Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Does "no gifts" really mean .... "no gifts"?
Posted by Kerry at 4:22 AM 2 comments
Blog issues
I am having blog issues. Namely:
2. Copy, paste doesnt always work - it depends on your source.
3. You can't indent sections of text.
4. You cannot copy posts from one blog to another.
Does anyone have any tips??
I guess you get what you pay for :)
Posted by Kerry at 1:02 AM 2 comments
Monday, December 17, 2007
You go Ann Romney!
Posted by Kerry at 6:23 PM 0 comments
The perfect hostess gift
Posted by Kerry at 3:19 AM 2 comments
Sunday, December 16, 2007
I have arrived
Sheer need drove me to purchase one of these puppies. Carving a 10kg ham no longer requires the stamina of a pump class.
Posted by Kerry at 4:57 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Why are we tipping?
In my country tipping is voluntary. Not expected, but appreciated. Those in the hospitality industry are protected by award wages, such that a waitress would expect to be paid in the vicinity of $15-20 / hour. I appreciate that in countries such as the United States, employees are not as well protected and tips are a vital source of income.
Posted by Kerry at 11:25 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Christmas Cards
I've had this big dark cloud looming...Christmas Cards. Tonight I finally sat down and just started getting them out the door. I'll feel so much better when they're gone.
To newsletter or not? I canned the newsletter this year. I had one drafted (it would be our first), however the events of the last few weeks have robbed us of our major news piece, so its just a plain photo in a card. I know... I'm a party pooper. Hopefully next year we'll be more newsworthy. After all everyone just wants to check out how chubby we are now!
I do however think that there should be some rules regarding newsletters. I'm sure we all get those LONG letters that go on for pages and pages that we just skim over and check out the photos. I'm just plain embarrassed for the subjects. I have noticed some great newsletters over the years... I learn from them.
So here's my top ten rules ..noting that I'm a hypocrite because I'm not sending a letter :)
1. No longer then 1 page, or double sided if you have 4+ kids;
2. Include the names and ages of children;
3. Nobody is interested in wordy descriptions - bullet points are fine;
4. Be positive. Complaining about delinquent children is bad form;
5. Be modest - there is a fine line between sharing news and showing off;
6. Use colour - B&W photocopies show you don't care;
7. Include at least 1 photo of everyone -including yourself ;
8. Stick to your own news - don't tell news for your extended family;
9. Get them out at least 2 weeks before Christmas;
10. At least sign it by hand - otherwise it just comes over as a mass mail out.
Posted by Kerry at 11:34 PM 1 comments
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Be back soon...
Sorry for the silence.
We've had a bit of drama at home, been settling on a new house, my husband has been away on business almost every week .... so combine that with Christmas etc. blogging seems to have been neglected.
I'll be back as soon as I'm above water :)
Posted by Kerry at 4:03 PM 1 comments