You know how hearing a certain song transports you back in time to an exact moment. The sights, the sounds, the emotions? Music has always been a part of my life. Dad had music on in the house all of the time and through that example, I have had a love for all kinds of music – except opera and rap.
At the start of this summer I bought a couple of CD’s. The Black Eyed Peas, Nickleback, Lady Antebelum, and Frank Sinatra.
Good music and fun to listen to.
But one of my employees had music on ALL of the time that he was working in the office and not your typical office approved type of music —mostly RAP music ------and I LIKED it!
I would beg him to stay logged in to a certain music website so that I could hear the songs I liked over and over. Of course some of them I had to make sure I turned down the volumn ‘cause of a couple of swear words that were dropped in them – which is SO against the HC, but I kept and continue to keep listening to them.
Here are a couple of songs that will always remind me of the summer of 2010, a website address that you link to have a listen, and a super brief glimpse of my memory that is attached to it.
Black Eyed Peas – Party all the time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIBQ5rOqSTw
Driving home from work late – night after night – and just going for long drives to release the stress.
Usher – OMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RarrjkoYVoQ
Midnightish drive to Sonic and this song was played for me. I think this is the song of the summer. Parking lot right before the Sonic in Provo.
Justin Bieber – Eenie Meenie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmmCg5bKxA&ob=av2n
This was the first song of the aforementioned internet music site. This song reminds me of sitting at my desk in Heritage and working. (he has lotsof songs that remind me of sitting at my desk)
3oh!3 – My first kiss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYC2FUutdKA
I heard this song at night again on a drive on my way to In&Out – on State street in Orem
Shaggy – It wasn’t me
- Not a song a “good LDS” should know like – so hence no link for you. Coming home from a evening game, driving through BYU campus, music blaring.
I don’t have exact moments that these songs remind me of, they are just part of the summer music memories
Jay Sean - Down
Ke$ha – Tik Tok, Your love is my Drug
Eminem – Not Afraid, Eminem& Rihanna – Love the Way the lie
Rihanna – Rude Boy
Beyonce – Halo, Irreplaceable, Crazy in love
Taio Cruz – Dynamite, Break Your Heart
Jason DuRulo – Ridin Solo
B.o.B. – Airplane, Nothin on You
Katy Perry - California Gurls
Travie Mccoy – Billionaire
Train – Hey, Soul Sister
Lady Gaga – Alejandro
Jason DeRulo – In my head
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
I guess now I can say I like all types of music.....except opera!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Silent Rebellion
I have been gone from work 5 days. Well really I had to train on Friday night and Sunday morning, and I have been getting calls and texts to answer work questions so really I don’t feel like I have been “out of the office” at all. On my first day back I had at the top of my to-do list one simple task --type up the minutes from the full-time staff meeting on Aug 31st. It took me ALL DAY TO DO IT!
At my very late lunch hour I finally figured out why. I was rebelling.
When I was hired at BYU close to15 years ago, I was hired as the Office Manager. I was not hired as a secretary. I never wanted to be a secretary – I didn’t want to do things a secretary did.
Today I rebelled against that secretary hole I have been stuck in.
I have always had a good head on my shoulders and being able to solve problems. A little into my first job –while I was a high school senior I might add-- I became one of the merchandisers for the store I worked for. There were only 2 of us for the whole store! And my “success” continued with each job. My last job before I came to BYU, I was the office/facilities manager for a company that was a side shoot of a Fortune 500 company. The budget I had to oversee was mind boggling! One of the few amounts I remember was the monthly phone bill that I made sure was paid was close to $65,000.00. I changed leases and renegotiated contracts and modified how the offices in the Utah locations made purchases and I was able to save the company tens of thousands of dollars a year. I had 2 part time secretaries and another full time one that I shared with a vice president. I WAS NOT THE SECRETARY!
And then today. I had to type up minutes from a meeting that was 2 hours --that could have been completed in less than 45 minutes if I had been conducting.
And so I rebelled.
No one knew.
Now you know.
And I will tell you another secret. Tomorrow after I complete training my staff, I have to type up more minutes from another meeting. And there might be another silent rebellion.
At my very late lunch hour I finally figured out why. I was rebelling.
When I was hired at BYU close to15 years ago, I was hired as the Office Manager. I was not hired as a secretary. I never wanted to be a secretary – I didn’t want to do things a secretary did.
Today I rebelled against that secretary hole I have been stuck in.
I have always had a good head on my shoulders and being able to solve problems. A little into my first job –while I was a high school senior I might add-- I became one of the merchandisers for the store I worked for. There were only 2 of us for the whole store! And my “success” continued with each job. My last job before I came to BYU, I was the office/facilities manager for a company that was a side shoot of a Fortune 500 company. The budget I had to oversee was mind boggling! One of the few amounts I remember was the monthly phone bill that I made sure was paid was close to $65,000.00. I changed leases and renegotiated contracts and modified how the offices in the Utah locations made purchases and I was able to save the company tens of thousands of dollars a year. I had 2 part time secretaries and another full time one that I shared with a vice president. I WAS NOT THE SECRETARY!
And then today. I had to type up minutes from a meeting that was 2 hours --that could have been completed in less than 45 minutes if I had been conducting.
And so I rebelled.
No one knew.
Now you know.
And I will tell you another secret. Tomorrow after I complete training my staff, I have to type up more minutes from another meeting. And there might be another silent rebellion.
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