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July 26, 2013
A common theme on this blog, and in life, has lately focused on this idea of balance. And this past week, I feel like I finally started to see the light at the end of the tunnel with the balance station awaiting me on the other end. Whew! And although we had a few minor hiccups in the week, one being my maddie cakes feeling a bit under the weather, it was great! One week down – let’s keep this...
July 25, 2013
I’ve been thinking a lot about this idea of small businesses creating a certain culture with the hopes that it will be completely and utterly unique to their business. No one else will have this culture. It’s ours and you can’t have it. And it’s because of this culture that we will attract the right business, the right employees and be successful. Well, although that might be true, the basics that surround the identity of a company’s culture are mostly...
July 23, 2013
Okay, time seriously needs to slow down! Geez. And although it feels like my world has been spinning like crazy, the amount of tasks I have accomplished has been great. And I’m still working on the balance, but it’s improving. I’ve prioritized, realized, and visualized, folks. In the words of Liv Tyler from Empire Records, “…there are 24 usable hours in every day!” Hell yeah there are and I plan to work those hours like no other because this mama’s...
July 17, 2013
I received a few requests to share thoughts and methods on introducing and improving SEO within Etsy shops. Since Etsy is my go-to place for all things special/unique/fun and the community is just so amazing, how could I say no? These stores, often times operating right out of the home, provide opportunities for us, the consumer, to not only support our creative counterparts but to also find some really awesome stuff. No joke. I could get sucked into that site...
July 14, 2013
This evening’s post is more about a reminder for myself [and hopefully others] about a new routine I wrote several weeks ago regarding digital down time and the importance of taking that time every week, if not every day, to unplug. Unplug from the phone, computer, iPad. I have slipped from this new routine on several occasions. And although this routine is not something that is immediate feasible for our situation, the mentality behind this is still very much in...