Focus... Read a great tip on Freelance Advisor in an article about simplifying your workday: Practice a focus ritual. Every hour or two, do a refocus ritual. This only takes a minute or two. You might start it by closing down your browser and maybe other open applications, and maybe even take a walk for a couple...

Sunrise in Vancouver... Last night I flew into Vancouver, BC, I am here for 3 days for work. Woke up at 5am this morning, couldn’t sleep. The sun was rising over the harbor, my room has a great view. Since I was up, I decided to head out for a run. I ran along the harbor, it was absolutely beautiful. All that was missing...

Hello IE8... It’s the day I have dreaded for quite awhile: the day we start officially supporting Internet Explorer 8 at work and I have to make our sites compatible with it. I guess one good thing is the Firebug-inspired tool inside Internet Explorer We discussed discontinuing support of Internet Explorer 6, which...

The Last Lunch... Sad news today – our Office MOM was liad off, due to the economy. I don’t know how we will survive – have to remember how to make my own lunch. Here is our final lunch menu – it was a very tasty week:

Bailey and Dexter... Bailey and her work buddy Dexter playing at the office. Its difficult to get these 2 to settle down enough for a non-blurry photo. Notice Bailey’s new hot pink collar!

Someone is Cooking Bacon... Right now Cariann is in the lunchroom cooking bacon (she is filling in for Office MOM this week – who is out sick. And Cariann is Office Daughter after all) to go on our grilled cheese for lunch. It is a warm inviting smell on such a yucky day as today. The coworkers and I came up with a great...

Lunch is Hot and Ready... Each day we get to hear the wonderful voice of our Director of First Impressions at work as she beckons us to the lunchroom, “Lunch is hot and ready!”. Today is deli day (sandwiches, soup, pasta salad and cookies), so, “Lunch is hot and cold and ready!” Last week was a tasty week!...