Sometimes I just hate holidays!! I am usually working on holidays which means I am waiting on other people, ensuring they have a wonderful time and all that… Holidays mean overly excited people who are usually also very picky and impossible to please.. I am sure you can already tell that my holiday weekend did […]
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Things are still working out!
Well the numbers are in for my February sales at the co-op booth! I sold about 3lbs of fudge and two denim purses. I made enough to cover the booth rent so all in all it was a success! I came in mid month so March will be my first full month and I have […]
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Destiny and the journey of life- everything happens for a reason.
Control is an illusion that we all struggle with. Do you believe you have control over your life? What does it mean to control your life? Can you control death and various other life changing events? Can you control the direction your life is headed? Your answers to these questions make you the person you […]
My blog is back from the dead!!!
After about three days of frustration I finally managed to get wordpress up and running on my domain! It was a complicated process but I found many helpful articles on installing & configuring wordpress. Many thanks to Cricket (my SEO class Teacher) for the installing wordpress article! Also thanks to everyone who posts on the […]
Forward Motion!!!
This week has been very busy yet very positive and my business has made so much progress!! I got the permanent spot at the Flagstaff Swap Meet so that is good exposure for my products. I also just found out today that the site Gift-Giving-Guide.com did a review on my Romantic Message in a Bottle […]
Sleep problems
“The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recently reported that 63 percent of Americans are sleep deprived.” (Source: http://www.didyouknow.org) Did you know that symptoms of insomnia include: Difficulty falling asleep. Waking up too early then not being able to get back to sleep. Waking up frequently throughout the night. Waking up feeling un-refreshed. Various things can cause […]
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My website (Custom Gifts By Talina) went live in November 2005. Over the course of the last few months I have experienced many site building mistakes and frustrations. I am taking search engine optimization classes and chatting with several other small business owners on various groups (AZ Craft Biz Connection & QFLEA) to learn more […]
Cat lover
I just read a great article about a farmer who acquired a cat for his farm. I really enjoyed the article, if you want to read it you can visit: http://www.slate.com/id/2133625/?nav=tap3>1=7641 I am very much a cat person; I actually own 5 cats (technically, they own us). I only meant to own two but the […]
Welcome home, come enjoy the vomit with me
So today has been fun!! I first had one of my girls come up to me and declare she wanted to quit the group because she feels she is holding everyone back. So I had to diffuse that situation and I found out some of the other team members are making this girl feel bad. […]
Sometimes you have to speak up for yourself!!!
Okay, so this morning on my way home from work I fell asleep while driving!! Nothing too terrible happened, just drove off the road on to the shoulder. Didn’t hit any cars, people, animals or trees! I was very shook up though! I have never dozed off while driving, EVER!! Today was my first and […]
Hola maintenance!!! Apartment living blows.
So, the new apartment (apartment #2 in flagstaff @ Timberline Village) is slowly getting unpacked and things are becoming more and more normal by the day. We are keeping the cats locked in our bedroom at night then we let them out to roam the house when were around to supervise them. One of my […]
Toxins and Detoxification
It is amazing how complex our bodies are. Most people (myself included) really fail to understand and fully appreciate the complexity of our bodies. Our bodies are designed to naturally remove toxins in order to keep us healthy. The natural process of detoxification is remarkably complex, finely tuned and simply amazing. It is one of […]
Small businesses
I work in the service industry and have for many years. I have done everything from banquet serving to working as a front desk agent. I have also done retail sales and I am a dance teacher. Everything I am surrounded by is people orientated so naturally I am very sensitive to good/ bad service. […]