In August, our organizational leadership told us to set aside November 12-17 for an important FEMA training experience. We’d been accepted for a grant-funded trip to the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to spend a week participating in an Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC). I had no idea what to expect. We flew […]
Work
Happy Hour in a Box – Delivered
I really miss seeing my team every day. I also miss our lunches at Urban Crust, jokes and happy hours. So I decided to deliver Happy Hour in a Box to everyone for us to enjoy via Zoom. And it was EPIC. The boxes contained pita strips, kalamata tapenade, tomato spread, red pepper hummus, dark […]
April 2019 Wrap Up
Nothing like coming back from vacation (and a conference) and jumping back into work. TEDxPlano 2019: Pivot. A total success. The NFL Super Bowl came to Plano City Council. Too.Much.Fun. Our new MRF opened in Plano. More importantly, I got to see how a MRF works. #winning After several years, Baby Jesus was finally found. […]
March 2019 Wrap Up
March was a super-busy month – but mostly because we vacationed for a lot of it and had to squeeze work into what remained. Advanced PIO (Public Information Officer) training with FEMA in Fort Worth. Our largest TEDxPlanoSalon session to date! TEDxPlano 2019 timed rehearsals. And then we went to Hawaii. We met up with […]
Facebook, Community and Focusing on the Fundamentals
Midway through 2018 I had the opportunity to connect with the Dallas-Fort Worth Facebook Community Leadership Circle. Comprised of page and group administrators, this is a dynamic group with a whole range of experiences. It’s been very fun learning from their challenges and successes, as well as sharing my own from both a work and […]
If the Hallmark Channel Sock Fits, Wear It
I’ve got to preface this post by saying MY HUSBAND is the hopeless romantic in our relationship. Sentimental, sappy, romcom watching and cat-owning long before I ever let a furball near me. So it should be no surprise that HE started watching Hallmark movies long before I did. And HE convinced me they were light, […]
Touring the Water Treatment Plant
I had a very interesting tour in June of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) water treatment system. Here’s a quick overview of the (massive) plant. Water is pumped from Lake Lavon to be treated to make it safe to drink. Look how huge the pumping station pipes are! The water leaves the pump […]
TEDxPlano 2018 | In Images (and a few words)
TEDxPlano 2018 | April 7, 2018 Courtyard Theater, Downtown Plano Theme: Plus { + } The interactive lobby – where you can see, do, taste, and touch. It was so full of fun, we tented the outside of our venue. The main stage event. One of the many notes submitted as part of the Handwritten Letters […]
February 2018 Wrap Up
February is the shortest month and thank goodness for that…otherwise we’d be crazy from all this activity. We are doing better at saying no, though. Ladies Night Out – discussing dreams while enjoying a lot of laughs. Annual running of the Hot Chocolate 15k. Kelly nearly bested his best 15k time from 8 years ago […]
Where Did December Go?
I swear – this blog isn’t all things cooking, though it feels that way at times. We’re able to do a lot more cooking at home (yay!) thanks to some big work projects moving from In Progress to Completed status. Plus I want to pull recipes from the blog to make our own family cookbook […]