Kansas City's Greatest Doormat

Last week I started working on the Sprint Campus again. I've been working there as a contractor in the Real Estate department for a little over four years. It is a very challenging job, and sometimes, it is soul crushing. It's not the most creative of tasks for an interior designer, but I try to make due.

So now, I'm back to working with selfish, clueless people who many times cannot see the forest for the trees. Our motto has been, "doing the impossible for the ungrateful." The stress and challenge has gotten to me in the past - by the end of a workday, I've never felt like I deserved a cocktail more. And sometimes, there has literally been a tear in my beer.

This time, I'm not going let this project get the better of me. I just picked up a book from the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library - Coping with Difficult People by Robert M. Bramson, Ph.D. In the past, I've read How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (a fellow Missourian), and I found it a very helpful resource for learning to deal with others.

You may notice on the bottom of this stack of books are a few New York City guidebooks. Jeffy and I are going on vacation to New York City in a week or so. At least I'll be able to break up the stress of this project by going on vacation, and hopefully see some good architecture and design. I'm looking forward to meeting up with our friends while we're in the city. This is Jeffy's first visit to the Big Apple, so he is in for a real treat!