We returned from a long weekend in St. Augustine, exhausted and with an ailing vehicle, on Sunday. On Monday, I hit the ground running, fueled by caffeine! My May 2 blog post never materialized, so I have a bonus post today.

I know everyone is reading posts and blogs that are asking, "What are you doing to celebrate BSHM?" Well, what are you doing? Once upon a time, when I worked in the school system, we had contests for the kids, made posters, announced communication facts over the PA system, held coloring contests, and so on.

This year, I am putting up a bulletin board on one of the halls in the SNF; I have one or two high-level patients who could assist me as part of therapy. I want to have some sort of a staff contest, but I haven't fleshed the details out yet. I have three more weeks, right? I did buy some appreciation gifts for our department. That just about sums up all of my plans so far, although I am hoping some inspiration strikes and I get something more exciting going.

I just noticed today the sometimes I type "Better Speech and Hearing Month" and sometimes I refer to it as "Better Hearing and Speech Month"; however, it is officially BHSM on the ASHA site.

Another link for those of us working in dysphagia therapy: http://www.dysphagia.com/