Z38 Women in Business Sunday, May 24, 2015 - The Morning Star
Bonnie Leibel Just East of Vernon you will find the best turf in the Okanagan. Bonnie Leibel is an owner in Lavington Turf Farms. Spending the last 25 years in the retail and home development industry, you may recognize Bonnie from previous businesses at Andrew Sheret and Coldstream Building Supplies. It was there that she built trusted business relationships serving the retail industry with a smile and great customer service. In 2005 Bonnie, with her husband Ben, purchased Lavington Turf Farms Ltd partnering up with Craig Shore. Since 1989 Lavington Turf Farms has been providing the highest quality sod and customer service to the Okanagan/Shuswap Area. Their #1 Kentucky Bluegrass is engineered for the Okanagan’s unique climate, resulting in a dense sod which is rich in texture, color and durability. It is drought and disease resistant, shade tolerant and a perfect play space for children and pets. If you are looking for a beautiful yard or just want to stop in to see the farm, give Bonnie a call or visit their website. Lavington Turf is open Mon-Fri 8am-3:30pm. Pick Up Depot located at Pryce Landscaping for weekend pickups.
5770 Petworth Rd, Lavington (Between Vernon & Lumby) www.lavingtonturf.com lavingtonturffarms@shaw.ca EXPERT ADVICE • QUALITY PRODUCT • IMPECCABLE SERVICE
250-549-2967 • 1-800-453-TURF (8873)
How to take back your downtime M
any working professionals have hectic schedules. Perhaps due to technology that now allows men and women to stay connected to the office no matter where they might be, a great number of men and women now exceed the traditional full-time employment standard of 40 hours per week. In fact, data from the 2013 and 2014 Gallup Work and Education polls indicates that adults employed full time work an average of 47 hours per week, almost an entire extra workday. Some working professionals have little recourse with regard to reducing the number of hours they work each week. But those who find themselves unknowingly working extra hours, whether it’s by checking work emails at home or answering business calls even after leaving the office, can take steps to regain their downtime for themselves.
• Schedule activities during before or after office hours
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Men and women who want to take back their downtime may benefit if they start to schedule activities during those hours that aren’t meant to be spent at the office. Rather than planning on going to the gym, plans that can easily fall apart if a particularly difficult project lands on your desk, schedule sessions with a physical trainer or sign up for classes with a friend or family member. You will be less likely to work during your downtime if you have already paid for a training session or class or have scheduled a dinner date or another activity with a loved one. Especially busy professionals can plan activities for one or two weeknights per week so they know they are leaving the office on time no less than 20 percent of the time.
• Encourage team-building activities with coworkers
Left to right: Malia Francis, Kim Francis, Lani Blomquist, Jackie Pipe, Lana Oudman
One way to ensure you get out of the office on time is to promote team-building activities with your coworkers. Propose a company softball team or encourage your bosses to sponsor a company bowling team. Such activities can create stronger bonds between you and your coworkers, and they also ensure all of you get out of the office on time at least once per week. While you won’t necessarily avoid talking about work, you will be out of the office and having fun while you relax rather than sitting at your desk and burning the midnight oil.
Brietana Finch Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner Bea Jackson BC HIS, RHIP owner, Carolyn Megli Bea, Brietana and Carolyn at NexGen Hearing are committed to improving the lives of the people of Vernon to help them become better listeners, better hearers & better communicators at work, at home and in their relationships providing discreet hearing solution services. Our mandate for NexGen Hearing Clinic is to create a new social norm in which the majority respects their hearing and do what they can to keep their hearing working at its optimum throughout life. We welcome you to call or come visit and book your complimentary hearing evaluation.
VERNON 778.475.4007 201 - 5100 Anderson Way LUMBY 778.475.4007 Bloom Wellness Ctr, 2161 Shuswap Ave. (by appt.) SICAMOUS 778.475.4007 Sicamous Medical Clinic, 217 Finlayson St. Better Hearing made Affordable.
www.nexgenhearing.com