Archive for November, 2008

So Now You’re a Manager. Don’t Freak Out.

November 25th, 2008 by Kat French 0

It has occurred to me lately that I probably should get paid for all the personal coaching work that I do. Although, I have to admit, I don’t have any official “credentials” as a coach, and quite frankly, if I were getting paid for it, I probably wouldn’t enjoy it nearly as much. So, from [...]

The Best D@m# Writing Books, Period.

November 20th, 2008 by Kat French 0

You know, the best thing to do if you want to be a writer is write. Everyone knows this. Everyone says this. It’s undeniably true. Write longhand. Write on a word processor. Keep a blog. Keep a paper journal. Keep three or four blogs or paper journals. Do your kid’s English Writing Comp homework for [...]

Can an Online Community Make You Healthier?

November 19th, 2008 by Kat French 3

It’s the holidays.  In a stunning display of counterintuitive thinking, my husband and I have started a diet and exercise program. Well, I say “a program,” but the truth is, our respective approaches to fitness and health are rather different.  He’s doing the Power90 fitness video series, and bought “Glycemic Index Dieting for Dummies” (I [...]

The Real Problem with Being “High Maintenance”

November 18th, 2008 by Kat French 2

A while back I wrote a post on being “high maintenance,”  in which I promised two things: first, that I was going to work on getting back into proper habits for self-care, and second, that I was going to blog about it weekly. Well, I have at least followed through on the first, if not [...]

Happy Freakin’ Birthday to Me.

November 10th, 2008 by Kat French 3

Yes, that’s right.  It’s my birthday.   All in all, it’s been a better birthday than I typically get.  I’ll be flying out to Las Vegas today to attend Pubcon 2008, the conference for webmasters.   You know, a lot of people hate the term “webmaster.”  I’ve always been kind of fond of it.  It [...]