The Busy PT's Guide to Finding Balance

My Baby Wants to be Adopted

Janey Goude — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT

Be careful what you wish for. It is so easy to see greener grass on the other side. Often we don't take time to think through the ramifications of our decisions. My seven-year old, Abigail, announced, "I wish our family only had five people." We currently...(read more)

Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It!

Janey Goude — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Your Life is an Occasion – Rise to It! --Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Edward Magorium in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium If you haven't seen "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," you are missing a gem. I love this movie. In so many ways, it embodies what this blog...(read more)

NUTS!

Janey Goude — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Are you trying to perform tasks but find you consistently come up short? Maybe you are working outside of your skill set. As I watch a squirrel, his tiny cheeks chock full of nuts, I marvel at how easily he can crack open the shells. This feat is made...(read more)

When to Let it Die

Janey Goude — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:41:00 GMT

We lived in West Palm Beach, Florida. You'd think we would have been in heaven. The sun, the sand, the glitz. But our experience was far from heavenly. While I finished out the remaining six weeks of a contract assignment, my husband moved down to get...(read more)

Sun Spot Sightings

Janey Goude — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Yesterday was a bad day. That's how I went to bed remembering it, anyway. Mulling over its badness, I realized yesterday was really only bad in spots. Because those "spots" had come toward the end of the day, they eclipsed all the good that came before...(read more)

Saying your Peace or Holding Your Tongue?

Janey Goude — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:44:00 GMT

I went for a routine radiological test - the dreaded annual mammogram. Because the procedure and the equipment are so specialized - and because "emergency" appointments are unusual - the wait is typically minimal, nothing like going to see your family...(read more)

It’s All I Know

Janey Goude — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:00 GMT

Watching the movie Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium , I couldn't help but feel sorry for Mutant. He enters an environment where he is the outcast. In a world of imagination and creativity, he speaks a language of rules and regulations. When difficult times...(read more)

Gardasil Vaccine

Janey Goude — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:07:00 GMT

Why is this "cervical cancer" vaccine not being advertised honestly? I watched a commercial with my teen daughter several weeks ago. When it was over I asked her, "Based on this commercial, should you receive the vaccine?" Her response was along the lines...(read more)

Balancing Hormones

Janey Goude — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:53:00 GMT

It's a taboo topic. But the truth is if you are a woman, you deal with it. If you are a man who has ever lived with a woman, you know about it, you sense it coming, and - if you're smart - you get out of its way! I wish I could get out of its way, but...(read more)

They Don’t Make a Pill for That…I Asked!

Janey Goude — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:14:00 GMT

Our five year old son received the diagnosis of mono. The doctor said other viruses could give false positives, but suggested we follow mono restrictions to be on the safe side. Our task was to keep him calm for a ten days: no riding anything that moved,...(read more)

Old Wives’ Tales

Janey Goude — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:49:00 GMT

"Don't believe that. It's just an old wives' tale." Live long enough and you'll see those old wives weren't just spinning tales, some stories contain at least a scintilla of truth. Arthur Itis is an excellent meteorologist. I never used to believe this...(read more)

New Hires: Warm Bodies or Assets?

Janey Goude — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:42:00 GMT

Winner of the most dreaded interview question: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Used properly, this question can screen potential applicants for a job opening. Every office has a current set of skills that needs to be complemented, not duplicated....(read more)

Employee Evaluations

Janey Goude — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:35:00 GMT

Consider reinventing the employee evaluation. Typical assessments identify weaknesses and ask employees to improve on them. Is that really where you want your staff investing their time - trying to achieve mediocre results in areas of weakness? We all...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Janey Goude — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:23:00 GMT

I recently dreamt about someone close to me being in danger - danger too unspeakable to recount here. The danger had warning signs. Warning signs that - after having served in the medical field for over a decade - I should have picked up on. But my first...(read more)

Bringing Balance to our “YES!”

Janey Goude — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:12:00 GMT

The best defense to avoiding overcommittment is to learn how to say, "Yes!" I know what you're thinking: But saying, "Yes!" is what gets us in to this mess! No. Saying, "Yes!" indiscriminately gets us into this mess. Here are some guidelines to bring...(read more)