Oh Those French
Many Americans (and other world people) will say “oh, those French…” and it isn’t meant in a good way. So, my ancestry is French – ooh la la – yea, whatever…it was centuries ago, but it still gets a bit Read More …
Category: inspiration
Playing Dress Up
Most little kids, especially little girls, like playing dress up. Holidays, like Halloween, are one thing, but fancy shoes, things to put in your hair and sparkling dresses make any girl smile. It isn’t fall (thanks goodness) – it is Read More …
Rapunzel Effect
I’ve just recently read Bitter Greens (in fact it was my book club choice for January) and also saw Into the Woods (this past weekend). I think that the Rapunzel Effect (as I am calling it) is a problem. A Read More …
Thoughts
I can’t help but wonder about the many, many thoughts that people think. Am I too old? Am I too young? Am I too fat? Am I too thin? Are these pants too short? Is my hair the right color? Read More …
Special Place
Hallmark has a special place in my heart, it always has… Very special, even though I have to pay a professional organizer to help me sort and de-clutter and donate some (okay, a lot) of the stationery I have collected Read More …
The Signs Say
As we made our way around the area for the past week, I noticed a lot of places that announced their plans for the holiday. The signs say: Closed Easter Sunday Closed for Passover and Easter. Happy Holidays! Open Easter Read More …
New Office!
I can’t even begin to say how excited I am. I am getting a new office! It has been on the “re-image project list” for a long time. As we had children and brought new family members into our home, Read More …
Sad But True
Imagine that your business has been through a re-branding. New name out front, new signs and new products or services for sale… but it is still struggling to attract new customers or bring back former ones. It is very sad, Read More …
No Joke
Defining your business’ personality is no joke. It is – and should be – all about you…and what you want it to be. If you are serious, so is your brand. Always looking to laugh out loud and want to Read More …
An Illusion
Appearances: real or an illusion? From stage props to merchandising a storefront window to photoshopping an image – the appearance is what we want you to see. Some are much better than others at playing pretend and we fall for Read More …