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Leading by example and tough love works at any age.

During my daily research, I encountered the blog Family Matters – Practical Parenting. In her blog, author Ronit Baras discusses the effective way animals raise and teach their young, leading by example. The video she included in her blog and which I’ve inserted below, shows a dog patiently going… Continue reading

Is positive self-esteem key to recovering from mental illness?

Two days ago,  I got ‘THE LETTER’ – the one from my employer, the federal Government of Canada, informing me that since my disability has now reached the two year mark, I must now make a tough decision.

Do I return to work?

or

Do I opt to take… Continue reading

Product Reviews: Guidelines to success while maintaining a trusted online presence as a reviewer.

Reviewing free product supplied specifically for the purpose of review can be a tricky process. To be respected and trusted as a reviewer, it is important to be honest in the reviews written – about both the positive and negative. It won’t take long for you to be found out… Continue reading

April Fool’s Day 2013 – My favorite prank.

It didn’t take me long to decide which April Fool’s Day prank was my favorite.

This YouTube winner is an ideal mix of computers, technology, and lampooning consumer habits.

Do you agree? …or have you found one better?

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Lightning struck and killed our treadmill.

The kids were out. Mark and his mother had gone to Chilliwack Senior Secondary School’s 1950-2013 final reunion before it’s torn down to make way for the new school.

I was sitting here alone, blogging my daily posts on the other sites, when I heard a loud bang like an… Continue reading

With Google Adsense business practices as an example, it’s no wonder the 1% get richer and the 99% get poorer.

I’ve been using Google Adsense since I started blogging on my four blogs over two years ago. Although I don’t make a personal income from the advertising revenue, it’s been enough to cover the costs of running my blogs.

That has started to change, however. I noticed that recently Google… Continue reading

What I learned about dealing with a disability insurance company

The first and most important thing is this:

In the eyes of the insurance company, you are a ‘scammer’ and you will spend every minute trying to prove otherwise.

Mental health issues in particular are the worst because they are hidden. They can only be felt and experienced. The only… Continue reading

We Have a New Look for this Blog!

Caramel Retro WordPress Theme

Although I liked the original theme design very much, I found that the appearance was very chopped, busy and not cohesive at all once I started adding advertising. I grew more and more disappointed with it over time. This blog’s original theme is beautiful when there’s… Continue reading

Save With Great Promo Codes for Godaddy.com!

I’ve learned a lot during my first eighteen months of blogging, but there are two things that are the most important to consider when setting up and starting your blog.

The best, shortest, and most seo friendly domain name possible is the first, and the type, quality and reliability of… Continue reading

Sleepless in British Columbia

It’s 5:00 am and I’ve been awake for two hours.

One of those hours I spent tossing and turning in bed, trying to will myself back to sleep with no success. Finally, because I was afraid of waking my husband, who has to go to work, I’ve spent the second… Continue reading

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