My favorite part about Too Cute Tuesday is when people send me stuff and say 'You guys should try this!" My friend Sarah C. sent me this link for Bacon Jam, a Foodista recipe which sounded just ridiculous enough for our group. Dorrie, Sue, and Amy did the chopping of...
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Too Cute Tuesday: Mustache Mirrors
I am going to call this early and say 2011 is the year of the mustache in terms of pop culture America (I would have to say it's sharing its title with bacon though). Had I planned this a little better, we honestly could have had a month of mustache related crafts....
Marketing Monday: Thoughts On Instant Gratification
I never know what to tell people when they want instant gratification in our work together. In a world of people who tell them they can get them they can get a number one ranking in Google, who am I to tell them none of it is a guarantee? Yeah, I'm a bit of a killjoy....
Too Cute Tuesday: Homemade Twix Bars
Just when you think you've got your crafting planned out, suddenly you see something on Twitter. In my case, 'homemade Twix bars' with a link to beautiful snacks made of four delicious ingredients created by a fellow blogger and crafter I follow on Twitter. We had to...
Underwater Hockey 101
If you like being in the water but are bored to tears by the thought of doing laps, I've got the sport for you: underwater hockey. Here's how I got into it recently. I've had a lot of work the past two months so when I'm not working, I've really been trying to have my...
Marketing Monday: 13 Ways To Promote An Event
I have three workshops coming up in the next three weeks. Add to that two speaking engagements and a regular workload and you'll see why I've been forgetting to do my usual checklist of event promotions. Here are some of my favorites: 1. Have online registration. If...
This Month In Business: Needing Help Edition
So the good news is, while I used to write this business update every week, I now seem to be writing it every month. I've been doing this because I've actually had a lot of work to do. (I know, *gasp!) But it really does help to have some kind of check in with myself,...
Too Cute Tuesday: Irish Soda Bread
Due to Nicole's travel schedule, Dorrie took over the Too Cute Tuesday reins and made her famous Irish soda bread in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Here's her post: Due to the fact that the puppies ate my Really Yummy Blarney Scone Trader Joe's Irish Soda Bread, I...
Marketing Monday: Oregon Wine Country
Usually if I haven't been writing blog entries it's because I've been doing other interesting things. I spent last week working really hard so I could take a vacation in the form of a slightly extended long weekend. Two of my college friends Bailey and Jeremy (now...