Victoria's Blog

Magic Phrases Can Save Awkward Conversations Real Estate is one of those professions where conversations with colleagues, clients and other professionals occur on a daily basis.  Even with email and text messaging, there are many times where 'live" communication, by phone or in person, is necessa...

The author of a recent article with the above title (which ends at junk food - I added the "other things") notes the following: “I'm going to be honest with you: I can't live without junk food. It's just not going to happen. Life is too short to miss out on things like dripping chocolate ice crea...

I'm sure this happens to everyone. We’re going about our day when something unfortunate occurs — we get a parking ticket, or some project or business deal is going south — and our mood shifts for the worse. A stream of negative thoughts flood into our brain, and before we know it, we’re completel...

The following article was shared by a hospital nurse of 20 years and largely revolves around her profession. But as she correctly points out, we can all learn something and gain new skills if we can just stop focusing on ourselves all the time.The author notes that as society becomes more aware o...

It’s that time of year again – taxes and Spring cleaning. The first item we can’t really completely ignore (although we can extend . . .) but the second? Well, it’s not against the law if we don’t participate.And why is this revaluation of our personal space and belongings best performed in the S...

Say what?!?! That’s my question to the question posed by the article title above. What the heck is an ‘Ambivert’? Now that’s a term I’ve yet to come across. So I kept reading to find out exactly what that interesting word meant.The writer says she’s always felt a little out of place. She notes th...

I’ve never obsessively followed the Kardashians (or any other well known personality) but do read headlines about their various exploits and have certainly seen them on television and the Internet. My conclusion: why are they famous and for what? Seems like the whole family is completely obsessed...

It’s a new year, with new beginnings, and for many of us, renewed optimism about things in general. Or maybe we’re just neutral and waiting to see what happens.  Whatever the case, this time of year is bound to create emotional conflicts as we navigate our daily lives.  We’ve all heard that just ...

It’s “that” time of year - the holiday season when shopping for gifts is a prime activity – whether online or in actual stores. I suspect the motivation is the same, however, regardless of how or where we shop. We’re all looking for that perfect gift, the one the recipient will treasure for years...

So we're on a plane watching some movie for the hundredth time, and we suddenly find ourselves inexplicably sobbing. If this scenario sounds familiar, apparently we're not alone.I’ve spent a fair amount of time on airplanes over the years and while I can’t say I’ve observed the premise of the tit...