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One of the most common issues we help with is updating business websites to meet SMS marketing requirements.

Why the issue? Every Campaign Service Provider has their own interpretation of the regulation and can dictate their own internal requirements.

Many simply require a checkbox on the contact form that says the client consents, and they approve.

Others require specific disclosure language to be added to your Privacy Policy.

Check out our two blog posts on how to get started: https://tinitechconsulting.com/tag/10dlc

Need more help? Schedule a consultation with us, today!

I'm deciding to share some information about my health, with everyone, in the hopes that

A. It might help someone else fighting a similar battle, silently, and
B. That my friends and family can all be aware of my current situation, saving me from repeating myself

THEN:
I have (they think) endometriosis. For 10 years or so I managed it with estrogen based hormonal birth control and any non-Western medicine I could experience.

(My OBGYN in 2014 threw a prescription for vicodin at me to get me off his plate, so that's when I started my journey into the hippy dippy woo woo side of things)

Once I was no longer able to be prescribed estrogen (story for another day), it was like it came back with a vengeance.

NOW:
Soooooo….where I am currently is I have repeatedly experienced “extra” cycles, and this round I've bled three times with 1-3 day short breaks in between.

This has caused anemia, resulting in lightheadedness, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, chills, brain fog/confusion, heart palpitations, and more.

I'm exhausted by the smallest tasks, including verbal conversations, which is really difficult for my personality type.

Some days I'm okay, some days for a few hours, then suddenly I'm not.

THE POINT:
So if I seem “off”, confused, distracted, or I have to flake on plans, please know I don't mean to offend.

And yes I'm taking care of myself. While the Western docs run me through their paces, I'm double fi***ng supplements/vitamins and smoothies/liquid IV.

I've reduced my work load where I'm able, and resting as much as possible.

Big hugs,
Teeny/Xtina

This post is so clever and freeing. If you're temporarily dug into a hole, it can feel impossible to climb yourself out. This concept of breaking arbitrary rules acts like a foothold that's a lot eaiser to reach, some days. 👇
___________

"RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn’t get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week, I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

“What are you struggling with?” he asked.

I gestured around me and said “I dunno man. Life.”

Not satisfied with my answer, he said “No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?”

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn’t want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial. Something more profound. But I didn’t. So I told him,

“Honestly? The dishes. It’s stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN’T do them because I’ll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can’t stand and scrub the dishes.”

I felt like an idiot even saying it. What kind of grown woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with actual problems, and I’m whining to my therapist about dishes? But my therapist nodded in understanding and then said:

“RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.”

I began to tell him that you’re not supposed to, but he stopped me.

“Why the hell aren’t you supposed to? If you don’t want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares? Rules do not exist, so stop giving yourself rules.”

It blew my mind in a way that I don’t think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times. I felt like I had conquered a dragon. The next day, I took a shower lying down. A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever they fit. There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I’m in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry. But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!

Credit ~ Kate Scott ❤️❤️

Friendly reminder that October 4th @ 11:20 AM PST, FEMA is conducting a test on the EBS. Please let family and friends know. Domestic violence victims may have a hidden emergency phone that will need to be turned off.

For people in vulnerable positions that need to have hidden phones, TURN YOUR PHONE OFF.

How long is the wireless emergency alert test?

Cell towers will broadcast the emergency alert test for 30 minutes, starting at approximately 11:20 a.m. PST on Wednesday, but each phone should only receive it once.

Can't I just turn off the notifications setting?

Per FEMA, "Recent models of mobile phones may include a setting to opt-out of tests and alerts. None of those settings will affect the 2023 national test. If your mobile phone is on and receiving service from a participating wireless provider, you should receive the national test."

According to the Safety Net blog (a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence),

"While these alerts are invaluable for public safety, they can pose risks to survivors who have hidden phones by alerting the abuser that the phone exists.

Receiving alerts such as Amber Alerts is a common occurrence for those with a cellphone and is a feature you can turn off through your phone settings for year-round protection from unexpected alerts. However, this upcoming national test is not an alert that can be disabled or turned off within the device.

Therefore, survivors should power off their devices during the test and not schedule phone calls on their hidden cellphone during that time."

Failing is a necessary part of growth. Quitting is a choice. Make sure if you're letting go of something, that you're doing it consciously and with integrity.

Otherwise you're doing yourself a disservice.

"Society uses men's biology as an excuse for them to behave badly. It uses women's biology as an excuse to treat us badly" Discuss

What if we all took the same amount of care, for each present moment, as we do when we're desperately trying to get that sneeze?

Read that again. Where do you spend the majority of your time? And what are you doing with it?

Repetition is SO important to every aspect of life. Want to learn a new skill? Practice.

Want to become stronger or lose weight? Practice.

Want to change the way you respond to triggers? Practice.

The opposite is also true.

Continuing the practice of BAD habits, or even simply the LACK of good ones, will create a new world where you're likely sad, lonely, maybe overweight, or overwhelmed.

Repeated decisions become habits, and habits will change your whole life.

So begins our final self-defense class for charity, this summer. It has been a crazy ride.

We are $77 away from reaching our goal of raising $1,000 for Center for Community Solutions !

We're collecting donations through 8/31, even though tonight is the final class of the summer.

Please consider sharing and/or donating. We know Maui needs our help right now, and we would also love to hit our goal.

After this class, we'll be taking a break to do some continuing education and training and putting out our new series of meditations!

Stay safe out there, everyone. Much love!