Edition 263 Monday December 8th 2014
Hi,seasons
greetings from the Joneses on the wild west coast happy in our natural
amphitheatre of rich vibrant red Pohutukawa bloom.Creating a perfect kiwi
summer backdrop for the many tourists and holiday makers staking early claims
for the best sites at the local motor camp.Yes this time of year has that
exciting yet crazy feel about it with heaps of loose ends to tie and no string
and limited time with which to do it with! End of year this and that events to
attend,deals still to do, people to see,places to go and all whilst attempting
to navigate and negotiate the Auckland motorway chaos!!
Fletcher reckons; his
new wetsuit and boogie board are scooby doo and cant wait to hit the surf these
summer holidays!Father Christmas is popular and in the running for cup cakes
and a cold beer!!
Life
returns somewhat to normal with Christine now retired as a full timer but
looking forward to her new part time job beginning February.In the meantime
nearly two months for us all to recover J!
Yes
you could have “told me so” and I guess
I sort of knew but decided to have a crack anyway and wrote letters to the
cops!Yes I failed x 3 and yes I will pay but will enjoy the extra month to do
so! Simply put,the faster you go the bigger the fine…..when will some people
learn! L.
We
took delivery of our pre loved ‘super king’ size bed this weekend!! Crikey
there is only one room in the house big enough to fit the thing in.You could
say goodnight and not see each other again until the morning, that’s how long
it will take to get back to where you started!Lovely to have though and plenty
of room Fletcher reckons to come visiting or for a longer stay!!
In
world news…our globe trotting son Mark on his never ending OE is in London
hunkering down for a cold but white Christmas before heading off on another
adventure in the new year.you always worry!
I
hope you are coping with the work load, the traffic and the festivities whilst
still managing to focus on spending quality time with the people most important
to you…………….Cheers Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon
they could work with the ‘super king’ without any fuss!!
In a gentle way, you can shake the world. — Mahatma Gandhi
Always looking for inspiration?,look no further than
things that happen around you every day.
I find it is the simple,small things I do that often
provide me the greatest inspiration or boost.
Like last week I was visiting a potential customer
and happened to pick up a piece of litter that was in the main entrance of
their premises.It is something I do often when visiting existing or potential
customers.I thought nothing more of this until the person I was meeting
mentioned how great they thought it was that I would take the time to do
something like that!They had seen and it meant enough to them to make a point
of thanking me.A relationship with this customer could not have got off on a
better note, a small thing to do that had a big impact!
In another example I had to drop my car to the
panelbeater(againL) for some minor repairs. When I picked it up I
noted that the car had been groomed and was gleaming.I personally sort the
groomer out from the back of the shop and made sure he knew how much I
appreciated what he had done and how great I though my car looked.I didn’t have
to do that but I reckoned it was well worth it to let him know that what he did
impressed me enough to specially thank him.The smile on his face said it all and
gave me a great deal of personal satisfaction also…..small thing but huge!
I have come up with a cunning plan for the 1000 plus
golf balls I have found out daily walking ‘Harry and the Hendersons’.I am going
to do a deal with the local golf club pro shop to sell the balls back to their
owners and others for a gold coin donation to the local volunteer fire brigade
and surf life savers.A simple idea to provide a perfect way for the local
golfers to support the local community!
All small,simple things that either made or have the
potential to make a huge difference.
Anyone can do this by being ‘Upbeat’ and
willing to think a little differently to Make A Difference!!!
Unless
someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s
not. Dr.Seuss
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