Ok I finally got a great position in an industry I'm extremely passionate about, advertising! I've been through 2 weeks of training and my first day cold calling a list of 60 was able to book 6 appointments and sold an ad on my first day in the field....... so now can I sleep??? I've been so stressed about having to go through training and make minimum quotas in sales that I've had lots of sleepless night and have not been eating right. Why do I do this to myself? I always overbook myself... Read Full Story

I was looking for stationary when I came across this cool online magazine - KidsLA Magazine. The cover is what caught my eye - Kid's Go Green and a little girl wearing a cute green recycle symbol t-shirt. Kids are getting ready to go back to school and want to wear something different that will also say something about their values. At cafepress.com there are so many different designs that your child will find something that they will love to wear to school. I can't believe school is... Read Full Story

I have learned a lot more about the different types of advertising lately and how all businesses that want to grow their business and protect their market share use advertising. Advertising can be expensive, most small businesses can't afford to make a professional quality TV commercial. Finding ways to utilize affordable advertising for a full advertising program that works. Then you need to measure and track where your leads are coming from. Creative advertising is the type that you see... Read Full Story

I found this great template to make a blooming flower card and created both a thank you card and a scrapbook embellishment / card. Can be used to make so many different types of cards or scrapbook embellishments. First cut out the 4 pieces of the template and then decorate both sides of each petal with either pictures or stamps. The great thing about making a scrapbook embellishment is you can use up pictures that are hanging around. Glue all the pieces together and fold each petal... Read Full Story

It was a blessing to see the kids for a few days and it just doesn't seem like summer until I'm at the lake. Mabel Lake has changed a lot recently, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. My parents enjoy the 9 hole golf course and I like having a fabulous restaurant to eat at. The kids love watching the planes fly in and out and they'll make lots more friends then we did growing up. The lake barely changed from when my grandmother was a child to when I was a teenager spending summers... Read Full Story

There is a blog all about someone doing something to raise awareness and help clean up the ocean called junkraft. What he is doing is amazing and utilizing the blog sphere he has created awareness and continues to collect messages to help clean up the ocean. He has taken on a cause and created a story to tell in order to spread his message: there is too much plastic garbage in the ocean. What does this have to do with your business? Just like the Junk Raft has a story your business has a... Read Full Story

make custom gifts at Zazzle Zazzle just announced their latest product addition -- Ked's shoes. They come in laced up and 2 slip on varieties for the whole family. The unique part is that you get to choose a design that fits your personality then customize it to make it one of a kind. In a short period of time the many designers have been busy adding designs to ked's. You are sure to find something that will fit your unique taste and personality. Read Full Story

I am thrilled my son who hates water and doesn't like to swim is finally swimming - without the aid of a life jacket. He's 9 and the fact that he is not a fish when it comes to water is a huge contention with me and my family because we are lake people. I lived in the lake growing up and my dad did before me and his mom before him so how could my child not like to swim? I had put him swimming lessons but after the 4th time with no improvement at $35 a session I finally said enough is... Read Full Story

Visiting the kids has been wonderful. We seem to arrive in my hometown, Endery, to visit at the same time every year -- For Endery's Mardi Gras and Legion Days. The kids love Mardi Gras and look forward to it every year. Last night they attended the charity Mardi Gras carnival that raises money for the local organizations. They love to play all the carnival games and the charities in the area need the support from outside families like ours. They had dinner, ice cream and won some... Read Full Story

Do you blog about your business or industry? Check out the work at home directory and if you want to add your blog to the links send me the link and I'll add it to the website. Do you blog about being a mother and family, check out the Time Out e-zine for mothers. If you want to add your blog to the links page send me the link and I'll add it to the e-zine. Read Full Story