Lessons of the week...

Never wear a new pale pink sweater to a staff retreat. Flood rains will inevitably start, causing the folder you are taking to your boss to bleed blue ink all over you. Of course this would be the day that you find out the umbrella that has been riding around in your car for a month is useless. It will also be the day you discover that the resort's raised flower beds may be pretty, but not when the sidewalks are placed right next to them, causing 7 ft wide puddles.

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Resist chocolate covered caramels, particularly at work. As soon as you eat one and your jaws are glued together, the phone will suddenly ring, and you will find to your horror that everyone else has just stepped out.