The Hummingbirds have been most active lately! They are feeding constantly right now to get ready for their long migration. Because of their small size and high degree of activity, they lose body heat rather quickly, and need to digest their food quickly. They will eat for several days straight, storing up food and energy in their tiny bodies ready to make the long journey. I’ve seen them out almost every morning this week! Did you know there are over…
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Image from Clip Art What is Your Management Style? Can you find a balance between being a hard-nosed, results-oriented boss and a hovering, nagging mother hen? Of course you can! Each team manager may have the same goals, but they can take a different route to get there! We are all unique. When we first become a manager, we try to mirror our most successful example, good or bad. When we’ve tripped up a few times, we recover, and then…
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Decision Making: Back to Basics The pros and the cons! Decisions happen every day. Some are so small and mundane we hardly have to think twice. The others? Those decisions can have ‘life-altering’ consequences and should be made more carefully. Just recently, I was asked to do a guest article for a magazine! Great! The topic was interesting, but there was a dilemma: Should I make it more personal, or should I stick to the research-based facts? ~ A non-life-threatening…
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What is this plant? This is a cherry tomato! It is an Indigo Ruby F1 from Burpee Home Gardens. I thought this was a common cherry tomato when I purchased these small plants.www.burpeehomegardens.com The fruit forms in a black colour, then the shady side turns a bit greenish. It must be a type of ‘organic variation’ tomato to get the colouration. The small print on the tag indicates ‘Intense indigo colour on the top of each tomato indicates healthy anthocyanins’.…
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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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Trying to make change? Being ‘Well-liked’ Does Help the Job. “I don’t think anyone likes me.” My client started to explain the reason for his call. “No one likes me at this new job.” My client, a well-established Project Manager, was hired six months ago to fill the shoes of a middle-manager position. He knew the industry, but was not settling into the position. I was invited in on a Saturday morning to look at his desk, office and meeting…
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I got THIS CLOSE to an iceberg! To See the Icebergs! WOW! I was fortunate enough to complete my mission to visit the far east coast of Canada this June! The conflict for me has always been how to merge my business goals with my personal goals; or should they be treated equally? I love to travel and one of my goals is to see Canada, (my home and native land) from coast to coast to coast…to coast! It is…
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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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The FS Garden and Neighborhood Tour Last Thursday was a bit soggy, but the rain let up after 4pm and we were still able to step into our feng shui ‘walk and talk’. I usually lead a talk or a seminar in the safe confines of a sheltered building, but this time, the spring energy was calling me outside! A small group of us met in a Kitsilano neighbour for a feng shui tour of a few blocks. Feng shui…
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