by Sue Horner | May 23, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You’ve often heard the advice, “do what you love and the money will follow.” In the dating world, the equivalent is “do what you love (or even just like) and the love will follow.” At the very least, you’ll have fun, but you may...
by Sue Horner | May 12, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
The Friday edition of the Toronto Star led into Mother’s Day with several essays about moms. One by Toronto writer Elyse Friedman was particularly funny; it captures the desire to do right by your child and the guilt and fear that you might not be doing so by...
by Sue Horner | May 11, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there! So far, I’ve received a warm hug from each of my boys, but looks like the card and flowers that are hidden in the garage (spotted when I put something in the green bin) won’t be revealed until my own...
by Sue Horner | May 9, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It’s garbage day in Oakville, and I’m feeling virtuous. Actually, things have changed around town and it’s recycling day. We no longer get garbage pickup every week and recycling every two; now it’s recycling every week and garbage every second...
by Sue Horner | Mar 31, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Did you celebrate Earth Hour on Saturday night? Here’s what went on in my house: All lights off. Both computers off and power bars off. Several “vampire” appliances (you know, the ones with the ready lights that keep sucking up power while waiting at...
by Sue Horner | Mar 28, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
The signs are small, but growing. As I navigate the ice and snow that STILL cover much of the ground, birds are singing. I spotted a cardinal on my walk with Jake this morning, and a robin perched on the rail of my deck. The past three mornings, Jake and I have passed...
by Sue Horner | Mar 10, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It’s March break here, so Son #2 is blissfully sleeping in until noon as I work. Yes, it’s business as usual at Get It Write central, although I do plan a couple of lunches out this week and will probably drive a couple of teenagers to go snowboarding. Oh...
by Sue Horner | Feb 22, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
The Toronto Star wine critic, Gord Stimmell, alerted me to the fact that tomorrow is Open That Bottle Night. Started by Wall Street Journal columnists John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter, the event is basically a call to wine enthusiasts to stop waiting for a special...
by Sue Horner | Feb 21, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
I caught a brief part of a radio interview today with “transformational expert” Marci Shimoff, about her book Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out. Marci is also co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul and a featured expert in The...
by Sue Horner | Jan 24, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It seemed an incredible cosmic coincidence that I would start blogging on the very same day as the informative, insightful and strategic Les Potter, but as I found out when Les posted his one-year commentary on Tuesday, it was merely close. Well, two days apart is...
