January - February 2010 | Through the Looking Glass
It’s 4 in the morning, and my husband and I just got home from the midnight show of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I’m not going to review it here at ATG because, while I’m a great fan of the books, I am generally disappointed by the movies - not that they’re not enjoyable […]
Several books and conversations converged for me this week on the topic of multitasking. Wikipedia defines human multitasking as, “The performance by an individual of appearing to handle more than one task at the same time.” I’d first heard the word multitasking in the context of computers and the ability to process more than […]
I’ve read a lot of business books over the years, but only a few make the cut as books I’d recommend to a colleague, friend, or family member. Here are some of my favorites:
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
There’s a saying that if you want something done, give it to […]
As I was packing for a recent business trip, I unearthed my first Coach briefcase. I’d bought it as a reward for myself when I’d finished the training program for my first job out of college as a systems consultant. It had been a rigorous, challenging program that had involved several all-nighters, two months of […]
Although Valentine’s Day has come and gone, I wonder how many millions of dollars were spent on this “holiday” and how many people actually have an inkling as to its origins. From what I can glean on the world wide web, the beginnings of Valentine’s Day have to do with a Christian priest by the […]
Have you ever experienced exceptional service?
On Saturday, I visited my favorite salon, Arrojo Studio. It’s founder is the very talented Nick Arrojo, the hair guru for TLC’s What Not to Wear. But that’s not why I’m mentioning his salon today.
Before she started razor-cutting my hair, I let my hair stylist know that at ten thirty […]
Open to the Possibilities
I’m not the type to make New Year’s resolutions, unless it’s something silly like “quit smoking.” Silly I say, because I don’t smoke. But that doesn’t mean I don’t set goals for positive changes, like dumping lousy lovers and bad eating habits, I’m just not one to jump on the bandwagon when […]
At the moment I am studying with the Open University in UK. I also own up to working for them. The course I am studying is creative writing and the course book is “Creative Writing, a workbook with readings”. It is edited by Linda Anderson and published by The OU and Routledge. This book is […]
My good friend Becca reminded me last week of Emily Dickinson’s poem about HOPE:
Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune–without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so […]
Call me crazy, but there seems to be some upheaval going on in the world and I can’t cocoon myself against it. New President-elect in the US imparting hope for newness and change permeates the media here in Canada and certainly everywhere else. Parliament here has been temporarily suspended, much to the horror of many […]
I have been going to painting classes for just over a year now. They are run by my local college, Mid-Cheshire and are one of the highlights of my week. The group of people I paint with are lovely. If you ask for help the more experienced artists are happy to give advice but everybody […]
Something not entirely unexpected has happened in the wake of my layoff two and a half months ago - we’ve been, well, pretty much broke. One month after my two children moved back in with me after being with their dad for a year and a half, my position as a receptionist in a corporate […]
…without thinking about it too hard.
I’ve spent less time online in recent weeks than I ever can recall since I started using the Internet in 1997. Somehow, getting laid off from my job 6 weeks ago has afforded me this incredibly introspective time in which I’ve allowed myself to meander, sleep in, dream, investigate, contemplate, […]
I would like to praise the idea of a National Poetry Day. Poetry is about taking time to observe life and play with words to create an image or convey something meaningful. Not only that but the rhythm, rhyme and content can just bring pleasure.
National Poetry Day encourages people to read and write poems. It […]
I’m going out on a limb here, and I’m going to reveal something hugely personal about myself in a national forum. I’m afraid to be alone. There, I said it. It’s out, never to be hidden away again. My counselor says that it actually is not a fear of being alone. […]
Because I moved a great deal as a child, and often under duress, I learned to quickly seize the opportunity to re-invent myself for my new surroundings. I did this intuitively, and, more often than not, in reaction to what didn’t work in the place I was leaving behind.
Now, as a young girl, my thinking […]
Amanda Palmer is probably best known as the singer/songwriter of the Dresden Dolls, but she's more than just a fantastic singer.
Gregory is a musician, songwriter, and producer born in London, England to a musical family.
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