Monday, April 26, 2010
April Report
Yay! It's only been a month or so since the last blog... Bet you thought I ran out of stuff to blab about! No worries, I am pretty sure I will continue to pretend there are things in my life worth sharing on multiple sources of media. It is of course almost the blog-iversary of this site, so I will be sure to fill the next month with extra rambles in celebration.
Can't say there is too much new in the way of family/work updates. I am happy to report we will have 3 full rockin' summer camps at the Hearing House Clinic, and can't wait to cook with the kids at the second annual "Camp Listen in the Kitchen!" I continue to love the sweet voices of the kids at work, and pretend it makes me qualified to run a business. We will also be taking grad students soon...... that way when I go places people can ask my students if I am old enough to be out of school.
Now comes the part where I share some cool new things I am into and then try to get you to think it is cool too so I can feel extra cool on the basis of numbers.
- Anyone taken Zumba? I love it, and wish I had time to teach it (or any other form of aerobics for that matter)! Take a Zumba class, I know you will love the booty shaking! Shout out to Leslie, loyal blog reader, for taking Zumba with me when she came to visit!
-I have started to read the book the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. I recommend to all who think they are too small to make a big change. If you like the book let me know.
- I am now writing goals so that I can be a winner. I recently found out that 3% of Harvard Business grads make 10 times more than the other 97% combined. That's no chump change if you consider the average Harvard grad makes 115K starting with a 20k bonus! Not sure where us TCU grads stand on that one, but either way I won't stand a chance at being a winner if I don't get some goals down asap! When using a tool from my mentor on how to start goal writing I quickly realized it is pretty tough to answer questions like "what kind of legacy do you want to leave?" I turned to Robert and said "Man this worksheet is hard!" He then responded "Well, would you rather have superficial goals?" in his very "Robert" voice...
-Speaking of Robert... we both LOVE Texas and think it is the best state of the 50, and I have realized I am married to "Mr. Way too Proud of Texas Guy"
If you don't believe me check out the post below~
Talk to you soon!
RED
Can't say there is too much new in the way of family/work updates. I am happy to report we will have 3 full rockin' summer camps at the Hearing House Clinic, and can't wait to cook with the kids at the second annual "Camp Listen in the Kitchen!" I continue to love the sweet voices of the kids at work, and pretend it makes me qualified to run a business. We will also be taking grad students soon...... that way when I go places people can ask my students if I am old enough to be out of school.
Now comes the part where I share some cool new things I am into and then try to get you to think it is cool too so I can feel extra cool on the basis of numbers.
- Anyone taken Zumba? I love it, and wish I had time to teach it (or any other form of aerobics for that matter)! Take a Zumba class, I know you will love the booty shaking! Shout out to Leslie, loyal blog reader, for taking Zumba with me when she came to visit!
-I have started to read the book the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. I recommend to all who think they are too small to make a big change. If you like the book let me know.
- I am now writing goals so that I can be a winner. I recently found out that 3% of Harvard Business grads make 10 times more than the other 97% combined. That's no chump change if you consider the average Harvard grad makes 115K starting with a 20k bonus! Not sure where us TCU grads stand on that one, but either way I won't stand a chance at being a winner if I don't get some goals down asap! When using a tool from my mentor on how to start goal writing I quickly realized it is pretty tough to answer questions like "what kind of legacy do you want to leave?" I turned to Robert and said "Man this worksheet is hard!" He then responded "Well, would you rather have superficial goals?" in his very "Robert" voice...
-Speaking of Robert... we both LOVE Texas and think it is the best state of the 50, and I have realized I am married to "Mr. Way too Proud of Texas Guy"
If you don't believe me check out the post below~
Talk to you soon!
RED
Monday, March 15, 2010
Airplane rambles
So those who I may talk to outside of my blog page may know that I have had some pretty fun airplane adventures lately. In fact, I thought I would write a list of all of the reasons I have been delayed on an airplane. You know, instead of facing the reality that my computer crashed last week, and I am still recovering files.
The list is categorized by trip so that things will look more dramatic.
Last weekend on my way back from Texas we got out to the runway, and were then directed to go back to the gate and let someone off because we were too heavy... so some dude got off with his bag, and 30 minutes later we were off.
On a trip to and from New Mexico in Jan :
This trip itinerary should have read "1:30 PM flight from RIC to DFW with a 1 hour layover then off to Albq, and return."
Instead it was as follows:
1:30 flight from RIC to DFW boarded and then canceled because defrosters were broken. Board a second flight around 6 which is delayed for weather.
11:00 PM flight from DFW to Albq delayed with a gate change because "plane out of service" Finally land in Albq at 1 am.
Our return flight Albq to DFW was delayed because it was thinking about raining in Dallas, then we missed our plane in Dallas resulting in an overnight stay.
Next day we are on the first flight out, we board, and the plane has another broken defroster, so we deplane and change gates... and then on the next flight we get out to the runway go to take off, and then the captain says "Ladies and gents, we are having some issues with the autopilot, I am checking the manual right now to see if we can fly without it." I reply..."UMMM... How about, NOOOO!!!?? " I was of course correct, we had to take a u-turn back to the gate, and the flight attendant comes over the loud speaker to say " Please stay in your seats with your seat belts fastened because we have no idea what we are doing." It was in that sweet flight attendant prosody which allows you to say words such as "lavatory," and "deplane" without anyone looking at you funny. So there we sat as we watched some repair guy drive up with a new part, then proceed to unscrew every part of the cockpit for as we waited with seat belts fastened for instructions.... we took off, and made it home just in time for 2.5 ft of snow.
Oh yeah, that almost tops the time we were on the way back from ASHA last year I was delayed because our flight attendant was "missing." Guess they found us another one because that was only a 30 min delay.
Ok that's all for now. Can't wait for the next trip!
The list is categorized by trip so that things will look more dramatic.
Last weekend on my way back from Texas we got out to the runway, and were then directed to go back to the gate and let someone off because we were too heavy... so some dude got off with his bag, and 30 minutes later we were off.
On a trip to and from New Mexico in Jan :
This trip itinerary should have read "1:30 PM flight from RIC to DFW with a 1 hour layover then off to Albq, and return."
Instead it was as follows:
1:30 flight from RIC to DFW boarded and then canceled because defrosters were broken. Board a second flight around 6 which is delayed for weather.
11:00 PM flight from DFW to Albq delayed with a gate change because "plane out of service" Finally land in Albq at 1 am.
Our return flight Albq to DFW was delayed because it was thinking about raining in Dallas, then we missed our plane in Dallas resulting in an overnight stay.
Next day we are on the first flight out, we board, and the plane has another broken defroster, so we deplane and change gates... and then on the next flight we get out to the runway go to take off, and then the captain says "Ladies and gents, we are having some issues with the autopilot, I am checking the manual right now to see if we can fly without it." I reply..."UMMM... How about, NOOOO!!!?? " I was of course correct, we had to take a u-turn back to the gate, and the flight attendant comes over the loud speaker to say " Please stay in your seats with your seat belts fastened because we have no idea what we are doing." It was in that sweet flight attendant prosody which allows you to say words such as "lavatory," and "deplane" without anyone looking at you funny. So there we sat as we watched some repair guy drive up with a new part, then proceed to unscrew every part of the cockpit for as we waited with seat belts fastened for instructions.... we took off, and made it home just in time for 2.5 ft of snow.
Oh yeah, that almost tops the time we were on the way back from ASHA last year I was delayed because our flight attendant was "missing." Guess they found us another one because that was only a 30 min delay.
Ok that's all for now. Can't wait for the next trip!
Monday, March 8, 2010
First blog of 2010
Goodness, Internet!!! I really have not been an active blogger... or maybe the truth is that I don't really have too interesting of a life, and can only find things to blog about quarterly. Apologies for those readers (mom) who I may have left hanging in cyberspace for months!
Now comes the part where I update y'all on the not so exciting parts of my life. Of course in the spirit if winter we got more snow this winter than I care to discuss in a blog, or can really bring up without using language that would make this blog not so G rated.... I will briefly report that we now own "snow equipment" which is really an example of personal growth in the Evans family...we are now out of denial and moving through the grief cycle. Of course still mourning our loss of sunshine for 5 months a year.
On to more positive things.... we got to start the year with a super audiology extravaganza/nerd-fest in Chicago at the Worthington wedding. Seriously AWESOME event. I was honored to read the Irish blessing, and shake it on the dance floor with a room full of people with ear protection in their purses and pockets...
February was a month full of blessings including celebrating 2 years of marriage, and 7 years of cancer survivorship! What a blessing that my liver is still holding strong, and that Robert still puts up with all of my crazy!
I of course still pretend like I can run a business in 2 locations and keep my head on straight. What a learning curve and blessing it is to learn on the job, and google things like "how to hire someone......" (yes I actually did this, then asked "real" experts to confirm my google research findings). The good thing is that I have a crackberry now so I look professional when I google "how to run a business," or "how did I go to college for more than 7 years, accumulate a butt load of student loans, and not take one class on how to run a company"
Finally I will use the last part of this blog to congratulate the many friends who had babies/will be having a baby soon. Congrats to all the new editions, and sorry for my delay in internet love.
more bloggin to come!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Happy Ho-Ho-Ho to you!
What a great year blog friends. Despite the crazy snow business we got, there is nothing to complain about on this end.
The Richmond office is growing, now with a specialty clinic for children with hearing loss called the Hearing House. We have had several great events and parent trainings, and look forward to a great 2010 for all the Evans Family Speech & Hearing programs. Still working 60-70 hrs a week, but have a great team helping me out now, and hope to have a great new office manager help me out soon!
We had a crazy November but were so happy to spend Turkey day at home here in VA! We made a brown bag turkey it was so yummy.
More importantly the Frogs finished as BCS eligible so they are off to their first ever BCS Bowl game! SO PUMPED for TCU!
We spent the Christmas Holiday in Texas, and are now back in VA.... more later.... Robert says "I'm hungry, Let's go out to eat!"
The Richmond office is growing, now with a specialty clinic for children with hearing loss called the Hearing House. We have had several great events and parent trainings, and look forward to a great 2010 for all the Evans Family Speech & Hearing programs. Still working 60-70 hrs a week, but have a great team helping me out now, and hope to have a great new office manager help me out soon!
We had a crazy November but were so happy to spend Turkey day at home here in VA! We made a brown bag turkey it was so yummy.
More importantly the Frogs finished as BCS eligible so they are off to their first ever BCS Bowl game! SO PUMPED for TCU!
We spent the Christmas Holiday in Texas, and are now back in VA.... more later.... Robert says "I'm hungry, Let's go out to eat!"
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
H1N1 rambles
Well as many of you have heard I came down with that H1N1 business. Lucky for me I got Tamiflu and I am well on my way to healthville. The Dr. asked that I stay at home for 5 days which is in fact more time than I have probably been home this year, so I have really had the chance to catch up on sleep, TV, and internet. Formal internet love to all who have sent well wishes. I told Robert I thought I still looked pretty sick. He said "No actually, you don't look bad, you just look like Northwestern Grad school Christine, you know when you slept 2 hours a night wore the same clothing for 2 days, and didn't leave the house all weekend because you were studying." So to put that another way... "Grad school made me look like I had swine flu???"
That for sure gave some nice scary imagery in time for Halloween! In honor of this Swine Flu event we will likely carve a pig on our Halloween pumpkin....
Since Halloween is approaching I felt I should keep the blog themed. Should you care about the little life related updates, call, email, or complain on the blog comment and I will give the readers what they want!
So since I have been home watching TV there is a certain Dove commercial that seems to be very Halloween friendly. I find it to be a little scary. I wonder if any of you have seen it. The commercial is to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?" Here is the link http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Dove+Walmart&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#
Now where to start... let's get the lyrics in print in case you too were charmed by the tune and could not fully soak in the lyrics.
"Do your eyes sit wide
Does your nose turn to the side
Do your elbows kind of crinkle
Do your knees sort of wrinkle
Does your chest tend to freckle
Do you have a crooked smile
Do your eyes sit wide
Do your ears sort of wiggle
Does your hair make you giggle
Does your neck grow long
Do your hips sing a song
Do your ears hang low."
Is it just me, or did that commercial just not put you in the mood to go buy some Dove products? MY INTERPRETATION: "Dove is for the lady who has mutant features, and can't use other beauty products," or "If you use Dove, you will look like a mutant, if you don't already."
OK so I am all for that natural beauty thing, and fully see the argument that society has made us think that we need to be skinny lil' toothpick things that look like models to be "pretty," but I think Dove has taken their "true beauty " thing too far with this ad. See, if the argument is that we are all pretty and we don't need any product to change us, except Dove products of course, then wouldn't it just be best to associate Dove with total beauty and not perceived "flaws." Every girl has unique features, and yes Dove, I do agree that each of us is beautiful as God created us each as individual gifts from him..... HOWEVER, I am pretty sure none of us wants the product that claims to show off that little thing we are not too excited about you know like "a nose that runs to the side" or your "wide set eyes" That's what makes us human.... we are flawed, and we are always going to be looking for something that shows our perceived best, and on this end I don't really ask for much. I simply prefer to look human, and not like a member of the X-MEN.... so looks like there will be no Dove in my future.
OK sorry for the ramble more normal stuff later.
RED
That for sure gave some nice scary imagery in time for Halloween! In honor of this Swine Flu event we will likely carve a pig on our Halloween pumpkin....
Since Halloween is approaching I felt I should keep the blog themed. Should you care about the little life related updates, call, email, or complain on the blog comment and I will give the readers what they want!
So since I have been home watching TV there is a certain Dove commercial that seems to be very Halloween friendly. I find it to be a little scary. I wonder if any of you have seen it. The commercial is to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?" Here is the link http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Dove+Walmart&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#
Now where to start... let's get the lyrics in print in case you too were charmed by the tune and could not fully soak in the lyrics.
"Do your eyes sit wide
Does your nose turn to the side
Do your elbows kind of crinkle
Do your knees sort of wrinkle
Does your chest tend to freckle
Do you have a crooked smile
Do your eyes sit wide
Do your ears sort of wiggle
Does your hair make you giggle
Does your neck grow long
Do your hips sing a song
Do your ears hang low."
Is it just me, or did that commercial just not put you in the mood to go buy some Dove products? MY INTERPRETATION: "Dove is for the lady who has mutant features, and can't use other beauty products," or "If you use Dove, you will look like a mutant, if you don't already."
OK so I am all for that natural beauty thing, and fully see the argument that society has made us think that we need to be skinny lil' toothpick things that look like models to be "pretty," but I think Dove has taken their "true beauty " thing too far with this ad. See, if the argument is that we are all pretty and we don't need any product to change us, except Dove products of course, then wouldn't it just be best to associate Dove with total beauty and not perceived "flaws." Every girl has unique features, and yes Dove, I do agree that each of us is beautiful as God created us each as individual gifts from him..... HOWEVER, I am pretty sure none of us wants the product that claims to show off that little thing we are not too excited about you know like "a nose that runs to the side" or your "wide set eyes" That's what makes us human.... we are flawed, and we are always going to be looking for something that shows our perceived best, and on this end I don't really ask for much. I simply prefer to look human, and not like a member of the X-MEN.... so looks like there will be no Dove in my future.
OK sorry for the ramble more normal stuff later.
RED
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Dreaming Big!
Welcome back everyone! (now including my sister, mom, Monica, Leslie, Carrie, Sarah, and Mandy). Bless you for pretending I am cool enough to blog on a regular basis.
As you may have noticed, I don't appear to have too exciting of a social life. If you scroll down, you may find that I really spend most of my time helping kids with hearing loss, helping their parents, or talking about helping with something related to d/hh. Although I find it to be the greatest thing in the world...it turns out others are not as excited as I am about the nerd talk.
In an effort to expand my horizons beyond my business, and my daily visits to the YMCA to workout, I decided to pay for some friends. Because nothing says exciting social life like an expensive women's social club. As of this month, I am now a new member of the Junior League of Richmond. This month I have already been to a couple happy hours, and a social. I have met some great girls... including another 20-something business owner, and someone who also works with ear related things, so I am sure to not have to talk about other things for too long! I will be sure to blog about this aspect of life in between my nerd blogs.
In other more important news. LOTS of people are going to be here to visit soon for TCU HORNED FROG FOOTBALL!!!! I am so pumped. The best part is Leslie will be here to hang out the entire weekend! YES! "Robert's people," or my "friend-in-laws" as I lovingly refer to them (for some reason they don't like it when I call them names), will be meeting in DC for some fun, and then joining us at the TCU at UVA game on Sept 12.
And finally, I will get to have my favorite kind of nerd fun in St. Louis over labor day weekend! I will be reunited with my Northwestern AuD buddies for Serena's wedding. I CAN'T WAIT!
That's all for now.
RED
PS- Say some prayers for an all clear at my annual cancer scans at MD Anderson on Sept 8 & 9. Here's to hoping my body has decided to take a holiday from tumor growing...
PPS- Stay tuned to the blog for a BIG announcement about an exciting new program we're starting as part of the business!
As you may have noticed, I don't appear to have too exciting of a social life. If you scroll down, you may find that I really spend most of my time helping kids with hearing loss, helping their parents, or talking about helping with something related to d/hh. Although I find it to be the greatest thing in the world...it turns out others are not as excited as I am about the nerd talk.
In an effort to expand my horizons beyond my business, and my daily visits to the YMCA to workout, I decided to pay for some friends. Because nothing says exciting social life like an expensive women's social club. As of this month, I am now a new member of the Junior League of Richmond. This month I have already been to a couple happy hours, and a social. I have met some great girls... including another 20-something business owner, and someone who also works with ear related things, so I am sure to not have to talk about other things for too long! I will be sure to blog about this aspect of life in between my nerd blogs.
In other more important news. LOTS of people are going to be here to visit soon for TCU HORNED FROG FOOTBALL!!!! I am so pumped. The best part is Leslie will be here to hang out the entire weekend! YES! "Robert's people," or my "friend-in-laws" as I lovingly refer to them (for some reason they don't like it when I call them names), will be meeting in DC for some fun, and then joining us at the TCU at UVA game on Sept 12.
And finally, I will get to have my favorite kind of nerd fun in St. Louis over labor day weekend! I will be reunited with my Northwestern AuD buddies for Serena's wedding. I CAN'T WAIT!
That's all for now.
RED
PS- Say some prayers for an all clear at my annual cancer scans at MD Anderson on Sept 8 & 9. Here's to hoping my body has decided to take a holiday from tumor growing...
PPS- Stay tuned to the blog for a BIG announcement about an exciting new program we're starting as part of the business!
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