By Annabel Candy
What a great rejection slip. Notice that the editor didn’t say anything like “get lost loser and stop bothering me.”
By the way, I’m still corresponding with the ed in question who’s a lovely man and has been very helpful. I’ve promised to rewrite my travel article on Granada as per his suggestions and hope that I can make it to his liking this time. In my mind I’m thinking of it as my first commissioned piece even though as my dear hubby pointed out the editor doesn’t know that.
Filed under: Believe In Yourself, Set Goals, Stay Motivated, Writing | 11 Comments »
By Annabel Candy
I’ll be the first to admit that often I don’t really listen to my kids. In the mornings they’ll be chirping away merrily about this and that while I prepare sandwiches, make breakfast, look for clothes and add to the shopping list, usually all at the same time. When I’m able to make a conscious effort to really listen to them, sometimes what I hear surprises me.
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By Annabel Candy
Find out what we gave up to live our dream of moving to Central America. Could you do it?
Filed under: Be Inspired, Set Goals, Team Dreams, Travel | 14 Comments »
By Annabel Candy
One of my most popular articles. In 2007 my husband and I sold our lovely home on beautiful Waiheke Island, New Zealand, in order to finance a trip to Central America. We got rid of most of our other belongings too and broke our kids’ little hearts by selling, giving away or simply binning most of their toys.
Filed under: Be Inspired, Set Goals, Team Dreams, Travel | 9 Comments »
By Annabel Candy
Wicked as in wonderful. Includes information on How to Kill a Cane Toad Humanely. You never know when you might need to know!
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By Annabel Candy
Inspirational story about feisty cancer victim turned triathlete, Sam Naudin.
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By Annabel Candy
Funny expose: 2 of the cardinal rules for good parenting are not to stereotype your children and not to compare them, however, I’ve noticed that my older son, aged 11, is often quiet, serious and thoughtful whereas my younger son, aged seven, is boisterous, irreverent and irrepressible.
Filed under: Team Dreams | 5 Comments »
By Annabel Candy
Why you should Stop, Take Stock and Congratulate Yourself.
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By Annabel Candy
This is funny! Some people have found this site by typing totally ludicrous and, in some cases, inappropriate phrases into the search engines. It all goes to show how hard it is to find the information you’re really looking for on the Internet because I’m pretty sure that the people who typed these things didn’t find what they were after here.
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By Annabel Candy
Despite 12 years of online marketing experience and a good understanding of the rules of blogging and social networking, I’m breaking all the rules and doing my own thing here. I know I’m supposed to be targeting a specific audience and focusing all my articles on one topic but I’m choosing not to.
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