pet peeve?
I have a pet peeve. No, call it a personality quirk. It drives Jan crazy and a few others who have to deal with me on a daily basis.
I am ruled by the clock. It's not really as bad as it sounds. The truth is that I am not ruled by the clock unless I have someplace to be or something to do at a certain time. Otherwise, I could care less what time it is. I don't even wear a watch.
Y'see it all comes down to a simple rule that I live by. Every moment of my life is just as precious to me as someone else's is to them. So I go out of my way to make sure that no one has to wait on me. To make someone else wait on me means that I am taking them for granted and that I do not value their time.
It comes down to commitments. If I agree to an appointment, in my mind that is a contract. If I don't keep it, then I am telling them that I can't be trusted, that am irresponsible and that I don't respect them.
So when I am running late, I get very irritable. (Jan is getting used to this, but she still doesn't like it) If I am going to miss a meeting or am going to be late, I do everything I can to let the other party know.
Of course, I expect the same from others as well. If I get stood up, it means that someone else doesn't think enough of me to let me know that they need to cancel or postpone. Few things will get my dandruff up like this will.
Few who cross that line escape unscathed. Those that do are those who had extenuating circumstances or ....well....I just plain like them enough to overlook an isolated incident. I'll usually forgive...at least once.
I am ruled by the clock. It's not really as bad as it sounds. The truth is that I am not ruled by the clock unless I have someplace to be or something to do at a certain time. Otherwise, I could care less what time it is. I don't even wear a watch.
Y'see it all comes down to a simple rule that I live by. Every moment of my life is just as precious to me as someone else's is to them. So I go out of my way to make sure that no one has to wait on me. To make someone else wait on me means that I am taking them for granted and that I do not value their time.
It comes down to commitments. If I agree to an appointment, in my mind that is a contract. If I don't keep it, then I am telling them that I can't be trusted, that am irresponsible and that I don't respect them.
So when I am running late, I get very irritable. (Jan is getting used to this, but she still doesn't like it) If I am going to miss a meeting or am going to be late, I do everything I can to let the other party know.
Of course, I expect the same from others as well. If I get stood up, it means that someone else doesn't think enough of me to let me know that they need to cancel or postpone. Few things will get my dandruff up like this will.
Few who cross that line escape unscathed. Those that do are those who had extenuating circumstances or ....well....I just plain like them enough to overlook an isolated incident. I'll usually forgive...at least once.