As bloggers, we all have different goals. Some may be to monetize your blog; some may be to get a book deal; some may be to become recognized as an expert in your field; others may be to share company news and updates.
Some may even just be to have a personal outlet where you can let your creativity go and see what works, and what doesn?t.
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A few weeks back, my four year old daughter Salem was still awake and chattering away in her bedroom, despite being in bed for over an hour.
When I went in to give her a cuddle and ask why she was still awake, she whispered to me, “She’s here.”
Back in the day, two friends named Balderdash and Hogwash decided they wanted to be seen as really smart.
So they decided to share their thinking and position it as Fairly Important Correctionable Tales In Other News (FICTION).
Seeing that there was a market for people looking for information, Balderdash and Hogwash decided that their brand of FICTION was just what the world needed.
So off they set, taking their words of wisdom with them.
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Tomorrow (February 15) is Family Day in Ontario, Canada. A statutory holiday, it was originally created to give families important time with each other.
Ontario isn’t the only province in Canada to celebrate Family Day – Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia also celebrate it.
For me, it’s another reason I’ve come to love my adopted home since moving here from the UK back in December 2006.
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As part of my daily routine traveling to work, I take the subway.
As I sit in my little part of the train, I can?t help but overhear the conversations around me. Dialogues, actually ? the majority aren?t very conversational.
