To say I’ve been busy the last few weeks is an understatement. We had Easter, and we spent basically the entire weekend at Joe’s parents house, and I spent that whole time furiously working on a baby gift for April’s soon-to-be little one. Last weekend was Joe’s sister’s going-away party, so we hung out for a million years. Sunday, we didn’t really do anything, but I spent the day trying to wake Joe up. lol.

The big BusyFest, though, happened on Friday. Where I work, we don’t get a LOT of calls. This works for me, though, because I do SO much more than answer the phones. I do the work of like, 5-6 people. I process invoices, warranty requests; I’m in charge of our copiers, incoming & outgoing mail. I make coffee and make sure we have cold water and sodas. I order said water and sodas as well as office supplies & catering, and I do so many other things. My “job description” is like three pages long. lol. Answering the phones is only a teeny tiny part of the job.

Except for last Friday.

Last Friday, our phones lines somehow ended up being taken over by a medical group. A HUGE GIANT MEDICAL GROUP WITH HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES.

Every single one of their phone lines (general phone numbers, direct phone numbers, fax numbers) was somehow directed to our phone numbers. I don’t know HOW or WHY or what was so special about Friday, but I swear I answered about 400 phone calls, IF NOT MORE. About 10-15 minutes after I went to lunch, the problem was finally resolved. The person covering my lunch was very thankful for that. LOL It was crazy, though, and I was thisclose to ripping the phone out of the wall and throwing it out the door. I’m a “trained” phone answerer, though, and I believe in smiling when I answer the phone because the person on the other end can hear that, and I sound like I”m five, so it was easy to “fake” it. I impressed everyone I worked with who was aware of the situation. lol. Besides all that, getting pissed about it isn’t going to change anything, so I just let it all roll off my back, and I do what I need to do to get the job done.

I have to say that my favorite part about Friday, though, was the hour from 12pm-1pm when EVERYONE went to lunch… or at least didn’t try calling the place, so it was QUIET, and I was actually able to get WORK done. lol. And you could tell the people who answered phones from the “OH GOD, I am SO sorry” they always said. LOL

Anyway, today I came back from lunch, and there was a HUGE floral arrangement on my desk. My co-worker was all like “You got flowers!!” I was so shocked, because I wasn’t expecting anything & I didn’t have any idea who they would be from. They were from the place our lines were crossed with!

Aren’t they pretty?!

Hopefully this next weekend is a little less crazy. We’re having our Admin luncheon for Administrative Professional’s Day on Friday, and after lunch, we get to go home early! ROCK ON! I can’t wait. Saturday, we’re going to the California Academy of Sciences. Sunday, we’re not doing anything, but I might go shopping. I have some gift cards to spend.