Today is National Nursing Assistant's Day! A day set aside to celebrate and recognize those who have made it their career to care for the well-being of others. I believe it takes a special person to look outside of themselves and care for others on a daily basis. Nursing Assistants play a large role in their patients' lives, as they often provide as much as 80-90% of the direct care received by residents and clients in long term care facilities.

It seems these days, a lot of us are on autopilot. You know: like when we arrive at our destination, but we don't really remember any part of the ride? Or when we're breezing through our daily transactions and the clerk or server asks how we're doing, but our minds are somewhere else, and so we grunt a quick answer and keep moving? It's easy to overlook the details when we're just trying to get things done, but, as a result, we're missing out on meaningful connections with people, with our surroundings, with the moments that form our days (and others' days, too). 

This week, June 9-15, 2014, is National Automotive Service Professional's Week. As explained by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), this week is a time to honor the commitment and dedication of automotive, truck, and collision technicians, along with parts specialists and other support professionals who serve the motoring public.

Visit Us at SHRM 2014 to Learn More About Making Every Year a Milestone Year! The SHRM 2014 Annual Conference and Exposition is coming soon! Our booth staff have been limbering up their vocal chords, so they’ll be ready to talk about career moments with all of the expo visitors! 

We actually set up our booth in house Tuesday and did a trial run with the entire Baudville team! We got to see for ourselves the excitement that will be happening June 22-24 in Orlando, and we even got a sample taste of those delicious cupcakes everyone loves year after year!

Finally, the sun is out – and with nicer weather, you know what that means! We are saddled up and headed back out to Equest!  

For those of you who aren't familiar, in 2013 in celebration of our 30-Year Anniversary, and to further our partnership with the Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding, Baudville sponsored the development of a sensory trail. All employees were able to volunteer to develop this trail from the ground up! It's been an amazing and fulfilling experience so far! But we are just getting started.