Busy, busy times around the office. Between meetings, qualification documents and a scheduled relaunch of a website (plus house-hunting in my off-hours), I hardly know if I'm coming or going.
Apparently, I hardly know who I am anymore, either.
Why, you ask? Yesterday, before hurrying out the door for a meeting out of town, I placed a couple of follow-up phone calls. On my last call, while I was also packing my briefcase, I said:
Hi! This is Shannah All...(1/2 SECOND PAUSE)...oway
with Urban Design Group and I'm just calling...
During that pause, I was thinking:
Alloway? Was I actually about to say Alloway?
I haven't been an Alloway for almost 10 years!!
Why on earth would I say Alloway?
Should I start over and say Hayley?
Would they think I'm crazy if I started over?
How would I explain to them that I said the wrong name?
I wouldn't sound very credible.
Actually, I think I'd sound a little looney.
Maybe I am becoming a little looney.
I wonder if I should take some time off for mental health.
I don't really have time to take off.
Well, that's not true. I have the vacation time.
I have a problem with priorities if I can't make time for vacation.
What was I saying again?
Oh yes - I was introducing myself.
I might as well plow through.
They won't realize I should have said Hayley anyway.
ACK!!!
um, wow.
ReplyDeleteOf course you could have said "Shannah All....oway Hayley" and been totally off the hook! I know, 1/2 second of thought didn't allow time for that resolution, right?
ReplyDeleteThat's the first thing that came to MY mind.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture, by the way.
ReplyDeleteI think it is time for some time away silly girl.
ReplyDeleteI know! It's just ridiculous, right? I would have laughed on the phone, but I'm sure they would have hung up on me thinking I was a teenager prank calling.
ReplyDeleteCrack me up! Funny story, funny pic ... and VERY clever suggestion from boacnstr.
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