My golden friend: My new iPhone

Call me crazy but I am extremely attached to my iPhones. When I had to say so long to my little yellow iPhone 5C, it was very painful for me.  I bade her a fond farewell and then I turned to my new friend, an iPhone 8 that is gold in colour.

She is fast and so very easy to navigate.  She has so many new features that I truly like.  Powering on is very easy and powering off is a gem.  My new little friend is everything that I had ever hoped for plus so much more.

Ah, yes!  The joys of technology but there are also the infrequent times when technology can be your enemy or, at best, a thorn in one's side.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

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My beloved work of art: My gingerbread house

I know that I cannot see it but my imagination is more than enough to make me proud of it.

It took me an entire session at pottery class to complete it all; that is, 10 classes and even after that it took a bit of extra time for Mom and Gayle to decorate it for me.

First Joan, my teacher, and I worked on building the body of the house.  Then came the roof and after that I had to make lots of candy canes, life savers, and kiss chocolates.  Then came the final stage when Mom and Gayle carefully glued the candy canes, life savers, and kiss chocolates onto the house.

Now my gingerbread house sits proudly in my living room and I have managed to share pictures of it with all of my friends.  This is what I call hard work and pride!

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as an author then I invite you now to visit
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There you will not only learn about me as an author but you will also gain insights into my campaign
against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure
that the future of our kids, with their wide eyed smiles and infectious laughter, is secured forever.

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Refreshing times: At the Apple store

This is a store that never seems to sleep but I have grown accustomed to this and each time I walk in I never stop marveling at how helpful and attentive the staff is.

I do not even need to tell them that I am vision impaired; they always seem to know it.  They are alert and very quick to understand my needs.  They give me my appointment and then I am back to get my stuff updated and whatever else I need to do.

On my most recent trip I met a wonderful young man whose name is Leandro and he is in a wheelchair.  Leandro was so very attentive, accommodating, and so very helpful.  He got me going and then handed me over to his colleague to finish off my requests.

This store is located in the Fairview Mall in Scarborough and I would highly recommend it to anyone seeking Apple services.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as an author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as an author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids, with their wide eyed smiles and infectious laughter, is secured forever.

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Just my thoughts: Advocating for a better way

There is always a better way to do things and in this light I will humbly submit that there is always a better way to advocate.

No complaining or criticizing, or if it is to be so then let's do it in a professional and respectful way.

More collaborating and committing.  More engaging and less ripping each other apart.  Can this work?  I do think so but it is going to take a mammoth effort from everyone involved.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

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There you will not only learn about me as an author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids, with their wide eyed smiles and infectious laughter, is secured forever.

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Scary moments: Ripping up the wrong bill

Every now and then I rip up the wrong bill and this often happens whenever I have a lapse in my organizing or housekeeping functions.

If I place my bills in an ordered manner, so that I know which is which, then the chance of ripping up the wrong one is minimized. But if I forget where I have placed them or how or in what order I have placed them, then look out!

Grocery bills are usually ripped up as soon as I return home from the supermarket and after I have checked my list to make sure that I have bought what I wanted to buy.

All credit card bills that I wish to keep are kept separately and then there are those less important bills for me to either rip up or put in a place for disposal at a later date.

Of course, I could always scan my bills to double check but I have to admit that I am often a bit too tired or lazy to do this.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as an author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

There you will not only learn about me as an author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids, with their wide eyed smiles and infectious laughter, is secured forever.

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When the bottles got mixed up

Looking back on this incident I can only sit back and smile.  However, at the time it was a challenge; irritating to say the least.

The mix up came when I failed to identify the difference between a bottle of Soya sauce and a bottle of Teriyaki sauce.  What happened at the end was I ended up having three bottles of the Teriyaki sauce and no bottle of Soya sauce.

I had to depend on Mom to come to my rescue and help me out.  Ah yes, just another funny experience for me to remember.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

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There you will not only learn about me as an author but you will also gain insights into my campaign against bullying and why I strongly believe that you need to consider joining me in order to insure that the future of our kids, with their wide eyed smiles and infectious laughter, is secured forever.

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Special times: Family reunions

Family reunions continue to be very special for me.  Both on my mom's side of things as well as on my dad's side.  I have probably been to more of these on my mom's side but whenever I get that rare chance to attend on dad's side, it is very special.

In the summer of 2018 I had the chance to do just that and met cousins that I had never even met before.  Of course, there were those that I was quite familiar with and although I could not see their faces, their voices were only too familiar to me.

I was so very glad that I got to sit with cousin Shaughn before he passed on.  It was a pleasant late evening as we sat together and rehashed family history.

Ah, yes!  These very rare moments to be remembered forever.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day.

If you would like to learn more about me as an author then I invite you now to visit http://www.donnajodhan.com

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