Insomniac Thoughts @bri816 - Tumblr Blog

Happy Earth Day!! Tick off your progress of your zero-waste journey! How many do you do already and how many will you be able to do by the end of the year?

Going zero waste is something that everyone adapts to differently according to what they have available, so do what you can, be aware and spread the word!

I wanted to add a link to every product, and I also need to add some other things but if you want to help me out that’d be great!

anostalgicnerd

This was one of the most baffling things of my whole childhood.

(From the show The Big Comfy Couch!)

miseducatedmelanicmuse

seriesofnonsequiturs

I love using “good catch”

I also say “thanks for the update” or “thanks for the head’s up!”

“I really appreciate the head’s up!” also a classic

If I haven’t gotten back to someone in a swift enough period (i.e. one work day max) I say “thank you for your patience. after some consideration, I have decided…”

don’t apologize for piddly things!

thank you > sorry

goth-aunt

I need to remember

stargazing-enby

thank you > sorry

Thank you for waiting for me > sorry for being late

Thank you for helping me/for your time/for listening to me > sorry for bothering you

Thanking someone when they do you a favour > apologizing for your existence

This is especially hard when you haven’t been taught that people need to respect your limits, but with a bit of practice you can absolutely get there!

teethwreath

I really want to emphasise that from unfortunate personal experience, being too willing to apologise can fuck you over in the workplace - it doesn’t matter how much of an honest, good person you are, if you are the only person regularly admitting fault and apologising for mistakes … you may well end up with your workplace having the impression that you’re the only person there who fucks up constantly. Even people who like you can end up thinking it. Don’t let that fucking label happen. Say good catch and thanks for telling me and go forth with your ass firmly covered instead.