Apartment Trends Magazine February 2015 | Page 8

FROM THE PRESIDENT MARY WESSLER | CONAM COLORADO For Valentine’s Day, Show Your Maintenance Team Some Love W e say it often, but sometimes not often enough. To our co-workers, spouses, kids, family and friends. We say it when we are sorry. We say it when we are happy. We say it in every way we communicate through email, over the phone and even face-to-face. In fact, it is said everywhere - in every language and every country. It is universal. “I love you.” It’s easy to get caught up in the romantic context of the term, especially when we are talking about saying it to our colleagues. After all, we say it to our siblings and that is never in a romantic way. But there are even simpler ways of recognizing your team and telling them that you love them. Ever wonder why the greeting card industry cleans up on Valentine’s Day? It is because a card is a great way to recognize someone. It is fairly inexpensive and yet means so much to receive