Personal Fulfillment, Anti-hustle Productivity, Solopreneur Success
The Casual Vacancy is the first novel that J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has written for adults. Its tagline: A big novel about a small town. The seven novels in the Harry Potter series are beloved by children and adults alike, and while most readers will appreciate the eloquence of Rowling’s …
I use Grammarly’s plagiarism checker because coming up with new ideas makes all of us better writers! Writing is, of course, a crucial part of creating content – whether it’s an email, a resume, a report, an essay, or other documentation – but by no means is it the only part of creating content! Editing …
Last month I had the opportunity to not only watch a graphic facilitator at work during a panel discussion, but also to then attend a how-to workshop on graphic facilitation. They were both extremely interesting! What is graphic facilitation? Graphic facilitation involves essentially creating a work of art as a way to capture ideas and …
Earlier this year, Mr Science and I gleefully took advantage of a Rosetta Stone sale and made the splurge to purchase their Levels 1 – 4 of French. It was exciting. Growing up, I was lucky to be exposed to a lot of different languages. I spent several years at an international school, where we …
It’s very timely that as we were JUST talking about the best thing you can do when writing your novel, National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) is right around the corner! Between November 1—30, NaNoWriMo invites you to write a 50,000-word novel. This year, they are expecting 500,000 writers to join in – and you …
I am currently halfway through writing my *big* novel, the one that I’m really proud of and feel has a decent shot in the publishing world. I’ve been working on my manuscript for the past five years or so, on and off, and I am currently at just over 35,000 words. Just to get it …
I love a good advertisement. Two of my current favourites are the Coca-Cola Security Camera commercial, and the Recycle Everywhere: What They Become ads. These are both great ads in their own ways. The Coca-Cola commercial is sweet, fun, and relatable, and you don’t actually find out what product the commercial is promoting until the …
In the past week, I’ve had several different people ask me about how to go about creating policies, plans, and strategies related to social media and communications. I figure that if multiple people are asking me about it in the space of one week, there must be a whole lot more people wondering about it …
Last weekend, we visited the Winnipeg Art Gallery as part of Nuit Blanche. It was a fun evening and so nice to see all of the different art – but as we were wandering the galleries, I found myself – as I so often do when looking at art – dismissing the Renaissance section at …
After reviewing Creative You, I’ve been thinking a lot about the creative outlet, finding inspiration, and what gives us the motivation to do the things we love – such as writing. One of the best tips that I have come to learn over the years (through anecdotal evidence) is that if you want to really …
The e-book of Creative You: Using Your Personality Type to Thrive by David Goldstein & Otto Kroeger was sent to me as a review copy earlier this month via Beyond Words Publishing. I very much enjoyed this book and found it so fascinating to begin by responding to the four main questions for determining my …
After recently launching Living Fashionably in the Real World, I got to thinking about blogging in general, and how you know when it’s time to start a blog, especially in this time period when anyone can start up a blog within the space of approximately five minutes. There are a few things to take into …
When I was recently struggling to figure out a 140-character Tweet that included everything I wanted to say PLUS the Oxford comma that I *had* to include (and subsequently cut out words just to make room for the Oxford comma), it occurred to me that I really love Oxford commas. What exactly is an Oxford …
It happens to the best of us. You let your inbox slide for a few days, weeks, or months, and bam! Suddenly you have pages of emails to sort through. Cleaning out and managing your inbox is good practice for organizational purposes, but I also believe that it vastly reduces stress. Isn’t it nicer to …
“e.g.” and “i.e.” are used interchangeably – and often incorrectly – all too often. They actually mean two different things, but this is unfortunately overlooked. So, when should you use them? There’s a fairly simple distinction between the two: e.g. should be used when you are giving an example of the options, and it essentially …