by Sue Horner | Oct 1, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It’s October, and Halloween costumes and decorations have been in the stores for weeks. What better time to talk about scary things? And by that I mean, doing what scares you. Over dinner last night, one of my friends confessed that she is afraid of doing...
by Sue Horner | Sep 7, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
While about two weeks remain before summer is officially over, you and I both know that if the calendar says September, summer is done. At least, that’s the case pretty much anywhere in Canada. So I’m already a little sad about that. Summer has always been...
by Sue Horner | Jul 13, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You may recognize this road sign, which I have borrowed from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s helpful guide to common and not-so-common road signs. It means there’s a bump or uneven pavement on the road ahead. The yellow “caution”...
by Sue Horner | Jun 18, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
IABC/Toronto recently treated volunteers to a lovely appreciation event, a buffet dinner aboard the Jubilee Queen, a replica of a Mississippi paddlewheel boat. The weather had been iffy all day, but the sun came out as we lined up to board. Having arrived early, my...
by Sue Horner | May 9, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
In honour of Mother’s Day, here’s a quote that really speaks to me and sums up the feeling that took me by surprise when my first son was born, and of course continued with son #2: “Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It...
by Sue Horner | Apr 5, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You wouldn’t believe it, looking at my office last week, but I am not a hoarder. Hoarders, as displayed to the world in the A&E show of the same name, have “an inability to part with their belongings” that is so out of control, they are on the...
by Sue Horner | Mar 30, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
“If you can read this, thank a teacher.” This is how a post linked to by my friend and colleague Joan Vinall-Cox began. While blogger Ralf Schwartz suggested that the best way to thank your teacher is to teach others “by further developing what your...
by Sue Horner | Feb 22, 2010 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Here’s what I learned from taking a week off and flying to Florida for my younger son’s school break: If you’re looking for beach weather, Florida might or might not have it in February. We happened to hit a week of temperatures in the mid-70s, which...
by Sue Horner | May 22, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Our basement was crowded with toys, games, puzzles, children’s books and more, the result of two sons, two sets of grandparents, multiple doting aunts and uncles, hand-me-downs from a dozen cousins, birthdays, Christmases and a house of people who keep...
by Sue Horner | Feb 23, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Could you do without your computer and your online life for a week? It’s an experiment I conducted last week, after dropping off my laptop for repairs and going skiing at Mont Tremblant, Quebec. My main clients knew I was away and all my projects were up to...
