Victoria's Blog

OK. So it’s the New Year, the holidays are over and along with it, my excuse for overindulging in foods and treats. It’s Winter, and all around me friends, family, colleagues and clients are dealing with colds and flu. What’s my approach to avoid the dreaded seasonal illnesses? Actually, nothing ...

As someone who depends on my vehicle for my job – I’d be lost and completely useless without reliable, dependable, daily automotive transportation – I avidly consume both written and visual information about cars. I’m not very technical when it comes to the “nuts and bolts” (pun intended!) about ...

An article in another blog recently proclaimed that common sense is a myth, an idea that I found just too intriguing to ignore. As someone who has always taken pride in my ability to bring “common sense” to most situations, I had to see what this so-called “myth” was about. The writer, Hiroshi Mi...

Here’s another list of “tips” to help me perform better and live a more productive, happy life. At least I think that’s the intent. And while I’m often skeptical of suggestions that seem too obvious, I have to admit that I don’t really practice these things on a daily basis – so who am I to judge...

This article about a new office trend really caught my eye – literally! I was standing up while gazing at my computer and happened to look down at the screen to see the headline in bold print on a page I was scanning. What’s the first thing I did? Sit down to read through, of course! But after do...

Here’s an article I came across recently that really got me thinking. The author had just attended a church service celebrating high school graduates that were moving on to college. During the celebration each student’s credentials were read and they were required to write an essay about what the...

Okay, so I was having a “down” day because things weren’t going exactly as I anticipated. And while I tried to have a positive attitude and just focus on the “good” things in my life, I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly successful.   I do my best to always look on the bright side and just ...

In keeping with my attraction to lists, especially those that offer “tips” for improving our lives and lifestyles, I just couldn’t ignore the article below.   The title was particularly intriguing, though I have to admit that I didn’t find all of these suggestions particularly “unusual” But maybe...

The statistics below really astonish me. Once again, I appear to be out of step with a large majority of other individuals. Every time I think I’m definitely in step and in touch with “what’s happening” I find something that tells me I’m not.   I have a smartphone which I use all the time to chec...

I found the following list of suggestions for what items to purchase with a credit card to be helpful and interesting and even a little surprising.   Much of the information isn’t anything new or particularly “revolutionary” but the reasoning behind some of the suggestions presented factors had I...