Crystal Trino's Journal December 28, 2006

Thursday, December 28

Hi Journey.

Hey, Journey you know I really, truly do loathe self-pity. When I catch myself wallowing about in it. Well, that's exactly what happened this morning.

I was missing Joni. And the new girl, Amy, well she tries hard, and she's efficient, and she certainly gets on well with Viv and Dana, but she's not Joni. I can't just go into her office and spill my fears out and find some reassurance in the calm listening of a trusted employee.

Funny how you come to rely on another person in work, J. I know I'm strong, and I'm the leader of the company, and all that, but dammit, without Joni there to back me up I feel like a soldier going into battle without her rifle.

I couldn't roll around feeling sorry for myself too long, though. I had a ten o'clock with the tellers and the loan officers at the Stubborn Branch of First United.

A truce! Amazing! My little ploy of using the tellers to leverage the loan officers worked. The original plan has been approved.

Not a bad way to end my last client call of the year.

Goodnight, Journey.