Personal Development
Regina Brett’s 45 Life Lessons and 5 to grow on
Someone sent this to me in an email and I was so good for the soul, I decided that I had to share it. It is a column written by Regina Brett when she turned 50, so there is an extra 5 life lessons.
Great Canadian Chill Ottawa, 2012
We got an email from our friend Eric inviting us for a dip in the Ottawa River to raise money for Children’s cancer on January 1st. It was forecast to be +4C so Kyle said “Why Not”. What a way to start the Year!
What Love means to a 4-8 year old
What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . … A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, ‘What does love mean?’ The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:
What we learned from Barbara Coloroso in Ottawa
Kyle and I had the privilege of listening to Barbara Coloroso speak here in Ottawa last night. She is full of information. I had watch a video of her a few years ago and the biggest thing that we learned then was that kid don’t get much of a chance to make decisions. Decision making [...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2011
I have much to be thankful for. Life is good. I love long weekends. This weekend, the kids and I cleaned out their bedrooms, it was long overdue. We started on Saturday, took a break in the afternoon and finished on Sunday. So now the deal is that they have to clean up every night [...]
French Lessons
Wow, I am onto my 3rd week of French lessons. It has only been 2 weeks but it feels like forever. It helps that it is every morning. With out busy schedules, when the classes are everyday, it is ok if I don’t get a chance to review in the evenings. I just practice and [...]
Easy to make purse
Natalie had a birthday party to go to today and I had not bought a gift. I was planning to just go shopping last night but it was just pouring rain. I really didn’t want to go out in the rain.
Back to Work
When I quit Engineering 10 years ago, I always thought that I would have to go back to school if I decided to go back into an Engineering field. Now I realize that is not the case.
Outdoor School
What a neat concept. We do not need a class room to learn….
Practice Being a Good Receiver
Rich people are excellent receivers; poor people are not. Poor people don’t believe that they are worthy of receiving; rich people do.
