I like to think that I have original, way creative thoughts. When I put my pants on today - I was devastated to find that my original tattoo was emblazoned on the inside of my zipper of my pants. (… long mournful sigh …) Yes, I bought the pants before...
We had our Caravan Health ACO quarterly steering team meeting this past week. As many of you are aware we are participating in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization with a mission to reduce cost and improve quality for our Medicare patients. Each quarter when we meet we review many different...
This year as we focus on wellness I decided to google what Monday, February 10th was. (This is the day that my article is published.) It is National Clean Out Your Computer Day, which I feel fits right into our personal wellness. Whether this is cleaning up old files, organizing...
Whoa. What a mess. I attended the caucus on Monday and looked forward to the results being announced shortly after. The lack of quick (although promised) results invites questions as to the credibility of the caucus. Because of this, I really doubt we will see Iowa as the first caucus...
I am taking Maleigha to get pointe shoes on Saturday. It is a pretty big day at our house as she has been relentless about taking pointe classes and convinced her dance teacher to offer pre-pointe this year so they can start learning the basic technique. Needless to say, she...
The route announcement for RAGBRAI was this last weekend in Des Moines. So, as most of you know, the RAGBRAI bike trip was affected by another ride (the Iowa’s Ride - coming through Clarion, July 15 - if you live in Clarion, I will ask you to open your house/yard...
Last Friday, January 24th, is on record as the most depressing day of the year. According to Psych Central, it is not hard to figure out why. The bills come in from all of those generous gifts you gave back when the holiday spirit had you feeling rich. The resolutions...
Strive to make molehills out of your mountains. This is my quest for myself. Basically, I think I need to minimize my big hairy life events into less stressful situations. Case in point, Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics was invited to talk about our services at the noon Rotary Group...
As we settle into 2020 it is a great opportunity to reflect on the person you want to be and the life you want to have. It is a fresh year and a clean slate and you could do anything this year so what will it be? I have many...
It’s probably the worst part of the year for a lot of people. No holidays, cold weather, February right around the corner … its yearly mandated depression. I know - clinical depression is a real thing and I’m not making light of it, I’m saying that if you are on...