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Reflections on 30 More Chic Days – Day 2 – “Glamour”
I picked Day 2 from Fiona Ferris’ book, 30 More Chic Days, as my weekend “Chic-Think” this past weekend. The topic is glamour – how to incorporate some touches of glamour into one’s life. The exercise stretched past just the weekend and into the following week. It turns out that glamour takes a bit more reflection than I had anticipated! (That’s one of the reasons why I enjoy Fiona’s books – her ideas often spark many follow-on questions and thoughts.) I can definitely write about what is NOT glamorous. I was able to zero in on those things in a heartbeat. On the list of the non-glamorous: the pile of…
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What I Learned from Winston Churchill and Gretchen Rubin Last Week, Part 1
I had a terrific book to read this past week, 40 Ways to Look at Winston Churchill, by Gretchen Rubin. (I wrote a short review of it here.) What was especially interesting from the book was how Rubin described Churchill as a perfect example of the classical Greek tragic hero. According to the author, the tragic hero has four main characteristics: 1. The hero is from a high ranking family and lives his triumphs and his defeats in the public eye. – Certainly the portly figure of the aristocratic Winston Churchill, complete with cigar, looms large over the twentieth century. 2. The hero’s greatest strength is his greatest weakness. It…
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What I learned While Making an “About Me” Post
I’m new to this blogging thing. Quite new. As in “watching youtube tutorials to figure out how to actually create my own site” type new. That being said, let me share some of my adventures! 1. The “About Me” post. According to many website coaches, the “About Me” area is The MOST visited part of anyone’s site. (I would cite which web coaches wrote that particular pearl of wisdom but every single one I read said it.) So, no pressure or anything, kids. Whatever I put in this area will be the single most visited piece of real estate on my site. 2. It’s vital to include some type of…