Had my hair appointment last week. Was feeling optimistic about spring and so went blondish with purplish red streaks.

It’s snowing. And it just started sticking. I just got our snow tires taken off Friday.

is Thai food. The stomach is very, very full of phad thai, vegetable curry and fried rice. So full. So happy. I like date night.

I have officially said Goodbye to winter. The last two weekends, we went skiing. The first Sunday, I was run into twice: first by a skiier (no injuries sustained) and then by a snowboarder (still have a massive eggplant-colored bruise on my thigh from that one). This last Sunday, we headed north to visit the family and the big ski resort. The snow was crusty, but it softened up when the sun came out and we got to ski with “Grandpa” (my dad) and the brother, sister-in-law and nephews, too. Did a couple of nice black diamonds in the afternoon and that pretty much made my day.

We returned home mid-day Monday to find the sun shining and the daffodils beginning to bloom. I attacked the rose bushes and they returned the assault; I have the scratches to prove it. The tulips are leafy, but not quite ready to bloom. A few more 60 degree days though . . . Did I mention that we have our windows open and the heater isn’t running constantly? I love spring.

1. Please keep your workspace tidy, free of clutter and dirty dishes. Also, if you are a financial professional, do not leave clients’ paperwork lying around where other clients can see it.

2. Be prepared when your client arrives. Have all necessary information prepared. Do not expect your client to wait while you convert their files to the current version for processing.

3. Do not take personal calls during a client meeting. If you absolutely must take a call, explain briefly to your client that the call is important because of a family matter and you will only be five minutes. Absolutely, under no circumstances, should you answer the phone and carry on a conversation for 15 full minutes before further acknowledging that your client exists.? It’s also not recommended that you tell your obviously pissed off client that you’d rather talk to your family member on the phone and your client will have to wait an indefinite period of time for you to finish your conversation; you should not ask your client when they must return to work in order to gauge how long you can keep them waiting. This will further anger your ready-to-give-you-the-finger-and-walk-out-of-the-office client.

4. If you do all of these things, and fail to apologize for your lack of business etiquette in any way, your client may be so pissed about it days later that she will blog about it.

5. Yup, I’m still pissy about it. I’m the official bitchy person of the household. And I need to find a new tax professional.

I already volunteered to babysit.