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The Thing About Office Coffee Club…

July 30, 2015

…is I didn’t appreciate it when I had it. Truth be told? There were times I snickered about it. The bureaucracy …

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I’m not a Director – A #1000Speak Post

July 20, 2015

Nope. Not the boss. I’m 38-years-old. My 25-year-old self would be horrified. She would see this as a failure. Both to …

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To Do: NOTHING

July 16, 2015

Can you really do it? Last Tuesday I was on holidays and suddenly had one of those … … moments of clarity. …

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I’m an Adult Now

July 3, 2015

How do I know this? Aside from the fact that I have a two-year-old on my lap as I type …

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My Money, Time & Compassion for #1000Speak

June 20, 2015

This week was fun, but exceptionally busy. It involved job interviews, ceremonies, meetings, dinner with relatives, a day trip to …

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My Blog Turns Two!

June 9, 2015

So two years ago today, I hit publish on my first post here at Baby Gates Down. At the time, …

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Music for Y2K

June 4, 2015

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we …

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50 Things That Make Me Happy

May 31, 2015

So Nicola Young tagged me to do a post on 50 Things That Make Me Happy. It’s a lovely idea, …

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Building Confidence and Leaders

May 27, 2015

A few weeks ago I got one of those delightful emails from my past. It was an invite to attend …

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Music for my (E)x’s

May 15, 2015

So, we’ve hit that crunch time in any A to Z challenge. The letter “x”. Doing ukulele covers for “u” …

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