Project 52 – Drink Up!
This week on Project 52 we were assigned to take a photo related to Drink Up. I’ve been working through the blog post by Julien Smith and the first assignment involves doing the hardest thing first. I’ve decided that was taking care of my health. One of the steps for that goal is to drink more…
Iowa Tourism
I receive a brief enewsletter from Iowa Tourism. They always send things most people and businesses around the state can use. WINE AND BEER VALENTINE’S DAY PROMOTION The Iowa Tourism Office and the Wine & Beer Promotion Board have launched a Valentine’s Day promotion encouraging travelers to visit Iowa wineries and restaurants. The “Iowa Wine &…
Bar Camp CV
The Cedar Valley had it’s first Bar Camp this weekend. I stumbled across it on facebook. $5 got you a tshirt, 1/2 day of presentations/discussions and lunch. There were 80 people registered, and there were about 50 people there. They had a good sponsor base too. Most of the time slots were filled up and…
Grants
I learned about a grant today for our community — on Facebook. Shelene Codner posted it. http://www.itseasytorecycle.org/grant-program.cfm I also learned about grants last month – several in fact – from my Google Reader. Because I receive notifications whenever http://www.mccrayandassoc.com/ posts a blog entry. Most grants are for nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)3 designation. However, via a Google…
Bridge Over Troubled Water
I no longer watch television. Don’t be sad for me, I have Netflix. I consciously choose something to watch, take the time out of my day to sit down and watch it, and no longer worry about wasting my time watching television. Today I worked on websites, tried my hand at coding a form for…
From Print to Digital
Jo Coonley brought in an article/picture from the North Central Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman for me to see. It had Larry Sailer, Michael Libbie, Claire Celsi and I on the front cover because we were interviewed by CNN. I posted on Facebook that I made the paper and they called me an avid blogger, which…
P52 Project – Self Portrait
I want my grandkids to look at this picture and say “why is there a stack of toilet paper behind G-ma?” I want my grandkids to know this picture is me, and all my pictures are of me smiling. I want my grandkids to say “THAT’S MY G-MA!!!” I want them to always show their…
Looks like Pinterest has reached its tipping point. I’ve received lots of new followers over the past two weeks. They are people I would never think would be interested in Pinterest. Just goes to show you, sometimes I’m wrong. 🙂 Would you like to know how to find out who’s pinning your stuff? It’s simple…
I dreamed a dream
One day I had a dream I’d live in a place surrounded by things I love. Twin, my loyal cat. Books and more books. Yellow walls. Pictures of birds and oceans and roses and travel. Computers that hold stories told and stories yet to come. I dreamed a dream, that did come true. I dreamt…
Itineraries in the Country
Tonight I went to a meeting at TownsEnd Winery. There were 10 of us from different businesses that sat around, drank some good wine and discussed itineraries. We call ourselves the Partnership Group (I know, but all our creativity is going into creating working partnerships). We meet once a month, roughly, and build relationships and…