some of you out there probably keep yourselves awake at night wondering, "how does she do it??", "how does she maintain a THRIVING career in reception and control a blog empire?"
my time is far too valuable today to answer all of those questions. but i will enlighten you, my glorious fans, with a brief history of RECEPTION, a few how-tos... and a bit of advice that will probably put YOU on a higher platform at your current blue-collar career.
EXHIBIT A: MORSE CODE. the beginning of receptionism. VERY important to know. WHY?? because if our phones go haywire, and aliens take over the world, and they start hunting us... its our DUTY as COOTer's to keep the BIZ running. when the boss needs a sandwich, who do you think is going to tap it in? thats what i thought.
SubExhibit B: Workspace Decor.
notice the above work space. as compared to the photo captured to the right, it is the eye of the tiger. for purposes of comparison, we will call the winner, "Shirley", and the LOSER "item #2". Shirley is a poised COOTer, with a clean workspace, colorful yet useful desk accessories, an outfit to coordinate, fresh flowers, a few awards worth bragging over with prospective clients, and most importantly a portrait of her BOSS. item #2 is unfortunately doing everything wrong. her desk is cluttered. she looks nervous, as if she either A) has done something terribly wrong, or B) needs to use the bathroom. she is wearing glasses- ha-UGE weakness. the roladex shows that she has absolutely zero memory. tissues, becuase she cries when people yell at her. no SUPER rest-a-phone OR headset, a coffee mug that contains either coffee to keep her awake, because she moonlights as a stripper- or liquor because she is in fact a raging alcoholic (look at the eyes). do i even need to mention anything about the bowl of candy? 
