Archive for October, 2009

Safety First

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

The Province of Ontario has just passed a law prohibiting the use of handheld cell phones or other electronic devices while driving. A radio announcer discussing this news story asked, “Will you buy a hands-free kit, or will you just hide your phone if you see a cop?”
How about just not using [...]

She Barclayed It!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Back in 2007, in response to a comment on one of my blog posts, I said, “I don’t think you can use meme as a verb.”
Barry Zweibel replied, “Sure you can, Janet. You can ‘verbify’ almost anything!!! (Google it, FedEx it, verbify it, ‘Barclay’ it … hmmm I wonder what that last one [...]

Is Self-Employment Right for You?

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

This is a really special week in my books. Not only is it Home Based Business Week, but it began with Canadian Thanksgiving, which is pretty fitting, since I’m very thankful to be a living the life of a home based business owner. I won’t lie and say it’s stress-free, but I [...]

Janet as Dream Chaser

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

In her blog, Beyond the Gray, Erika Liodice writes about men and women who have gone after what they really want in life. A few weeks ago, she approached me and asked if I would like to share my own inspiring story with her readers.
I’d never thought of myself in that way, [...]