Sunday Update: This and That
They came! My new Vionics are here. I love the colors too. I’ll be trying them out the next couple of weeks and I’ll let you know how they work out. Shoes are important and a vital part of taking care of yourself. And these look good too! This week I went on retreat to…
5 Business Travel Apps
Christine Kane is one of our favorite guest bloggers. I love travel and do lots of it for business. You can bet I’ll use this advice! 5 Business Travel Apps that You’ll Actually Use (and LOVE!) If you travel for business, no doubt you’ve got more than one app that was supposed to make…
He Said What?
I just read that CTO of T-Mobile said “We believe the metro stuff is most important.” (find link here http://vzwmidwestarea.com/verizon-rural-matters/) My first response is: Are You Kidding Me? 20% of the population lives in rural America. You’re willing to give up that business? Then I realized Mr. CTO has no clue why it’s important that…
A New IRS Scam
I subscribe to the Better Business Bureau enewsletter and they’ve posted the following information. We’ve had a few calls about this at our Chamber so I find it particularly relevant to share it with my readers today. Tips For Avoiding IRS Scams People from all over the country are falling victim to a recent phone…
Sunday Update: Walking, Partners, Water
Last year I tried out a pair of Vionic shoes, during the Vionic Walkabout. It’s February a year later and time for another Walkabout! Vionic asks that you spend 30 minutes a day walking. That’s it, just 30 minutes a day for 30 days. You can sign up for free online at: http://www.vionicshoes.com/2015-vionic-walkabout The Walkabout is…
Sunday Update: Exercise and Food
It’s been ten days, two xrays, three doctors appointments and much googling since I fell on my arm. The xrays say no broken bones. The doctor said the bone is bruised, keep it iced, take the pain pills and let her know if it gets worse. Dr. Google (come on, you all know him) says…
Maslow, Again
Joshua McKenna, Executive Director of the Knoxville, Iowa Chamber wrote an interesting article about addressing your basic needs. He has graciously allowed me to share it! Director’s Desk Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a concept that I very much have a love-hate relationship with. I love how this concept plays into so many different decisions…
Immediacy is not always good
Monday night my community lost one of it’s young, bright people. He was going home after work and had an accident and died. This happened about 9:15 pm. By 11 it was all over social media. Someone driving by saw the accident and told someone who told someone who put it on facebook. (We think…