BLUE TARP BLUES How can a blue tarp turn a reasonable adult into a basket case? (Kathryn climbs up the scaffold for a personal look at the damage.) Well, you may find this hard to believe. I’ve been held hostage by a blue tarp for several years in a row! I’m finally ready to talk about it! We moved across the country in 2006 for a two year assignment with my husband’s work as an engineer. We had flown out…
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Icebergs in June! WOW! I am fortunate to have good friends to visit just north of St. John’s in Newfoundland. The icebergs put on a fantastic presence in the North Atlantic this year! Did you know that it takes three years for an iceberg to travel from Greenland to Newfoundland? I had no idea! We initially took a car ride up to Bonavista to look for icebergs and puffins. Then, a few days later, realized the ‘bergs we saw off…
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“I’m unable to attend the meeting as I’m busy in the Design Studio!” Practical Steps to Success #21: Present Clear Messages; avoid miscommunications and save time! There’s a growing concern about using texts as a business platform. I dislike the plethora of group texts with a one-liner comment; which leads to many MORE texts. When I need to address a specific matter, being specific will avoid more questions and therefore, interruption. This type of correspondence can lead to irritation, distractions, …
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Practical Steps to Success # 19: Twenty One Days to Change a Habit? Why? Why? Why? Why is it SO HARD to change a few little things? Either to try something new or adapt a new habit… Is it really mind-over-matter? Or, is something else going on? The cliché, Twenty One Days to Change a Habit is true, but it is not what you think. It is the brain and the muscles that can be self-sabotaging! They are the ones…
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The ‘Royal WE’ It is easy to fall into a routine when we are comfortable in a relationship. I think that is part of the ‘beauty’ of a long term relationship. We already know what to expect, how the chores are divided up, who is in charge of the garbage and who takes care of the laundry. But, after a while, resentment can set in. Someone else can be perceived to have a ‘better deal’ or your work schedule no…
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ENERGY FIELDS in Humans and Pets Energy fields in humans and pets can be detected using the same dowsing tools for geopathic stress. We all have an energetic field around us. Think of the chi-energy we’ve talked about earlier. It is invisible to the naked eye, but it has enough power to send out our moods and temperaments to the general public. The dowsing rod can assess your energy level by counting each time the arm swings a full…
Read MorePractical Steps to Success #16: The Magical Game of ‘If’ If I had a choice…. If I had a chance… If I had the notion to… If I met the right partner and had the right job, I could…. If I stretched my mind just a bit further, I wonder what I could accomplish... ~~~ If I was an actor/actress, I could move from the plane of reality and jump into another life; written and orchestrated by me. I would…
Read MoreSunshine ahead! Practical Steps to Success #12: Support your Luck Are some people really luckier than others? Are there some people that ‘always’ get what they want out of life? What makes them so different, and so special, than the rest of us? In feng shui, there is a component of Buddhism; theory about ‘being lucky’ or ‘gathering good luck’. There are several factors to this theory: ~ Fate and Destiny: This is the raw, pre-destined facts of the circumstances…
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Victorian Balloon Back Chairs: Can they turn into Clutter? Built in the 1860’s these chairs support an amazing history of the pre-industrial era. Retracing their history; the tree was grown in England, harvested at its prime and destined for its purpose of being admired and ‘sat-upon’ by the elite. We believe this set of six chairs served its purpose in England for many decades before immigrating to North America. When Stephen found the set in the early 90’s, several…
Read MorePractical Steps to Success #4: Listen for the Pregnant Pause A large portion of the population today are ‘plugged in’, getting to and from their work place each day. It has become routine to see everyone connected to another world while going about the daily mundane chores. Perhaps, some are enhancing their lives with ‘background’ noise. Perhaps, this is becoming too much of a social norm. As an observer, I wonder while I cross the street: If I ask for…
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