All execs are out of the office at an offsite strategy session today and so I didn’t arrive to any emergencies or anything - which was nice for a change.
Boss’s side hustle appears to be moving along as he’s planned - Goldilocks and I checked out what’s going on in our sample room only to find a nearly finished product line. After some advice, I’ve decided to just keep minding my own business and keep working on MY OWN projects since I’m still not officially in the clear from my PIP that was supposed to be final on December 14th!
I got some other advice yesterday from another exec I’ve befriended who told me just to keep quiet and keep rocking - our trade show booth is 50% MY product (TLIC and the new brand that I’m working on), so that makes me pretty valuable right now. Might as well not stir the pot as to “where I stand” - even if it matters.
I do need to step up the search, however. I know I say that daily. I wish I could figure out my own chocolate and peanut butter combination that the world can’t live without. I seem to think about this daily.
Speaking of successful business people, I was driving in to work this morning, flipping around on all of the radio stations that I like, and got to one of my favorite morning talk shows at the EXACT moment they were talking about an event that Chef (from last entry) had held last night! It was very exciting to hear because he is so well-known and well-loved in this city that, even though we haven’t been on a date yet, my heart swelled with pride.
Since he’s been texting me throughout the week, I sent him a text telling him that I heard the little segment on my morning commute, and he replied with a sweet thank you with additional color around the event and a “Happy Thursday” message.
It just made me that much more excited for our Sunday brunch date! EEEEEeeee!
It’s nice to be looking forward to something.
Dr. D and I are still texting, but he’s made no plans to see me except for a last-minute invite to have a drink with him after he and his daughter went to mass yesterday evening. I told him to give me a shout when he was out of mass and asked him if he would leave the ashes on his forehead if we met for a drink and he said yes.
But he didn’t text me until nearly 8pm, and at that point I’d already walked the dog and was settling in and calling it a night. (yes, I know. I’m old). He said he’d gotten to talking with his daughter and had just then broken free to see if I was available. I guess his daughter is home from a college thing (I can’t remember) and is headed back and he won’t see her for a few months and whatever…but she’s his priority right now. I get that.
He took his local son and daughter to the restaurant where I took him for his birthday - he was clearly VERY impressed with my choice! While I was flattered that he did that and thanked me again for turning him on to such an awesome place, he still hasn’t asked me out on another date. The movies last week was a weird situation because I felt like I pushed him into it.
So. While it feels like he’s still interested in me, it’s clear that he’s not CRAZY about me or he’d be anxious to see me.
I suppose I’m fine with keeping this, whatever it is, at a low simmer because I have this other thing going on. But it does feel like it could potentially just simmer itself down.
And of course, I haven’t forgotten The Scot. I keep kind of half expecting to see an email from him, but why would I? I know in my heart that he was looking for a way to end this and he chose the swift and least painful (in the end) way and I have to respect that (sort of), but for someone who poured his heart out texting how much he adores me, it’s just a shock to the system, you know? I don’t know why or how people do this. It’s hurtful. But I’ll get over it.
Okay. Duty calls. I have stuff to do this Thursday - still prepping for trade show and plenty of prepping is needed so I should get a move on.
Until later.
xox,
GS
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