It’s FINALLY Friday!!! You’ve made it through the school or work week and in 8 hours it’s the weekend. Now, all you need to do is spend the next 8 hours putting outfits together in your head, daydreaming, making lists, thinking of how you’ll relax this weekend, right? Not exactly! Girl bosses know that Friday is just as important as any other day of the week, that they can take advantage of the day to
Today I heard a a news report on CNN that 65% of Americans don’t have $400.00 in their bank account – – the majority of people are living paycheck-to-paycheck. This scares me, has pop culture and media made the desire to have nice “material” things taken over our common sense? Why do we feel the need to follow every trend, upgrade to cars we can’t afford and live in houses that are way beyond our
Today we are introducing a new ongoing series, “Tips from the Top”. These articles aim to help you all in the career world, here is the first article: There are many different ways to write/organize your resume, and each way is unique to you the applicant. Just as true is that there are many employers who look at resumes, and each of them has a personal preference. I’ve looked through thousands of resumes, and I’ve
My grandma has been one of the most influential people in my life. I wish all of you had the chance to sit down with her for coffee and one of her delicious brownies – – she has a way of making everyone feel important and special. And she can get people to open up in a way that only only compares to Oprah and Barbara Walters. I always love asking her to tell me stories or
Do you find yourself eating really healthy one week, then suddenly you’re binge eating everything in your cupboards? But you justify it by saying you’ll do more cardio and a cleanse this week? Are you really hard on yourself when your clothes feel a bit tight? And then you have extreme regret of everything you’ve eaten in the past weeks and months? I’m sure many of you can relate to these feelings – fighting to
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person” – Audrey Hepburn When was the last time you had a belly holding, tearing up, rolling on the floor kind of laugh? If you can’t remember – – you need to find your funny again! What happens to the happiness, playfulness and goofiness
Over the past five years I’ve planned many small to very large scale events. And it doesn’t matter if you’re planning a birthday party, luncheon, wedding or national conference – the goal is always the same – – to have the best event possible. Besides being a great troubleshooter, there are many strategies I’ve learned to give my event planning the best possible chance for success. Here is my recipe: Stay calm – No event will be
I am a very proud dual-citizen (US & Canadian) – – and Tuesday night’s official nomination of Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States gave me goosebumps and filled me with inspiration. It’s about time!!! And so – – I had to share this letter with all of you written by mum (a proud American citizen and incredibly accomplished woman). Whether you like her or not, whether you’ll vote or not history
“The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling” – Fabienne Fredrickson My memories of life are made up of notes, stories, lists, quotes, doodles and journals on journals on journals – each one is a vivid throw back to exact moments in time. I didn’t realize until a few years ago that my passion is writing and it always was! We all have something that makes our heart happy and that
When life gets to stressful or too repetitive something needs to change – my advice, take an adventure! I’ve always LOVED exploring areas of wherever I was living. Whether its cruising around parts of your city or town you’ve never been to, going for a hike, taking in a play or walking through historic sites. You should never be bored – there is always something new to discover! Since moving to Kelowna I’ve fallen even more
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