hello everyone! it’s friday today, so time for a frozen pea friday post. today you can find it over at smarter than your average blog, who has kindly invited me to guest post. it’s about the bewildering amount of choices people are faced with when they have cancer. i’m going to be away for a… Continue reading can someone please feed the cat?
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frozen pea friday: a survivor tells her story
for a few weeks now, either here or on another blog, every friday i post something about cancer. as those of you who stop by here frequently, this is something started by susan reynolds and the people around her. in december, susan reynolds was diagnosed with breast cancer. now she’s become an activist. in her… Continue reading frozen pea friday: a survivor tells her story
almost wordless friday
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poker playing as a frame of mind
a guest post by my husband glenn: years ago, in a land far, far away i spent a year as a crisis line volunteer. one call that i received was from a girl in senior high school. we talked about her difficulties with her foster family and difficulties socially at school, how she found it… Continue reading poker playing as a frame of mind
recovering from bad work experiences: after the job offer
welcome to my last instalment of jacob share’s and my conversation on leaving bad work experiences behind. we started this in november and discovered the six stages of recovery from bad work experiences: we’ve already covered resign: get the hell out of dodge! recover: get your bearings before you throw yourself back into the job… Continue reading recovering from bad work experiences: after the job offer
live blogging: a day off
i’m taking a day off – well, actually, just a few hours and thought i’d live blog about this. just a few snippets here and there. right now i’m sitting at a café on 2616 east hastings. just ran into barry, the pastor from the longhouse church down the street, a really interesting first nations,… Continue reading live blogging: a day off
a new theme
well, folks, i finally have my new theme up and running. what do you think? i still need to iron out all kinds of little kinks and realize that i want to re-write all my pages (as opposed to the posts) – but all in all, i think my new “house” is ready. please feel… Continue reading a new theme
creating community
researching for an article, i came across a number of interesting resources on building community, and i thought i’d share them with you. at the beginning of next year i’ll tell you what this is all about … mutual support handbook how to develop an online support group or web site local self-help group clearinghouses… Continue reading creating community
blog conversation: leaving bad work experiences behind
as you probably know by now, jacob from the job mob and i are having a blog conversation about recovering from bad work experiences. in his latest post about the topic, jacob points out, quite rightfully, that one of the reasons why we end up in bad work situations is because we didn’t ask the… Continue reading blog conversation: leaving bad work experiences behind
scary!
share your scare, says lifecruiser. a propos hallowe’en, she’s collecting stories about bloggers’ biggest scares. here’s mine. okay, this was quite a few years ago. i had just facilitated an incredibly exhausting focus group at the carnegie centre (everyone who knows the carnegie centre will immediately nod, “yes, that would be exhausting”). that afternoon, my… Continue reading scary!