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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

I was definitely dealing with seasonal overwhelm. For me, seasonal overwhelm is a combination of my granddaughter’s soccer practices and games, seasonal activities like apple picking and pumpkin carving parties, increased client projects, and trying to plan for the fast-approaching holiday season.

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Planning the Perfect Holiday Party: Guest Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

The holiday season is one of the most exciting times of year in the office. The big holiday party gives coworkers a chance to see another side of their office mates, it's a great bonding experience, and you get to meet everyone's significant other. But someone's got to plan the extravaganza, right?

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

But there are some definite downsides to contracting. More often than not, the contracts are fairly straightforward: you negotiate the job you have to complete, and how much the company will pay you. That’s not to say there’s no room for negotiations but in typical situations, it’s about a flat fee.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

My work/life balance was definitely off balance. I also had to get ready for a Board of Directors' meeting earlier than expected, but I did it and my boss even negotiated with my new boss so I could go to the final board meeting to finish off that aspect of my job. All I had to do before leaving was update it.

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An iPhone App In 30 Days – The Challenge

Brilliantly Better

If you’re going to write an iPhone app, I definitely recommend you check out this collaborative project. No more arguing or negotiating, I just started to code it. I’d definitely like to checkout your app if you wouldn’t mind sending me a code. It was just 2 weeks and 2 days since I started this challenge.

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