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Tag: On Writing

On Writing

Letter-Writing Time Again – You Ready Mitch Albom?

December 31, 2012 Vanessa Shields3 Comments

Last December I admitted to the world wide web that one of my end-of-the-year traditions is to write Mitch Albom a letter. Mitch read my blog post revealing this tradition I've been steadfastly committed to for close to twenty years. (GULP - yep. I was 15 years old when I wrote my first letter!) This… Continue reading Letter-Writing Time Again – You Ready Mitch Albom?

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Guest Speaking – How do you tell ’em what you can do?

September 18, 2012 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

I spent about three hours designing a booklet (8 pages) about what I offer as a guest speaker. I used a template that was in Microsoft Word. I added my own photos, moved a few things around, and did a quick edit. Then it was sent to the printers. I had 25 copies printed out… Continue reading Guest Speaking – How do you tell ’em what you can do?

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Before & After – The goodness in purging

September 6, 2012 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Long weekend equals tackle the storage room. At least, that's what it equalled for me. Sure we had a bojillion other things to do this weekend, but I had to use  some of the time to deal with this: This is one half of our storage room. As you can see, there is a lovely… Continue reading Before & After – The goodness in purging

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