Happy?

I don't know why, but I've been really jumpy/excited for the past hour or so. Maybe it was just getting away from work on a day when everyone seems to be in a mood. Maybe it's the fact that there are only 14 sleeps left. either way, I'm in a good mood.

At work we have a "huddle" before the store opens. This is just a spin-doctored phrase meaning "meeting." The usual fare: sales are up/down, who's on what today, shipment is too big to fit in the warehouse, typical. Lately they've also been doing a littel corporate "value" message. Today's was teamwork. The manager made a specific point about how good "the team" is about not throwing around lines like "that's not my job" and will help out where needed, even if it isn't "their job." Flash forward a half hour. We have four people (out of a normal team of seven or eight) unloading the shipment while the same manger watches over us. Some people on the line make light-hearted comments about her jumping on the line and helping out instead of just standing there. "Oh, well, the way I was trained I was told I'm not supposed to help out." So she continued to watch over us like a gargoyle making sure we don't poket and merchandise or stand around wasting time.