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Hi there! I'm Leah Noble, and from 2012 to 2014 this was my blog, "Dream Big Cape Breton." I used this space to share my thoughts, my photographs, and my take on life in Cape Breton. I now blog over on my own website, but the archives of this site are all still here!
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just keepin’ it real
Today I don’t really have much in terms of a post, but I’m going to jot a few words down anyway, because I do want to post something. I guess it’s for the sake of “keepin’ it real”? Cuz, that’s a thing, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Life, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Mental health, stress, women
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Risk Takers: Pamela Johnson
I’ve started a new interview series here on the blog, called “Risk Takers.” The reason is that I’m feeling “poised” these days, on the edge of whatever will come after I graduate (this Saturday!) from my two-year design program at NSCC. (I’m wondering … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Newcomers, Women + kids
Tagged Antigonish, Cape Breton, Coady Institute, Pamela Johnson, Q+A, Risk Takers, women
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“Green With Envy” Family Hair Salon
It feels a bit like cheating on my longtime hairdresser to see another one, but I really wanted to check out this new business in Sydney! I had met Ann and Chris, the proprietors, at the Women in Business dinner … Continue reading
Posted in Business ideas, Community, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Cape Breton, Green With Envy, hair salon, Small business, Sydney, women
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on choosing to see the good stuff
Last week at the talk by Jacqueline Scott, she mentioned that successful women leaders more often frame things positively. I admit that sometimes I have a hard time doing that, and my first, internal reaction to a problem is usually … Continue reading
Posted in Active living, Community, Day to Day Life, Leah's thoughts
Tagged Mental health, women
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gold + honey: international women’s day
Yesterday I stayed at school until 5, then went across the road to Flavor 19, where the Cape Breton Small Business Development Centre was hosting a Women in Business dinner and trade show, for International Women’s Day. As part of … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Day to Day Life, Towns + communities, Women + kids, Work
Tagged Bees, Cape Breton, International Women's Day, women
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Q+A with Laura MacFarlane
Q+A is a regular feature now on Dream Big Cape Breton. These are interviews done over the Internet, via email or Facebook. I send someone 10 questions, then they write back their responses! It’s quicker than an in-person interview, and … Continue reading
Posted in Out West, Q+A, Women + kids
Tagged Baddeck, Cape Breton, challenges, children, Fort McMurray, hockey, money, Q+A, women
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Q+A with Alicia Penney
Q+A is a new feature on Dream Big Cape Breton. How it works: I pick one local person, send them ten questions, and then after several emails back and forth between us, we’ve got ourselves a Q+A! If you would … Continue reading
