Joy! Joy! Joy to You and Me!

Cate: Cate calling Goldilocks, come in, please, over. (pause) Cate, calling Goldilocks, do you read me, over? (impatiently) Goldilocks, are you there?!

Goldilocks: Yeah, Goldilocks, here. Did Hell freeze over or something? What's all the excitement about?

Cate: Releasing has done it again. Another great gain.

Goldilocks: So tell me. I can't wait to hear.

Cate: I finally reached Drew Hansen at M.O.R.E. Inc. the company that I have easily lost $3000 or more in the last 3 years. I have been trying to make connections since mid-December with no luck. I have e-mailed, left messages on his voice mail and with customer service and they have all but ignored my pleas. Finally, today I get customer service who promptly tells me Drew denied my request in December and she didn't think it would be reversed. I still insisted on speaking to the director of customer service. As I was waiting to see if I could talk to Mr. Hansen in the flesh, a thought flashed through my mind that told me I wouldn't be successful and I was barking up the wrong tree. Instantly, I negated the thought by saying "could I let go of being so smart..." and the next thing I know I am talking to the Mr. Hansen. He had just returned from California and was available. I was requesting that they give me $497 in compensation in Home Tec. He said he couldn't do that but he would refund the money. I was almost speechless for joy. I didn't even have time to prepare.

Goldilocks: That's fantastic, Cate. Another successful mission wouldn't you say?

Cate: I would. This means I can pay for the room and board at Camp Allen and have enough left over for airfare. Now, If I can just get this work as smoothly for Asilomar.

Goldilocks: At the rate you're going, you'll be a multi-millionaire by that time.

Cate: Do you really think so?

Goldilocks: It's not what I think that counts. It's what you think, remember?

Cate: Oh, right

Goldilocks: But to answer your question, yes I think it is very possible for you to achieve your money goals, just be persistant.

Cate: Wow! Goldilocks, just in. I hit the 12-pay-period-perfect-attendance threshold the last pay period for $100 bonus but the company is discontinuing the prorgram this week. I sent an e-mail to the person who tracks our time on the phones and she just assured me I would get my $100 bonus. Whee! It just keeps getting better and better.

Goldilocks: That's great, Cate. I'm happy for you. Anything else?

Cate: Yes, I have succesfully added a picture to this blog and my Twitter account with the help of Charlene for my profile.

Goldilocks: I better leave you alone to release. The next thing I know you'll be telling me you hit the million, Goldilocks out.