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The Power of Magic Words
There are also sorts of words associated with magic – incantations, spells – call them what you will — said in an effort to produce a desired outcome. “Open says me” or is it “Open sesame”? As a kid I was never really sure. In any case it always worked for Aladdin. There’s also the…
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The Unexpected Things You Acquire When You Travel
When I travel I like to look for practical things that I can use at home. Souvenirs that are not really dust collectors but serve a purpose, like CDs featuring local music, articles of clothing, jewelry and household items. During my most recent trip to Istanbul, in addition to some very fine silk and pashmina…
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The Color Revolution Continues
As you already know I’m not that kind of girl. Well most of the time. I’m also not one of those people given to self-aggrandizement when I’m right about something. The phrase I told you so never escapes my lips. I hate hearing it, so I never say it? Having just heard me say “never,”…
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Not That Kind of Girl
I have always prided myself on the fact that, when in a relationship of any kind, I have never sacrificed a friend for a man. I have never cancelled a night out with the girls in favor of a last-minute date. I have never responded to text messages during dinner and interrupted the smooth flow…
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Of Vice and Men
Temptation is on every street corner in Paris. The smell of freshly baked, buttery croissants greets me every morning as I walk past the boulangerie on my way to early morning meetings. Aaah, you can’t start the day without breakfast, I think. And where better to have croissants than in … The colorful macaroons of…
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How To Add Color to Your Life
Last week I was the guest speaker at the Montreal Chroma-Zone meeting of the Color Marketing Group. My topic was how to create a personal color palette. I noted, and rightly so, that as color marketing professionals we’re so busy adding color to other peoples’ lives we sometimes forget to add color to our own.…
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Bad-A-Tude…Got to Getcha Some!
There’s a T-shirt sold here in tourist shops that says: Good Girls Go to Heaven. Bad Girls Go to Montreal. I don’t know what it is about this city but it has a way of bringing out the badness in any good girl – and in a very good way, especially during Formula One Race…
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Love on the Run
Solo travel is wonderful in so many ways. It forces me out of my comfort zone. And it gives me an opportunity to see, do or try new things. It’s as freeing as it is terrifying. The downside to solo travel is the occasional bout of loneliness tinged with a hint of melancholy, especially when…
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Travel – The Perks
It’s a good day when you can combine business travel with some personal activities. My travels in early May allowed me to catch up with a friend in Dusseldorf over drinks, to take in the Artemisia exhibit at the Musée Maillol in Paris and to visit friends in Joberg and Durban. Go ahead and say…
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If Your Life Was a Color, What Color Would it Be? And Why?
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