Jun 9th, 2010
Navigating the Airport, Children, & Travel
Last week Ryleigh, my 18 month old and I took our first plane ride to Philadelphia, PA. Since I would be flying solo with Ryleigh on our first plane ride, I did my research to try to make it as easy as possible for the both of us. What Worked– An inexpensive umbrella stroller saved [...]
May 28th, 2010
I Became Me.
I’m reminded of my Junior High Advanced Reading class in 7th grade. Mr. Holthaus was my teacher. I’ve always loved reading, and I remember him lecturing on the four different types of conflict in fictional literature–man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, and man vs. self. Exactly why I remember things like this, [...]
May 25th, 2010
Keeping Our Social Media Talent in Oklahoma
Most people outside of the social media community in Oklahoma don’t realize the number of talented business professionals, entrepreneurs, and tech savvy folks that live and work in this state where I call home, and it’s time they did. State leaders give speeches, attend ribbon cuttings, and speak with the media discussing the importance of [...]
May 19th, 2010
Social Media Karma
A couple weeks ago I made the decision to unfollow and block someone on Twitter as a result of a blog post they had written which I felt was in bad taste. It was a hasty decision and after a period of several days I decided that it best to follow them back after watching [...]
May 15th, 2010
Have Children Will Travel
Just last week I traveled to Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas for both business and family. My daughter, Ryleigh who is 17 months and I drove 5 + hours to get to our final destination. I was extremely nervous about traveling with a toddler for extended periods of time because I have heard and experienced [...]
May 10th, 2010
I Dare You, SHRM. Convince Me
I’ll be honest here. I’m a last minute kind of gal especially when it becomes to booking travel, signing up for events, and renewing magazine subscriptions and memberships. My SHRM professional membership is another fine example. I’ve been a member and advocate of SHRM for almost 10 years. When I stumbled in the world of [...]
Apr 30th, 2010
My New Mac Life
I’ve went rogue and bought a MacBook Pro. I know what you’re thinking. They are expensive so I did what any bargain hunter would do–I ordered mine off ebay for substantially less than the new purchase price. It’s my first official week and a half working with my new Mac, and of course I have [...]
Apr 25th, 2010
The Work/Life Myth
As someone who is approaching my six month anniversary of working for myself as Xceptional HR full-time, I have had to adapt to a new world. For me as a full-time consultant and entrepreneur, gone are the days of assistants, a team of 10 to share the load and collaborative work teams in my office. Don’t [...]
Apr 18th, 2010
Ideas for Self-Published Authors & Social Media
I attended a new author book signing yesterday at Full Circle Books. It was the first time I have ever attended a group author book signing, and I very much enjoyed the experience. Along the back section of the book store sat approximately 10 authors all at their own individuals tables ready to meet and [...]
Apr 15th, 2010
Texting4Jobs Gains Momentum
It’s been an interesting three weeks since my business partner, Ron Cariker and I announced Texting4Jobs. This past Monday we released our first official press release to the media in Oklahoma, and we are very impressed with the traction and attention it is getting. Just this week alone we have had some major press: Featured [...]
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