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Ha! That’s a quote from the outtakes of our latest video for our most recent award, Best Woman-Owned Company. Available for you viewing pleasure on YouTube of course!

The Press Release:

MINNEAPOLIS (March 11, 2008) — In a work environment where employees choose their own hours, enjoy virtual commuting, creative education opportunities, and a management team hungry for talent and energy, you get one result — a happy organization. For Clockwork Active Media Systems, it also means a spot on Working Mother’s list of top 25 woman-owned businesses.

Working Mother criteria for award recipients include family-friendly benefits, entrepreneurial and community spirit, and programs to help women advance professionally. Editor in chief Suzanne Riss and the Working Mother selection committee chose Clockwork Active Media Systems for its creative programs and strong support offered to working mother employees. For additional information on all Top 25 recipients, visit Working Mother magazine at www.workingmother.com.

Clockwork really is the best!

I was going through one of my journals and found this list, obviously brainstorming for content for this blog and was probably written around the time my grandmother died:

On My Mind:

Growing Older
Death & Dying
CHOCOLATE CAKE

I’m sorta, kinda, just a little bit cynical. So, I’m going to start writing gratitude journals. I know, how oh so very Oprah-ish of me…

Well I live in Minnesota so we are going on our 5th month of Winter. Today it snowed just in time for Rush Hour but, I’m grateful.

I’m grateful that I and my kids arrived home unscathed.
I’m grateful that my van did not run out of gas before I made it to the gas station.
I’m grateful that I have a van that has heat and runs well and isn’t a beat up P.O.S.
I’m grateful that I was only 5 minutes late picking up #3 Fidget.
Finally, I’m grateful that there are people willing to deliver dinner to my door even when the roads are so hazardous. Yay!

1.Lesseee…*totally cheating*
2.The last list I did was over 2 years ago…
3.I’ve been married for almost 4 years now.
4.I totally had to ask my husband.
5.I’m the mother of 3 and anyone will tell you they’re cute, especially me.
6.I was a much better mother when there was only one.
7.I’m learning that parenting will stretch your patience until it snaps.
8.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, “They’re lucky they’re cute!” *shakes fist*
9.This year, I made ONE New Year’s Resolution.
10.It is to look less hag-ish, hag-like? Less like the Wicked Witch of the West and more like the Good Witch of the North.
11.I like attention, positive attention, thank you.
12.But I’m a private person.
13.That’s why it’s hard for me to make new friends.
14.Or even keep the ones I have.
15.If you don’t ask, I won’t tell.
16. Which is dumb, because if you don’t tell, I won’t ask.
16.I wish I was a better story teller.
17.I do a lot of wishing.
18.I can totally belch as good as any man.
19.I think I’m going bald…
20.I tend to exaggerate.
21.Probably for attention.
22.Why the hell am I doing this again?
23.Oh yeah, it’s therapeutic.
24.I think I’m of average intelligence.
25.Smart enough to know I’m not dumb.
26.Not dumb enough to be happy about it though.
27.I lost my wedding ring.
28.Somewhere in my house.
29. I’m 36 years old. Ugh.
30. I heard life begins at 40.
31. So there’s that to look forward to.
32. Aaaack! I give up!