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Recipe: SPICY Deviled Eggs
Recipes
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)….
Recipe : Vegan Stew
I LOVE fresh vegetables and am always looking for ways to sneak in completely vegetarian / vegan dishes in to our weekly family menus. My husband is, as our friend Eddie Huffman likes to call it, a ‘meatatarian’. Though I do eat a lot of veggies – I am what most would consider a Semi-vegetarian…
Recipe : Vegan Summer Stew
There is nothing that I love more than a healthy recipe that is made with fresh vegetables. I’m pretty sure that soups and stews are some of my favorite “create as you go” dishes that rarely go wrong. This recipe can be served as a meal of it’s own or you can drain the…
Technology
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…
How to turn off notifications to subscribed updates on #Facebook
After subscribing to a mid-sized rant post earlier this morning, by Erika Napoletano, I quickly realized that I would have to unsubscribe once my 100% charged phone reached 33% in only a few short hours. Here’s the Facebook post if you are curious and especially if you own your own business. It kinda sucks that I had to unsubscribe…
Social Shaming, Media Meanness and Down Right Dangerous Diatribes
Early this morning I came across a tweet that shared a timely piece by By Howard Kurtz of CNN : Media meanness: When the nastiness goes too far: About halfway through The New York Times review of TV chef… bit.ly/UM8UgP #cnn — Resa Harrison (@PreciousPixie4U) November 26, 2012 I’ve read Howard’s piece 3 times 4 times…
Business
7 of the Best iPhone Apps for Business
Even though I love my tech free weekends, I wanted to share 6 iPhone apps that I simply can’t live (or work) without and also include one that I recently discovered. Now, each of us have different needs and therefore different apps appeal to us. By no means is this meant to be the ‘one…
How long is too long before a brand responds to your comment or question via social media?
How long is too long before a brand responds to your comment or question via social media? This is a question I asked this morning on Facebook because I wanted to see what others thought was too long to receive a response via social media from a brand. And then I thought -well it shouldn’t…
The Ingredients of a Press Kit
Whatever the size of your business, you can make use of a good press kit. Here are some resources that should help : Music Press Kit Ingredients, Hardcopy & EPK – Indie on the Move Five Key Ingredients for an Effective Press Kit | Art Licensing Blog The Ingredients of a Press Kit –…
DIY
Sew Sexy: How to remove a cowl from a sweater
Though the before looks pretty – I can tell you that it did not lay so evenly when put on. I love the nautical stripes and thought that with a little help, this summer sweater (it is so soft!) would get a lot more milage if it lost the cowl. I’m no master at sewing…
DIY Recrafted Fashion: Inspiration from #GoodwillRTR 2015
This is the second year in a row I’ve been invited to attend the local Triad Goodwill Rock the Runway fashion show. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s an annual fundraising fashion show held in downtown Greensboro, N.C., where 7 area designers create 10 recrafted signature creations from Goodwill budget of $200.00 each. This is a…
Discovering the Fringe Association: My sublime introduction to yarnophilia
I don’t know exactly how I came across Karen Templar’s blog . . . it just happened. I believe it was divine intervention and it began while I was looking for yarn spun thick enough to make quick work of a blanket using the gigantic knitting needles I began making over the weekend. I still haven’t…
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…