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Self Publishing With KDP

KDP publishing allows you to self publish the book that’s been on your heart. I have just self published my first book using KDP publishing, and it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. As much as I wanted to give up, I persevered and kept reformatting it until it was accepted. Here are some tips from what I’ve learned from using KDP publishing.

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Managing Fibromyalgia Flareups feels like this woman enjoying the sunshine while standing in sunflower field.

Managing Fibromyalgia Flareups

Managing Fibromyalgia (FM) flareups feels like stepping back into the sunshine again! When the pain becomes unbearable, we need tools to bring the pain under control again. It never ceases to amaze me how much pain I’m willing to live with if it makes life easier! Mercifully, none of my family members have chronic illness or the food sensitivities that I do. It’s challenging to make separate meals for myself and for my family. I have realized though, that this is now essential to my health and productivity. Here are my 5 tips for getting my FM under control, and I know they will help you too.

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What is Friendship? Here are some friends spending time together.

What Is Friendship?

What is friendship to you? Friendship means different things to different people, and there are many different categories of friends. A quick Google search describes categories of anywhere from 4 to 14 different kinds! I think I’ll stick to the simplest list of 4 types: Acquaintances, Casual friends, Close friends, and Intimate or lifelong friends. Although each category has different expectations attached to them, it’s important to be able to recognize the behaviour of a true friend, and one who is not.

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The Joys of Home-Schooling

The Joys of Home-schooling

The joys of home-schooling cannot be underestimated! I have home-schooled my kids since my daughter was in grade 2 and my son in kindergarten. Hard to believe it’s been 9 years so far! This will be my last year as my son’s academic teacher as he will be going online for grades 10-12. As daunting as it seemed at first, it’s actually been more fun than you can imagine. It’s been amazing watching them develop a love for learning, and discovering their own unique learning styles. If you’ve been considering home-schooling your children, here are some reasons why you should go for it!!!

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How Important Is Intelligence?

How important is intelligence? Obviously intelligence is important, but it’s how you use that intelligence that’s the defining factor. Just because you don’t get straight A’s doesn’t mean you aren’t smart. You may have a different form of intelligence, or learning style then your peers. You may be a genius, but if you put others down thinking that makes you better than them, you have proven that you are not smart at all. Here are some other ways that intelligence can shine through!

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Virtual Assistant using laptop computer.

What Virtual Assistants Do

What Virtual Assistants Do? What Virtual Assistants do for you depends entirely on your needs. Virtual Assistants are basically administrative executive assistants that work from home, or outside of your workspace. They can do any task you need that can be done via the web. This includes most secretarial tasks, IT services, customer service, Facebook site management, email management, and…

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Nothing beats a day out in nature with the people you love!

Perfect Days

Perfect days don’t come very often for me. When they do I can’t help but take notice! A perfect day means different things for different people. It’s really a matter of personal preference. For me, it was when the day I scheduled actually just fell into place.

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What I've learned from creating the No Pain All Gain Website

What I’ve learned

What I’ve learned after of a year of business in the health and lifestyle coaching industry has been epic! I have broken through so many personal boundaries that were holding me back. Many of which I didn’t even know I had! I’m not where I thought I’d be, and yet I’ve grown so much more than I thought possible. Here are some of my wins from the last year.

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How my Kefta brought me confidence!

My confidence has wavered a lot through the years. Being in a dance academy at a young age may have been one of the biggest contributors, but it has always been a struggle for me. I have always loved being on stage because it allowed me to be someone else. I was even in the acting business for over 10…

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