Did you miss the memo on Women’s History Month in Canada?
Yes? Me too. I don’t remember seeing advertisements for parades. I didn’t get ask to donate to a women’s charity at the supermarket....
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Helen Escott
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Hey hotel chains! Women travel too.
I love travel. And I really love a good hotel room But I continue to be disappointed. Sure, the hotel room is nice. It is decorated...
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Helen Escott
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
The Politics of Pockets
Christian Dior is alleged to have said, "Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration." But Alanis Morissette sang: 'Cause...
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Helen Escott
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Pandemics and fashion: Are we ready to throw away our corsets and bedazzled face masks!
We are not the first generation to experience a pandemic that forced us to stay home in our pajamas, wear masks and rethink how we...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
How to be an author. Write what you know
Isn’t that what we are told? To be a good writer you must write what you know… but… what do we know? I know a lot of things that people...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 28, 2022
- 1 min
Win a signed copy of Operation Trafficked
Get the first chapter of bestseller Operation Trafficked for free & you could win a signed copy by registering for 'A Novel Idea' Helen...
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Helen Escott
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
What happens when your oxygen is cut - Of self-care and cold showers
Before a plane takes off, the flight attendant will take you through the safety rules. One of the things she will show you is what to do...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Minnie May 2010 -2021 A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than she loves herself. I have heard people say they would...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
I want to be the night-mayor (pronounced nightmare) of St. John’s
Being the mayor of the city of St. John’s can’t be an easy job. Who would want it? I certainly wouldn’t. Your day would be filled with...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s agree right now that the middle seat on a plane is not coming back
Everybody is talking about how excited they are to go back to travelling once the pandemic ends. That’s all I hear when I run into...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
A Stroke of Bad Luck
I reach down and ran my hand along my calf. I should have shaved my legs that day. The funny things you think about when you’re sitting...
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Helen Escott
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
Destroy Your Children’s Dreams Now Before it’s too Late
When I was young, we used to have a piano in our living room. And I loved dinging away on that piano to my mother’s great dismay. I went...
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Helen Escott
- Feb 15, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s shake on it
The handshake of the host affects the taste of the roast - Benjamin Franklin Have you ever wondered why people shake hands? The handshake...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
You're not the boss of me
I was a little shocked to read the Central Health Board Authority put a policy in place that says workers have to get a flu shot or face...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 5 min
Lot to be said for old friends
My friend Nancy and I have been having an argument for over thirty years. Back in our teens when the whole world was getting physical...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 4 min
Women hold up half the sky
I was watching Oprah Winfrey one afternoon, her guests were Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, authors of a book called, "Half The...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Why you should marry your best friend
***Wrote in 2012 I woke up this morning with socks on my feet. They weren't there last night when I went to sleep. So I was a little...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
Why I tip the school bus driver
I am a good tipper when I get good service. I always remember to tip my manicurist so when I break a nail or need to move an appointment,...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 4 min
Why do cell phones always fall in the toilet?
I've spent the last year trying to decide if I am going to buy myself an Iphone. My kids got them for Christmas last year. I have a...
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Helen Escott
- Sep 29, 2020
- 7 min
Who the hell gave me a baby?
I wanted children when I was a child, by the time I hit my twenties I knew it was a bad idea. I had a plant once that I called Robert,...
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