We Are Blending

Picture this: it's early the first morning of daylight savings time, you've been up till very late working on an extensive project that hogged most of your weekend, and you have an appointment at 8:00 to present this to the big decision maker.

You've done your homework thoroughly, have a top notch project already done for them to see, and your Dear Fiance has even created a super cool application to add to all that.


You get there right on time and look around.  There aren't even any cars in the parking lot.  Crickets chirp and birds sing.  No cars, no people, no phone call, text, or email.  After reading mail for a few minutes you look at your phone - it's now 8:15.  You decide to call and reach a voicemail.


It's undeniable now: You have been stood up!

That would be me this morning.

It was the kind of thing where it really had nothing to do with me personally, so this helps.

No tears, not even much frustration.  I don't know why I'm so cool this morning. It must be the new blouse and the freshly steamed suit to wear with it.  Oh yes, and I did do an up to the minute manicure last night, but that's just fun anyway.

Even though I devoted my weekend to learning the proprietary, byzantine software involved for this project, even though I didn't get enough sleep last night because of putting the touches on it, even though Dear Fiance lost too much sleep developing a super cool app to go along with all this, for which I owe him greatly, I'm cool this morning.

It must be because I did good and I look good!!  :D  You know what I mean! You know how good it feels when you know you're representing yourself at your best, even if you do get stood up.

So what am I going to do with this energy?  I'm going to check in on some potential clients and go on with my workday.  My work stands on its own merits.  The decision maker who stood me up this morning can see what has been created and decide whether it's something he wants to explore further. There are others who will be interested, even if he can't make the time to see me.

Meanwhile, I'm moving on with my day.  I got a new blouse and things to do!!