workweek, especially when Landon has been very needy.

So, that was a minor setback. But I realized that it was only about 45 minutes until office hours when I know the server will be rebooted. Which means...... I GET TO SURF ON THE COMPUTER FOR 45 MINUTES WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY THAT I AM NOT WORKING. I have caught up on the blogs I follow, had a dose of salacious celebrity gossip (Sandra and Jesse breaking up???), made some coffee which I almost never do because it takes up 4 minutes of precious before-Landon-wakes-up worktime, and now have written this post. True decadence.

Then, I get ANOTHER call. From another long shot prospect who is also going to be able to Chair the reunion committee and can sign up to begin, hopefully today. WHA? Am I actually getting these calls? Am I still asleep and dreaming? This one little morning is getting even for the crappy sales months of January and February.

I am hoping that the rest of the morning will play out like this: server will be rebooted here shortly, I will send the information to my prospects, they will send contracts back and become clients, at 9a I have my conference call with A (in Chicago) and R (in Phoenix) the two other Salespeople/Planners at our company and we will motivate each other and share our successes, Landon will wake up at 10am right as our call is ending and I will feed him while watching the View. Ahhhhhh. But even if this last paragraph doesn't happen as I hope, it has still be a truly WONDERFUL morning.

HAPPY THURSDAY!