CPRMom

There are 2 bottles of ginger ale in my driveway. In case you're wondering why, read on for a tale of "I-don't-care-or-think-about-my-job-performance" and "Great-customer-service". We'll start with "I-don't-care-or-think-about-my-job-performance". I'm at the store, okay let's be really upfront... I was in Market Basket . Not my usual store, but the other one. The bagger, an older gentleman, said "How heavy do you want these bags?".  My reply ..."they can be heavy, but no heavier than what the bag can handle".   I have a large collection of reusable bags in all different materials, shapes & sizes.   He says "What?" and I repeat myself. He either really couldn't hear me, although I can be really loud, or he really didn't care. So he puts 4 2-liter bottles in 1 reusable bag. It was a bag like the blue reusable bags they sell at Market Basket, but it was my newest black American Hear...

Last February I moved my courses to a permanent home in Greenland, NH. It was exciting and overwhelming all rolled into one. And it’s been a blast! I love having my own space to hold classes, scheduling has been so easy and I can accommodate last minute one-on-one classes. But I was also so nervous, I had monthly rent to pay and needed to make sure my finances were on track. I was so fortunate to be able to join forces with a colleague who is an Athletic Trainer and we co-share a double office in a small office building. We are both part-time businesses and were able to work out a great schedule that met both of our needs. I was so nervous at first that I might disappoint him if things didn’t work out for me. It has been so rewarding to discover that my classes have been popular and I’ve been busy teaching and using our classroom space.  But sadly sometimes things don’t often work out as we hope. My business is flourishing. I am so happy to be able to type that! Despite n...

This is something I rant about in classes sometimes.Okay, maybe more frequently in the summer months. In tonight's news I saw this story and I'm not sure if I'm really really angry or really really sad.  Maybe I'm a mix of both. 4 children left in hot car taken to hospital http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/4-children-in-hot-car-taken-to-hospital/-/9857858/21019918/-/itme1a/-/index.html . 4 children between the ages of 9 months and 9 years old were left in a car, in a parking lot, with the windows rolled up, for up to 15 minutes.  Thank goodness someone saw them and called 911. So often people passing by are quick to call 911 or the local police department when they see a dog left in a car in the summer.  Not as often do people call when they see a person or child sitting in a car in the warmer, or really hot, summer temperatures.  Thank goodness someone saw these kids and called. Temperatures rise quickly in a vehicle when it's warm outside.  It doesn't matt...

I love getting comments on my blog. Occasionally I comment on other people's blogs. It's a good thing. Most bloggers get spam, totally off-topic comments. We all deal with it. We just delete and carry on. What gets irritating a nice valuable comments that contain links to someone else's website. When I post a comment on someone else's blog I don't put in links to my blog, website or business. It makes me come across as only posting to promote my own site. And when others folks do that on my blog it makes their perfectly good comment look like spam. And then that really nice comment never gets published. Most blog sites have a box to input your website or blog when submitting a comment. That's where your website or blog should be posted. Adding relevant on-topic links to a different website, like www.heart.org for the American Heart Association website are okay as sometimes we want to share something that ties in to the post. However several hy...

I had a great question at a program I did for my local Mended Hearts chapter the other night. Can a rescuer with a pacemaker or ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) safely operate an AED? And the answer is .... Yes! When I'm short on time my go-to source for answers to questions I'm not 100% sure on is one of the online instructor forums I belong to. There are a lot of really smart and knowledgeable folks in the group. One member even did a bit of research for me and provided this great link to Daily Living with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator . She even called Medtronic to ask. I'll be updating this post when I have a chance to call them myself later today. But AED's are safe and easy to use, even if the rescuer has a pacemaker or ICD. 5/17 update: I called Medtronic, the folks who make the Lifepack 1000 AED. AED's are safe to use by rescuers with a pacemaker or ICD. They don't have anything in writing on it, but the rep on th...

Here's the 2013 line up for $1 Summer Movies at Regal Cinemas. All films are on Tuesday & Wednesday beginning at 10am. I added the dates for the Newington Regal Cinema 2013 Regal Summer Movie Express http://www.regmovies.com/Movies/Summer-Movie-Express Week Title Rating Time 6/19 The Three Stooges PG 10am 6/19 Ice Age: Continental Drift PG 10am 6/25 - 6/26 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days PG 10am 6/25 - 6/26 Parental Guidance PG 10am 7/2 - 7/3 Mr. Poppers' Penguins PG 10am 7/2 - 7/3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked G 10am 7/9 - 7/10 Monte Carlo PG 10am 7/9 - 7/10 Rio G 10am 7/16 - 7/17 Coraline PG 10am 7/16 - 7/17 ParaNorman PG 10am 7/23 - 7/24 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax PG 10am 7/23 - 7/24 Big Miracle PG 10am 7/30 - 7/31 Yogi Bear PG 10am 7/30 - 7/31 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island PG 10am 8/6 - 8/7 Racing Stripes PG 10am 8/6 - 8/7 Happy Feet Too P...

So this is the post I started on Friday, and then got busy and now here it is Monday. A few weeks ago I received an email from someone needing CPR AED certification quickly. This happens a lot for me. Sometimes deadlines or card expiration dates creep up quickly and suddenly folks realize that their certification card has expired and they either can't work or turn in their re-licensing paperwork without a valid card. The challenge was - all my upcoming classes before the date she needed it by were full. I also don't have a lot of available time. sigh My business is feast or famine, ... seriously. I'm either popular or I'm not. Since the courses lead to 2 year certification people only come looking for me once every 2 years. Right now I'm super popular. It's exciting and its overwhelming. Because not only do I run my small business; I have 4 children, a part-time job I love and a small content/writing business. Oh and I volunteer WAAAAYYYYYY too m...