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A different take on New Year’s Resolutions
New Year means resolutions. But many folks are saying "no" to making resolutions in 2024. I do have one: but it's a simple one. In 2024 I'll be celebrating life's...
A different take on New Year’s Resolutions
New Year means resolutions. But many folks are saying "no" to making resolutions in 2024. I do have one: but it's a simple one. In 2024 I'll be celebrating life's...
‘Tis the season to be busy
Ah, the holidays. If you celebrate Christmas, chances are, you both look forward to AND dread December. On the one hand there’s the magic of the season: the colours, the...
‘Tis the season to be busy
Ah, the holidays. If you celebrate Christmas, chances are, you both look forward to AND dread December. On the one hand there’s the magic of the season: the colours, the...
My yearly tradition of writing Christmas cards
If you're sitting on the fence about sending out Christmas cards, I have 4 good reasons to help you decide.
My yearly tradition of writing Christmas cards
If you're sitting on the fence about sending out Christmas cards, I have 4 good reasons to help you decide.
Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.
The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...
Making friends as an adult is CHALLENGING.
The image below expresses a feeling that I’ve found to be 100% true. Making friends as an adult is damn hard. I moved back to Ottawa in 2000 after living...
Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone
(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...
Old tech, new tech: in praise of the telephone
(Photo by Ron Lach) Communication. There’s so many ways to communicate these days. But back when I went to high school we relied on the same mode that kids do...
Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...
<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...
Regular maintenance: it’s not just your car tha...
<Photo credit: Ivan Samkov> We all get regular oil changes for our cars, rotate the tires, put on winter tires, blah, blah blah. It’s important. And it’s a well known...
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So why greeting cards?
Happy New Year! I hope 2025 started off on a great note for you. Most importantly, I hope you had a great holiday-one which included plenty of fun, great food...
So why greeting cards?
Happy New Year! I hope 2025 started off on a great note for you. Most importantly, I hope you had a great holiday-one which included plenty of fun, great food...
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What did 2024 teach me?
Isn’t it funny how the human mind works? As a fairly average, intelligent human being, I thought I knew what made me tick, what was important to me. But...
What did 2024 teach me?
Isn’t it funny how the human mind works? As a fairly average, intelligent human being, I thought I knew what made me tick, what was important to me. But...
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Celebrating women’s achievements this October
Don’t you love it when your friends/colleagues/people you admire get up onstage to receive an award? I do. And so do a lot of other people in Ottawa. On October...
Celebrating women’s achievements this October
Don’t you love it when your friends/colleagues/people you admire get up onstage to receive an award? I do. And so do a lot of other people in Ottawa. On October...
