Love the Substitute
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
Author: Dawn aka Hat Girl
Spinach and Kale
The past few years it has been pretty easy to find plenty of spinach and kale in the grocery store. Even the mass retailers with a market have it – at least Target usually has it at a minimum in Read More …
There Are Limits
There are limits to what people can accept, handle and allow to happen in their home. People who have listed a home for sale or been selected for a holiday house tour know this better than most. On the two Read More …
Open Door Policy
The best managers, co-workers and friends should have an open door policy. Who wants to have to knock and wait for permission to enter to speak freely about a project, their work or even what might be happening in their Read More …
Not For You
Sometimes, you may get a call or a text that is not for you, instead, it was meant for someone else. Maybe the person who used to have that phone number, or even simpler…it was dialed/entered in error. Oops. Sometimes Read More …
Holiday Schedule
Does your workplace follow a strict holiday schedule? Do you set official days you are closed, or do you follow a standard weekly schedule with just the national (aka bank) holiday days off – the days when no one comes Read More …
At Any Given Time
At any given time, things can change; they might still be perfect…or less than that. Plans are always best laid out in advance, but while I do recommend project management processes, listing out tasks well in advance, even (when appropriate) Read More …
Peer Pressure
Whoever thought that peer pressure was over once you graduated from high school or even college, they were sadly mistaken. It happens in the workforce from your co-workers It happens from your adult friends. It even happens from your industry Read More …
Give Yourself Permission
Over this long holiday weekend, did you give yourself permission? To over indulge? or To say no to another slice of pie even though they already cut it for you? To buy nothing? or To buy everything you needed/wanted to Read More …
Days Then Hours
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …