There have been some interesting articles I've seen posted online lately, pertaining to health care. 1. Hospital Faucets Pose Infection Risk Healthcare Design Magazine recently posted an article linked to a study illustrating aerators in hospital faucets increase microbes by 10 times. This reminds me of an article I saw in the Toronto Star in … Continue reading Healthcare in the news: Faucets, Noise Pollution and Social Networks for Mental Health
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Niche Social Media: Helping You Network | Wordsmith Studio
Hi Everyone! I've got a post on Niche Social Media over at Wordsmith Studio today. I hope you'll take a look and let me know which Niche Social Media networks you use to build your platform. Check it out: Niche Social Media: Helping You Network | Wordsmith Studio.
Whitehorse: Young Hospitality
Last week I went to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, for the first time for a work project, which I won't write about just yet. While my first trip there was only for 4 nights, I was blown away by the friendliness of this small town city. It wasn't as cold as it could get for the … Continue reading Whitehorse: Young Hospitality
Wordsmith Studio: Productive Procrastination for NaNoWriMo
Hi Everyone! I wrote about some productive procrastination tools for NaNoWriMo over on the Wordsmith Studio Site. I hope you'll take a peak and let me know what other tools you use for productive procrastination. Have a great day!
Writing the 3-Day Novel at Wordsmith Studio
Hi Everyone! I wrote about my third experience with the 3-Day Novel over on the Wordsmith Studio Site. I hope you'll take a peak and let me know if you think it's something you would or wouldn't do, and why. Have a great day!
Remembering Joy, Freedom and Inspiration
Remembering Joy I bought a bicycle last week. It's a beautiful and inexpensive 1950's single speed replica, but it's all I need. I live near Lake Ontario, and I wanted to take advantage of the lakeshore bike routes this summer, though I'm terrified of riding through the city. I haven't cycled since I was 14, … Continue reading Remembering Joy, Freedom and Inspiration
Decisions: Swallowing the spider to catch the fly
I don't know why she swallowed that fly. My job feels sometimes like I'm chasing down the logic behind decisions. We switched our software at work from a 2-dimensional computer-aided drafting (CAD) software program to a more robust and intelligent building information modeling (BIM) program. It's an interesting change, making you think about the building … Continue reading Decisions: Swallowing the spider to catch the fly
In the news: Stress, Anxiety and Canadian Youth – my response
Global News is airing a week of segments on Children's Mental Health, sponsored by RBC Children's Mental Health Project. Monday's segment: Young Minds: Stress, Anxiety Plaguing Canadian Youth; is available online, with video links. The comments in the written article are interesting. I can understand why mental health is still considered 'taboo'. With critics blaming … Continue reading In the news: Stress, Anxiety and Canadian Youth – my response
Love Letter: Dear Boston
Ever since I saw the explosions on Monday, I haven't been able to stop thinking about you, and the four months we spent together nearly 10 years ago. In fall 2003, you embraced me as I worked for an architecture firm in your downtown area. You gave me coworkers who cared about me, which was … Continue reading Love Letter: Dear Boston
Confessions of An April Platform Challenge Participant
This post is one in a series of Anniversary posts for Wordsmith Studio (WSS). Last year we joined Robert Lee Brewer's April Platform Challenge on his blog and united to create a community of writers who support each other. I have a confession to make. I'm doing it again, one bit at a time. building … Continue reading Confessions of An April Platform Challenge Participant
Architect: What’s in a Title?
What's in a job title? I am not looking for a job. I really enjoy working for my current firm. However, like any good social networker, I maintain my LinkedIn profile. Because I am open to connections, weekly I get emails on current job postings that might be available to me, like the ones in … Continue reading Architect: What’s in a Title?
Are some people born to kill or can we even tell?
I've been home sick, and rather than watch the entire Downton Abbey Series, I fell into the world of Investigation Discovery (ID) Canada. This true crime drama channel, which has shows on crime, police, missing persons, and revenge. I prefer watching some of those shows to the crime dramas like CSI (any version) because the … Continue reading Are some people born to kill or can we even tell?
Reuniting my passions
First, I'd like to apologize for setting aside my online presence for a while. I've been soul-searching about my life, its direction and it's taken its toll on my blogs (both here and at Circadian Design. There are going to be a number of changes to this site, likely culminating in merging the two together. … Continue reading Reuniting my passions
What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) started just over 4 days ago. While I feel like I'm not doing too badly with my word count, I know from last year's attempt that it takes very little to lose the contest by not having enough words at the end of the month. Last year I was a newlywed, … Continue reading What NaNoWriMo is teaching me about balance
April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
The My Name is Not Bob April Platform Challenge has been both encouraging and challenging. If you're wondering why I haven't posted on it lately, it's because I've been joining things like Google+, rediscovering Hootsuite, networking with others, participating in twitter chats, and actually writing blogs with 'Calls to Action' at the end. So far … Continue reading April Platform Challenge Day 20 (and a few others)
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