Monday
May022011
Totally Awesome
May 2, 2011 "Bakers, it has come to our attention that 'morale' is 'low.' Therefore, effective immediately, we will be instituting mandatory staff meetings every Friday at 3pm to get to the bottom of this problem.
During these meetings you will each be required to list at least one 'awesome' thing about working here. Susan, GO."
"Oh, come on, this is so STU...."
"Did I mention this will be on your monthly review?"
"...PENDOUS! Haha! Yeah! [grabbing manager by lapels] WORKING HERE IS AWESOME."
"Something more specific, please."
"Oh. Ok. Um...
"Oh, I know! Making the candy apples is awesome.
"It really gets my aggressive tendencies out.""I...see. Bob?"
"I like misspelling things and then convincing the customer it's actually spelled that way."
"Cracks me up every time!""Bob, I'm not sure this is exactly..."
"Ooh, yeah! And scaring the kids! That is SO awesome, am I right?" [high-fiveing Bob]
"Alright, everyone, if you'll just wait your turn..."
"What's wrong, Debra?"
"No, that's my awesome thing! Putting chocolate poo swirls on everything!"
"I call it my number two special. Haha!"[sigh] "And Mary? What about you?"
"I like giving the customers exactly what they ask for."
"Ah, excellent! You see, everyone? Now this is...
"No, I mean EXACTLY what they ask for."
"It's totally awesome." [giggle] "Well, I think that's enough for today. I hope this meeting has helped remind you all to cherish the little things, and to really enjoy your jobs here. Now, next week: Airbrushing! See you then."
Thanks to Denise G., Gema B., Amanda N., Meagan B., & Anne L. for being, um, awesome.
Oh, and hey, here's something that really IS awesome: my friend Neil of 1,000 Awesome Things has a free copy of his new book, The Book of Even More Awesome
, for five of you lucky readers!
For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me one of your favorite awesome things. It can be anything: getting extra icing on your slice of cake, picking the fastest line at the supermarket, snagging the last one of that sale item you wanted - you name it. We'll announce the five winners both here - on this post - and on the CW Facebook page at 12 midnight, EST, so be sure to check back!
Thanks to Denise G., Gema B., Amanda N., Meagan B., & Anne L. for being, um, awesome.
Oh, and hey, here's something that really IS awesome: my friend Neil of 1,000 Awesome Things has a free copy of his new book, The Book of Even More Awesome
, for five of you lucky readers!
For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me one of your favorite awesome things. It can be anything: getting extra icing on your slice of cake, picking the fastest line at the supermarket, snagging the last one of that sale item you wanted - you name it. We'll announce the five winners both here - on this post - and on the CW Facebook page at 12 midnight, EST, so be sure to check back!
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GIVEAWAY UPDATE! After randomly selecting five comments, we have our winners! Congrats to the following readers who shared a few of their favorite awesome things.
Sunshine Dayz at 10:17am, who understands how awesome it is to find a few extra hours of sleep before the alarm goes off. (We share this joy with you.)
qurlyloks at 12:34pm, who REALLY appreciates awesome caffeinated coffee.
Elizabeth C., at 1:54pm, who thinks it's "inconceivable" (and awesome) that her kitties unleash cuddly kryptonite! You wanted Neil's book? As you wish.
TCC at 3:06pm, who loves awesome unexpected treats (and turns it up to 11).
soarin_ca4 at 8:37pm, who shares a birthday with David Beckham (which happens to be today). I bet winning Neil's book just made your birthday even more AWESOME.
Congrats again to our winners! Please email us your mailing addresses. Thanks to everyone for the great comments. So much awesomeness!
Reader Comments (1506)
Saying the same thing at exactly the same moment as someone else is AWESOME!
My favorite awesome thing is going outside right after it rains. Everything is so fresh! -Bradley S.
Something that's totally awesome? How about this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk
"It's cool and it's totally awesome!"
- Darren Criss
Most awesome thing ... afternoon nap with my two toddler boys :)
Coming home to find that my husband got home before me and is already making dinner.
I love snow days when school gets cancelled, even in spring. You say it's impossible? I live in Northern Wisconsin, and we're still waiting impatiently for warmth to arrive, but we DID get a bonus day off a few weeks ago.
My favorite thing is finding shoes that are both cute and comfortable! Who says beauty is pain??
Totally Awesome is when my youngest son tells me I am the best mom that two sons could ever have!
Totally Awesome is when my oldest son calls me out of the blue from deployment in the Gulf and I haven't heard from him in 5 months!
What ISN'T awesome: the [boring boring boring]Royal Wedding Cake. Todays wrecks are more interesting, and most all the Sunday Sweets are BETTER!
Rev W
I just heard my baby girl say "Hi Mama!" for the first time today. I teared up and it was AWESOME! :)
Samples at Costco are awesome!
My favorite thing is finding cute shoes that are also comfortable! Why should beauty be pain??
My awesome thing is hearing my son laugh!!
My totally awesome thing is feeling the sand between my toes as the ocean is lapping at my feet.
I think it's pretty awesome that the most frequently used phrase in our household is "Farty Party"
Wow, free stuff sure brings the crowd out. Clothes made out of curtains are awesome.
An awesome thing...
When you pull up at a red light and see that the bad driver in a hurry is parked there right next to you, and his speeding and cutting people off got him *nowhere*.
Mini chocolate peanut butter cups from Trader Joes! Totally awesome.
My favorite thing is waking up dreading getting ready for work then realizing it's Saturday and snuggling back under the covers for a few more hours.
Awesome to me is going down to the French Quarter with my husband and the dog for a morning walk on one of the very few perfect weather days we have down here. (Spring or late fall)
Pancakes. Especially pancakes made by someone else.
Totally awesome is having warm, flannel sheets to snuggle in and it's MAY!!
Awesome is seeing the first flower buds of Spring
What the heck?
You know what I love?
Bicycles. Bicycles are awesome.
I never learned to ride as a kid and at the ripe old age of 24 I have discovered that BICYCLES ARE *AWESOME*
The smell of a freshly mowed lawn on a cool spring evening, especially if honeysuckle is blooming nearby.
My favorite thing is that TODAY is my birthday! :]
Getting a chance to eat ALL the Halloween candy
Getting my almost 4 year old to actually use the potty!
I'm going to get mushy here and say kissing my boyfriend. MWAH!
My awesome thing is stretching real big when you first wake up. And my doggies. And bike riding. And going to the park. And eating awesome food.
I guess my awesome thing is my life.
And stabbing Hello Kitty in the head with a wooden dowel.
My most awesome thing: My bakery had to close to do economy/location issues however one of my regular customers came in as I was packing up and brought me a copy of your book. She said how your site always made her laugh no matter what he...r mood and she knew I could likely use the laugh, too. That she reached out like that was really touching and that she reached out with something I love as well was even more so. I check your site daily and cheer on other decorators, both wreckinators and sweets - it's not an easy profession and sometimes the orders we get are truly off the wall, but it's beyond fantastic when there's someone who has the humor and kindness to acknowledge both the ridiculous and the sublime.
Right now, after a long, long winter, my most favorite awesome thing is seeing the daffodils and crocuses that I planted myself blooming. So lovely. So needed right now!
Totally awesome for me is when I have had a bad day and at bed time I tell my boys to get in the bed and they do it without fighting to stay up "just 5 more minutes"!
Awesome thing: finding the items on my receipt that rang up incorrectly at the supermarket, then going to customer service so I get them for free!
Awesome is one of my MR students counting to 50! Four years ago he could not count to 5. I am so, so proud of how hard he has worked!
It's pretty awesome having a/c in my car in Central Florida. I feel sad when I see people driving with their windows open when my temp gauge says 95.
Abby: it's my birthday, too! Happy birthday!
My awesome thing is that my tired soldier hubby, who had a long week last week and a possibly longer one this week (including a 24 hr. guard shift today) consented to driving 3 hours each direction yesterday so that I could go to the zoo to celebrate turning 8, I mean, 30. Additionally awesome things: pandas, a giant octopus playing with a ball, and a pride of lions that roared for us. Very awesome!
Is having a student "get" a tough concept the first time around. It makes me feel like a good teacher. :D
One of my awesome things has to be when my 7 year daughter announces she has yet another person inside of her and do we want to meet them, tonight it was Lucy and she has a step-dad who sells foot massages and a rich aunt who apparently speaks with a british accent. Yep she is my most awesome thing. I am not going to say SYBIL just yet . . . but ya never know where this could go LOL!
This post reminds me of one of my favorite awesome license plates. "The beatings will continue until morale improves." My husband used to have that hanging in his office. Ooh... my husband... definitely my favorite awesome thing.
My favorite awesome thing is the feeling of walking out of my last class or final for the semester, and knowing that summer is officially starting! It's sooo close!
My favorite awesome thing right now is the thought that the end of the school year is only 18 school days away! W00T!
Another awesome thing is planning a trip to Disney..thinking of being told "Welcome Home" at check in, and the look on my daughter's face when she goes to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and sees herself for the first time...and possibly the the look on her face if we get a cake at the Grand Floridian... :)
Kim
aka Vanya Glyr on Facebook.
Hmmmmm.... On a day that is more difficult than normal, awesome is unexpected packages in the mail!
My most awesome thing is being the wife of a man who fought Stage IV cancer and WON!!!!
I still think it is awesome when I get the icing rose on my piece of cake!
One of my favorite awesome things is my friend who adorably, and accidentally, snorts every time he laughs.
Getting a new book from a favorite author that, when you think about the other books in the series, changes their meanings ENTIRELY! :D
Coffee is awesome! Oh, and chocolate, too. Coffee and chocolate are AWESOME! And baby kittens are awesome. Coffee, chocolate and baby kittens. And fresh, warm bread. (With coffee and chocolate while holding a baby kitten.) All awesome.
One of my favorite awesome things....the smell after a fresh rain. XD
One of my favorite awesome things is my friend who adorably (and accidentally) snorts when he laughs. And the embarrassment that inevitably follows.
-Karen