OK, now that I have a little reassurance that blogging on the beach isn't too much of a work-life balance violation for me, I'll actually write a post on the beach (using my HP iPAQ 6915).

Here's a question: Let's say you're laying on the beach with the sun shining and the waves crashing. Then the clouds darken and it starts to rain. What do you do?

It's not raining hard enough to get you soaked, but it is raining harder than misty little sprinkles. They're the annoying kind of rain drops that splash on you and make you kind of cold and uncomfortable.

This actually happened about 20 minutes ago. At first, most people on the beach looked at the sky and looked at each other and then started putting on their T-shirts and wrapping their towels over their shoulders. Other people on the beach buried their noses deeper into their books and defiantly refused to let the rain interrupt their precious beach day. The people in the water were as happy as clams since they were already wet.

I watched as the annoying rain drops continued. One by one, people started to pack up their bags and go inside. Soon the beach was at half capacity. 

As for me? I had a plan! I would sit a little longer and see how much harder the rain got. Then, I protected my valuables, moving my electronics from my bag's outer unprotected pockets to its inner zippered pocket. Then, I got up and ran into the water to get more myself more wet than the rain would. The water was chilly at first, but I kept swimming around until I was warm. Then after a few more minutes of splashing around, I went back to my towel and laid down and let the rain drop on me. But, since I was wet then the rain was no longer annoying or uncomfortable. A few minutes later, the rain stopped and the sun came out full blast.

The beach is a lot more comfortable and spacious now. Us survivors are happy and proud that we stuck it out. In fact, I'm so proud that I started to write this post and here I am now. Susie 1, Rain 0.

There is a little life lesson in this little story. What do you do when you're at work and things start getting a little uncomfortable? Do you pack up your bags and go home or do you stick it out? How long do you stick it out? What do you do while you're sticking it out? Do you let the rain get you wet or do you jump in the water to beat it?

What do you do to make the uncomfortable comfortable?

Oh, there's another sprinkle. I better put my iPAQ back in my bag...

Tags: blogging, beach, uncomfortable, career tips, HP

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Posted 04-14-2007 4:02 AM by susie.wee