I seem to be in a phase where I'm generally low level irritable and scratchy and want to shed some involvements, engagements and responsibilities (I don't even have many).
Someone asked me to do an easy task many others could do and I had to work up the courage to say No. Ugh.
@Miraz I have been simplifying a lot lately and learning to set boundaries. I am still getting the hang of it. As the old cliché goes, "No is a complete sentence."
@Miraz I have a sign in my home office that says: Set Boundaries because I constantly have to remind myself that it's OK to say no if it crosses MY boundaries.
Today I sat at a cafe table that was covered in crumbs. I asked the server to clean it.
Things I could perhaps have said:
What I actually said:
Would you be able to give this table a bit of a wipe please? 🤣 Politeness rules!
@Miraz I must admit, I probably would have said 3 or what you ended up saying as well. Slowly but surely getting there haha
@jedda Funnily enough I was thinking about it just after I said it — and how much 'padding' was in there.
@SimonWoods @Munish @devilgate @Miraz @jedda Being back in the UK, I am reminded how often people say "Please, Thank you & Sorry." I'm enjoying it....and appreciating it.
@crossingthethreshold interestingly, when a couple of US colleagues were over, I was surprised how they demanded things if waiters and waitresses. I hope it was just them.
