Sentences with phrase «pat on the back at»

I am definitely a, «Do - it - all Mom», I'm not patting myself on the back at all because I know there are plenty of moms (and dads) who do all that I do and some that do even more in a day's work.

It wasn't all champagne and pats on the back at RedLynx HQ though.

For instance, consider how older women are labeled «cougars,» a term that evokes an almost predatory image.3 I know older guys are sometimes referred to as «cradle robbers,» but this term is not used nearly as often, and when a man calls another man a cradle robber, he usually smiles and gives him a pat on the back at the same time.

I think it's a great idea to look back on what was accomplished and give ourselves a little pat on the back at this time of year.

Not exact matches

At the same time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has patted itself on the back highlighting a 36 percent decline in apprehensions from 2008 to 2010 due to fewer people attempting to cross the border.

To a large extent, society pats men on the back for holding down big jobs, but grimaces at women who do the same, implying that they're lousy parents.

In fact, Globoforce and SHRM's 2015 Employee Recognition Report showed 86 percent of the 823 HR professionals surveyed said values - based recognition increased employee happiness at work, so don't hold back on the «thank you» notes and pats.

And, at the other end of the spectrum, it's not something cheap and stupid you made just because it'll get tons of likes, pats on the back and pageviews.

Without fishon's voice here we might be reduced to patting each other on the back, which is of no value at all.

Take 10 minutes from patting yourself on the back and take a look at my blog / websites, and / or my comments on other threads here, and you'll be quickly disabused of the notion that I treat the Scriptures «as though they are written directly to 20th Century A.D. Americans» (For what it's worth, I'm not American, so why would I do such a thing).

And the people keep coming every sunday for that little spiritual hit, that pat on the back and the message they want to hear «You are special, any bad deeds weren't your fault as you can blame them on Satan, and you get to live for eternity at the universal creators side, all for just a fiver...»

The brochure contains pats on the back to outstanding students at the parish school and news on activities like bingo («25 games for 50 cents»), scouts, and the Christian Mothers» Society.

So I guess I should pat myself on the back for that at least =) Yes!!

I like to make a frittata for dinner, then eat it the next day at room temp for lunch, when I pat myself on the back for having done all the work the night before.

This is usually followed by a pat on the back and a mental note that I just saved myself enough calories for a much needed glass of wine at dinner or something hopelessly covered in chocolate.

With Atlanta ahead by five runs entering the bottom of the fifth in a ball game last September at Fulton County Stadium, Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone strode across the dugout, patted pitcher Tom Glavine on the back and said, «That's enough.

at 1 down you could have changed it at 2 down same at 3 ur stood patting welbeck on the back before he goes on

However on this point we must also give a pat on the back to Arsene Wenger as he has at least not signed a player just for the sake of signing.

Agree with a lot said above — great to have Kos back, Per now more in command — Ospina is a calming and competent influence too — Monreal deserves a big pat - on - the - back for his many roles and Bellerin is developing fast — Le Coq has been great at DM with Santi and Rambo taking the creative and b - to - b roles (and the Ox too before injury)-- Giroud is back and scoring goals

At a time where many of us are patting ourselves on the back and saying, «I told you Brendan Rodgers was the man for us» and watching in admiration at how he is helping return us to our perch, I feel it is only right that I hold my hands up and admit to an area of his management that I didn't agree with and one I have spoken about on numerous previous occasionAt a time where many of us are patting ourselves on the back and saying, «I told you Brendan Rodgers was the man for us» and watching in admiration at how he is helping return us to our perch, I feel it is only right that I hold my hands up and admit to an area of his management that I didn't agree with and one I have spoken about on numerous previous occasionat how he is helping return us to our perch, I feel it is only right that I hold my hands up and admit to an area of his management that I didn't agree with and one I have spoken about on numerous previous occasions.

After patting yourself on the back for finding free fun at the library, you can splurge on nearby Pequod's Pizza.

When I heard the news that Greek yogurt is particularly good for your health — full of calcium, packed with protein and healthy fats (we eat the whole milk variety)-- I patted myself on the back for being lazy and a good mom at the same time!

And she looks at me, then looks down slowly with a pout for a few seconds, then looks back up at me, walks across the room saying «mama» and she throws her arms around my neck and lays her head on my should while patting my back.

When they don't — meaning, when the staff doesn't pat them on the back for their decision and assure them that resulting trainwreck had nothing to do with being at home, they take it as the staff being «unsupportive.»

At long last, David let me go in to my baby, and pat her on the back.

Yet, as much as the announcement produced audible applause all through the Twittersphere, the repeated headlines and pats on the back have highlighted a rarity that shouldn't be one at all: a woman successfully navigating the career ladder with a baby on the way.

(Maybe take some tips and tricks from the show to stretch up and pat yourself on the back; look at all that culture!)

If the baby comes, make sure he's crying well to ensure his breathing passage is clear, advises Susan Connell, the maternal newborn manager at Bozeman Deaconess; if not, you may need to give him a gentle pat on the back or lightly flick a foot.

I remember they were like patting me on the back, and like, oh my gosh, look at your colostrum, this is amazing.

And I never know whether I should indulge his every demand or whether, at some point, I should give him a pat on the back, tell him to man up, and grit my teeth through the screamy consequences.

I just can't seem to get her to go back to sleep in the am unless we pat her to sleep (we don't do that anymore because it had become a sleep crutch) and she has yet to go back to sleep on her own... she gets up once a night at 1ish for a quick meal and gets put back in her crib awake.

To this day (21 months) she goes to sleep at night and for naptime on her own with not so much as a pat on the back.

My baby did cry at times when going to sleep or in the middle of a nap, and if she didn't fall alseep within a few minutes on her own I was there to her pat her back and comfort her without picking her up, which was usually enough for her to put herself back to sleep.

We waited till she was on solids at 6 months, then in the night I would shush pat her back to sleep, without lifting her.

The Tories were laughing their asses off at New labour's willingness to neglect or even bash their own constituents in the hope of a pat on the back from the Sun & the Daily Mail that might help Labour in a southern marginal.

The politicians took their turns at the podium, trading lame jokes, patting Bruce Ratner on the back, and invoking Hova's name to milk applause from the crowd.

When one of these bubble wrap — like sheets is placed against a user's skin, inflating different air pockets by different amounts at different speeds can make a gamer feel like she's been grabbed around the wrist or patted on the back.

Agre: And as much as I like some of my previous jobs, I can't say that in the vice chancellor's position at Duke, I came to work very often and people patted me on the back; it was more like being chairman of the complaints department at Macy's.

«Both my parents came from little, so they made a choice to give a lot — buying turkeys for homeless shelters at Thanksgiving, delivering meals to patients in hospice care, donating any spare change in their pocket to those asking for it, and performing quiet acts of grace — be it a hug, a smile, or a pat on the back to show ones in need that they would be all right,» she wrote on her lifestyle website The Tig.

«Having those numbers is like getting a pat on the back for your efforts — especially as runs start to feel easier,» says Elizabeth Corkum, a senior coach at Mile High Run Club in New York City.

With your hands relaxed at your sides and with feet a shoulder - width apart, simply start swinging your arms right then left, patting both hands on your lower back as they reach around.

Maybe today we celebrate the mothering skill of of patting someone on the back, held to our shoulder in a dark night room, or under our shoulder, standing at a field of play.

You get to pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself at your Supreme Adulting.

While I'll pat myself on the back for some of my own makeup skills, I'm always amazed at how these makeup artists / 15 - year - old Youtube stars can use products so well and create these masterpieces.

And then I'm about to start an at - home job sooo... hehe you know it gets bad when you pat yourself on the back for stepping out.

I am not good at patting myself on the back.

Every time a person of colour wins anything at the Oscars, the Academy rushes to pat itself on the back and make promises to increase diversity among the nominees.

It's not just goofing around and comedy, and I don't think I've ever been on a set where we all did it to each other at different points, but you do that thing after cut where you're standing there and thinking, «Okay, don't cry,» and then like Eddie would come up to you and go (pats back), and Martin, and Paddy.

So, yeah, that's a resounding success worthy of at least a few pats on the back.

Before he did so, however, he paused a moment to give himself a mental pat on the back to acknowledge his efforts to put what he had learned at the seminar into practice.