Monday, May 25, 2009
Book Now Published
Honest Psychic Chats is now published. You can buy this book and all of my other books at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged. Buy early and buy often.
Publishing New Book
I have two books already about chats I have done with psychics online. The first is called Draft: eSprirituality Chats. The second is called Draft: Part Two. In a slight departure, the third installment is called Honest Psychic Chats.
I have found from past chats I have had with psychics on Psychic Contact that they have been honest. Not all of the information has come to fruition yet, however I have found the set up this system to be honest and the advice and guidance given to be good.
Keep in mind that one should not let psychics rule their life. Ultimately psychic guidance is primarily for entertainment purposes and I do believe that some of them do have a gift for predicting the future.
So...if you would like to be a "fly on the wall" and read about some chats I had with psychics from February to May of this year, buy Honest Psychic Chats, as well as the other books today. It will be published before the end of the day. It can be bought on my online store at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged.
I have found from past chats I have had with psychics on Psychic Contact that they have been honest. Not all of the information has come to fruition yet, however I have found the set up this system to be honest and the advice and guidance given to be good.
Keep in mind that one should not let psychics rule their life. Ultimately psychic guidance is primarily for entertainment purposes and I do believe that some of them do have a gift for predicting the future.
So...if you would like to be a "fly on the wall" and read about some chats I had with psychics from February to May of this year, buy Honest Psychic Chats, as well as the other books today. It will be published before the end of the day. It can be bought on my online store at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
French Lessons with Dominique
You are more likely to make more money with your existing work if you know French. As well, if you are looking for work - knowing French increases your chances of getting a job and opens doors and opens opportunities for you.
Dominique is just the person to help you reach your goals with French. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced - or even if you are fluent and just want someone to practice your written and spoken French with so you do not lose it in a city like Toronto - Dominique is your tutor.
She offers tutoring services in French. She is Quebecois, educated in Quebec at the bachelor's level in translation and has several years of experience at this work. Her rate is $21.00/hr., however this can be negotiated if you are short on funds.
Do yourself a favour and learn French today with Dominique. She can be contacted at (416) 760-4635. Leave a message and she will get back to you right away.
Dominique is just the person to help you reach your goals with French. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced - or even if you are fluent and just want someone to practice your written and spoken French with so you do not lose it in a city like Toronto - Dominique is your tutor.
She offers tutoring services in French. She is Quebecois, educated in Quebec at the bachelor's level in translation and has several years of experience at this work. Her rate is $21.00/hr., however this can be negotiated if you are short on funds.
Do yourself a favour and learn French today with Dominique. She can be contacted at (416) 760-4635. Leave a message and she will get back to you right away.
Making Decisions
Going back to school is a very important thing. Sometimes it is also a matter of deciding when it is time to learn from life and to practically apply what you learned in school.
I was going to go back to school at the University of Toronto, however have decided not to do so. The degree would have been a second master's one and I was worried about the money and this was causing a lot of anxiety. I already have a master's degree and the natural next step would be to do a doctorate degree. A trusted confidante of mine says that a doctorate degree may put me out of the job market to the point that employers may not think I would work for a salary. These are things to consider. I do work in education though where having advanced degrees does not tend to be a problem.
Ultimately I had to look at the kind of education I tend to teach in. It is primarily college-based where having practical experience is important, as well as having education is important. I enjoy having this balance. I think it makes for a more well-rounded person at this stage of my life. At least I can say I have done things outside of school, as well as what I am doing right now and into the future.
Do not get me wrong, school is important - however there is a point when it becomes necessary to work on your PhD of life experience. This does not mean you need to buy one to put on your wall, such as the kind of degrees that Belford University offers - however, it does mean that you need to learn common sense as my Mom would call it. Common sense being different from the kind of book knowledge many people learn in school. This includes survival skills and developing the know-how to be successful at whatever you want to do.
I was going to go back to school at the University of Toronto, however have decided not to do so. The degree would have been a second master's one and I was worried about the money and this was causing a lot of anxiety. I already have a master's degree and the natural next step would be to do a doctorate degree. A trusted confidante of mine says that a doctorate degree may put me out of the job market to the point that employers may not think I would work for a salary. These are things to consider. I do work in education though where having advanced degrees does not tend to be a problem.
Ultimately I had to look at the kind of education I tend to teach in. It is primarily college-based where having practical experience is important, as well as having education is important. I enjoy having this balance. I think it makes for a more well-rounded person at this stage of my life. At least I can say I have done things outside of school, as well as what I am doing right now and into the future.
Do not get me wrong, school is important - however there is a point when it becomes necessary to work on your PhD of life experience. This does not mean you need to buy one to put on your wall, such as the kind of degrees that Belford University offers - however, it does mean that you need to learn common sense as my Mom would call it. Common sense being different from the kind of book knowledge many people learn in school. This includes survival skills and developing the know-how to be successful at whatever you want to do.
Friday, May 22, 2009
New Story in the Works
Stay tuned for a story on the New Opportunities Learning Centre. That will be featured in Donna Magazine and I also hope to have it up on podcast too.
Audacity is a wonderful editing tool for those who cannot afford Adobe Audition yet. These are editing software programs. However, Adobe Audition is a great program to have. If you can get it at an educational discount - this makes a huge difference in savings.
Besides the story - I just had a great lunch. Sometimes when I am working I forget to eat. I went to a party at a friend's house of mine where other women shared in that sentiment. You work so much, you forget to eat. Those are the advantages of working from home - it is easier to remember to eat. Like everything, things come with advantages and disadvantages and working from home can be awfully quiet at times.
My mail does not come around in good weather until 2:00 p.m. EST. During the winter and on garbage and recycling days, sometimes it does not come until 4:00 p.m. I am not expecting any mail of crucial importance, however I usually enjoy making the walk around my place to pick it up. I am hoping this will be good exercise for the large lunch I had. My mailman is a really nice guy who can speak French and Italian, as well as English. The occasional time I get to practice my French with him. He speaks well.
Well, blogging after lunch is better than sleeping after lunch. Keeps me more productive any way. I went to bed really early as usual and woke up really early. I even got my exercise in before 7:00 a.m. I was hit with a burst of inspiration. Sometimes cloudy days as it is in Toronto I can find so inspiring. You never know what is hidden behind those gray skies.
Please excuse this indulgent post.
Audacity is a wonderful editing tool for those who cannot afford Adobe Audition yet. These are editing software programs. However, Adobe Audition is a great program to have. If you can get it at an educational discount - this makes a huge difference in savings.
Besides the story - I just had a great lunch. Sometimes when I am working I forget to eat. I went to a party at a friend's house of mine where other women shared in that sentiment. You work so much, you forget to eat. Those are the advantages of working from home - it is easier to remember to eat. Like everything, things come with advantages and disadvantages and working from home can be awfully quiet at times.
My mail does not come around in good weather until 2:00 p.m. EST. During the winter and on garbage and recycling days, sometimes it does not come until 4:00 p.m. I am not expecting any mail of crucial importance, however I usually enjoy making the walk around my place to pick it up. I am hoping this will be good exercise for the large lunch I had. My mailman is a really nice guy who can speak French and Italian, as well as English. The occasional time I get to practice my French with him. He speaks well.
Well, blogging after lunch is better than sleeping after lunch. Keeps me more productive any way. I went to bed really early as usual and woke up really early. I even got my exercise in before 7:00 a.m. I was hit with a burst of inspiration. Sometimes cloudy days as it is in Toronto I can find so inspiring. You never know what is hidden behind those gray skies.
Please excuse this indulgent post.
Update
So I got my book School Works - Other Essays published through Lulu.com. It can bought at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged. I plan to do a podcast about it too to put up on that site which is: http://kakonged.podomatic.com. Yesterday I was teaching my students all about blogs and making money from blogs, so I might as well get right into it myself. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
Still have the marking to do and the email to send out. I will do that right after this. I'm also doing some editing on a former student's script that looks amazing so far. I will be doing training with my web designer later in the day so I can do the updates myself with my official website: www.donnakakonge.com. I need to update my resume on there, as well as feature the new books I have done.
Still have the marking to do and the email to send out. I will do that right after this. I'm also doing some editing on a former student's script that looks amazing so far. I will be doing training with my web designer later in the day so I can do the updates myself with my official website: www.donnakakonge.com. I need to update my resume on there, as well as feature the new books I have done.
School Works - Other Essays
Yesterday I had two classes to teach at Seneca College. They went well. I did more talking in these classes than in the first classes because I had to lay down the groundwork of the some fundamental knowledge, however the class still did go well.
Today I hope to publish my book School Works - Other Essays. I have some editing to do with that book, plus a whole lot of marking to do for assignments at Seneca College. I am hoping that the students understand that if I give them a week to hand in an assignment, they should at least give me a week to mark it. I hope they understand that is fair. I will send out an email about that just to clarify, in case anyone is expecting to get it right away.
Other than that, things are going well. I have a lot of work to do today and have organized many of my stories to put together for my new website (or really revamped from an old one) Donna's Salon Utopia. I have also assembled some stories for my main magazine Donna that I plan to start rolling out closer to June. I would like to work more on podcasts, as well as video work, which I definitely will do. Things are going well. I cannot complain.
Today I hope to publish my book School Works - Other Essays. I have some editing to do with that book, plus a whole lot of marking to do for assignments at Seneca College. I am hoping that the students understand that if I give them a week to hand in an assignment, they should at least give me a week to mark it. I hope they understand that is fair. I will send out an email about that just to clarify, in case anyone is expecting to get it right away.
Other than that, things are going well. I have a lot of work to do today and have organized many of my stories to put together for my new website (or really revamped from an old one) Donna's Salon Utopia. I have also assembled some stories for my main magazine Donna that I plan to start rolling out closer to June. I would like to work more on podcasts, as well as video work, which I definitely will do. Things are going well. I cannot complain.
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