Category: Random
Snow Day Tuesday with the Kids
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https://youtu.be/u_cje7qkP5o_ We had a rare snow day in Chilliwack so after skating and some work we got out with the sleds and had some fun. My gear: https://curtismchale.ca/my-gear Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtismchale Music: https://curtismchale.ca/epidemic
Freelance Friday 040 – Feb 1 2019
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This week was a busy one. The in-laws were out and I had 4 writing projects to get in along with calls for a content client to get to know their customers. I took the week mostly off running after a long hard weekend of activity and knowing that Monday is my birthday so I…
How Meal Planning Saved our Bacon
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We didn’t know it when we did our meal prep, but we were in for a hard week of sickness. One adult was running a high fever and all of the kids got sick too. Without the work we put in on this Saturday, we would have been hard pressed to keep everything together for…
Sledding Fun to Start the Year
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Cynthia and I have never stayed up for New Year’s. We usually head to bed at 10pm, when the fireworks wake us up at midnight we say happy New Year. Then we head somewhere early in the morning to avoid the crowds. This year it was Manning Park BC with the kids for a day…
Doing some Christmas Chores
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Second try at doing a vlog for the day. Today you get to join me as I work to put up shelves in my daughter’s room just before New Year’s. Yup, it took over 3 hours by the time I set up the camera and then did lunch, dishes, snacks…kids seem to eat like hobbits…
6 Awesome Books of 2018 and one that SUCKED
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One of the critiques of my reading is the question around how much information could possibly stick if I’m reading more than 52 self-help, business books in a year. The truth is that many of them don’t stick. A bunch of the books feel like repeat information and have a single chapter that stands out…
Specialization talk, fixing the problems of specializing on a platform like WordPress
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Lots off good tidbits. Here they talk about the problem with specializing on a platform like CraftCMS or even WordPress. The boom will end and you’ll be in trouble. Here you hear when the research really started. He emailed 50 potential clients to talk about their problem. Here they talk about the importance of having…
Should I Read It 028 – Story Driven by Bernadette Jiwa
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Story Driven by Bernadette Jiwa is all about helping you tell your unique story in a way that stays true to who you are. Purchase Story Driven on Amazon Written review of Story Driven by Bernadette Jiwa If you’ve been struggling with focus, then my next book The Art of Focus is for you. In…
Goodbye Facebook Pixel
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I said yesterday that I didn’t care about Facebook enough to change my sharing so I’d be saying goodbye to it. Today I realised I’ve been using the Facebook Pixel on people and that needs to stop. Goodbye Facebook Pixel I never used you for ads anyway and you just slowed down my site and…
I’ve got a new podcast and I need your help
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I know that some of you have been reading my book reviews. A few of you have even sent me books to read as a gift because you wanted me to dig into it. Well thanks for all of that. As of today I’ve got a new podcast called Should I Read It. This is…
