Category Archives: Additional Topics

MIX UP YOUR ROUTINE AND LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN !

Mix Up Your Routine -AND- Look Behind The Curtain !

Hotel Safety On A Disaster 

Joanne Hull | April 9, 2014

A few years ago, a friend of mine came back from the gym to find her hotel room door ajar.

She admits to making several mistakes:

First Mistake:   She opened her door and since she didn’t see anyone, she went inside the room.

Second Mistake:  She exited the room and called the front desk from her cell phone while standing in the hallway.

When the hotel security and police officer arrived, they made her wait outside while they checked the room. They checked the obvious places and the not so obvious places……under the bed and behind the curtains.

Yes, some of her personal items were missing but my friend was lucky.   You never enter a room when the door is opened and who, for goodness sake, would ever think to look behind the curtains?   That said, possibly my friend’s biggest mistake was her routine.  Every evening, she went to the gym.  The hotel that she was staying at provided a courtesy shuttle both ways.   She left the same time every night and returned a couple of hours later.

Her consistent timeline made it easy for a perpetrator to gain easy access unimpeded. When away from home for long periods of time…… mix up your routine and, look behind the curtains!!

See HOTEL SAFETY TIPS 911 from the Travel Channel:  http://www.travelchannel.com/video/hotel-safety-tips

Rob Pralgo explains how to avoid thefts, Wi-Fi  hackers and fire-hazard hotels.  Everyone’s circumstances are different however, use this entertaining video as some safety food for thought!

CHARACTER IS EVERYTHING !

Character is Everything !

Joanne Hull | April 9, 2014

Isn’t it interesting just how much you can tell about a person working on a disaster in a matter of seconds ?  If someone is not moved by the emotional events surrounding their arrival and they can break it down to the lowest financial denominator to leverage value to their own wallet and length of their own personal timeline, that tells you everything you need to know about their character.  What more is there to say?

Maybe this……….”You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”    Coach John Wooden-UCLA, Aka- Wizard of Westwood.

 

THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL !

THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL 

 A Eulogy To My Mother

Joanne Hull | February 25, 2014

Once upon a time there was a beautiful lady with platinum blonde hair, big green eyes, signature red nails, and a heart made of gold.

 

 She had the inner strength, grace and courage that most of us could only wish for.  She protected her loved ones with a loyalty as fierce as a lioness protecting her cubs.   Even in declining health, she taught them to stand tall and face any challenge that life has to offer with dignity, just as she had done throughout her life, with an uncompromising integrity that was awe inspiring.

 

My mother died last week.

 

 I watched her face death with courage and a stoic unwavering dignity that swelled me with pride.  She died on my birthday.  She hung on to be with me for my birthday.  

 

 I miss her already.  I will celebrate her life and carry her in my heart every day.

 

 To my beautiful Mother.  The fairest of them all.

 

 I Love You.

Joanne Hull 

Eulogy for my Mother