Image via Wikipedia Well, the week whizzed by and today is Christmas Eve. Yes, I’m still in denial but did not want to miss the opportunity to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! I hope that your holiday is filled with love and laughter. If you are taking a break until year end, [...]
Ho, Ho, Help!
December 3, 2009 By 16 Comments
Image via Wikipedia Tis the season to be jolly, but for many the holidays are a time of frenzy and stress. The good news of the bad economy is that it has brought us face to face with our rampant appetite for excess. We discovered that we had accumulated much more than we could ever [...]
Adrenalin, Pie and the Holiday Season
November 30, 2009 By 15 Comments
Image by wallyg via Flickr It’s the last day of November and round the world we have officially entered the holiday season. If you’re a US resident you survived the Thanksgiving weekend – congratulations! Your wonderful holiday may have included: Breaking bread with people you barely know A long road trip with your entire family [...]
Thankful Reflection and Learning
November 23, 2009 By 21 Comments
Image via Wikipedia In the US we will celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday. Already, things are slowing down a bit as people travel to spend time with their families or hunker down to get everything done in this three day work week. I like this time of year. It is a quiet time for reflecting and [...]
I Gave at the Office
December 9, 2008 By 21 Comments
Image by brungrrl via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim Giving during the holidays can become especially tricky in the workplace. Do you give a gift to your boss? What if you have a matrix reporting relationship, do you give to your dotted line boss too? Do you have to participate in Secret Santa? What [...]
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