At my job, we leave each other notes if someone makes a mistake or if there’s a question on a reservation or client. Today, there was a note in my inbox that read: ‘Michelle — Use the red pen sparingly.’ and went on to list the only time it is acceptable to use a red pen. I AM NOT KIDDING. I remember the reservation that I may have gone overboard on, but only because I added a sentence in red to the bottom detailing a guest request. WHY DID I OVER-ROUGE THE RES!?

Then, this afternoon I noticed a missed call from my work. No voicemail, so I called back to see what was up. My co-worker said “Oh, I was confused about something, but I figured it out and left you a note.” The dreaded notes! Now I am obsessing over what the note could possibly be about. She didn’t leave a voicemail the first time and made it clear during our conversation that I wasn’t going to be told what the note was about, so I can’t call back. I’ve been going over and over in my mind every reservation and conversation I’ve had with a guest, and trying to think of even the smallest thing (the pen is RED!) that I could have done wrong. I can’t think of ANYTHING. I don’t work again until Monday, so I won’t know until then. Clearly, its not anything thats a really big deal, or I would definitely be told.

On top of that, Tim and I are worried about where we should live. We found a house we really liked in Napa, but then we found out the area its in might not be the safest. We’d love to stay in Calistoga; its safe and the town is friendly. The schools in the district are good and the commute is great. There is a house here that is in our price range, but we’d have to do a lot more work to it than the Napa house. I think its worth it, but I am so scared of making the wrong decision.

A LOL that cheered me up: