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Virtuous woman exposed
Submitted to the Lethbridge Journal
I grew up the daughter of an
Offshore Driller, so as we all
know the term Army Brat, the
same applies for the child of
someone who I became accustomed to change decision, even if it’s what we’re pathize as much as possible.
.
works in the and adapting and before long I doing and they don’t have a . “I know you’re scared or angry,
offshore oil was off again as a young adult choice. I thought of some better
it’s going to be okay and it’s
and gas industry.
exploring the world and discovering
cultures other than ways to approach our kids
and help them adjust to change.
going to be really good for our
family.”
I was actually our own.
born in Athens,
Greece, really hard moments of change
I remember there being some Ease them into it:
Make an effort to connect:
then moved that I had to encounter as a kid, • Begin by creating light hearted
discussions about your area • Make a plan with your chil-
back to Canada,
then to new foods and even learning a of change to create excitedren
what you can do to re-
learning a new language, trying
Singapore, different history in Social Studies.
I went from learning about Spain they have 8,000 kms of friends. Maybe take a family
ment. “Hey, did you know in member the old house, or
then back to
Canada, then Kings and Queens to learning beaches! Wouldn’t that be a picture in front of the house,
off to Majorca, about settlers and railroads, (I cool place to live?” Talk about or get an address book of all
Spain, then preferred the king and queen it over a few days or weeks before
you sit them down and tell in touch.
your children’s friends to keep
back to Canada,
then off to I’m now settled with my family them this is what you’re doing.
stuff!)
Scotland, then of seven here and have no plans
back to Canada.
All this be-
So the changes we face day to
to move anywhere for a while.
Routine:
Details, Details:
fore the age of day are not quite as drastic as
• Once the change takes place
• Be willing to give as many
nine years old. my upbringing. (Though, on
try and establish as close to a
details as possible to reassure
I nestled permanently
back February, I beg my husband
a yearly basis, usually around
routine as possible.
them you’ve thought it all
through. Where they’ll make
into Canada
with the co!) Needless to say, we’re not
to move us to Spain, or Mexi-
I’m so thankful for all the experiences
I had as a child. Though
new friends, where the tropical
beaches are, how they’ll learn
worlds biggest without facing the challenge
it was hard at times to adjust
the language, who will teach
rolling rrr accent
and an lives.
of change in other areas of our
and adapt, I did! I can now easily
go from iceberg climate to
them to salsa, etc.”
open mind Telling our kids,”this is what
tropical breeze in as long as the
to the fact that there is always we’re doing and you have to Let them feel:
flight takes to get me there and
more to life than what is in come along, you don’t have a
I don’t complain at all!!!
front of us. Change is Good!!! choice” is not always the wisest
• Allow your child time to deal
with their emotions and em-
Preserving the past with Memories: Refreshed
By Erwin Blatter
For the Lethbridge Journal
You keep telling yourself you have to organize your photos
but you never really get to it, simply because the chore
seems too daunting. Sound familiar? Maybe you should
hire someone to do it for you - someone like Barb Doan.
Last year, she launched her business Memories: Refreshed
to help people organize their photos and more.
Film cameras are long gone, hail to the digital camera: taking
pictures has never been so easy. If a photo is not satisfactory,
we just take another one, and, if necessary, another
one. And another one. If we don’t have a digital camera
with us, we conjure up a smart phone and take a quick snap
shot, just because we can. Or maybe we grab our iPad to
take yet another picture.
And then what? Well, pretty much nothing. Dozens of photos
are just sitting there, on several devices, waiting for you
to start sorting them and afix them into a posh-looking album.
But in most cases, that moment never comes. Doan
knows all about it.
Since September of last year she has been helping people
organize their photos as the owner of her Lethbridge-based
business Memories: Refreshed. She reckons there’s a great
demand for her service.
“Hardly anyone takes the time to do something with their
pictures,” Doan says. “Nobody knows where to look too.
Besides, the amount of images can become overwhelming
and cumbersome. ”
Her services include, among others, organizing prints and/
or digital images, creating digital photo books for various
occasions - think of weddings, anniversaries and graduations
- and scanning and enhancing photos.
“In most cases, these things are very time-consuming to
do. A lot of people are too busy, organizing their photos
doesn’t have priority.”
Her main drive for setting up her business was helping
people, Doan says.
“Everybody has a story to tell. But in most cases it’s not being
told. People’s photos just sit in a shoebox. So many of
the younger generation don’t know much about their family.
I think that’s very sad. For me, it’s a kind of a desire to do
something that people appreciate, to bring joy to someone’s
life.”
To do just that, Doan, a member of the Association of
Personal Photo Organizers (APPO), also takes care of the
technical side of storing and protecting digital images. Not
only do most people never get to sorting their images, they
don’t back up their hard drives and when their computer
crashes, images are gone.
“It’s happening more and more because people have so
many devices these days. And it can happen so quickly too.”
No matter what Memories: Refreshed does for the customer,
in the end it comes down to one thing for Doan: helping
people so they are able to share their stories through
photos.
“For me that’s the ultimate goal.”
For more information on Doan and her business, visit
www.memoriesrefreshed.com.
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Photos submitted. Barb Doan works on organizing a client's photos.