YBB 2022 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE!
Enjoy our curated list of great YBB approved holiday presents ranging in price & functionality with unique discount codes up to 20% off included!
Enjoy our curated list of great YBB approved holiday presents ranging in price & functionality with unique discount codes up to 20% off included!
Let’s Support Small Businesses!
SHOP BELOW WITH VALID DISCOUNTS DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2022.
Fired-up, Fulfilled, and Free: Know who you are. Get out of your own way. Live your purpose.
Price: $12.99 (Original $19.72).
How to claim: Purchase using this direct link. Pick up, or drop it off available within Edmonton area.
Discount: 15% off online store and any treatments excluding nails, teeth whitening treatments & micro-needling.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Mojo Jojo Pickles Pickled goods of all sorts!
Discount: 10% off.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Discount: 20% off ALL regular-priced products.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout. Free local pick-up in YEG with no minimum purchase.
Magnetficent resin vanity trays and ocean ornaments.
Discount: 15% off.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Essentials by Nature Skincare, wellness, bath, body and self care products. Discount: 10% off.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
7. One Village Chiropractic Community The Gift of Health Offer
Discount: It provides an neurospinal, health and wellness assessment for the investment of $75.00 versus $150.00.
How to claim: Provide screenshot or reference of this Gift Guide over the phone or email at time of booking.
8. Living Boldly Inc. Activate 90-Day Goal Setting Planners
Discount: 20% off digital & hard cover planners.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
9. Therapy Lamp in store purchase from Park Lighting & Furniture:
Price: $69.95 (Original $79.19)
How to claim: Visit their Edmonton showroom with a photo of the gift guide or voucher on your phone/tablet.
10. |PRETTY| CLEAN Natural cleaning & household products.
Discount: 10% off online shop
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
11. String Lights in store purchase from Park Lighting & Furniture:
Price: $69.95 (Original $88.86)
How to claim: Visit their Edmonton showroom with a photo of the gift guide or voucher on your phone/tablet.
12. Rose City Professional Organizing Professional Home Decluttering & Organization Services.
Discount: $150 off any Home Organization or Moving Services Package!
How to claim: Use contact form here to book and Include "YBB2022" in the notes section
13. Kiddies Vibe
Discount: 5% off
How to Claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
14. Wundrwear
Discount: 15% off your entire order!
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
15. Wear the Care Carefully curated limited-run clothing pieces.
Discount: 10% discount on our entire collection.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Discount: 15% off online store and any treatments excluding nails, teeth whitening treatments & micro-needling.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Discount: Enjoy 15% off using code YBB2022 + free gift with purchase!
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
18. Luminate Derm Spa Peel and heal your way to a brighter, healthier complexion with this curated 4-piece mini kit.
Discount: 20% off.
How to claim: Use code YBB2022 at checkout
Happy Shopping!
Helpful Contracting Tips from Mike Figliuolo, managing director at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
Through Mike Figliuolo’s course in LinkedIn, you will learn what different contracts mean, pricing and payment terms, warranties and liability terminology and expectations, and insurance requirements. He also lets you in on what you should consider when defining your project scope.
The following content is a mixture of copied text and personal interpretation. The purpose of this blog post is to share our experience taking this course and highlight it’s value and availability to access through LinkedIn’s Learning portal.
We know contracts are not the sexiest topic of conversation in business, but boy are they life savers. We have been writing contracts for years now here at YBB and we enter into contracts for a significant majority of our collaborations, specifically ones that span over months or years time. Event if exchange of services is the primary payment detail, we highly suggest you start entering business relationships with a contract agreed upon by both parties before any work or exchange is done. Through Mike Figliuolo’s course in LinkedIn, you will learn what different contracts mean, pricing and payment terms, warranties and liability terminology and expectations, and insurance requirements. He also lets you in on what you should consider when defining your project scope.
Helpful contracting tips the highlights are:
Minimize the size of numbers.
“Instead of saying, "The client will pay $60,000 for 300 hours of services," say, "The client will pay $200 per hour of services rendered. "The consultant will provide up to 300 hours of service."
Those are much smaller numbers. That's a lot easier to accept and approve on the client side.”
Specify expenses in words verses in numbers.
“If you say, "The client will pay up to $15,000 in travel expenses," they'll likely negotiate that number. It's a big dollar amount. If, instead, you say, "The client will reimburse "for actual travel expenses," it's more likely to be accepted as written with no negotiation.”
Require a minimum purchase of services.
“A lot of effort goes into selling, proposing, and contracting for an engagement. You don't get paid for that time. If the client uses 60 hours of your time contracting and then only does a six hour engagement,you've made a pretty poor hourly rate. Require the client to pay for a minimum number of hours,whether or not they use them. It'll at least guarantee an acceptable return on your sales and contracting time.”
Define your classes of travel.
“Many consultants spend a lot of time on planes and in hotels. The client will want you to choose the cheapest accommodations possible. Don't sacrifice your lifestyle unreasonably. Specify acceptable classes of travel in your contract. At thoughtLEADERS, when we travel internationally, we specify that we travel business class. My instructors are on the podium for eight hours, teaching a class to up to 35 people. I cannot put someone on a plane for 20 hours to go to Singapore and teach a class back in economy in the back of the plane. It's specified in the contract the class of travel that we'll use.”
Use terms like in its sole discretion, or as mutually agreed upon in writing.
These terms can simplify contracting and improve negotiating success. The terms are advance permission to make a decision without further approval, or they get the contract done sooner and leave the smaller points for future discussion and mutual agreement.
If you’re interested in taking Mike’s course on LinkedIn, here is a list of learning objectives you will learn:
Learning objectives
Identify effective consulting contracting techniques.
Explain how to evaluate an attorney for legal counsel.
Compare and contrast different types of major contracts.
List the major players in a contracting process.
Define payment terms.
Define warranties and liability.
Scope a consulting engagement.
Describe how to negotiate major contract points.
Mad Love Monday - Dr. Melanie Morrill Ac.
Searching for health care in Edmonton is not an easy task. Finding a doctor who is accepting new patients is hard and finding a provider who has the time to help you work through all your health concerns is even harder.
Can acupuncture help with painful periods?
Searching for health care in Edmonton is not an easy task. Finding a doctor who is accepting new patients is hard and finding a provider who has the time to help you work through all your health concerns is even harder. I would know, I spent several years trying to find someone who would help me with my own painful periods. I’m Dr. Melanie Morrill Ac. and I had terrible periods. As a teen, I had such bad cramps I had to stay home with a heat pack and DVDs. I’d spend days hanging out in bed or on the couch waiting for the next cramp or wave of nausea to come from the pain.
It was frustrating and tiring. I was supposed to be learning, chilling with friends, and doing the things that teenage girls do and instead, I was at home with period cramps. Boo. I thought my Family Doctor would be sympathetic and understanding and she would help me resolve my cramps. My hopes were dashed after speaking with her about my nausea, cramps, and missed school days. She told me there wasn’t much to do, just take some over-the-counter medication for pain and nausea. I thought this was so unfair. How on earth can women run the world with 3-4 days of pain so bad it makes you nauseated? Nobody gets three days of sick leave each month for their period.
I knew there had to be a better way. After researching painful periods I learned it had an official name, dysmenorrhea and I found several scientific journal articles about how to treat it. (See Below) Multiple articles said acupuncture was as good or better than the Midol I had been popping like they were skittles. I tried acupuncture and it was life-changing. Seriously, I became a Doctor of Acupuncture because the relief I found was so profound that I needed to share this with everyone.
Being pain-free is joyful. I have not missed school or work since starting acupuncture. I have told all my friends about how much better I felt after acupuncture. It changed my life and now I have the honour of changing other people’s lives with this amazing medicine. No one with a uterus should be told they need to live with severe pain.
I founded Accessible Acupuncture to address Edmonton’s overwhelming need for accessible, timely, effective, and inclusive healthcare. When you go to see your Doctor they should take your concerns seriously and they should not tell you that you are going to have to get used to period cramps because they last until menopause. I am excited to tell people that we can fix period cramps with acupuncture. Part of being accessible is taking patient concerns seriously. Another part is being a safe and welcoming space for everyone including LGBTQIA2S+, disabled people, BIPOC, and neurodivergent people. We need healthcare that is not dismissive, that is supportive, and without long waitlists.
I’m here to help everyone who needs acupuncture care, but I have additional training in pain management, uterine health, fertility, and pregnancy health. If you’re living with terrible periods acupuncture might be that missing piece you have been looking for. Acupuncture has been proven to resolve many different health problems and concerns, but on top of that, my success rate speaks for itself. 90% of patients who commit to treatment reach their health goals.
More Information about Painful Periods.
Dysmenorrhea, also known as painful periods, is one of the most common ailments that people with a uterus live with. Though it is a common practice to treat these painful cramps with heat or over-the-counter medication, a research study has proven that acupuncture for period pain works better, and has fewer side effects when compared to ibuprofen. (Shetty GB, Shetty B, Mooventhan A. Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2018 Aug;11(4):153-158. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2018.04.001. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29654840.)
Menstrual cramps are part of menstruation, but painful cramps are not. The uterus is a muscle and it contracts to expel the uterine lining. The strength of the muscle contraction is determined by several factors including the level of prostaglandins in the body. Prostaglandins are hormone-like active lipids that your body uses for several functions including conception, menstruation, and inflammation. The more prostaglandins a person makes, the harder their uterine contractions are going to be. Acupuncture helps by working with the body to produce fewer prostaglandins leading to more gentle and less painful contractions.
What could you do without your painful period cramps?
“My experience with Dr. Melanie has improved my quality of life immensely... My first appointment, I felt like I was finally truly heard about how this was impacting my life, and together we made a treatment plan that worked for me. Dr. Melanie was confident that within 3-5 months she could improve my symptoms. I’ve been diagnosed with Endometriosis from my gyno....I can not thank her enough and if you’re experiencing similar symptoms or problems, I highly recommend trying acupuncture with her to help. 10/10 rating from me, she’s a hero in womens health, and I hope more women learn that this option is available.”
Carolyn S. Five stars on google reviews.
Patients highly recommend Dr. Melanie Morrill Ac. for her outstanding care, but more importantly for the fact that she goes above and beyond for all of her patients. There is no question of her love for her patients; when they voice their concerns, she listens, and when they meet their health goals, she shares in their joy. If you are living with painful periods and you are ready to be pain-free call the clinic to book your same-week consultation with Dr. Melanie Morrill Ac. today.
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Dr. Melanie Morrill Ac.
Owner and Doctor of Acupuncture
Accessible Acupuncture ltd
p: 587-879-7122
a: 600, 11010 101 St NW Edmonton, AB