There’s always enough time to…
… say “I love you” before hanging up the phone.
… include a salutation in a work email.
… say please and thank you.
… pause what I am doing to take goofy photos of Data.
… stop to take a picture of anything I want to remember.
… look, when someone says “look at that!”*
… hold the door for someone.
… smile.
Well, instead of writing a rant about the second item on this list, I decided an entire list would be a good exercise to remind myself to do these things. But seriously. No one is too busy not to greet someone in a work** email. Grr.
What do you think there is always enough time to do?
*Um, if they tell you where to look.
**I don’t do it that often in personal emails. But I am also not being demanding and rude (most of the time).
Themocracy
Love this!
I will add … to listen to a friend… To exercise (even for 5 minutes)…
I agree on 2 and if you write in such haste that you don’t include a salutation, you are more likely to make mistakes or the wrong decisions! Just saying!!
Yes! Those are good adds!
That is exactly what happened with the email I was thinking of the day I wrote this. It was one sentence and part of it was missing. Come on. LOL.
Congrats on NYC!
I love your list! I agree with the tone of work emails. Some people just don’t get it!
There is always time to…
…Put on a decent pair of pants before going grocery shopping
…Play with my kitties when they are frisky
…Hold the door for someone behind you
Great adds! I need to play more with Data when he wants to play. Yesterday we cuddled for an hour and a half after I got back from the race because he missed us so much (I like to think).
This is a great post topic and a great list! I was an RA in college and one thing we were taught was to always greet a person by name. e.g, instead of just saying, “Hi!”, you should say, “Hi Mary!” So I think there is always time to add that little personal touch when you see someone.
I really like that. Sounds so obvious, but I think it could be meaningful. And I don’t typically do it.
Oh my gosh. Yes yes yes. Adding someone’s name is a GREAT touch! Just saying hi is a good start, too!
Gotta be honest…I tend to forgo salutations in work e-mails *cowers in shame*. But I only do it when I’m communicating with someone I know well (like a co-worker) or if I end up in a long e-mail chain. Then I think salutations can get to be cumbersome. (i.e.: *20 messages preceding this one based on the same thing* “Hi Joe, Thanks. Best, Bethany.” Haha. You know? I much prefer a “Thanks!” in that situation). But if I’m e-mailing someone I don’t know from another company, or e-mailing someone ~important~, especially for the first few times, yes to salutations.
I think it makes sense in the situations you mentioned! I just feel really walked over when I get a demanding email without a hello, please and thank you, and ending salutation. It feels so rude.
always enough time for a hug.
always enough time for a run.
ALWAYS enough time for please and thank you (and I’m with you on holding the door and smiling too)!
I was in a huge office building yesterday. My appointment was on the 5th floor. No lie, by the time i got up there and checked in, probably 6 people had smiled at me and said hello (NOT people I was there to see, either). And 2 people on the elevator (and I only SAW 2 people on the elevator) wished me a good day before leaving. It was refreshing! So often in a situation like that everyone ignores everyone. It made me feel really good, before my appointment even started 🙂
I was going to add something about working out! Hee hee hee. I do agree there is always enough time for exercise! I remember years ago when I thought December was too busy to exercise. No! It helps me keep my sanity!
Aww! That is great that your experience at the appointment was like that! 🙂
There is always time to put on deodorant.
Totally agree on the thank you one!
I heard some good advice yesterday. It was that if you ask for what you want, you get advice. If you ask for advice, you get what you want. In other words, don’t be demanding!
Thank god there is always enough time for #4 on your list! Especially around Halloween!
I agree with Bobbi that there is always enough time for a hug.
I’ll add always enough time to read a few pages before bed.
I’m fairly immune to the e-mail salutations thing because a lot of people don’t do it where I work.
Yes to reading! And that helps me fall asleep. Ha! 🙂
There’s always enough time for a rant, especially if it’s work related. 🙂
Ha hahahaha. I like the way you think!
I love this list! I really like the salutation at the end of a work email. Sometimes email can be so casual it drives me crazy! There is a difference between IM and email.
Emails with no greetings bug me, too! Great list!
Amen, sister! There’s also enough time to return phone calls, texts and emails. AND, RSVP for events. 🙂 (Those are some of my biggest pet peeves!)
Oh yes! That is so true. Why don’t people RSVP? Ha ha ha. Do not get.
Hold the door open for me.. NOW!
There is always time for dessert!
Ha…there’s always enough time to waste time on the Internet. That must be right because I constantly check it when I don’t need to. ACK!
This is a sweet post though. It’s nice to be reminded to stop and do little things that really matter. I really like the one about actually looking when someone says “Look at that.” and by extension, actually listening when someone is speaking (instead of multi-tasking).
Yeah! I was going to put the listening one on here… but I am sooooo bad at it. Ha ha ha. Mostly because I can think of times when I wish someone would say, “do you have a sec to chat?” before diving in. But really, I should stop, and listen 🙂
Your list is pretty complete. For me, there is always time to think about something calm and relaxing.