special guest post by Alison Moore English of The English Pea If you are like me then you probably feel like you haven’t stopped since the Christmas holidays. There is so much to be done with kiddos, family, birthdays, business, new product development, taxes, and the list goes on. I don’t know about you, but sometimes it just doesn’t feel like there is a lot of time to fit … [Read more...] about Make Time for Fun! Free Printable Calendar Set
Fellow Makers
Pinterest Ethics: Questioning, Considering & Doing our Homework
The internet: where everyone goes, and where very few know how to behave. Not through lack of trying, mind you – many of us try our best, but NEW AND FUN THINGS keep popping up on our radar and we just want to THROW OURSELVES IN. Terms of use? Yes I agree, yes yes yes! Just let me into this app/game/website. Whoops, this might infringe on the rights of others – whatevs, that’s … [Read more...] about Pinterest Ethics: Questioning, Considering & Doing our Homework
Why We Don't Need More
{image credit ᔥconfetti love} More, more, more! Seems like every where I turn, folks are buzzing about how to get more customers, more sales, more likes, more followers. Me? I don’t want more. I want better. Four years ago, tucked deep inside one of my husband’s business school books was the concept that it’s a whole lot smarter to keep one customer than to find … [Read more...] about Why We Don't Need More
We The Makers: A Plea for A Code of Ethics Online
With the rapidly spreading concerns about Pinterest (and by association visual sites like Tumblr, weheartit, etc...) revisiting our ethics theme couldn't be more timely. There is a global push towards expecting ethical behaviour from the businesses we support and wanting to build our own with integrity. Makers are deciding to be educated, read fine print, and expect rapid … [Read more...] about We The Makers: A Plea for A Code of Ethics Online
Leaping into Love with Lunenburg
I am ending our month of Loving It Up on OMHG with my very own swan dive-thank you Tracey Selingo for having a piece of my safety net incase I go down in a blazing hot mess. I've got your book printed out and will keep it close while I jump. Also thanks to Laura Simms, your Roadmap to Action helped me get clear on where I am driving to not just the road I am on. Until moving … [Read more...] about Leaping into Love with Lunenburg