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Recipes
Recipe : Onion Ring Eggs
Y’all know by now that I LOVE finding and trying new recipes. This little passion has literally put the joy back into cooking for me. I don’t always make the recipes exactly the way they are, and I like that. I enjoy creating new family favorites and experimenting before we invite friends over or have…
Recipe: Taco Truck Bloody Mary Mix
I love tacos, I love taco trucks, I also love occasionally enjoying a spicy Bloody Mary and always enjoy supporting a local business. Now, while some folks like a meal served on a skewer with their Bloody Mary, I like to keep mine simple and load up on olives (there are 5 by the way)….
Whole Foods Market : A Tour of the New Greensboro, North Carolina Store
Having a new grocery store come into a community means a new choice for shoppers, more jobs and with Whole Foods, a chance at a healthier community. During my tour, I met many team members from stores all across the country who shared stories about the products, policies, quality standards and company values. If you…
Technology
40 Year Anniversary of the First Mobile Phone Call and Still No Common Sense
I just read this article and was shocked to discover that the First Mobile Phone Call Was Placed Exactly 40 Years Ago. 40 years, really? Hard to believe that in that 40 years we’ve raised the speed limits and lowered the threshold of acceptable risky mobile behavior caused by the distraction candy that is our…
Women and the Very Real Dangers of Online Harassment
UPDATE : BBC News – ‘Revenge porn’ site owner arrested in San Diego You may remember hearing of the brutal online harassment that forced Kathy Sierra, programming instructor and game developer, offline and into hiding. This is a story I had never heard until now and I am shocked. Thanks to Jeff Roberts for sharing…
Social Stalking: What anyone can do with 60 minutes and a cell phone
It is SO important to check your privacy settings and understand what social networks are connected and what you (and your friends and family) may be inadvertently broadcasting to the world. With social media sites like Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter etc. we often are sharing way more personal information than we think online. . . and that could put us in…
Business
7 Tips to Develop Great Blog Content
Over the years I have learned so much about the importance of having a plan when it comes to blog content. Learning How to Develop a Content Strategy for Your Professional Blog goes a bit deeper than just clicking ‘publish’ whenever you want to sell or promote something. When it comes to nurturing and creating great content…
BloggyCon: Stacey Van Berkel, Lifestyle Photographer, Signs on as Sponsor
Did you hear an ear piercing squeal recently? Well, that was me when I found out that fellow WithIt member and international award winning photographer, Stacey Van Berkel agreed to be one of my Bloggy Conference sponsors. I met Stacey thanks to twitter, WithIt and High Point Furniture Market. . . and I have to say…
7 ways to invest in yourself everyday for a happier life
I am by no means an expert in happiness. I do try pretty damn hard every day to learn how to find, create and share happiness though. . . and trust me, it’s not always easy. I lose my temper, I make mistakes with my time and with who I chose to share it with,…
DIY
DIY: Hand Painted French Garden Sign
Since spring I’ve been spending as much time as I can outside reclaiming and shaping our back yard and transforming a small space under our kitchen window into the kitchen garden of my dreams . . . potager in French translates to ‘garden providing vegetables for the pot’. If you’ve never heard of potager gardens, take a…
DIY :: Sonoma-Cutrer Wine Crate Shelving
I was visiting my friend and client Ben Roberts, owner of The Undercurrent Restaurant in Greensboro, NC, last week and we were discussing the big screen TV he has since installed in the Wagner Room and the fact that he needed to find a storage unit for the AV equipment. He mentioned that he needed…
DIY : Aged Paper Frames
Project Library is coming along nicely. It’s one part therapy and one part I’m addicted to DIY projects. . . seriously – ask my husband. I’m a thrift store junkie and love discovering fun items to hack into something awesome. Take these mismatched wooden frames for example. . . found these last year at a…
Social Media
As I sit here this morning and process through the online maelstrom surrounding Jared Fogle, the grassroots social media/brand spokesperson from Subway, I see vicious comments and quips being posted at a dizzying rate…even from people that I thought wouldn’t be so quick to pick up a pitchfork and torch. There is something I want…
I know y’all are going to get sick of me bitching about inbox spam but DAMN. It’s like the spam dam broke and all the smarmy sales pitches are flooding my inboxes. Every. Last. One. LinkedIn, Email, Facebook, Twitter, and yes, even my post office box. . . gah. Just. Fucking. Stop. Two things. 1. This type…
I was a little late figuring out that Hootstuite templates feature (see video below) is gone for good (for free and pro users) and was replaced with a new, but not so improved, drafts feature on April 15th, 2015. Why OH why would they change this amazing feature? Let’s just say that I found out the…
Well, are they? Chances are you may not know even if they are. How your employees behave while you are around is one thing, but what about what they say to your customers and vendors when you aren’t around? What do they say to their family, spouses and friends about your online efforts? What are they…
Whether you have 1 employee or 1000, here are 7 ways to empower them to become brand evangelists. Educate your employees on how to properly use social media. Give your employees clear examples and detailed instructions on where you need their help and A. Don’t get frustrated that your employees aren’t sharing your content when you don’t make the time…
WAIT! Before you hit send on that status update, I encourage you to carefully consider if it should be a blog post. *brace yourselves for some tough love* Yeah I know, you hate writing f*cking blog posts.Well – tough shit. “It takes too long.” “It’s not my job!” “What’s the point?” Look, if you’re not willing…