Is travelling to an amazing faraway location on your bucket list for 2024? New Zealand? Morocco? Or maybe Costa Rico? We live in a multicultural world where understanding different communication styles is important. Before you head off on your next adventure, here are some tips to help you communicate. Consider nonverbal communication cues asContinue reading “Travel talk”
Tag Archives: holidays
Handwritten or typed?
Today I received my first Christmas card. I was surprised to see it in the mailbox; it was hardly December. The tradition of sending Christmas cards dates back to the 1800s when local artists would paint ready-made cards to send to family and friends. I love sending cards. I’ll get my hands limbered upContinue reading “Handwritten or typed?”
How regular are you?
When I first started blogging, almost a year ago now, I committed to writing once a week on Mondays. The commitment went something like this. I’m trying to train myself to post regularly. Blogging is new to me. It’s something I’m doing for myself, but wouldn’t it be cool if someone actually wanted to followContinue reading “How regular are you?”
Reading: Exercise for the brain
While I’m having fun wrapping books for holiday gift giving, I’m thinking to myself, what a perfect time of year for reading. The days are short, the weather says, “stay inside” and, if you’re lucky, you have some time off to relax and recharge. That’s where reading can help! Whether you’re reading to improve yourself,Continue reading “Reading: Exercise for the brain”
It’s the season . . .
What do I like to do leading up to the holidays? I watch Hallmark Christmas movies, drink hot chocolate and write Christmas cards! (And eat way too many gingerbread cookies!) I don’t know that many people still send written wishes, but I do. To me there’s something very special about sending personal handwritten notes. It’sContinue reading “It’s the season . . .”
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