Category: Life Musings
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More of My Why You Never Say No to a Customer
The following brief email exchange is one of the best examples of the worst examples (yes, a good example of a bad example) of sales skills I have seen in a long time. Email from me, Hello, Does Pearson sell a textbook for a Marketing 11/12 class curriculum? I will be teaching Marketing 11/12 and…
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Winner of the April Nail Spa Pedicure is…
And the winner of the April Nail Spa pedicure service is…drum roll please… THE WINNER…of our April Nail Spa pedicure is…CORRIE!!!! Thank you to Lee-Anne from Mom Paradigm for not only choosing our winner here tonight but also for going with me to get my pedicure done and choosing the colour of my nail polish…
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Pedicure Giveaway Ends Today
Our contest to see who wins the April Nail Spa pedicure closes today at 4pm! Find the post on here about my pedicure and tell us why you deserve to win the free pedicure and you may be our winner. (I’m posting this from my iPad while in transit so excuse the brevity of the…
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A Day at the PNE
Not quite as glamourous as spending time on a cruise ship, but a day with the family at the Pacific National Exhibition (the good old PNE) is just about as much fun. Just a touch of background info here about me, in case you don’t already know, I detest “rides”. Things like the Hellevator and…
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End of the Cruise Considerations
Some end of the cruise considerations and words of advice to help improve your future cruise experience. First, after you have packed all your clothing, throw in three more pair of socks. Make that four. They take up virtually no room and there is nothing more comfortable than clean, dry socks after being on your…
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Celebrity Century Cruises Out of Ketchikan
My days and nights aboard the Celebrity Century are beginning to blur from day into night into day. The only point of reference I hold onto is where and when we will go ashore. And yesterday we cruised out of Ketchikan, Alaska. (add photo of Ketchikan when string link to Internet is more secure) Now,…
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Ketchikan, Alaska
The Celebrity Century has landed in Ketchikan, Alaska and I am sitting in Fat Stan’s, a local watering hole. Best story of the trip so far; a guy on our cruise ship figured out that arriving via ship you are “marked” as a big spender and all the shore excursions are significantly more expensive when…
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I Break My Fast at Tracy’s King Crab Shack
After last night’s uber-indulgent meal at the Murano aboard the Celebrity Century, I felt it was important to take care of my physical well-being and fast (you know, not eat for an extended period of time). My fast lasted until I got ashore and found Tracy’s King Crab Shack in Juneau, Alaska. True story, once I…
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A Day in Juneau Alaska
We are currently docked in Juneau, Alaska although my body does not yet understand that it is not actually on a ship. The first shop I walked into I had to ask the woman at the cash if the building was still moving. She replied that in fact as a public service they put their…