Little Hike and a Little Thai

Last Saturday I was able to get out for a small hike in North Bend. I hiked Little si with Kelsey and really enjoyed it. It was only about an hour up, which was nice because I had other stuff to do that day. The view at the top was amazing! You could see everything around you. So Kelsey and I sat at the top awhile before heading back down.

But then I was thinking the other day of how funny hiking is. What compelled a person one day to say, "Hey I think I'll climb that mountain." It must be something inside of us that feels that we need to conquer different tasks in life. We feel empowered once we get to the top and can see from a bird's eye. Just a small thought that I though was funny.

After our hike we went to a really good Thai food place in Tacoma called Silk Thai. The vibe in the place was really chill and we were able to get a lot of food on a college budget. If you like Thai food I suggest you check it out.

Beautiful Day

Washington is having great weather for being February. Normally it is filled with rain or snow this time of year, but this past week has been nothing but blue skies and sunshine. It makes me wonder if this is just an odd event this year or will Washington continue to have good weather for years to come. I can only hope for the latter.

I've also noticed that when the weather gets nice, people's attitudes get so much better. I went for a walk today with Kelsey and there were so many couples out walking around. They all had smiles on their faces and were enjoying themselves. Even at the local coffee shop where we got some breakfast, the attitudes of people in there seemed to be more friendly than usual. Its strange how a little thing like sunshine can change our attitudes.

I hope the weather continues to stay nice so more smiles can be seen around Washington. With the economy the way it is and the unemployment offices being filled, we need a little sunshine to keep our spirits up.

Keep Pushing Through Hard Times

I've come to a point in my life where a whole lot of decisions need to be made. This causes a lot of stress on me. But I've found that if I keep my faith strong and keep pushing through the hard times, it will all end up good in the end.

It's hard to know what to do with my life at times. I guess that is why God wants us to have faith in him. i find myself wondering why can't God just give me a map of life? But if I had that I wouldn't need faith in him and I would be relying on myself. Therefore I have to keep reminding myself that God holds my map to life and to get through it, i have to keep faith in him.

So through these hard times, I have to keep pressing on and trusting God, because even if I can't see it right now, he has big plans for me.

Social Social Social

I haven't been able to blog for awhile because I've been working on a social media plan for The Boys & Girls Club of the South Puget Sound. Its main emphasis was on creating a Facebook presence and had a lot to do with creating a Page. So after about 1000 screen shots and hours of editing and revising I’ve finished. I really enjoyed doing the project and want to do more in the future.

There are so many companies that need to have a presence on social media sights that aren’t already. It can provide free marketing and help grow a company in a matter of weeks. 25 percent of Ford’s marketing is done on social media sites and Starbucks perfected their instant coffee “Via” by using customer feedback on Twitter to create their recipe.

But companies can’t be one sided anymore with their marketing. If they are going to market through social media sites, then they have to be “Social.” Meaning they have to participate in conversations on social media sites and respond to customers who are asking questions about products. Companies can’t wait for customers to find them anymore; Customers are waiting for companies to find them. Social media is a great tool if done right, but must be maintained and updated frequently.

I hope to guide more companies and organizations into starting a social media presence in the future.  Its something that is not optional anymore if you want to stay ahead of the competition today.

The Hanger

Its that time again.  You have that feeling and there is nothing you can do about.  I'm talking about The Hanger. It comes around at the least opportune time and doesn't seem to leave until the most opportune time. It makes an appearance usually when you are just getting over a cold or when its dry outside.  Guys usually understand this more.  In case you haven't figured it out, I'm talking about that booger in your nose that swings around your nostril. 

The Hanger's favorite time to come out is when you are having a conversation with someone.  You want to stay in the conversation, but your mind is wandering with thoughts of your new roomate in your nose.  Worst of all, you can't tell if  the person you are talking to can see it or not.  And the last thing you want them to say is, "You've got a little something hanging from your nose." (That's even weirder if its a first date or a new friend.)  So you try sniffing, but it doesn't work!  After about 15 sniffs the person you're talking to begins to think your weird. Not only that, they may to think something is wrong with you and you reply with, "I got a cold."  But you don't really have a cold!  You have The Hanger and it won't go away!  You also don't want to leave the conversation and blow your nose (or start digging for gold).  You may even resort to the "wipe-something-off-my-face-but-stop-by-my-nose-for-a-couple-seconds."

I experienced this problem today at work and I couldn't go blow my nose for about 15 minutes.  It was really annoying just having that thing HANGING around my nose all day.  I don't want that thing coming around again so I wrote a note saying, "Dear The Hanger, go swing around someone else's air passage and leave me alone!"