Once again it’s a holiday weekend - which means it’s decision time…
Do I seize the opportunity to work through the weekend to get ahead?
Or do I take the time off, whoop it up and just relax?
(James already has his BBQ shined and the meat ready to cook!)
I’ve decided to lean towards whooping it up this weekend.
I learned [...]
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He looked like a thug.
You know… the angry young man you wouldn’t want to meet alone in an alley at night.
I was at the mall and saw a candy kiosk in the center of the aisle. It had three shelves of various treats in bubblegum-type dispensers.
A young mother approached the candy machines and told her son [...]
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Last night I learned a lot about girl bullying and relational aggression.
As part of my volunteer commitment this year to the Jr. League of Ann Arbor, I’ll be joining a team of members who will work to spread the word in our community about the increase in girl bullying - and how parents can help their [...]
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I just signed a big contract with software developers.
I’ve been talking about my soon to open Chapter Leaders Playground for a couple of months now.
A team of volunteers brainstormed what it could be.
I created a year of potential program topics in four tracks.
The program plan got rave reviews from both volunteer leaders and association staff.
Everything [...]
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I didn’t realize how much Diet Coke had gotten under my skin…
Until I decided to get off it this weekend.
I’ll admit, I may have been drinking too much lately.
I’ve had a lot going on.
I don’t drink coffee.
It’s easy to do.
I knew drinking so much Diet Coke was a bad habit - but a painful one?
Saturday [...]
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I’ve got Pam.
There are times when I get so wrapped up and consumed by what I’m doing, I begin to believe my own stuff.
Of course, everyone understands what I mean, right?
What’s wrong with the person who disagreed?
What do you mean something might be missing?
Being brilliant (at least in my own mind) can be dangerous to [...]
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Still trying to make a statement.
To celebrate moving into our current house, we bought a beautiful butterfly to hang on our porch.
The colors livened up the front of our house.
It made our new house feel like a home.
The neighbors made nice comments.
A few years in the sun combined with a nasty, windy storm has done [...]
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Do you ever feel like part of you is missing?
Lisa Jimenez takes on this issue for women entrepreneurs in her new book “Don’t Mess with the Princess!”
Lisa teaches women how to balance being a player at work while maintaining one’s sense of feminity.
As one of the final lessons, Lisa urges women to move beyond fear - [...]
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