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Criticism - Everyone Has an Opinion
I am Chair of a large provincial organization and every year we have a Conference. The Executive Assistant who sets up her desk in the lobby of the hotel where...
Criticism - Everyone Has an Opinion
I am Chair of a large provincial organization and every year we have a Conference. The Executive Assistant who sets up her desk in the lobby of the hotel where...
The Friday Night Knitting Club
New York City is the setting for Kate Jacobs' warm and intimate book "The Friday Night Knitting Club." It promotes the ideas of loyalty, friendship and support that can develop...
The Friday Night Knitting Club
New York City is the setting for Kate Jacobs' warm and intimate book "The Friday Night Knitting Club." It promotes the ideas of loyalty, friendship and support that can develop...
Balancing Acts
"Balancing Acts" is a novel that focusses on the lives of four women who reconnect at a school reunion. Each of them has built a career but the main character,...
Balancing Acts
"Balancing Acts" is a novel that focusses on the lives of four women who reconnect at a school reunion. Each of them has built a career but the main character,...
Dolci Di Love
"Dolci di Love" by Sarah-Kate Lynch is a novel that takes the reader from the boardrooms of Manhattan to the streets of Italy. Lily Turner, the main character is a...
Dolci Di Love
"Dolci di Love" by Sarah-Kate Lynch is a novel that takes the reader from the boardrooms of Manhattan to the streets of Italy. Lily Turner, the main character is a...
Steps for Dealing with Procrastination
I really love creating but can easily procrastinate when it comes to getting rid of things. One of my least favourite jobs, in fact, is to sort through boxes of...
Steps for Dealing with Procrastination
I really love creating but can easily procrastinate when it comes to getting rid of things. One of my least favourite jobs, in fact, is to sort through boxes of...
Let's Take The Long Way Home
"Let's Take the Long Way Home" is a memoir of the friendship that was valued between the author, Gail Caldwell and another writer, Caroline Knapp. The two women met when...
Let's Take The Long Way Home
"Let's Take the Long Way Home" is a memoir of the friendship that was valued between the author, Gail Caldwell and another writer, Caroline Knapp. The two women met when...
Crazy For You
"Crazy For You" is one of several fiction works written by bestselling author Jennifer Cruise who is a contributor to the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today besides...
Crazy For You
"Crazy For You" is one of several fiction works written by bestselling author Jennifer Cruise who is a contributor to the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today besides...
Strategies to Manage Anxiety
Fear, anxiety, worry, control and perfectionism are all cousins. People who are afraid tend to worry about what will happen in the future. They therefore attempt to prevent trouble by...
Strategies to Manage Anxiety
Fear, anxiety, worry, control and perfectionism are all cousins. People who are afraid tend to worry about what will happen in the future. They therefore attempt to prevent trouble by...
Job or Career Mindset? Building a Career
Many individuals who are employed in jobs wish deep down that they had careers. It might seem a little confusing to consider that there really are differences between the two. Dictionary.com defines...
Job or Career Mindset? Building a Career
Many individuals who are employed in jobs wish deep down that they had careers. It might seem a little confusing to consider that there really are differences between the two. Dictionary.com defines...
Influencing Your Grandchildren
I just returned from a week of being with my eighteen and fourteen-year-old grandsons while their parents were on a golfing trip in Montana. My calendar indicated that I would...
Influencing Your Grandchildren
I just returned from a week of being with my eighteen and fourteen-year-old grandsons while their parents were on a golfing trip in Montana. My calendar indicated that I would...
Helping Your Child Do Well In School
It's almost the end of the school year and many parents are concerned about whether their child will pass or be in the same grade for the fall. Worry will...
Helping Your Child Do Well In School
It's almost the end of the school year and many parents are concerned about whether their child will pass or be in the same grade for the fall. Worry will...
Act Like a Lady - Think Like a Man
Even though I have read thousands of books over the years, Act Like a Lady-Think Like a Man is definitely one of my favourites! The honesty and clear writing within make it...
Act Like a Lady - Think Like a Man
Even though I have read thousands of books over the years, Act Like a Lady-Think Like a Man is definitely one of my favourites! The honesty and clear writing within make it...
Financial Planning Is Good for Everyone
About four years ago, my oldest grandson got a part-time job in a grocery store. He graduated from high school last year and even though he was eligible for scholarships,...
Financial Planning Is Good for Everyone
About four years ago, my oldest grandson got a part-time job in a grocery store. He graduated from high school last year and even though he was eligible for scholarships,...
How Long Does It Take to Clean A Toilet?
When I ask this question, I get a very wide range of responses. Some people quickly state "A couple of minutes". Others, who obviously do not have a lot of...
How Long Does It Take to Clean A Toilet?
When I ask this question, I get a very wide range of responses. Some people quickly state "A couple of minutes". Others, who obviously do not have a lot of...
Successful Leadership
My daughter has just won several leadership level awards with her company - one of which is for all of Canada! Many of her co-workers and customers have expressed their...
Successful Leadership
My daughter has just won several leadership level awards with her company - one of which is for all of Canada! Many of her co-workers and customers have expressed their...
No Charge!
During the most recent snowstorm, I was unable to drive up the slippery hill near my office building so had to park about a block and a half away. Because...
No Charge!
During the most recent snowstorm, I was unable to drive up the slippery hill near my office building so had to park about a block and a half away. Because...
A Healthy Sense of Self!
So many people live their lives as though they are hot jello. When it is poured out, it flows into all the cracks! They are so busy trying to fix...
A Healthy Sense of Self!
So many people live their lives as though they are hot jello. When it is poured out, it flows into all the cracks! They are so busy trying to fix...
My Adult Child Doesn't Communicate
Lately I have been repeatedly hearing parents and their adult children talk about how relationships and communication has changed significantly over the years. As children, our generation would look forward...
My Adult Child Doesn't Communicate
Lately I have been repeatedly hearing parents and their adult children talk about how relationships and communication has changed significantly over the years. As children, our generation would look forward...
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Relationship problems often are rooted in poor communications. Some people hide in silence because they don't want to upset others by speaking the truth. Others speak the truth but do...
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Relationship problems often are rooted in poor communications. Some people hide in silence because they don't want to upset others by speaking the truth. Others speak the truth but do...
Food and You - Live to Eat or Eat to Live
My Norwegian maternal grandmother was a wonderful cook! Grandpa was the grain elevator agent in a small Saskatchewan community and there wasn't a restaurant there so people would go to...
Food and You - Live to Eat or Eat to Live
My Norwegian maternal grandmother was a wonderful cook! Grandpa was the grain elevator agent in a small Saskatchewan community and there wasn't a restaurant there so people would go to...