Improve Yourself Challenge: Week 1 Update

January 12, 2010 by admin · 1 Comment
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Sooo…..the first week of the challenge is complete and I met about half my goals. What were they? Here’s a reminder:

1. Lose the rest of my baby weight, about 20 lbs (note: my “baby” is now a toddler)
2. Make intentional steps to improve my marriage
3. Get 200 Facebook Fans on MY HANDS ARE CLEAN fan page (“Clean Hands, Healthy Baby!”)

Weight Goal: Week 1 – 2000 calories/day and 15 minutes exercise/day

I think I did pretty well on the calorie limit; most days, I wrote down everything I ate and counted calories, fat, carbs, protein, fiber and Weight Watcher points. And instead of eating 6 cookies at night, I’d only eat 1. :-) The exercise goal is another story; I don’t think I did 15 minutes of continuous exercise even one day last week. I was going to make it all up on Saturday with 2 hours on the Wii, but I was sick and couldn’t. Oh well, there’s always this week!

Marriage Goal

Complete! I read the first 2 chapters of The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (affiliate link) and had a lunch date with my husband.

Facebook Fan Goal

Fans increased slightly on “My Hands Are Clean, Are Yours?” FB page, but I’m still under 100. Williamson AM (local newspaper) wrote a story about me and my “Clean Hands Healthy Baby” signs last week and I did an interview with WKRN News 2 this morning, so I’m well on my way to some great promotion. I also attended the Social Fresh Conference yesterday in Nashville and got some more great ideas for increasing traffic to my FB page and websites.

To keep up with me on Engaged Marriage’s Improve Yourself Challenge, choose “Improve Yourself Challenge” under Categories or click here. Thanks for your support!

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Signs Featured in Williamson AM

January 6, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Franklin mom creates signs to protect babies

Tags urge hand washing, attach to baby carriers

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FRANKLIN — Franklin mom and entrepreneur Kristin Gentry has launched a product line created to protect infants from infection.

Gentry’s “Clean Hands, Healthy Baby” signs attach to the handle of a baby carrier and asks the question, “My hands are clean, are yours?” It’s a gentle reminder to all to wash hands before touching the baby.

Washing your hands is one of the simplest and most effective ways to avoid viruses such as H1N1 and seasonal influenza. However, surveys report that only about three out of four people wash their hands after using the restroom and only one-third wash after coughing or sneezing.

Tags: Clean Hands Healthy Baby, clean hands sign, disease prevention, flu, H1N1, Williamson AM