Visions for 2013
It’s the last day of the year. A day generally spent in raucous revelry, dropping balls and too much alcohol – amateur night. What if you did something a little different on this day? My friend SuzeMuse suggests you spend the day in quiet. Suze says “choose to spend the last day of the year…
Eight iPad Apps
Many of my friends got an iPad for Christmas. I won mine last year and love it. But you know, after the first blush of using it wears off, you wonder what else it can do for you. I am by no means an expert on the iPad. However, I know what I like and…
Twitter Ag List: Who To Follow
Have you seen all the lists for entrepreneurs, women, business people, educators and the like who are the top 100 or top 20 or 10 most popular under 40? Me too. And I’ve had enough. It’s time to talk about the 2%. The people who feed you. And those who love and support them. That’s…
A gift to myself: unplugged
unplugged …. originally referred to a musician who performed without electronics and amplification and things that made him/her sound different from their original voice. It now often refers to more of a literal meaning. When someone says they are unplugged, they may mean they have literally unplugged their electronic equipment and are not communicating via…
Christmas Facts
This infographic was sent to me in an email from Work Force Development at Idaho State University.
Pinterest is a platform where people share pictures, ideas, quotes, stories and all kinds of stuff. It seems like this might be just a place for people to hang out and get motivated to do projects around the home and share great ideas with friends. And mostly, that’s what it is. Except when it’s not.…
Small Biz Friday: Four Oaks Enterprises
The entire county is pretty much shut down. It’s not the snow – 4 inches of snow is nothing really. But those winds of 50 mph gusting are creating some havoc for sure. I slept in late (7 for me is late), made a leisurely breakfast, read my email and got on Facebook. Then I…
Christmas Market in Bischofszell, Switzerland
I met today’s guest blogger, Nanette Pawelek on an airplane headed to Minneapolis from Salt Lake City. She was on her way to Amsterdam with her mother. We had a wonderful conversation and I asked her to write about her upcoming trip to the Christmas market in Switzerland. Please enjoy! Bischofszeller Adventsmarkt The end…
Start Small
I woke up today and realized yesterday was not a nightmare. It really happened. All those kids were shot and killed. CNN had an article that said the shooter was “quiet and reserved”. First he killed his mom, who was a teacher but not at that school, and then he went to that school and…
Small Biz Friday: Hampton Specialty Shops
We’ve talked about partnerships a lot this year, and my forecast is that small town businesses will get better at partnering with each other and seeing what kind of magic they can create. In Hampton, we’ve got a group of local retail stores that have joined together to better market their shops, create events that…