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2024 Year In Review
In 2024 I feel like I continued to grow up. The realization of a goal to go to Ireland and gather a group of wonderful people to go with me was definitely a highlight of the year. I enjoyed many other memorable moments and feel so fortunate to be living…
2023 Year In Review
2023 was an odd number year and I’m a fan of even numbers … but it was overall a good year nonetheless! I hit my stride with the pizza making (after several big fails – cue the toppings on fire inside the Ooni oven!) My word of the year was…
2022 Year In Review
Overall, 2022 was a good year. I was so happy to return live get together and events, and to travel to see family and have adventures. I also continued to learn new recipes and methods for making pizza in my Ooni pizza oven, and enjoyed making pizza every Friday! I…
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Creating Productive Habits and Avoiding Procrastination
Developing and maintaining good habits to be productive can be a challenge. On the other hand, it’s easy to develop a procrastination habit. For me, I suddenly feel hungry when I am about to start working on a project I am not excited about. Since I work from home, I…
2021 Year In Review
2021 Review Last year was hard. The novelty of isolation wore off. Life was supposed to return more to normal, but it never really felt normal, and maybe never will. I was a bit less motivated to make changes, and that’s ok, because I am pretty happy with my routines…
Selling Website Maintenance Plans with Easy Digital Downloads
We offer ongoing website support and maintenance for our clients. They have the option to pay monthly or annually. A few years ago, we began selling these plans through our website, to create automatic, recurring payments, and to make it easy for clients to sign up for the plan of…
2020 (and 2019) Year In Review
I prepared two versions of my 2020 review: one here which focuses on business goals and plans, and another, on my personal blog, which focuses on personal development. I didn’t do a year in review for 2019 (in fact, I didn’t publish any blog posts after November 2019) , which…
The Miracle of a Paused Inbox
I have been on a super Unproductive streak lately. Why? Because I have been avoiding things like writing blog posts and other “frogs” I don’t want to do by using my Inbox as a To Do list. Constantly checking email gives me something to do besides what I am supposed…
Searching for Emojis on Your iPhone
I’m always impressed by the fun and unique emojis people add to their text messages, Instagram posts and Tweets. I am pretty much limited to the thumbs up ??, love happy face ?, exasperated/disappointed face ?and tongue sticking out while winking ?emojis, which I used often and pop up as…
Creating Content For Your Website Is Much More Than Writing
I just completed a three day workshop called Content Camp. This event was geared toward all types of business owners and agencies, and was jam-packed with informative and well-organized lessons and worksheets. Content Camp was created and run by Jennifer Bourn, a successful agency owner, marketer and blogger. About 60…