There is a lot of scary information out there about what might happen to us if we don’t start taking better care of our environment. Unfortunately, much of it is true. Fortunately, more and more people are starting to take the Earth Day message to heart. They are recycling not only their household garbage, but [...]
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Highlight This Welcomes Podcast & Blog Hopping VA
Welcome Sharon & fellow blog hoppers. I am having a great time reading everyone’s blogs. Please make yourselves at home and take some time to look around. Here’s Sharon…
Thanks for inviting me to visit today, Meredith. I’m really enjoying my daily hops from blog [...]
5 Things I Do to Be Successful
Andy tagged me for this meme on 5 things we do each day to be successful. Mine are:
1. Exercise. First thing in the morning works best for my schedule. Run, bike, lift weights it really doesn’t matter. I can notice a huge difference in my mood and productivity when I miss my workout.
2. Get a [...]
Introducing… The Card Mama (free coffee)
I am really enjoying playing with Send Out Cards, the service that allows you to send cards in your own handwriting from your computer in about 30 seconds. I always wished that I were the type of person that sent cards — now thanks to send out cards, I am. I’ve sent almost 100 personal [...]
Time Saver Tuesday: Hire An Expert
When I lived in Washington DC, I always carried a map in my car. The many trees and winding roads made it very easy to get lost. Now, that I live in New Mexico where there are noticeably fewer trees and huge mountains to give me my bearings, the map is a little less important.
Still, [...]
In Defense of Press Release 1.0
Jen over at Atypical VA , posted about Press Release 2.0. The new press release is friendly, fun and written so that your personality shows through. Yes, you should always have a hook, and of course, your releases should be attention-getting. However, depending on your goals, you should sometimes go the more traditional route. It [...]
What Passover Teaches Us about Marketing
Happy Passover everyone!
I am taking a break from cooking to write this blog entry. I am quite proud — I am making Passover supper all by myself. My husband is the actual Jewish person on our family. He usually cooks for this meal. So far, so good As I [...]
Mommy Wars: A Work/Life Balance Issue
When I worked full time and lived in workaholic DC, I followed and felt every salvo of the Mommy Wars. I felt guilty working, but couldn’t quite imagine quitting and staying at home. The culture where I lived was all about tackling mommyhood with the same ambition and drive as one tackles work. Now that [...]
Timesaver Tuesday: Audiobooks
I have always been a voracious reader. I will read anything comes in the mailbox (including my husband’s engineering magazines). I have learned a lot by doing this. Right now, my reading is pretty much confined to stolen minutes in the bathroom and maybe a half hour before going to sleep. I am also working [...]
Subject Lines: Getting Your Email Opened
There is an interesting discussion going on over at WordWise about crafting e-mail subject lines to help your messages get read. The two best suggestions were to write the subject after you have written the message and to focus on what is in it for the reader (here are the sales numbers you requested.
The biggest [...]