by admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric was quoted as saying “ There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them and they have consequences.” The problem with the thinking behind this quote is that is legitimizes existing...
by admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Blog, Resilience, Uncategorized
Life is about learning and, I also believe, in sharing one’s learnings. This list started as part of an e-mail to a friend and grew from there. When it was finished her and I thought it was a good alternative to the many new year, new you, new success e-mails and...
by admin | Dec 3, 2010 | A wee bit of a rant, Blog, Uncategorized
If you are one of the estimated 15 million Americans (3 million children) or 600,000 Canadians living with food allergies you know grocery shopping always includes reading labels, understanding that product derivatives, whether they are clearly stated or not, can be...
by admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Blog, Eclectic Living, Uncategorized
November and February have long been the two most dismal months of the year. Living in Waterloo, Ontario at the edge of Southern Ontario’s Snow Belt, by the time February draws to an end shoveling snow, scraping ice crusted car windows, heavy coats and slipping on...
by admin | Oct 18, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized, Women and Politics
Today is an important day for every woman in Canada- young and old alike. Eighty-one years ago today (October 18, 1929) the British Privy Council declared “And to those who would ask why the word “persons” should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it...
by admin | Jun 16, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
In 2009, WOW or Women of Waterloo Region was started by a woman named Amanda Knapp. Knapp wanted simply to celebrate women who were doing things that made other women think “WOW, what an amazing woman”. As Knapp puts it “This is about women who WOW you. They...
