There was a little girl. Sure she was a strange little girl, but she was not a bad little girl. Still her father found her strangeness an annoyance. Why couldn’t his eldest child (even though she was still just a little girl) be the prettiest, fastest and smartest little girl in the world. Now I [...]
When it comes to asking for money for one’s services or goods, some people have no trouble at all, and some find it the most uncomfortable part of business processes. Lucky you if you were brought up in a culture where self worth is not tied to your bank balance. The Romani peoples (Gypsies) see [...]
When I was growing up my father would counsel me in moral matters by saying “do the RIGHT thing*” without really explaining what the right thing was. It was expected that by watching what he did and following along (and running in the opposite direction very quickly if I didn’t) I would KNOW what the [...]
Starting tomorrow (Monday) morning I am going to be living the life I want to lead if I wasn’t working for that corporate giant that pays me monthly. It will be week two of my holidays and I am looking forward to it as much as I was looking forward to my time away from [...]
As this posts my partner, children and I are on the 5.5 hour car trip up to “our place in the bush”. The newspaper headlines are screaming about the global meltdown of the stock market, Twitter and blogs are muttering about miscellaneous negative subjects and I am so glad we are taking a week to [...]
A recent study in Australia created a list of the most recognised brands by Australians. This study was not limited to products or commercial ventures. The survey asked of a tiny example of Australians, only 1000 of them (is that even statistically significant?), and then was judged by a panel of industry “experts”, but the [...]
@allisonr @harmonicbarbie Yippee! I’m in, I’m in! (@MizzCindy said) <– yay another happy #SWBN member # @LisaHartwell my life is still truly blessed, just getting the crud out of the way in one concentrated patch….like ripping off a bandaid! # @SusanVLewis Yay welcome aboard! which link and I’ll check the code # @SusanVLewis Thanks Susan… [...]
It was the best of customer service times, it was the worst of customer service times. In the last two months I have observed companies that are polar opposites in handle their customer enquiries and issues. The Good (In fact I Would Say GREAT) The team over at Noble Samurai offer the very pinnacle of [...]
@philoscribe did it come through yet? I can see that others are getting theirs and joining up so gathering it is ok with aWeber at thistage # @KarenKramer lovely to have you with us! # Avoiding Pregnant Pauses: Tips for a Smooth Segue http://tinyurl.com/6cf55m (@LisaHartwell said) <– I often cause those pauses! :- o lol [...]
One of the joys of swimming in a pool late in the evening on summer days is to slowly glide through still water that is three-bear’s-not-to-hot-and-not-too-cold. Every now and then your strokes will take you through a cooler patch of water, an isolated area of not quite chillness, but certainly noticeable. If you aren’t prepared [...]