I hope you're having an awesome summer - busy enough that you don't get bored, but taking lots of time out to make the most of this season that is all too short! I've been making weekly trips to the Hamilton Mountain Farmers' Market and enjoying fresh local produce, including peaches, corn on the cob, tomatoes, ...
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Five Ways to Celebrate Canada Day
Since we Canadians have a reputation for being more introverted than our American neighbours, I can't think of a more fitting way to celebrate our nation's birthday than by spending some time enjoying a great Canadian book. There is no shortage of titles to ...
Good News Comes in Threes!
It is often said that certain events, celebrity deaths in particular, come in threes, and today I'm going to confirm that by sharing three pieces of good news with you. The first two are admittedly shameless self-promotion, but do read on, because the ...
After the Party
What an awesome party! The celebration was made even greater by seeing Canada break the world's record for Olympic gold medals. Woo hoo! Thanks to everyone who dropped in, especially those of you who took time to participate in the Trivia Challenge. Here's ...
Triple Celebration Blog Party
Today is my birthday, but I've had lots of those, and hope to have many more, so it's really not a big deal. On the other hand, it also happens to be the anniversary of two major milestones in my life. It's ...
Will You Come to My Party?
What are you doing tomorrow? Would you like to come to a party? Don't worry; it's not the type of party where you have to dress up or worry about driving home safely. It's a blog party, and it's happening right here! I ...
Making 2010 the Best Year Ever
A few years ago, I did a Law of Attraction exercise where you pretend that it's a year later, you’ve just bumped into someone you haven't seen in quite a while, and you tell them all about the past year. At the end of the year, I found that nearly everything I'd ...
Looking Back, Looking Forward
This time of year it's traditional to reflect on our achievements over the past year, while setting the wheels in motion to accomplish even bigger and better things in the new year. I have to admit that I did not achieve ...
Are You Good at Remembering Faces?
Small business owners face many challenges when it comes to networking. Some of the most common include deciding which events to attend and which groups to join, creating a powerful self-introduction, learning ...
She Barclayed It!
Back in 2007, in response to a comment on one of my blog posts, I said, "I don’t think you can use meme as a verb." Barry Zweibel replied, "Sure you can, Janet. You can ‘verbify’ almost anything!!! (Google it, FedEx it, verbify it, ‘Barclay’ it … hmmm I wonder what that ...