Josh’s Saturday afternoon playdate came to a sadly abrupt end when he somehow landed on his foot weird on the trampoline. We went home, iced it down, gave him ibuprofen… and it just didn’t seem to be getting better. It turns out that what I thought might have been a bad stubbed toe was a dislocated toe that may or may not have a bit of a fracture on one of the bones. We hit the ER at about 7, hoping to beat all of the usual Saturday “festivities” that happen at the emergency room, and we stayed until 2 am. Yeah… anyway… some thoughts that occurred while we waited.
Let me sum up…
It’s been awhile since either of us did anything here on the blog. We’ve had a busy spring/summer season. Let’s see…
How’s Your Year Shaping Up
Cliff Cline is a good friend and a great leader. He recently wrote a new post on evaluating the progress of your life goals. Here’s a portion of how to do it:
Maybe you have made plans, maybe you haven’t, but whether you have or not, the days are passing by.
One of the things that can help you assess things is a picture. A graph, a shape or something that represents what you were trying to accomplish against what you actually have.
You can find the rest of the post here. Check it out!
Money Saving and Mom?
Came across a very interesting site via Beth Runkel’s FB question about finding a good coupon site online. One of the suggestions was for Moneysavingmom.com.
It looks like a great site with lots of local coupons. I’m no mom (I don’t fit the gender requirements) but it looks pretty good! I especially loved the section about living simply and earning/managing money! If you get a chance, check it out!
Question: What coupon saving websites have you used? How have they helped or hurt your finances?
Anything for Love
Came across this post about the crazy things we do for love by Justin Davis. Here’s a clip:
When we were dating, we would do the craziest things to be with one another. We would stay up late at night talking on the phone. We would playfully argue about who was going to hang up first. “No, you hang up.” “No, you hang up.” (Don’t pretend you didn’t do that.) We would go out of our way to see each other between classes even if we didn’t have class in the same building.
Read it here -http://refineus.org/2011/02/anything-for-love/.
Decision Trap
While perusing my Google Reader feed, I came across this great post by Jenni Catron on things to remember when making decisions (especially tough decisions). Great truth in this post. Here’s a clip:
If you make decisions too slowly, you frustrate your team. If you make decisions too hastily, you may make an unwise or uneducated decision.
It’s the decision trap.
And learning to master the trap is the mark of a good leader.
You can find it here: http://www.jennicatron.tv/the-decision-trap/. Oh, and the last line is killer.