Ivy Hultquist's Blog – March 2010 Archive (5)

Within the past month, I have voluntarily subjected myself to the following:



* HIV Test

* TB Test

* Full Physical

* Sex Offender Registry Clearance

* Local Police Background Check

* Local Fingerprinting

* FBI –Biometric Fingerprinting

* Home Inspection (I will liken this to a massage establishment inspection.)

* A Passport Photo (It might as well be a mug shot if it is like my last one.)



My husband and I have entered the exciting and… Continue

If you follow basketball, you it is that time of year, March Madness. As an Iowa resident, I tuned in Thursday to watch the University of Northern Iowa Panthers take on the number one ranked and seeded Kansas Jayhawks.



UNI, the smallest state college, had not beaten a number one ranked team since 1962. Very few people had faith in the underdog when picking their bracket winners. My husband, a UNI alum, did not pick them, Obama did not pick them, and most everyone else in America did… Continue

First off, I would like to thank my wife, Ivy, for letting me hijack her blog post this week!



I recently read the Massage & Bodywork article, “Massage Franchises: The Impact on the Profession” (twice, in fact). Even though I felt the article was fairly slanted, I will withhold my feelings about massage franchises for the purposes of this discussion. As a marketer, I just feel there is so much more to say on how franchises will affect the market of massage therapy, and what… Continue

Last night I got in bed and turned on The Food Network for its sedative effect. A new show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, was on at the time. This show invites celebrity chefs to come on and talk, like the title says, about the best thing they ever ate. I shut the television off and began to think the best thing I ever ate. I thought about the portabella/avocado panini I had in Santa Fe, shitake mushroom rolls at my favorite restaurant, and several other… Continue

Today, I took my daughter to the library for story time. As we collected our craft project, one my favorite touch studies came to mind. Many of you may have already heard it, but it always reminds me about the simplicity of massage and touch when I start making it all too complicated.



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