Spending strike
I’m constantly dishing out unrequested advice about budgeting and savings. For reasons even I don’t understand, it freaks me out when people reach 30 without a investment plan and I become a nagging...
View ArticleJumping on bandwagons?
I LOVED this experiment from Jimmy Kimmel asking people who follow the gluten free diet what gluten actually is. It totally reminds me of the people who jumped on to cage free eggs, while not seeing...
View ArticleWomen’s only groups?
A while ago a few entrepreneurial women and I decided to start a monthly Meetup for like minded ladies. Over the months, the Meetup has become fairly successful, drawing an array of fascinating and...
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Getting back on (the running) track
I recently had to confess to a friend that these days that I am a runner by name only. Moving to the ‘burbs and quitting the gym was always going to be a weak point in my motivation. Now its dark when...
View ArticleWillful Ignorance
I love the phrase ‘willful ignorance’ and I really love this video. It’s making the rounds on Facebook, but I do wonder how many of those who ‘share’ and ‘like’ the video have modified their behavior...
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Peanut butter and personal branding
I recently have the privilege of meeting Pic from Pic’s Really Good Peanut Butter. Pic is the biggest fan of peanut butter I’ve ever met (and about as engaging as they come). He displayed so much...
View ArticleUltra-rich man’s letter: The Pitchforks Are Coming”
I just got sent this brilliant article by a friend (thanks Jemma!). The general gist is that the 0.01% needs to start some serious change before the wildly unbalanced American society starts to fall...
View ArticleWhat to do about our animals?
After hearing about Facebook’s emotion manipulation study, I have to wonder if they’ve gone into overdrive. Every second picture on my Facebook feed is of another travesty of human nature. From pig...
View ArticleShare the freaking footpath!
As Ive become older and less patient (it’s true kids, it happens to the best of us), I’ve launched a personal vendetta against footpath hogs. To save me from public meltdown, I’ve chosen the keyboard...
View ArticleWhat IS Sexist?
I think that a clear and comprehendible message is vital to the achievement of any lasting social change – give those you are fighting a chance to pass you off as crazy, and they will. When we throw...
View ArticleWhy I started a part time professional job site
Henry Ford is attributed to introducing the 40 hour work week in the 1920s, not so much for the health of his employees, but so employees would have enough free time to go out and realize they needed...
View ArticleWhen sexual assaut becomes a terrorist act
To me, a terrorist act is one that attacks our way of life, that forces us to change our behaviour. I looked up the definition, and the only difference I can see anyone arguing between it, and the...
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