After the Lovin'

Hope you all had a nice Valentine's Day.  It was a fairly low-key affair at the Johnson household.  More weekend errand-running than anything else.  My wife and I are fairly pragmatic people by nature, so the gushy over-the-top romance is generally lost on us.  Oh, we appreciate it when it happens, but we're not 24x7 romantics.  So this year on Valentine's Day, we agreed to be very low-key on everything.  Don't spend a lot of money.  Thoughtfulness counts.

My wife likes two things a lot.  Coffee and music.  Yeah, I could get her a Starbucks gift card (yawn) or some miscellaneous CD, but where would that get me?  I decided to compile a play list just for her.  I spent the last few weeks combing iTunes for really cool songs dealing with coffee.  And quite frankly, when I played it for her yesterday, I think she was fairly impressed.

In the process, I discovered some new artists and songs that I really, really liked.  It was simple.  It was thoughtful.  It was impactful.

In our jobs, can we create a significant playlist of accomplishments?  Can we pick a theme, find 10 things, connect them together, and implement them in a short period of time?  Or do we just keep plodding along with the same mindset of doing things the way we've always done them?

We're starting a new week... can you find a way to romance your career with some new music?

Comments

[Christine Rabel]

That sounds like the perfect thoughtful Valentine's gift. I think I will have to put some "romance" into what I'm doing, via some sensational tunes, too! Thanks~

[Timothy Johnson]

Christine - glad I could provide you with some inspiration.