No one decorated at the office. I work part time, and for the past several years, I have been the one assigned (very willingly, of course) to decorate for Christmas since I work only part- time and have "so much time" to do things like that (?) It was something I always did on Black Friday after my marathon shopping morning. But this year I didn't get around to it.
I thought someone else in the holiday spirit would have stepped in and decorated things, but I walked in on Monday and there was NOTHING. You'd never guess it was December! So sad. My boss said that no one was going to be decorating (unless I do). I am on a super busy schedule for the next week and I just didn't know if I could squeeze one more thing in. But the more I thought about it and how the decor could really brighten things up in there for everyone, I decided I would make it a priority. One of my measures for what I prioritize is a question that I ask myself: "How will this impact other people?"
A year from now, my family won't remember that I did (or didn't do!) the laundry today.
No one will know that I had chipped toenail polish because I didn't repaint my nails.
The cat won't remember that his litter was changed on Thursday instead of Wednesday.
People won't care that I was driving around in a dirty car this week because I never made it to the carwash.
But chances are high that people will remember the office all decked out for the holidays, and that someone cared enough to spend time decorating. So I dragged in 3 big boxes of garland, mini Christmas trees, ribbon, pine cones, ornaments, lights, and Reese's Peanut Butter Trees for the candy dish, and spent some time spreading the holiday cheer around the office. And as I left, I felt pretty happy about it.
The people in the office next to ours even asked me to come and decorate for them-- you know, because I'm part- time and have so much time on my hands.
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