February 2012 – Page 4

On a Scale of 1-10, What is your Pain Level?

2012/02/08 Gayle 0

No one knows how you feel unless you tell them. Unfortunately, I have spent far too much time in and around Doctor’s offices and hospitals in the past couple of months. One of the first questions you’re asked is always about how you feel. They have even developed a cute chart of faces to help you describe your pain. Why do they ask you? Because they can’t know how you feel without input from you! The same is true when it comes to emotional pain. Friends, co-workers and family can not know how you feel unless you tell them. We are all guilty. It happened to me last week. A comment was made in a public forum. I believed it was directed at me, and The rest of the story

Life in a Super Bowl Party

2012/02/06 Gayle 0

Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday – A sacred day in our culture. In our house we love football. We devote most Sunday’s to cheering our teams. Several years ago Jenn and I started hosting a Soup(er) Bowl party, as the name implies we make soup and have a party. It is great fun and we enjoy the experience, except when our team(s) are actually playing. At those times the social interaction of the party eliminates seeing the game. (As a side note, we now only host a party when we have no dog in the fight). Frequently in reaching for our goals we encounter the same type of problem. We know our goal but we get so caught up in the trappings around the goal The rest of the story

Stumbled Upon (Thoughts and Photos)

2012/02/05 Gayle 0

If you happen to be a regular reader of my blog, you probably have encountered my Quest for Average. As with most things in life this quest has become intertwined with many facets of my life. My photography hobby is the latest to succumb. For today’s walk I persuaded Jenn to go with me to Downtown Wilmington and amble with my camera. I am sad to report that I forgot to set my phone to record my distance. However, we did circle a 4 block radius. As we exited the parking deck onto Front Street I was struck by the coloring of these buildings. I notice them often, I think because of the white one in the middle. As we proceeded to walk along Princess The rest of the story

Getting off the Couch

2012/02/04 Gayle 0

As promised, here is my Saturday update on my quest for average. But first let me inspire you with a commercial that you will see in tomorrows quest for the NFL Title: If that doesn’t inspire you to get off the couch and chase cars, nothing will 🙂 Now back to me! On the first – I let the day slip away without walking (first day failure). I rallied on day two and scheduled time to walk after lunch. I walked 0.7 miles at a pleasant pace (Jenn and Marshall were kind enough to walk with me). Four months ago this would have been an easy task but it was no piece of cake for my first day. On day three my distance was the same and although I’ll The rest of the story

To Link or Not To Link

2012/02/03 Gayle 0

I like to talk with people. I love the exchange of ideas. I’m also keen on sharing knowledge. Last night I had the opportunity to speak to a group of local business owners about social media. The joy of talking with other small business owners is palpable for me. At one point in our discussion last night one of the participants said ‘and don’t link your Facebook to your twitter or you’ll piss Gayle off’. I can’t deny that this is true; you will irritate me beyond belief. Nonetheless, I do not believe I am the ONLY one! People link accounts because it is convenient. It is easy to think, I can post to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, etc and all I have to do The rest of the story