sweeties and honeys

Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson (I remember posting this a couple of months ago, and I didn't feel ok. Today I feel okay. Not great. But OKAY...)

I just want to be okay...and... I am.  I know because...

When I'm in a hopeful mood, I call people 'sweetie' and 'honey.' I can't help it. My students, the cashier at the store, the car that just cut me off, they are all sweeties and honeys. Go ahead, sweetie, you must be in a hurry to cut me off like that...which means...I must be on the mend because I just called one of my perpetually off pace students honey and sweetie all thru a phone call. He was so lost in my maze of a classroom. It's not easy, virtual school. And now Jeffrey thinks his name is Sweetie. ;)

It sure does put them at ease though...when they're freaking out. It's my way of saying, I'm on your team, I'm on your side, I won't let you fail. I got on Jeffrey's case, but in a nice non-threatening way. "You must get to work Sweetie. I can't reel ya in any longer hon', you've run out of line already." Now if he does it again this semester, he'll get bitchy teacher. "Don't say I didn't warn you. I'm not taking excuses. It's not up for discussion." Ah, teenagers! What a game they play.


The sweeties and the honeys started yesterday at Target when I had to write a check, (my debit card was in a different purse), and I don't write checks often. So, I asked the lady, do you need my license? She disheartedly sighed 'yeah' and her sigh made me laugh out loud. I said, "Yeah I feel ya. I'm having that kind of week too." We LOL'd. Then she told me her mom was having her leg amputated in Jamaica that day and she just couldn't focus on work. OMGoodness, bless her heart. I know that feeling of not wanting to be at work because your heart is in another time zone. I used to show movies on days like that.  I called her sweetie, told her to focus on good thoughts, and left.

So, today, for some reason, it's all honey and sweetie and calm. Ahhhhhhhh! Everything is going to be okay. It could be worse, and it's not. I know for sure that eventually, I'm going to Be more than OK. I'm gonna shine. :)