Category Archives: Learning

First-Time Family Caregiver and Other Admissions at Thanksgiving

There’s never a wrong time to pause and ponder that for which we’re grateful. Spiritual rituality, meditative moments, significant life events, near-misses, good news, bad news. And, of course, the November day of Thanksgiving. I LOVE the Thanksgiving Holiday. I … Continue reading

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Brain Power vs. Tools

Life is busy. We all juggle work and families while attempting to have a social life. As we approach the holiday season, the pace picks up. It seems like every day there are new things to do, websites to read, … Continue reading

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What Would Churchill Do

Winston Churchill has been on my mind lately, for a funny reason I’ll explain at the end of this post. The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, Winston Churchill, is widely regarded as the most important leader … Continue reading

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The Puppy Project: Phase 2 (AKA Post Go-Live Remediation)

 In my October blog I introduced you to Finn, the Sheltie puppy I adopted earlier that month. Coincidentally, he turned 8 months old today! Thinking in terms of projects, we are 4 months post “puppy go-live.” And what a go-live … Continue reading

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Shaolin Lessons Learned

In January, my wife and I started taking kung fu class at the Boston Shaolin Kung Fu Center. Neither of us had ever taken any kind of martial arts before or even considered the idea. But after stumbling upon their … Continue reading

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You Want Me to Put My Hands in There?

A couple Saturdays ago, I spent the morning at a pastry class with my husband. This experience was out of my comfort zone. I grew up in a home with a mother who prepared all meals for our family, and … Continue reading

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The Lemonade Stand

Does anyone remember this episode of “The Office”? Oscar discovers a $4000 budget surplus and tries to tell Michael that they must spend it right away or lose it in next year’s budget. After describing the surplus in standard business … Continue reading

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Professional development and your career

Professional Development In my twenties, I finished a four-year bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting. I thought that was the end of my college experience and my professional development for awhile. But a few years later, … Continue reading

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Floored by Project Management

A few weeks ago, I had a house full of contractors. The scope of the job was to remove the existing carpet in three rooms of the house and to install hardwood flooring. We planned the project way ahead of … Continue reading

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Oh The Things I Could Know if Only I Had More Time!

Sometimes I wish I just knew how to do everything. Ok, not everything. I don’t really care to know how to program code for the systems we support in IS (shhh…don’t tell anyone), but so many things related to my … Continue reading

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