Fresh Beginnings
Hey! I just wrote: "2020"!
It's a new day! It's a new month! It's a New Year! It's a whole new decade! Allow me to be one of the first to welcome you to the:
Best Decade Evah!
"Should I Stay or Should I Go" Now? (-The Clash)
I've got a good feeling about this one...in spite of the fact that I'm on call for the day: Could stay home. Could fly somewhere. No idea. The idea sounded kind of exciting 28 years ago. Now I'm getting to the point where I'd at least like to know what country I'm going to be in when I go to bed tonight...or maybe I won't even get to bed again until tomorrow...
But, okay, here I am and I'm trying to look at it as an opportunity to stay flexible. And as a kick in the pants to write my blog early so I won't start the year with a missed deadline.
New Year - New Tedious Tasks
My first act of the New Decade was to update my debit card information with the various
For some reason, my bank will not get it through their
I've asked them to note my account repeatedly. But then they'll advise me they've cancelled my debit card...again.
I'll call to ask why. The conversation goes something like this:
Bank: There's been unusual activity on the account. There was a purchase in Indiana this morning, Illinois mid-day, and Texas this evening.
Me: Yes.
Bank: So we cancelled your card.
Me: That was me making those transactions.
Bank: But, it was in...(checks computer) Indianapolis this morning. A restaurant in Chicago around lunch, and a gas station in Fort Worth tonight.
Me: Yes. It's called air travel. (Note: I don't say that last 'It's called air travel.' line out loud. But I think it so loud that either my thought waves or my tone should make the message come through.) I am a flight attendant. I've asked you to note this over and over. Is there a way to flag my account as owned by someone who travels a lot?
Bank: Oh, sure. Do you like being a flight attendant?/What's your route?/I've always wanted to be a flight attendant,,,,
Me: Uh...could you please make a note on my account?
But I will let this hassle help you and therefore make it worthwhile and share this helpful hint.
FINANCIAL TIP: Make a list of all the businesses you have auto-pay with.
Include the 'tree' you have to go through to update your payment info.
Example: Gas Company - Top Menu - My Account - Edit My Wallet - Edit - Remove old
card - Update
This time I had
Hopefully, your bank doesn't have as many 'possible breaches of security' as mine and/or you don't travel as much for work. Still, it can happen and it's definitely a time/stress saver.
Boogers You know those dots of glue that hold credit cards, or the key to the "new car you just won" onto flyers?
I've always loved those. I love the way the card pfffffhhh's right off the paper - no muss no fuss! I like to swipe across the paper and accumulate the dots into a little clump. I like to press the tacky little 'Silly Putty'-esque globs between my fingertips and play with it.
Very pleasant. Very tactile.
I tell Michael this. Big mistake.
Me: I just love this glue stuff!
Michael: Eeeeeeewwwwww! It's like boogers.
Me: No it's not!
Michael: Is too.
Me: Is not. (Mature Discourse follows, as usual)
Me: No it's not!
Michael: Is too.
Me: Is not. (Mature Discourse follows, as usual)
I discount his glue dot-hating negativity completely.
...until a bit later I was trying to throw away the little clumps, and I notice:
Oh...it is kind of like boogers. You really can't let it go.
Ugh. Now I can't see it any other way. Sad. Once I've seen the glue dot-booger connection, it can't be unseen.
I guess I won't be enjoying glue dots in this brave new decade.
Ugh. Now I can't see it any other way. Sad. Once I've seen the glue dot-booger connection, it can't be unseen.
I guess I won't be enjoying glue dots in this brave new decade.
Bonus Life Tip:
Never do a Google Image Search for 'Boogers'.
Never under any circumstances.
Trust me on this one. (I am scarred from the experience. )
Never do a Google Image Search for 'Boogers'.
Never under any circumstances.
Trust me on this one. (I am scarred from the experience. )
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