Plaid for Women | Kelly Decker | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/kdecker/activity/ Activity feed for Kelly Decker. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:52:45 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 060864cc28097a95de33a721fd6e762b Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12512 Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:30:45 -0600 It’s the Golden Rule, Duh.
Christianity: So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12.

Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you y […]

]]> 2ce92c8e1a78167274976fc4286bfeae Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12504 Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:30:51 -0600 The buzzword seems to be communication these days, which is ironic since there is no shortage of tweets, messages, emails and posts on LinkedIn. Yet, there are dozens of webinars and articles (just like this one) […]

]]> de72106ae53466bdd922ef5c5639557e Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12461 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:30:10 -0600 The holidays is the time of year that people think about what they are grateful for, spend more hours volunteering or just enjoy being around family and friends. For some, it is a reason to celebrate a new life […]

]]> 9e761b087d567db0e35ef370c5411478 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9087 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:30:50 -0600 After more than 20 years as a human resources leader, I saw and experienced firsthand how women can limit themselves and their careers as a result of easily correctable mistakes. Now, as the co-creator of Ask […]

]]> c9901640e6f0034897030c3a1a375656 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12413 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:30:22 -0600 Imagine our country if women shared their voices. Imagine the world if this was the case. Imagine how it would impact the lives of our children.

Women make 77 to every dollar a man makes. When women are strong, […]

]]> 14d535e8d855ad021a53f755e7df845f Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9130 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:30:32 -0600 Have you ever heard the phrase “you can’t take it with you” ? Another way of saying it is “you never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.” But here is my addition; “you will see family behind a U-Haul.”

How do you […]

]]> bbdd2aaa0804123e2bfbe0b1fde46372 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12308 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:30:01 -0600 I have been thinking a good deal lately about endings. We are coming down to the end of another year. After two years of working with Plaid, this will be my last article. Recently, my dad passed away suddenly. It […]

]]> b9f3d220c0fd8b314232bafd7d72642d Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12259 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:30:46 -0600 Isolation is a choice. At some point it becomes the more viable choice to being with people or even yourself. But, it is a choice. There are two kinds of isolation. The physical, where you are an inmate in […]

]]> 3c8237384afcaf75645ee60aef7f5e48 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9071 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:30:26 -0600 “One person can make a difference” is the mantra of my dear friend, Emmy Award winning journalist, Tamara Banks. She certainly walks the talk. This past December, when many of us were shopping and eating too many […]

]]> a556754226d289bb63f7e2ed9cdc9f92 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12248 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:30:19 -0600 With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, it’s a great time to think about internal and external customer service.

My husband makes fun of my customer service expectations. All too often I f […]

]]> 15f40c86bcb4757774f2f9f02035782e Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=8910 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:30:31 -0600 Whether you are blissfully in love, committed to your long-term partner, or single and ready to mingle, we are all thinking about relationships. If you have children, consider starting a new tradition and […]

]]> 88518e6033af9035cce182cf874a76d6 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12229 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:30:50 -0600 When I ask hiring managers about their process in selecting talent I’m baffled to find that often there isn’t any. One client in particular told me that it never occurred to him to have a standardized hiring pro […]

]]> df378f5af210252fcad5a847129a8d43 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=8687 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:30:02 -0600 I had to think very long and very hard before deciding that I SHOULD write about what is a sensitive subject. In August, our family received the news my brother Dino had a recurrence of Cancer.  It was shocking, […]

]]> 6ddb5a988785cdfe16fb76e9a8ef596a Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12212 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:30:53 -0600 Hospitals and medical clinics across the country are demanding that employees take the Influenza vaccine or lose their job. Some allow the employee to wear a mask if they do not get the vaccine. There is no law […]

]]> faf0bdef7b7d16ff7b2d1aa88bc149b6 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12182 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:30:37 -0600 Lisa recently lost her husband and soul mate of 23 years to cancer. Broken hearted, Lisa began the daily challenge to roll herself out of bed and try to do something productive each day. The loss of her husband […]

]]> 791edbf7e3cc926f97af4bf5285a87c6 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=1013 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:30:42 -0600 It may surprise you to hear that “Post-partum Depression” is not really depression. While this could be a new way for you to think of the disorder, it’s true. Not a single doctor in the world would deny that post- […]

]]> 9c9a6a1b84f378903ef8ebcda9608f77 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12163 Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:30:06 -0600 Most of us know the kind of care we need when we’re in an accident or having surgery. But what if we need care longer than the chosen provider offers it? Or what if we need a different kind of care? Who helps us n […]

]]> 77f48e1d7ed0eef282509ce88b265ac3 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9492 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:30:18 -0600 JUMPING INTO THE UNKNOWN

Filiz Odabas-Geldiay grew up in a family of pioneering leaders. Her father, Mehmet Odabas, was the Secretary-General with the National Productivity Center of the Turkish State. He […]

]]> 00674fc4d6df3a0a17dbfc45fc7ea99f Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12148 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:30:27 -0600 Most of my clients work in organizations which are highly matrixed. This often translates into the harsh reality of organizational politics. Let’s face it – organizations are made up of human beings which oft […]

]]> 7430ecb8e19c2a50632e0f8647998b44 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=12142 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:30:00 -0600 No matter where I go with my special needs daughter Dawn, there is invariably going to be someone there to say, “hey Dawn!” I then ask, “Who is that?” She replies, “a friend.” Then I go, “from school or where?” Th […]

]]> 02f61e7758cce3f8593e1dbc93f0cf3d Kelly Decker is attending Plaid LIVE! Downtown Fort Worth Chapter Launch. https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/12512/ Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:56:20 -0500 0 02f61e7758cce3f8593e1dbc93f0cf3d Kelly Decker is attending Plaid LIVE! Downtown Fort Worth Chapter Launch. https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/12511/ Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:56:20 -0500 0 90c0bf235b82f184d1372ff4284f08fa Kelly Decker is attending Plaid LIVE! Parker County - "Down & Dirty About Divorce" with Kelly Decker. https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/10978/ Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:32:47 -0500 0 02dbce64310788bc165b69f197a6386d Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9582 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:30:49 -0500 A TRO or temporary restraining order is a very common tool the court and lawyers use to maintain the peace during a divorce. The temporary part of a TRO means that it only lasts for a maximum amount of 14 days […]

]]> 431f436849e6951d1185ef66600f7bf5 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9552 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:30:53 -0500 The role of a parent is probably the single most important role in life. It’s one of the most creative and affirming experiences that life has to offer. If you want a concrete example of unconditional love, the p […]

]]> 659b32eeae9dfbdb30704874f0b4624c Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9544 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:30:44 -0500 What happens when the time comes that Mom or Dad cannot live alone anymore? The questions then begin and become seemingly endless: How much care is needed? How mobile are they? Are we dealing with physical […]

]]> 5d319b2d0437c8fc35e254537ea543dc Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9448 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:30:35 -0500 Each March Social Work Month is celebrated, which creates the opportunity to shed some light onto the Social Work profession. I am a Geriatric Social Worker. When I began my graduate career in Social Work, I never […]

]]> b340c45e74964aa660b29e36c60ae567 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9442 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:30:50 -0500 To celebrate Earth, the beautiful, mysterious and sometimes breathtaking place we all call home, and to encourage the fact that every day should be considered Earth Day, here are some noteworthy sustainable and […]

]]> 01e66b45ba015a6172cfe9c37ad9215d Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9432 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:30:21 -0500 The incidence of Autism is now reported to be one in every 68 children and one in every 42 boys. This number represents children who are already 8 years old. There has been a 30% increase in Autism in the last 2 […]

]]> d2ed2843ac919c0a2574c3ca1da6a480 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9383 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:30:40 -0500 I heard an interesting thing today. I attended an interview with the Chief Executive Officer of a large corporation. He said that when his executive staff tell him that someone will be ready for promotion in six […]

]]> bfc8b222e9dfdc0b1d56a10cdb96af5a Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9372 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:30:44 -0500 It happens. The unexpected event that shifts your plans for the day, the week and even possibly months, occurs in an instant. Then the questions come: Who makes decisions? Are there legal documents directing the […]

]]> 0a91acfd3845fb9a3fa2d6d6eadfe7f3 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9365 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:30:20 -0500 So you want to start your own business? Fantastic idea! I love it when single moms decide she wants to be in charge of her income and hours. I think it’s wonderful not only for her family but for herself. If she […]

]]> 023029c5ac7075036a4c158883fb5981 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9318 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:30:00 -0500 Nine Naturals is a paraben-free beauty line designed especially for expectant mothers. It provides safe, one-hundred percent plant-based, high-performing hair care and skincare products for women during pregnancy […]

]]> 918f7d27a94d5978b3b395e4d2e44db8 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9278 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:30:20 -0500 You might think you can resist it. You might think it could never happen to you. You might even think it’s a good thing.
But it’s not. Most definitely not.
What am I talking about?
New homesteader ent […]

]]> 24b4edf892ffff61e80386188cb7b18e Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9271 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:30:44 -0500 Many people have headaches. Those who never have headaches cannot even imagine how debilitating they can be.

In today’s quick fix medical environment, many never actually find out the real underlying cause of t […]

]]> b12cf6623da190d4b4dbc267719bfd44 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9246 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 22:30:07 -0500 Wait, when did you grow up?
Your sweet bundle of joy has blossomed into a young adult, and all is right in the world! Not so fast! Your child may be 18 (or older) but does the parenting really stop? What about […]

]]> 26f8232aec919ae29b58422a199e02e1 Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9242 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:30:10 -0500 Hot Dogs Keep Forever
“Hot dogs keep forever!” So I’m told,While cleaning out the closet Of my witty five year old.“I don’t believe they do; ‘causeThis one’s shriveled up And getting moldy too.”She begg […]

]]> 584a579cec3ab3543d30d20046679d8c Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9234 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:30:22 -0500 Don’t you just love when springtime is approaching?
You look into your closet and decide some things just have to go to make room for new compliments to your life
You begin to want to clear out all of your […]

]]> e0c0a00c8ea06582381369379790edaf Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9207 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:30:23 -0500 MARY ANN SHADD CARY (1823-1893)
Born in Wilmington, Del, the eldest of 13 children, Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a role model for women in education and law. She devoted her life to abolition and became the first […]

]]> 73b1ad392c52915327140a818504f53f Kelly Decker wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=9164 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 11:30:05 -0600 I was divorced in December of 2005, so I’ve been single for just a little over 8 years. At first, I have to admit, I was terrified because I had been married for 14 years. I was 37 years old and divorce was not s […]

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