Friday's Cliche of the Day

T.G.I.F!

I gave an employee the day off, so I had to come in at 6 to open the office. My Friday got here before the sun came up. At least I get to leave early!

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OK, seriously, my brain is beyond fried. I have an addiction to those PennyPress puzzle books that you find at the checkout counter at the dollar store. I can't just do one puzzle and then walk away. Why work just one when I can work twelve in a row? But evidently it's having a negative effect on me.

I was working a crossword puzzle the other night and came across the clue "stuff candles are made of. " Three letters, ends in "x." Hmmmmm, "melty stuff?" Really, I was sitting there trying to remember what candles are made out of! It took me a couple of minutes, but I started mentally freaking out because I had lost such a simple word in my brain. (And if you haven't figured it out, it's "wax.") I think I might have to dial back on the puzzles. I can come up with answers to the New York Times crossword, but I can't seem to handle a simple Pat Sajack one without losing my mind.

And today's cliche is: "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." (It was the only one I could think of.)

Wednesday's Cliche of the Day

I know, I know. Barely two weeks into this new "thing" and I'm laying down on the job.

"Whatever can go wrong, will."

'nuff said.

Monday's (Not So) Cliche of the Day

Today I chose to post a quote from Oscar Wilde:

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."

It made me think about a certain transitional meeting occurring in Washington today....

Saturday's Cliche of the Day

"A woman's work is never done."

Now back to the two week's worth of laundry I haven't gotten to and the dirty dishes stacked in the sink. Not the mention the sweeping and mopping and vaccuuming. At least the hairball in the floor isn't mine. And yet, I'm the one who gets to clean it up....

Friday's Cliche of the Day

"Curiosity killed the cat."

Tommy is the poster child for this cliche. He's been locked in the attic because he's never met a ladder he won't climb, fallen off the fence because his big booty just won't fit up there, and last night he was almost trapped behind the bookcase. I keep the fireplace blocked off just so he won't be tempted. And who knows what will happen to my christmas tree this year.

Thursday's Cliche of the Day

"Work smarter, not harder."

This was handwritten on a piece of posterboard that hung over the doorway going from the warehouse into the store at the first job I ever had. It's probably been there since the day the place opened and still there today.

Of course, I know some people who work harder instead of smarter.

Wednesday's Cliche of the Day

"Dumb as a box of rocks."

My thoughts on a certain person I have to work with on a certain project.

I also heard this once from a nurse about the doctor she worked for!

Tuesday's Cliche of the Day

"Diamonds are a girl's best friend."

Now if only I could get myself a "friend" who would give me one!

Monday's Cliche of the Day

"It is more economical to be inefficient."

This one must be engraved on the wall down at corporate headquarters!

Sunday's Cliche of the Day

"Nervous as a whore in church"

(Welcome to my newest idea--a cliched saying each day!)