One Thing Week 5 – Roller-skating in the Basement to Rosanna by Toto
At the office – I try to make people laugh. Generally, I succeed. It is my gift to the workplace.
Imagine this song – and younger me – roller-skating in an unfinished basement.
Yes! Magical, right?!
So, this week I shared with a co-worker that I use to roller-skate in the unfinished basement of my childhood home.
No internet – not back then – instead records – K-tel records. We had a real old record player – the kind built into a cabinet.
I remember doing cross-overs in the corner and gliding by the furnace to songs such as: Rosanna by Toto, the song from the Star Wars cantina and of course, Nadia’s theme (AKA the Young and the Restless opening song).
My co-worker – said, “Oh I roller-skated back then! We could have been friends.”
Awwww.
Hmmmm… maybe I’ll bring some skates to work – we have some nice hallways!
But wait … what’s my one thing?
During the early parts of the pandemic, I started watching – Today with Willie Geist. It’s a nice start to the week. I skip the heavy events and instead listen to the celeb sit-down, the life well lived spotlight and this weeks ups and downs. My dream is to one day have a bright yellow Sunday Today mug. My dreams – always within reason 🙂
Mike Myers (the actor) was the celeb sit-down. I learned some fabulous tips on story telling.
- A villain is the hero of their own story.
- The essence of a hero is their plasticity – their ability to change.
- The villain is steadfast.
While this was very interesting, I began poking around the internet and found out that Mike Meyers called his daughter Sunday, because his wife and himself do not like Sundays and they wanted to change that.
And if you didn’t already know – many people don’t like Sundays. There is a term for it – the Sunday Scaries – feeling dread for the work week ahead, on Sunday.
So, this week I will make a suggestion for you – the One thing this week is to find a way to make your Sundays better or share a fun childhood story to make someone laugh on a Sunday.
As usual here are some extra things!
- Advice from the past – Still Relevant! I picked up these books at the Wee Book Inn. Dale Carnegie’s – How to Stop Worrying and Start Living and How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job . These were first written in the 1940’s and so relevant. Tip: Live life in day-tight compartments.
- Know the score! – Oiler games are much less stressful – watching them on replay after knowing they won. I don’t know how anyone watches it live without losing their minds.
- Tapas – I still don’t get this concept. I’m always hungry after. Is there a how to manual for this?
Well, on to your success this week – What is your one thing?
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