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…
How to Deal with a Bad Day
Christine Kane is one of our favorite guest bloggers, and it’s been awhile since she’s been here. Todays post offers some good, gentle advice on how to deal with a bad day. Let’s face it. No matter how much progress we make, we’re still going to have “bad days.” You know the ones. When the old critical voices…
Dream every day
Sometimes we get caught up in the day to day. Hit the ground running, work like a madman, go out to eat with friends and come home to a warm cozy bed. That’s life for a lot of us. And it’s not a bad life. Still …. some days I miss the dreaming. The ‘what…
Cool Idea for Christmas Gift
Orbitz.com gave me $20 towards the purchase of greeting cards as a Christmas gift. Here’s the card I made and will be sending to a few people. Thanks Orbitz! Now .. what kind of cool thing could you do for your customers? Stationery card View the entire collection of cards.