March towards Fitness
This was a week! I put a lot of ice, heat and Painatrate (soothing lotion) on my knee. Sunday I could barely walk and by Friday it was much better. Pretty sure nothing broken, just bruised and pulled. I spoke with my trainer several times and he encouraged me to NOT use it during exercise…
Using Social Media for News Research
How do you use social media for research? Used to be you went to the library, to the card catalog and used the Dewey Decimal system to find information/books/reports about whatever topic you were researching. Your librarian was essential and you needed her to find your way through the stacks. With the advent of…
Debworks: 2-23-14 health
It’s Sunday and what a week! Snowed Monday, blizzarded Thursday and Friday, mom came home from the hospital and Twin went into the hospital. Still, I recorded what I ate and kept within my range. I worked out with my trainer twice, once alone at the gym and played dodgeball on Saturday. Yes, dodgeball. (That’s…
Indiegogo to Save the Webster
The Webster Theater is closed. It took $24,500 to buy the building. It will take $80,000 to upgrade to the digital equipment. The nonprofit group HERO (Help Entertain and Restore Organization) has raised almost $50,000 towards the equipment. The local community has given and continues to give. SHIFT Happens is having a dodgeball tournament on…
Take A Note
I don’t like to drive and text. In fact, I can’t do it. And wouldn’t you know it, the best ideas come when I’m driving! I have an iPhone and Siri (male version) is a real life saver. I simply hold down my home button and say “take a note” and the wonderful Siri says…
Debworks and Health: Part Three
Let’s talk about food. I’m a food baby. I don’t like most vegetables. Green beans, romaine lettuce and well, nothing else – those are the two that I like. Peas are ok, corn is out. Tomatoes – oh hell no. Broccoli – can’t get past the smell. Cauliflower I will eat, but what’s the point?…
Debworks and Health: Part Two
If you look, you’ll see I’m making progress. My shape is changing. I started not being able to do one single dip to now I can do eight. I couldn’t get off the floor without help, now I need no help. I could only walk slowly on the treadmill, and I now I can kinda…
Find the Chamber Online
The Webster City Area Economic Development and Chamber of Commerce has been diligently beefing up their internet presence. We believe it’s a great way to stay in touch with our members and our community. Here’s a few things we’re doing: Enewsletter, the Chamber Chatter Ever Monday we send out the eChatter with news of events…
Debworks and Health: Part One
I’m writing a series about my personal journey to better health. This is the first entry in that series. What does it have to do with business? Everything. How we treat ourselves is how we treat others. How we talk to ourselves is how we talk to our employees. How we feel affects our decisions,…
5 Ways to Build Loyalty
Small businesses often ask that we shop local, that we be loyal to them. I’ll be the first one to encourage you to shop local, and I’ll also be the first one to tell those businesses that they need to give their customers reasons to shop local. Chris Brogan, has a set of criteria he…