Arguments in favor of small town living
I lived in Chicago for 30 years. I’ve read about reasons why people live in big cities. The five most common reasons I found are: Transportation service Better chance of getting a job Cultural opportunities Better living standards (hospitals and health care) Diversity in schools, work force and personal lives Because my elderly parents needed me,…
Editorial Calendar Planning
I’ve been working on my editorial calendar for this blog. First I wanted to be sure to incorporate my three words — Explore, Become, Serve. An editorial calendar is defined by Wikipedia as: Editorial calendars are used to define and control the process of creating content, from idea through writing and publication. An individual or…
My Perfect Day
Thanksgiving weekend Melaleuca Inc. flew me to Salt Lake City and filmed me telling my story about their product GC Control. This Saturday they are having their semi-annual product launch and my video will be a part of that event. If any of my readers want to learn about products that have helped me to…
3 Words: Explore, Become, Serve
I follow use three words at the beginning of the year to define where I’m headed for the year (or longer). 2012 has been an adventure to better wellness, more paid speaking gigs, and learning to walk in my own paths. 2013 will be more of that and also the following: explore: to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery This year I see…
Visions for 2013
It’s the last day of the year. A day generally spent in raucous revelry, dropping balls and too much alcohol – amateur night. What if you did something a little different on this day? My friend SuzeMuse suggests you spend the day in quiet. Suze says “choose to spend the last day of the year…
Eight iPad Apps
Many of my friends got an iPad for Christmas. I won mine last year and love it. But you know, after the first blush of using it wears off, you wonder what else it can do for you. I am by no means an expert on the iPad. However, I know what I like and…
Twitter Ag List: Who To Follow
Have you seen all the lists for entrepreneurs, women, business people, educators and the like who are the top 100 or top 20 or 10 most popular under 40? Me too. And I’ve had enough. It’s time to talk about the 2%. The people who feed you. And those who love and support them. That’s…
A gift to myself: unplugged
unplugged …. originally referred to a musician who performed without electronics and amplification and things that made him/her sound different from their original voice. It now often refers to more of a literal meaning. When someone says they are unplugged, they may mean they have literally unplugged their electronic equipment and are not communicating via…
Christmas Facts
This infographic was sent to me in an email from Work Force Development at Idaho State University.
Pinterest is a platform where people share pictures, ideas, quotes, stories and all kinds of stuff. It seems like this might be just a place for people to hang out and get motivated to do projects around the home and share great ideas with friends. And mostly, that’s what it is. Except when it’s not.…