What’s worse than a rainy day? A rainy MONDAY! It’s been pouring out there all day and all I can say is thank goodness it is not Monday. I know some of you may be experiencing SNOW and ICE, but the rain is so dreary and depressing. I know, I know, we need it and I should be grateful, but really? C’mon.
Anyway, all this rain made me think about some things you might want to do on rainy days at your community. You know, when residents are not coming by the office in droves to bother you because they want to avoid getting soaked and it is the middle of the month so you finally have a minute to take a breath…
- Wash the inside of the windows – there is nothing more unattractive than gross, dirty windows
- File – this is a great opportunity to get all of your filing caught up
- Make application, move in and recertification packets – but don’t get carried away. Remember that a form copied a hundred times is hard to read and generaly lacks professionalism
- Shred – you know that pile sitting in the corner that you’ve been meaning to shred for a month now…go ahead, do it
- Clean out your desk drawers – I know you have a packet of Taco Bell Hot Sauce in there that you’re sure you are going to use any minute now…but I’m sure there are some other things you can toss to make your desk feel clean and new (like that six week old straw?)
- Move the chairs – you know, the one the residents come to sit in when they decide that your office is the best place to have a long conversation? Move it to the other side of your desk, face it a different direction, make it crooked…anything to give it a new feel. People will notice.
- Put a mirror up – preferably over your desk so when someone gets mad and wants to yell at you they have to watch themselves do it…makes it a little more difficult to scream
So, there you have it. Just a few ideas to make a rainy day a little more productive. We don’t have much down time, but what we do have can be filled with constructive ways to make our offices more efficient. You don’t need to spend the day reading a book or playing on Facebook (unless you are a fan of DASH Compliance, of course!)…
We’d love to hear your ideas for making a rainy day feel more productive. Pass them on!