Commonly Used Phrases at the Office and… What they really mean!

1. For your information, please. (FYI)
Meaning: I don’t know what to do with this, so please keep it.

2. Noted and returned.
Meaning: I don’t know what to do with this, so please keep it little while.

3. Review and comment..
Meaning: Do the dirty work so that I can forward it.

4. Action please.
Meaning: Get yourself involved for me. Don’t worry, I’ll claim the credit.

5. For your necessary action.
Meaning: It’s your headache now.

6. Copy to.
Meaning: Here’s a share of my headache.

7. For your approval, please.
Meaning: Put your neck on the chopping board for me please.

8. Action is being taken.
Meaning: Your correspondence is lost and I am trying to locate it.

9. Your letter is receiving our attention.
Meaning: I am trying to figure out what you want.

10. Please discuss.
Meaning: I don’t know what the hell this is, so please brief me.

11. For your immediate action.
Meaning: Do it NOW! Or I will get into serious trouble.

12. Please reply soon.
Meaning: Please be efficient. It makes me look inefficient.

13. We are investigating/ processing your request with the relevant authorities.
Meaning: They are causing the delay, not us.

14. Regards.
Meaning: Thanks and bless you for reading all the crap.

If you work too hard, there is never any time for her.

If you don’t work enough, you’re a good-for-nothing bum.

If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, it’s exploitation.

If you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your butt and find something better.

If you get a promotion ahead of her, it’s favoritism.

If she gets a job ahead of you, it’s equal opportunity.

If you mention how nice she looks, it’s sexual harassment.

If you keep quiet, it’s male indifference.

If you cry, you’re a wimp. If you don’t, you’re insensitive.

If you make a decision without consulting her, you’re a chauvinist.

If she makes a decision without consulting you, she’s a liberated woman.

If you ask her to do something she doesn’t enjoy, that’s domination.

If she asks you, it’s a favor.

If you try to keep yourself in shape, you’re vain.

If you don’t, you’re a slob.

If you buy her flowers, you’re after something.

If you don’t, you’re not thoughtful.

If you’re proud of your achievements, you’re an egotist.

If you’re not, you’re not ambitious.

If she has a headache, she’s tired.

If you have a headache, you don’t love her anymore.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat; if it’s up put it down.

2. Do not cut your hair. Ever.

3. Sometimes, he is not thinking about you. Live with it.

4. Get rid of your cat.

5. Sunday = Sports.

6. If you think you are fat, you probably are. Do not ask us.

7. Anything you wear is fine. Really.

8. You have enough clothes.

9. You have too many shoes.

10. Crying is blackmail.

11. Ask for what you want. Subtle hints do not work.

12. Mark anniversaries on a calendar.

13. Yes, peeing standing up is more difficult than peeing from pointblank
range. We are bound to miss sometimes.

14. Yes and no are perfectly acceptable answers.

15. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

16. Do not fake it. We would rather be ineffective than deceived.
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Headaches are one of the most common of medical complaints. Most people experience headache pain at one time or another. Everyone, young and old, male and female, suffers from headaches from time to time. These may range from minor, nagging headaches to full-blown, incapacitating neurovascular migraines. Most headaches are not caused by serious medical conditions.

The most common classifications of headache pain are tension, cluster, and migraine. Another disturbingly common type of headache is the rebound headache, which appears to be the result of taking prescription or non-prescription pain relievers daily or almost daily.

The good news is that there are a growing number of natural alternatives to treat headache pain.

The powerful effects of your favorite essential oil seeps deep in to the nervous constitution to reduce the pain emanating from different lobes of brain. Head aches are known to originate out of many internal and external influences; deep strain inflicted in your mental constitution is known to be a major cause.

Several aromatic oils have the capacity to prevent and/or reduce the throbbing pain caused by emotional stress and rigors.

The following aromatherapy recipes can also be used as a preventative measure, and can even help ease your pain. Once you’ve guessed what is triggering your migraines, prepare the appropriate recipe mixture by pouring the oil essences into a 10-ml bottle, and adding vegetable oil to fill. Make sure that you are mixing this concoction very well.

If the pain persists even after trying the suggested remedies above, you are suggested to visit your physician for further consultations.

Hearble Treatment
Aromatherapy Blend #1 – Head aches due to negative emotions
3 drops Roman Chamomile
8 drops Lavender

Aromatherapy blend #2 – Head aches due to muscular tensions
4 drops Lavender
5 drops Peppermint
Massage the forehead, temples, neck and shoulders.

Aromatherapy blend #3 – Head aches due to nervous tensions
3 drops Roman Chamomile
3 drops Neroli
5 drops Marjoram

Massage the forehead, temples and solar plexus very gently. Breathe it in deeply and slowly. Pour 15 drops of this aromatic blend into the bathtub and soak for at least 15 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »