We Shred - Coming to a Town Near You

I met Janelle back in the winter of 2005. At my former place of employment, I had placed an ad for seasonal help and she was one of a long list of respondents. I called her in for an interview. After a few minutes of chatting with her, I knew immediately that we would become fast friends. She had a super cute hairstyle and perfectly applied lipstick. That is how you KNOW. You just do.

I was supposed to hire seasonal help. People that could perform or be trained to perform tasks that helped us through tax season. Copying, fiing, answering the phone, process tax returns..ect.

Little did I know, this new employee would become one of my best friends, we would go through H-E-double toothpicks in that office together and fly the coop. Thelma and Louise.

Don't get me wrong. The first year was awesome! We had so much fun in that office. Our boss was cool, although sometimes quirky, and we would take in yummy chicken bowls at KFC or the #8 "Swee & Sar Chick" at the local chinese place as we stayed into the late hour giggling and listening to K-Love really loud, all while doing the tax season routine.

One night, it was just her and I. We were probably slap happy tired. I think we were shredding some papers and somehow ended up talking about flying the coop and opening up our own shredding company. We would get a big truck, drive around to big offices and shred away. For some reason, this was HALARIOUS to us.



As I drove to the gas station yesterday morning, stopping to get a car wash before continuing on to work, I seen this big truck with the iShred logo on it. If Janelle wasn't on vacation on an African Safari, I would've called her. It made me think of her and I. The "team" we once were as fellow employees. Our pipe dream. The new "we shred" dream team. Super fun.

I miss those times. Only the good ones though, not the horrid ones.

Maybe someday Janelle, maybe someday.

For now, thanks for being a super-fun-friend.