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Coming up? One order of peace & quiet
I’ve spent the last four days in our nation’s capital networking with some of Canada’s finest nuclear minds. All the hard work (and hours!) that had me a little last week were worth it. We launched our new company branding, my execs had productive meetings and I furthered many relationships – all while having a lot of fun. We had some uplifting and educational speakers and I’m pleased to say my own boss was among them, judging by the comments I received after his speech. Communications was mentioned many times as very important in my industry, so that bodes well… Read more…
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Walking the tightrope
I haven’t blogged for a couple of weeks. There are a couple of reasons for that, although not particularly good ones. I have been all-consumed by work, in an unhealthy way. I knew I was burning the candle at both ends and pushing my limits. I haven’t seen much of home, much less my kids in the last month. My dog is feeling very unloved and unwalked and my waistline is showing it too. I haven’t had time to call, let alone email or text friends. I’ve been skipping yoga classes because I haven’t been home early enough to get… Read more…
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Woman’s best friend
They say that dog is man’s best friend. I think they’re wrong. In my house, dog is woman’s best friend. An exhausted puppy snoozes a decade or so ago. My mixed-breed Maggie joined our household almost 11 years ago. Ostensibly meant as a companion to my youngest child, who was about to be “abandoned” by her brother as he joined my eldest boy at school full time, the whole family knew that cold-nosed squirmy bundle of energy was really for me. While she is partial to my daughter, mine she started and mine she stayed. A decade later, despite the fact… Read more…
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The art of letting go
When I started practicing yoga a few years ago, I never imagined one of the hardest things I’d have to learn was how to lie still.A little background: About three years ago, a friend managed to sweet talk a local upscale gym into turning her free 6-month pass (won through her amazing marathon running feats) into two 3-month passes for each of us. I have her to thank for helping me start this journey. We set out the first night to a yoga class. I took a deep breath and hoped I’d be able to keep up to this superb… Read more…
