September 3, 2007

  • I was wearing white shoes today

    I didn't realize it was Labor Day already. For one, we don't celebrate it in Finland. Secondly, I really don't pay much attention to holidays -- unless it means I get a day off from work.

    It was a pretty busy, yet interesting day at work. I had to get the weekly report done around 11-ish. Then there was the always "nice" task of doing our brokers' commissions calculations of their August earnings. But then I was also called to host an open house for a condo because one of the brokers goofed her schedule. No problem there. I went to this place (found it after only one detour), stayed in for the half an hour the open house lasted. The good part on my behalf was that nobody came. The place has an okay layout and all. Sure it needs some (okay a lot of) work done. But still I can't figure out why people are not interested in it... Or, it simply hasn't found its buyer yet.

    This is actually quite interesting that I'm given different tasks along with my regular assistant stuff. It doesn't really give me chance to get bored at work. Though I have to admit that I was a bit nervous at first, though not so much about being there for the open house than finding to the address in the first place. My navigational skills are pretty limited. And my sense of direction is not the best -- that's why hubby and I have a GPS navigator in our car.

    Speaking of hubby. He's in China on business for this week. The only downside of his trip is that he won't make it to my best friend's wedding on this Saturday. It would've been nice to have him there. Gosh! I still need to get the wedding present. And I have no idea of what I'll wear to the wedding -- the eternal problem ladies have when it comes to any event like this... Men have it so easy... *sigh*

    By the way, did you notice my new profile pic? And my "new" glasses (that I've had for a few months already)?

    Hope your week's started off nice!

Comments (2)

  • I don't think the white rule really applies anymore. Especially since you don't celebrate Labor Day. (Actually, I was wondering today what this "holiday" actually celebrates. I thought it was labor unions, but my husband thought it was just celebrating people who work. I suppose I should look it up.)

  • Now that I think about it, we do have sort of Labor Day in Finland as well. But it's on May 1st and has its background in socialist idealism. But it's a national holiday nevertheless and celebrates work in general these days.

    I tried to look the no white rule up some but didn't really find an answer that would've explained it properly. It didn't really even occur to me to "ask" why Labor Day is celebrated... That's how much all these holidays mean to me. LOL!

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