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I was born a Southern Belle but never put down roots ... blowing far up north to South Dakota before I was even old enough to walk. My family & I (three daughters and husband) have lived in South Dakota our whole lives. I enjoy my family, friends, work,

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Business > Leadership Strategies How to help your organization transition to new information systems: 1 of 3
Implementing a new information system in your organization can be a stressful time. You are generally ridding yourself of an old (but familiar and comfortable) software and replacing it with software with which none of your staff is very familiar. Office politics may be at play, with some resisting change due to fear or form... More..
Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management Stress and time management tips: 4 of 11
To better manage your time and keep your stress level at bay, follow some or all of these tips. 1. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF When I get busy, the first thing I tend to want to toss out the window are my Reeboks. And the first thing I want to embrace is the McDonald's drive through. What is my reasoning? Well, of course, it is th... More..
Business > Customer Management The principles of good customer service training: 5 of 10
The best customer service I ever had was at a hotel in South Carolina. A country mansion, transformed into a traveler's paradise, the concierge and staff catered to every whim. Upon arrival, they found they had an extra room un-rented, beside our reserved room and offered it free of charge for our children to allow us extra ... More..
Business > Project Management Project management best practices: 1 of 2
Succinctly describing the best project management practices is difficult at best. Although there are many facets of project management that remain static despite the application, there are some facets that vary or whose importance increases or decreases based upon the nature of the project. Regardless of the type of project ... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems Cleaning up after puppies: 1 of 2
If you are house-breaking your puppy right, except for the rare exception the only cleaning up you will be doing after your puppy is in the yard! But when your pup does have an accident in the house, it is critical to get it cleaned up properly. Dogs have a natural tendency to go to the bathroom in a location they have used ... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health Chinese crested hairless grooming: 1 of 1
It's a pony, it's a monkey no it's a Chinese Crested! Anyone coming face-to-face with the hairless variety of the Chinese Crested dog will no doubt remember it for some time to come. Keeping a Chinese Crested looking movie-star perfect can be a dream or a nightmare, depending upon the dog's degree of hairlessness. All hairle... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Early childhood memories: 61 of 99
Kindergarten is the prologue to the book of our life, our first baby steps to a long journey, which contains winding paths, twists and turns, bumps and dead ends a-like. An endless road breaking and branching out into various different directions, with a variety of outcomes ... who can ever know how it will end up? Last week... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Should the American Kennel Club perpetuate breedism?: 2 of 3
Breedism is a euphonism created by PETA to denote the preference of purebred dogs to those of mixed or unknown ancestry. PETA has used this as a dirty word, insinuating that preference of a superior race of purebreds parallels the U.S.'s horrid assembly of the Klu Klux Klan. Placing PETA's connotation of "breedism" beside, t... More..
Personal Finance > Loan Basics Beginners' guide to loans: 5 of 7
Various types of loans are available to the average person. Some of the common loan types available are student loans, home equity loans, small business loans, payday loans, and bad credit loans. Student loans are designed to pay for tuition and educational expenses for students attending college or technical school. Some st... More..
Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management How to avoid anger at work: 11 of 15
As a professional, I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I can remember being so outraged by another department's new policies I actually sent an e-mail to my boss referring to the other department head as a "crazy hi-jacker" and threatening to send my note onto the CEO if something wasn't done to address it. At the time, ... More..