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Today I gave my 5th Toastmaster's Speech
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Today I gave the 5th speech in the Competent Communicator's Manual for the Wachovia CIC Toastmaster Club #7358. I joined the club back in October and as some of you know this is my second stint with Toastmasters. Back in my early years I joined the club to learn leadership and speaking skills for purposes of student government. After attending and getting a certificate from that club I was voted in as student body president of Margaret Meade Junior High in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Unfortunately we moved so I was unable to fulfill my role as president but the memory of my accomplishments lived on. I give the Toastmasters club a lot of credit for helping me learn the skills needed for leadership. When I found there was a club here at CIC (my place of employment) I attended and ultimately joined. I am now 5 speeches into my Competent Communicator Track and will complete it hopefully by the middle of this year. Today's speech was entitled "Oh the Places I've been!". I am going to start recording these as I give them, I need to buy a digital recorder.
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Posted by schoon on Thursday, January 14 @ 11:22:09 MST (9 reads)
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So, are we getting a new house for 2010? Well, kind of. You see, a month or so ago we had our Sewer line back up into the house and it flooded us with about 75 gallons of dirty water. We had to have the cleanup crews come in and remove carpeting, tile, drywall, cabinets and other materials. The insurance company is picking up quite a bit of the tab but we've also decided to do some upgrades. This week the bulk of that work has begun and the house is in utter chaos. Tile is currently going down in the kitchen so we are without a kitchen and also can't go in there as the tile cures. It is tough keeping the dog out of there too! Carpeting is going down today and then the bathroom and cabinets will be put together. I anticipate another week or two of craziness and will be so happy when it is all over with. I know Suzi is excited to be getting a new kitchen too! I will post updates and pictures soon, have a great week!
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Posted by schoon on Wednesday, January 13 @ 08:41:54 MST (9 reads)
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Welcome to another year at Schoon's Place! 2010, a new decade, wow! I wanted to start off with some grandiose statement about my world but frankly, I'm just glad to be on this earth for another year. Well, another day for that matter as we should all take them one day at a time. I'm not going into 2010 with all these massive statements of change or with dozens of resolutions that will most likely be broken. Instead I'm going to focus on little goals that are actually obtainable. Things like trying to let things not bother me so much sometimes. Things like picking up the phone to talk to friends instead of just facebooking or texting. Things like not eating out so much to save a few bucks here and there. Goals that will ultimately get me somewhere but aren't some pie in the sky dream that I'll never get to. So, why not write down a few of you goals for 2010 as well and make one of them a point to stop by Schoon's place once a month or so to see what's new. Maybe even drop me a line to say hello. Have a great year!
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Posted by schoon on Monday, January 04 @ 13:42:01 MST (16 reads)
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Christmas is almost is here!
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It's hard to believe that 2009 is coming to a close and the Christmas season is right upon us yet again. The years seem to click by rather quickly now and I'm not really sure why that is. Some people say that routines just allow the days to pass by so quickly other people say that as we get older our ability to remember details lessens and therefore makes the days go by faster. I suspect it has something to do with both but also more. To me, the days are what you make of them. We all make time for whatever it is we want to do so the next time you say you simply don't have time to do something, think about if you really don't have time or if you just simply don't want to do it. You might surprise yourself. I hope that each of you that are reading this have a wonderful and merry Christmas. I know I am truly blessed in so many ways and I will have more to write over the holidays. My two week vacation starts this weekend and I am certainly looking forward to the time off. Have a great Wednesday!
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Posted by schoon on Wednesday, December 16 @ 13:52:57 MST (23 reads)
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Well, November was pretty much a nothing month for me as far as working out or watching what I was eating. Before today, my last workout was November 3rd. It's amazing how quickly it can get away from you if you don't focus on getting in the gym the requisite 3 or 4 times a week. Today wasn't too bad though, my weigh in was 223 which is only 1 pound heavier from the last update here and I am pretty happy with that. My plan is to gradually get myself back into it by just doing cardio this week and then working the weights back into the mix starting next week. As long as I can focus on just getting in there I think that things will get back on track pretty quickly. We are looking at going on a vacation with friends in March of next year and I'd like to be able to hit the magic 200 number by then. That puts me at needing to lose around 2 pounds per week until then. Aggressive numbers for sure but I think I can do it. The Next goal will be 215 by January 1st. Off we go!
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Posted by schoon on Monday, November 30 @ 12:32:39 MST (33 reads)
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