I’ve been trying to pay more attention to my categories and how I use them on each entry. I’m trying to put a little more thought into it as the blog gets bigger and my archives gain more girth.
(My archives: “Did you just call us fat?”)
I started a new category just now called “If I Were In Charge.” I decided to do a ongoing set of entries about what I would change if I ruled the world. This would be one of the many ideas birthed in the pages of this book that I have added my twist on so I can milk the idea for as many entries as possible. Some of my decrees will be light-hearted (peg-legging jeans will be a punishable crime) while some will be a little more serious and/or political. It will be fun to build my own society, and I encourage you to do the same. But don’t steal my national anthem: Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard.
(What?)
My first decree as supreme ruler? As of this morning I insist that all employers must grant their employees “Stained Clothing Days” on top of their vacation, sick, and personal days. These can be used on days when the employee spills chili on their light-colored pants and would rather not spend the rest of the day working in clothes that smell like ground beef and cumin. There will be a limit to these days, of course. We wouldn’t want people intentional dumping their lunch in their laps in order to get a round of golf in before the sun goes down. But, the days must be provided by all employers in all companies.
I’m not saying this necessarily happened to me or anything. It’s just a hypothetical situation. I’m not actually sitting here in tomato-sauce stained clothing smelling like the local Tex-Mex dive. Nope. Not me.
I like this idea.
If I were in charge?
Every employer would be required to provide Nap Time. An hour for lunch, an hour for nap. Every day.
I SO could have used a stained clothes day the other day when a bird pooped on me!
Related to that incident (which has obviously scarred me for life), if I were in charge EVERY bathroom in the world would have paper towels AND blower hand dryers. The wet spot on my left boob could have been so easily dispensed with if there were an air dryer instead of just paper towels (thus, probably saving me from some of this mental anguish I still feel).
That’s a great idea, but I would need quite a few of those as I spill on myself almost every time I eat. Yep, I’m one of those people.
Fantastic idea. You know what else was a fantastic idea? When you posted a link to blingo and I started using blingo all the time and now you and I have both won movie tickets! You are full of great ideas!
Z, I just love you to pieces!
This should also include broken zippers or popped-off button’s. Like you, I’m not saying that this happened to me or anything. I’m not actually sitting here at work with my zipper half way down trying to pull my shirt over it everytime someone walks by. Just hypothetical, like you.
Damn. I wanted that to be MY national anthem.
Seriously, love that song.
It’s a great idea.
My husband and I always talking about our own country we’re going to found. It’s going to be called “Canadia” (not to be confused with Canada) and the capital? “Quicherbichen”. 
I think I’ll do a post like that… one of these days when I have more than a minute at a time to post. LOL!
that, my dear, is a FABULOUS idea.
and i bet every single person out there would use it. at least once.