This is the time of year when I start to feel like I have a plan. As we look towards Spring and the warmer temperatures, I start to embrace the need to organizing. I wouldn’t go so far as to say embrace spring cleaning but definitely a desire to set...
It seems like spring is almost here. The temperatures are coming up and the sun seems to be shining just a little brighter. This weekend we took the kids and two nephews snow tubing in Boone. We had a blast. The weather was warm and it made for a great...
When I try and be compliant - do the right things to achieve a specific result and I check everything and then something - like my stupid new phone has other ideas - my world collapses. It’s like when it auto-corrects words and sentences into completely different meanings. I really...
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...
