Archive for June, 2008
Pennsylvania Massage Therapy Bill Passed
30 June 2008Good news for MTs in PA, and all those who are going through school. A Massage Therapy Board is being established. Current MTs will be grandfathered but new graduates need 600 hours of instruction, passing scores with either the NCETMB or MBLEx and 24 continuing education credits every two years.
Vitamin A Benefits for Skin
28 June 2008Who wouldn’t want to know how to protect skin against pollution, cancer formation and slow the aging process? I know these are things that are on my mind. What I thought were big freckles on my arms and hands turned out to be age spots. What? Age spots I am only 32 and I have had them for a long time. So I asked, how can I get rid of them? I was told to increase my Vitamin A.
So I did some research and found this Vitamin A page, that has compiled all this information about Vit A confirming what I was told and then some.
Time Off for Business Owners
24 June 2008Taking time off can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time. No matter how much extra you do before you leave there always seems to be a ton to do when you get back. So what do you do? Not go on vacation? Let your business run you? Oh, no, no, no…. Time off is essential, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. If your customers are loyal they will want you to take the time, they don’t want a stressed out therapist.
It is also tempting to forget your duties as a parent in regards to the vacation time when you are building your business but the opposite affect will take place, if you ignore them and continue to spend all your energy on work. Then the reason you work will no longer care for you.
Even if you don’t have a family, you just might never get the chance to start one if you are married to your work. Taking time for yourself is harder sometimes then you would think, especial if you are a work-aholic.
So the moral of the story is TAKE THE TIME OFF.
Body of Knowledge Consortium for Massage Therapists
16 June 2008The FSMTB, AMTA and NCBTMB will be meeting July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for what they call the Body of Knowledge Consortium. Hu, sounds like the Federation is doing what they set out to do; improve the standards of Education and Maintenance of Massage Therapists across the states.
Check out this AMTA article.
Skin Is Our Business
9 June 2008Did you know that UV radiation is a carcinogen? I was doing a bit of light reading about Vitamin D and a couple things clicked for me. Check it out.
Time Vortex
4 June 2008With all this Time torpedoing past us it is June already. Our 2nd Quarter Taxes are due next month and it seems like I just put my foot on January 1st 2008. Catching up? Maybe its like sleep, my brother always told me there is no catching up on lost sleep there is just over sleeping. I could be binging on time and need to do what I tell everyone else to do all the time; Breathe. Hu…
I hear people say they will slow down when they are dead. I never thought I was one of “Them” I love a good movie every once and a while and I can sit all the way through it without feeling guilty or making myself get up and work on a project.
I have priorities set up with my 11 year-old daughter. I try and make sure all my work is done by the time she’s done with homework, so we can spend the night together. My personal belief is that the family comes first only after your well-being. I can’t run myself ragged providing for my family just to find out that I no longer have a family. They are strangers unaware of the sacrifices that have been made for their benefit.
Constant reflection on how I spend my time and making it profitable by prioritizing and executing my tasks may be the only way to satisfy this time vortex.