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Book Review: Heart Matters

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Adrienne Clarkson, the twenty-sixth Governor General of Canada, wrote this memoir in 2006.  It documents not only her own personal story but also serves as a public chronicle of historical and political life from her birth until its writing.
The author was born in

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A True Fan!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ruth Andreas read the article about my Book Launch in the Medicine Hat News and decided that she too could take an “adventure”.  She therefore left her seniors’ complex to travel by City Transit to the Cypress Club.  The bus took her approximately two blocks away from the site and so she used her walker [...]

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How to Be a Gift-Giving Success at Christmas!

Posted in Children, Family, Grandparenting, Holidays, Money, Organizing, Problem-solving, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have six grandchildren ranging in age from 3 years to 14 years of age. Each year I have tried to shop for the “perfect” gift for each. Then I would spend hours and considerable money wrapping, labelling, packaging and shipping parcels. Sometimes I would get a telephone thank you and sometimes I would phone [...]

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Food is Fuel for Your Brain

Posted in Family, Health, Self-care, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I love desserts.  In fact, ice cream for breakfast would suit me just fine.
Over the years, however, I have had to face the fact that we truly “are what we eat” and if we are only eating foods that hold empty calories without good energy we are in trouble. 
Imagine that instead of filling your gas [...]

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What Did You Do Before?

Posted in Family, Inspiration, Organizing, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Many times my clients tell me that they don’t have time to develop relationships with others.  When I ask them to identify the things that “steal” their time, they are often at a loss for words.  Others indicate that they don’t have time for themselves but just don’t know “where the time goes”. 
This week I [...]

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A Good Book

Posted in Inspiration, Relationship, Resources, Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Often I am surprised when I hear someone say that they can’t stand to be alone.  I love to be alone.  You see, I follow my aunt’s theory.  She used to say “A book is a good friend”. 
When I arrive at an airport, I head straight for the bookstore.  Usually I know exactly what I [...]

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What Life Are You Living?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Everyone wants life to be as home-spun as “Little House on the Prairies” with a budget as large as that on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”.  We crave the glamour shown in episodes of “The Bachelor” and the excitement of “The Price is Right”.

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