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A Dream Come True
When I sleep, I dream. Dreamless night is rare for me. Sometimes my dream could be more dramatic than Hollywood movies. Other times my...

Angela
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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Sweet Coincidences
On Monday, Sept. 21, I wrote a post titled Sweet Sixteen to bid farewell for my son's departure for the united states. The same day, the...

Angela
Oct 4, 20201 min read
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Networking in Nature
Imagine a brand new fresh approach to networking: Networking in Nature. When I searched online, I located this monthly networking group...

Angela
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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My Wonderful Children
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about". Angela Schwindt My daughter Wendy was...

Angela
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Sweet Sixteen
That was the caption for the cover photo taken on June 1, 2014. It was my son Eric's 16th birthday. We had dinner at Saint Sushi Plateau....

Angela
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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A Child Born on Children's Day
My son was born on International Children's Day. In case you wonder, it was June 1st. If he were born in China, he would have benefited...

Angela
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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A Few of My Favorites
Technology is amazing sometimes. It knows what you like to read and it recommends articles to you. That is what my phone does to me from...

Angela
Sep 6, 20201 min read
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Travel Talk: Charlevoix - A Beauty Next Door
Charlevoix is a beautiful cultural and natural region in the province of Quebec. The population is just over 13,000 yet it has tons of...

Angela
Sep 5, 20201 min read
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Music: What Can I Say?
"Music drives you. It wakes you up. It gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct turn will chill you down" Dimebag...

Angela
Sep 4, 20201 min read
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Walk the Talk, Lead by Example
According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...

Angela
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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IS Sunday Your Best Day?
On the 2-month mark of my blogging (August 13), I listed my daily focus in my article "Short and Sweet is My Intention". I followed my...

Angela
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Short and Sweet is My Intention
Did you know that an average person can read 250 words in a minute? Did you know that 250 words = around 1,500 characters? Did you know...

Angela
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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Raising Kids: Your Way or the Highway?
There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University,...

Angela
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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A Little Celebration Goes A Long Way
Today is a beautiful day, not just the weather, but also my journey of blogging. This article marks the entry of #50. This morning I got...

Angela
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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A Journey Like No Other
Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...

Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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Pretty Women
No, I am not referring to the movie "Pretty Woman" featuring Julia Roberts. I am talking about the Pretty Women from my weekly...

Angela
Jul 25, 20201 min read
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The Charming Gardeners
Yesterday after I gave a talk at CATS corner, I received this email from one of the organizers: "I totally agree with Nayo, your session...

Angela
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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Masters in Action
It is the name of McGill Toastmasters Club's newsletter and the caption of the cover photo taken on October 7, 2008. In the earlier years...

Angela
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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