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Recipes
Recipe: Easy Crock-Pot Onion Soup
We all need an easy recipe to make long days less stressful. This onion soup recipe, featuring Better Than Bouillion, is one of my favorites (and not just because it tastes amazing!). Be sure to save your onion bags to make a dish scrubby that you can use to clean your crock-pot when you’re finished. Check…
Recipe: Vegetarian Orzo Pasta with Wilted Kale and Sautéed Mushrooms
Now most of you who know me, know that I am what is described as a flexitarian. Sorry, I just can’t give up bacon. But for the most part, unless there is an irresistible meal or wine dinner to attend – I eat mostly vegetarian meals. I blame growing up on an organic vegetable farm…
Recipe : Coconut, Vanilla and Walnut Macaroons
Last weekend I was looking for a dessert recipe that would be easy to make, delicious and also easy to share. All of the macaroon recipes I found online were great, but what I ended up making was a bit of a ‘what you have in the cupboard’ kind of recipe. I hope you enjoy…
Technology
Get Drunk Thumb
Texting while intoxicated requires the ‘get drunk thumb’ – get yours today and enjoy the wtf’s of your friends the next day! The ‘get drunk thumb’ comes with free *ex booty call*, *needless tweets* and *auto correct can’t help this* UPDATE: Paris Hilton sings about the dangers of drunk texting read more to learn your…
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…
Sharing TMI on Social Media
Watch the full interview with Lauren Melvin of WFMY News 2! Recently I had a chance to chat with Lauren Melvin of WFMY News 2 about Sharing TMI via social media and some of the pitfalls and dangers that can come along with our exuberant and at times careless posting habits. We’re all guilty of…
Business
What Discounts, Freebies and “Picking Your Brain” does for Business
It’s just a fact – you “do someone a favor” by discounting or giving your services away – they never respect your time, energy or talent and often have a deadline of next week or “by Thursday if you can squeeze me in.” This lack of respect and unrealistic expectations create an impossible situation of…
10 Tech Tips for Natural Disasters
The fear and devastation natural disasters can bring have been around for millennia. In the last century, as man has become increasingly dependent on technology, preparing for natural disasters has become more intricate. Let’s face it, our business world runs on electricity and without it there is little we can do . . . or…
The Business of a Luxury Lifestyle
I picked up the latest issue of Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine™ this week. What can I say, I’m a sucker for not only a great magazine, but one that shares information and advertisements in way that doesn’t make my eyes bleed. Maybe it’s the artist/designer in me and it’s a little crass to say, I…
DIY
House of Cards: Claire Underwood’s Wardrobe in Patterns
I admit to watching season one and two of House of Cards on Netflix more than once. In fact I’m watching it for the 4th 6th 8th time now and I keep finding hints of fashion that I have missed. To say that I am inspired by the simplicity and elegance of the clothing and accessories of the…
From Goodwill Rock the Runway to Responsible Refashioning
I was recently reading this post : Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for ‘irreversible collapse’? and the follow up: Did Nasa fund ‘civilisation collapse’ study, or not? on how our civilization, regardless of what nationality you are is on the verge of collapse. Sensationalist? Maybe, maybe not. What does this have to do with Goodwill…
DIY: Onion Bag Dish Scrubby
Once you’ve made my Easy Crock-Pot Onion Soup Recipe a few times you can help reduce your kitchen waste by making this onion bag dish scrubby. What you’ll need: 3-4 onion bags needle needle Singer transparent nylon thread scissors How you’ll make it: Empty onion bags of all onion skins Trim bags to the same…
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…