Dear Readers: July is now over, which means that my very first (international) book giveaway for a copy of Spinning Straw, Weaving Gold signed by the author, Isabel Anders, is now closed… and a winner has been selected! [continue reading…]
If you have never taken the time or spent the money to have a professional pedicure… well, what are you waiting for? Go! Now! Pick up the phone and make an appointment! I can promise that you will not be sorry! [continue reading…]
Slowly but surely, one by one, all of the items on my To Do, To Pack, and To Purchase lists in preparation for my trip to New York City for BlogHer ’12 are being checked off. I’m actually starting to feel somewhat prepared to go! [continue reading…]
Today as I left work I grabbed my jacket, bags, and water bottle and, as I glanced down, was startled by the sheer repetitiveness of my wardrobe. I was wearing a black top with silver snaps, charcoal grey trousers, and black shoes with [continue reading…]
My vacation began with a trip to the hair salon for a cut and colour (first time I’ve had colour in several years) – what a great way to kick off my break! Nothing really compares to the feeling of a fresh new look done by [continue reading…]
My work has been done, my voice mail message changed, my e-mail auto-responder set, and my laptop powered down and clicked shut. My home office is now closed for business until August 7th, and I am on a break! [continue reading…]
Time has most certainly marched on at quite a clip this year – and now that we’re nearing the end of July (hard to believe, isn’t it?), there’s only one week left before I’ll be jetting off to New York City to attend BlogHer ’12! [continue reading…]
At the start, routine… swipe your card, find a seat, settle in, start reading. Just another morning commute.
Then… it happens. [continue reading…]
In case you missed it, I wanted to remind you that I am currently hosting an international book giveaway of Spinning Straw, Weaving Gold
Now that my herb garden is growing successfully, we have started to incorporate some of the fresh herbs into our daily meals. We snip a few chives into our omelets, tear up some basil leaves and scatter them over our pizza [continue reading…]
Something is wrong. I mean really, really wrong. Why, you might ask? Because, after spending the majority of my life rebelling against the notion of exercising, I am starting to come around to the idea… and, even more [continue reading…]
I often struggle against a tendency to give up if my attempts are less than perfect. As a result, instead of seeing success over the long run by doing my best and pressing on even in less than ideal situations, my need for faultless [continue reading…]
My thoughts and prayers go to the victims of this morning’s senseless tragedy in Aurora, Colorado.
Recently I signed up to receive daily e-mail updates from Hungry Girl (if you haven’t already you should check out her site – it’s a lot of fun!). Yesterday’s HG missive included her explanation of a strategy that I seem [continue reading…]
When you’re trying to achieve a long-term goal and it feels as though your destination is way too far in the distance, visual motivators can be a helpful way to stay encouraged throughout the process. Along these lines, [continue reading…]
If I won a lottery, I know exactly what I would do. I dream of taking several months off (maybe even a year) and travelling around the world to see places of which I have only dreamed. Countries, cities, sights… everything [continue reading…]
This is a generalization, of course, but it seems as though we human beings are hard-wired to avoid doing the right thing until forced, at the last possible moment, into a corner.
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