I've had my moments...

I go back to work on Monday after a two and a half week vacation for the holidays. I love my job. I don't mind going back. I work for a great organization and with good folks. I have a fabulous boss or three and really enjoy what I do, how many people can say that and mean it?

That said, I think sometimes they must reallllly think I am superwoman. They walk into my office and talk to me while I'm on the phone, assuming that I can do both at once, efficiently..hand me stacks of papers and know they will go where they belong..and you know what, for the most part I handle it all just fine. Multitaksing isn't a problem for me..there have been times I've had one of those out-of-body moments where I am watching myself handle something and think..wow...girl...you are awesome. Then, God sends me a moment like this to knock me off my high horse..

My mom calls my cell phone..she has cingular, I have cingular it works out. She calls it when I'm at work which is fine, though it doesn't stop my other phone from ringing.. So one day a person comes in while I'm talking on my cell phone and filing paperwork and proceeds to explain the forms he is handing me..miraculously I turn and pick up the green file where they belong and open it for him to slide them in..because my hand is needed for my other phone that is now ringing..so I mark my place with a toe in the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet..and..

"Mom hang on..."
::grab office phone::
"This is Jana.." "Hey.."(it's the boss)
::balance most of weight on planted foot..can't break the file drawer::
::Nod to man in office and smile, file folder in one hand closing it as he leaves::
"Thanks Jana, let me know if you need anything else.." (from man leaving)
"Ok bye.." (looking at man leaving)

Now..for a moment I am having a Matrix episode. The bullets are whizzing by and I am avoiding them with acrobatic moves.. A file in one hand, foot holding my place in the bottom drawer, phone at my ear cradled by my shoulder and cell in my hand. I am SO good. However...when I said bye to the man leaving my office..I hung up my cell phone..and just as I realized I hung up on mom.. meaning the goodbye for the man.. the file slipped from my fingers and papers went flying..I wobbled..stepped too hard toward the filing cabinet and stepped in it, making it roll to close and whack my foot, I yelped a colorful expletive to the STILL-ON-THE-LINE boss..who I forgot was on my office phone...

"##*$!&@~"
"Uh...do I want to know?"
"NO. You're on a need-to-know basis and you don't need to know.."
"Is this costing me money?"
"No."
"We're good then..call me..later"

Yeah, so very human. I'm not proud, but danged entertaining.