This is she...

...or I am her? I have an appointment to get my hair cut on Saturday. They called me today to remind me about my appointment. This usually never happens because I hardly ever get my hair cut. Ever since I left Santa Rosa, and thus left Marsha as my stylist, I've had such a hard time bringing myself to do anything with my hair. Well maybe it's not so much that I don't trust others to cut my hair (highlighting is a different story which is why I am now a half and half swirl) but more so that mommy doesn't pay any more :-). This would also explain why I only ever really get my hair cut on vacation...hmm...

Anyways, back on track. Today the salon called to confirm my appointment for 10:45 on Saturday. They asked for Miranda. I don't even remember what I said, but it got me thinking. When I am at work I always answer the phone "Hello, this is Miranda". It's suppose to be "Company Name, this is Miranda" but because I don't know the difference between my internal and external ringers, it just feels silly to answer an internal call (which a majority of mine are, by the way) with "Company Name, this is Miranda", so I stick to a simple "Hello, this is Miranda." I mean, really I even feel silly with the whole "this is Miranda" thing, because they are calling me, at my extension, so they should know who I am. And besides, we have a switch board which 1. confirms I don't need "Company Name" in my greeting, because the switch board already says that, and 2. I don't need my name because the caller either needs to ask for my extension or for me directly by name. The only time they wouldn't know my name is if they had the wrong extension, and thus weren't trying to get a hold of me anyways, or they are internal and dialed the wrong extension. But whatever, these decisions are not up to me, and I was told that no matter what, at the least I need to answer with "Hello, this is Miranda" so that is what I do.

But not on my personal phone! Never! I would feel so silly saying "Hello, this is Miranda" when I pick up my cell phone. I mean come on. So on these rare occasions when someone calls about confirming an appointment or whatever and asks for Miranda I never know how to respond. Do I say, 'This is her." or do I say, "I am she"? I think I tend more towards the "This is her," but there is something weird about seeing it typed out because I realize that the whole "This is her" this is in the third person. I don't usually talk about myself in the third person.

So there you have it. This is what was running through my head as I bobbed up and down on the elliptical this evening.