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This week marked yet another milestone … or is it an achievement? … for me. Well, a few, actually. I had my second Annual Performance Review at work, which was equally uncomfortable and pleasing. For the same reason. That the feedback I received from others aligns with how I think I’m doing, and being perceived, was a…
I’ve been around long enough to know the power of images in advertising and marketing. I know the pictures taken are carefully chosen to evoke a particular emotion; whether this be joy or sorrow, excitement or devastation, is irrelevant. Each are designed to draw you in, to have you feel something, and, essentially, to act…
There are many things I find confounding when it comes to parenting, and so many, many different stages and milestones our children go through and accomplish. Many are we are not ever told of, although if we closely look at what our parenting counterparts speak about, we’ll see that they are ever so common. Milestones…
Having taken on the recent intiative of remaining one of the significant minority that has never watched Game of Thrones, and hosting no intention to ever watch it – in fact, I have made it my mission in life to never watch it (although, I do oft shy from the term “never”, as, inevitably, when I “never” the…
I’m always up for some good, sensible natter about foods and beverages that are of some level of nutritional benefit for people. The greater the nutritional benefit, the better. I’m also fascinated that ‘we’ understand that commercially marketed sports drinks come with some nutrients (or ‘nutrients’ in many cases, using the term very loosely) in…
This is a quick, easy recipe for making your own energy / post workout drink. Sure, this recipe requires the use of a kitchen device that some view as merely a ‘fad’ … whatevs, I use it every night to make this drink. The same drink can be made a few ways, many of which…