Category: Tips & Opinions

Work Clothes Allowance: Some companies have this, and some don’t.  If you require your staff to purchase items that they only need for working there, you should consider giving them a clothing allowance.    For example:  steel toe work boots.  If people are required to purchase these in order to work in the business, they should […]

Gaining weight:  We tend to do this over the holidays – with all the amazing food, treats and sweets we have thought about all year, it is hard not to.  It is one of the top New Year’s Resolutions every year – to lose weight!  As we age losing the weight is harder to do.  […]

Injured on the Job:  If you get injured at work, do you report it?  Some do and some don’t.  What I am trying to bring your attention to is this; it may not be a big thing now and you may be able to live with it or it just affects your life for a […]

Vehicle Oil Tip:  Part One: Your lubricating system – Oil – that is – needs to be expanded upon:  Conventional Oil – at high temperatures will break down and stop lubricating your engine which will over time turn to a goopy sludge – when it hits this stage, it is not protecting anything.  In the winter […]

Impact:  The definition of the word impact is:  a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person:  (taken from) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/impact   Think back over a time in your life, your entire life, a ten year span or some sort of time frame and think about what situation or person has impacted you the most overall.  Now think over the […]

Love & Acceptance: These are two things that people strive for throughout their life.  But at what expense?  Sometimes we strive for this from people that cannot give this to us in a healthy way, while we lose a piece of our self in the process.  Do you strive to be loved and accepted?    We […]

Novembrance Day because in November we Remember!  Novembrance Day:  I have said it like this since I was a little girl and it has stuck with me throughout my life – it made sense to me!  I grew up listening to many stories from my parents, grandparents, their siblings, and friends I’ve met along the […]

Lack of Workers:  As people are getting short on employees (and some companies are), please remember that honesty is the best policy.  Exaggerating or being dishonest, to get the employees to come on board or sign up, may get the employee in the door, but it may not keep them, in fact it will not […]

Worry:  Worry is one of those things I grew up with – my mom was a worry wart – so to speak.  Worry causes a lot of wear and tear on a person – emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, etc. – it adds a lot of stress to our lives.  I watched the toll it took […]

Ups & Downs in Business:  In business, it is natural to have its ups and downs.  During different times in history, certain types of businesses have struggled and others have thrived.  For example, how many people would have thought 2 years ago that companies that made face masks would be thriving?  So, which category does […]

Winter Vehicle Tip:  Have you ever used gasoline antifreeze during the winter months to stop your fuel lines from freezing?  Here is a much better solution instead that is beneficial to the overall care of your vehicle – this goes into your gas tank as well but the advantages it gives you over the gasoline […]

Technology Reboot:  It is amazing how we rely on different pieces of technology every minute of the day!  If you go into work and your computer isn’t working properly, your phone glitches or has issues, the technology in your car isn’t working the way it should, it can be very frustrating.  Sometimes we have an […]