Learning to Laugh . . . at myself

I must admit, I think I've learned the lesson of laughing at myself pretty well over the years. Between the lack of balance, my red face at any sign of exercise or embarrassment and my amazing ability to stick my foot in my mouth. Learning to laugh at myself is a lesson I get day in and day out.

Yesterday I wasn't the only one to laugh at myself, my coworkers and bosses got a good laugh too.

I had been corresponding with a woman back and forth for several days and knew she had typed her phone number at the bottom of one of her messages. I clicked on it, scrolled down and found the phone number.

Two rings into the phone call my own cell phone starts ringing with my main office line showing as the number that was calling. (No matter where the phone call is from, it always shows the main line.) I was curious, picked up the phone and said hello. Immediately hearing my own voice saying hello in my work phone.

I hung up both phones, put my head on my desk and began laughing. How did I call my own cell phone without realizing I was dialing my number?

Laughing at myself was a great break to a hard day. And I probably gave everyone else at the office a great break too.