by WillBowen | May 14, 2014 | Complaint Free World
Hiccups. I’m on Day 1 again because of hiccups. For some reason, one of the side effects of the surgery is that I’ve been experiencing nonstop hiccups. Every time I hiccup it sends a stab of pain through my shoulder. So, I complained last night about...
by WillBowen | May 14, 2014 | Complaint Free World
Well I’m on day 3 of not complaining. My goal is to go 21 consecutive days in a row. My doctor says that the shoulder surgery went great! He said that he had a lot of healthy tissue to work with. The anesthesiologist did a pain block on my shoulder and it wore...
by WillBowen | May 13, 2014 | Complaint Free World
OK, how did I go from 16 days in a row without complaining to being back on Day 1 yesterday? A store clerk acted rudely to the point of embarrassing me in front of other customers. What did I do? I told him clearly how I perceived what he had said as rude and...
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World, Happiness
Monday morning at this time I’ll be out of recovery from shoulder surgery. I was going through my checklist and I’ve got everything I need: a top-notch surgeon, a woman who loves me and will nurse me back to health, a great assistant to handle everything...
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World
I’m now on Day 16 in my attempt to go 21 days in a row without complaining. This is my second time on Day 16. So, if I make it to tomorrow Complaint Free, I’ll be on Day 17 for the first time. Monday morning, I’m having surgery to repair both a torn rotator cuff and...
by WillBowen | May 12, 2014 | Complaint Free Workplace, Complaint Free World, Happiness
Sunday is Mother’s Day. Here’s a photo of me and my mom 35 years ago. (Yes, I did have hair at one point and a cheesy moustache to go with it.) In this photo, my would have been a little younger than I am now. After my mother died I found a newspaper...
