I have been having some issues with a female colleague - she has "forgotten" to invite me to meetings, "forgot" to include me in correspondence, "forgot" to get me involved in project documentation (as I have worked on similar projects and know the "lessons learned"). Out of frustration, I spoke to my mom and asked what I should do.
"Victoria" my mom said. "Just ignore her - she is obviously just jealous of you. Just put your head to the grindstone and continue to work hard. Hard work will always get rewarded and she will repect you for your work ethic..."
So believing that my mom knew best, I chalked up the non-invitations, silent treatment, and general lack of involvement as an oversight and kept working my a$$ off. Because "good things happen to good people", right?
WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! (deep breath) WRONG!
This back stabbing harpy stole all my ideas and hard work, passed them off as her own, received accolades from top executives, and I got lectured about "getting my act together and start buckling down".
Lessons I learned:
1) sh*tty things happen to good people
2) hard work doesn't get rewarded - stealing other people's work does
3) ignoring things doesn't make them go away - it just makes for more opportunities to get screwed, and not in the "hey, there's Hugh Jackman and he's walking over to me while simultaneously peeling the shirt off his magnificant chest" kind of way
4) always make sure that your floor has a work elevator - it is the PERFECT place to duck into when you need to scream obscenities at the top of your lungs and kick the crap out of cardboard boxes
I wish I lived in early-Melrose Place era: I would stomp up to my enemy with my short skirt and smart blazer, seethe "you BITCH!" from my perfectly pouty lips, throw them into the pool, and then sleep/ marry their brother/ father/ ex-husband/ son and get my revenge....
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
First date, a pint of beer... and a prenup???
Ok Everyone - let me know if I can check the "weird" box next to this one...
What do you think of a guy who after two dates and a couple of smooches, brings up the wonderful - and not at all awkward - topic of prenuptual agreements? Seriously, what do you say to a guy like that?
1) "um, did you propose marriage to me? Because the hockey game was on and I might not have heard you between goals..."
2) "of course I support prenups - infact, let me prove to you that I am not a Gold Diggin' Chippy and PLEASE allow me to buy the next round of drinks..."
3) "will you excuse me? I have to go to the ladies room with my jacket and purse..."
Sorry Zoë, me thinks that this farmer is looking for a wife and checkng you out to see if you have good birthing hips while keeping your mitts off his moolah...
One word: NEXT!
What do you think of a guy who after two dates and a couple of smooches, brings up the wonderful - and not at all awkward - topic of prenuptual agreements? Seriously, what do you say to a guy like that?
1) "um, did you propose marriage to me? Because the hockey game was on and I might not have heard you between goals..."
2) "of course I support prenups - infact, let me prove to you that I am not a Gold Diggin' Chippy and PLEASE allow me to buy the next round of drinks..."
3) "will you excuse me? I have to go to the ladies room with my jacket and purse..."
Sorry Zoë, me thinks that this farmer is looking for a wife and checkng you out to see if you have good birthing hips while keeping your mitts off his moolah...
One word: NEXT!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Introductions...
Hello Everyone!
Before I start my ranting and raving and putting my 2 cents in on everything under the sun, I wanted to introduce myself...
My name is Victoria and I am a West Coast girl at heart. I grew up in a conflicting family environment - I was encouraged to go to University and "bring home the bacon" but I was also told that my role was to find a husband and be the perfect homemaker.
If I had to describe myself in 30 words or less, I would say I was "Angelina Jolie trapped in Snow White's body - a true extrovert trapped in an introvert body". I am a Sociology major with a minor in Psychology and Criminology, and I spent alot of time watching and studying people's behaviour in different social situations.
I had a pretty rebellious teen years ("hellooo, I'm with the band...") and early University years (I am censoring this part, at least for now...) before calming down and finding (and marrying) the man I adore - but not before kissing A LOT of frogs and shedding a lot of tears. Looking back, I realized I should have followed my own "rules" instead of listening to others (sorry, Mom...).
One reason I am starting this blog is because I wanted to mix the advice that loved ones give us and shed some "truth" on them but with alittle humor and understanding. I asked my friend Zoë to start this blog with me - she is the radical to my conservatism, the light-heartedness to my seriousness, the fun singleton to my smug-married, the flighty to my both-feet-on-the-ground.
I hope you enjoy our rants and remember: We told you so... :)
***
Cheers my lovelies!
Zoë here, the singleton to my smug-married friend Victoria. She's a doll, I just adore her. Too bad she's married. ;)
Victoria and I are very much opposites in many ways - I'm an East coast city girl and she's West coast. I'm Uptown, she's Downtown. I'm often in flats while she's in heels. She'll wear a turtleneck while I'll wear a black bra under my white blouse. We certainly make quite a pair. You should see the confused looks we get when we make our routine stops at Starbucks.
I was a Nerdy Nancy when I was a kid, brought up by my Welsh parents who kept my nose to the grindstone. Straight A's were everything to them and I was scared shitless to rebel until I was in College - when I met Ryan who introduced me to the lovely Fetish cultures of the world. Today I'm a sex therapist by day and a Burlesque dancer by night. (My lucky audiences know me as Cerise.)
When Victoria proposed this blog idea, I thought it was genious. (She is as breathtaking as she is intelligent by the way.) We both have such different perspectives on all topics, undoubtedly from our different backgrounds and paths taken in life, that I'm positive we will teach you quite a few things, and hopefully have you consider events from different perspectives.
Feel free to email us any questions at HonestChix@gmail.com or comment on our posts.
xox
Before I start my ranting and raving and putting my 2 cents in on everything under the sun, I wanted to introduce myself...
My name is Victoria and I am a West Coast girl at heart. I grew up in a conflicting family environment - I was encouraged to go to University and "bring home the bacon" but I was also told that my role was to find a husband and be the perfect homemaker.
If I had to describe myself in 30 words or less, I would say I was "Angelina Jolie trapped in Snow White's body - a true extrovert trapped in an introvert body". I am a Sociology major with a minor in Psychology and Criminology, and I spent alot of time watching and studying people's behaviour in different social situations.
I had a pretty rebellious teen years ("hellooo, I'm with the band...") and early University years (I am censoring this part, at least for now...) before calming down and finding (and marrying) the man I adore - but not before kissing A LOT of frogs and shedding a lot of tears. Looking back, I realized I should have followed my own "rules" instead of listening to others (sorry, Mom...).
One reason I am starting this blog is because I wanted to mix the advice that loved ones give us and shed some "truth" on them but with alittle humor and understanding. I asked my friend Zoë to start this blog with me - she is the radical to my conservatism, the light-heartedness to my seriousness, the fun singleton to my smug-married, the flighty to my both-feet-on-the-ground.
I hope you enjoy our rants and remember: We told you so... :)
***
Cheers my lovelies!
Zoë here, the singleton to my smug-married friend Victoria. She's a doll, I just adore her. Too bad she's married. ;)
Victoria and I are very much opposites in many ways - I'm an East coast city girl and she's West coast. I'm Uptown, she's Downtown. I'm often in flats while she's in heels. She'll wear a turtleneck while I'll wear a black bra under my white blouse. We certainly make quite a pair. You should see the confused looks we get when we make our routine stops at Starbucks.
I was a Nerdy Nancy when I was a kid, brought up by my Welsh parents who kept my nose to the grindstone. Straight A's were everything to them and I was scared shitless to rebel until I was in College - when I met Ryan who introduced me to the lovely Fetish cultures of the world. Today I'm a sex therapist by day and a Burlesque dancer by night. (My lucky audiences know me as Cerise.)
When Victoria proposed this blog idea, I thought it was genious. (She is as breathtaking as she is intelligent by the way.) We both have such different perspectives on all topics, undoubtedly from our different backgrounds and paths taken in life, that I'm positive we will teach you quite a few things, and hopefully have you consider events from different perspectives.
Feel free to email us any questions at HonestChix@gmail.com or comment on our posts.
xox
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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