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Purging the Crap

Before leaving for our recent trip to Auburn, I was incredibly busy with things to do. Upon our return, I find myself in the same situation. Vacations are difficult for business owners. Circumstances aside, I feel the need to streamline … Continue reading

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Wedding in Auburn

I’ve just returned from a lovely vacation to see my in-laws in Auburn, CA. Up there is Anthony’s “Tete” (grandma). She was curious to know why we haven’t procreated yet. I threw my darling husband under the bus on that … Continue reading

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Group On: Too Good To Be True?

If you’re a business, think long and hard about whether this a marketing strategy you can weather. Can you still offer good customer service if you sell 1,000 of these? And, can you afford the financial loss if you have 100% redemption rates? Continue reading

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The Value of a Good Employee

I recently met with a new start up called Turbo Thermal about helping them with their marketing. Ultimately, things did not work out as we could not agree a price for my services. I’m disappointed, because T.T. seems to have … Continue reading

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So Much Has Happened!

I was considering deleting my blog because twitter has ruined my attention span and I am now only able to communicate in less than 140 characters. But then I began to look over my old posts, and I realized, I … Continue reading

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It’s a New Year

I like to make new year’s resolutions because I belive setting goals is an important step to achievement! I also like to take the opportunity to review my prior year and see if I’ve made any progress in my life … Continue reading

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The Cance

Today has not been a very fun day. Because of a series of abnormal pap smears, most recently one with high grade abnormalities (the worst you can get), I had four biopsies on my cervix and I will find out … Continue reading

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Oh My Aching Back

For over a year now, I’ve been having a dull pain in my upper back, just on one side. It was annoying, but bearable. For the last two weeks, the pain has also manifested in my hip on that same … Continue reading

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Feta Success!

So after my feta failure I decided to try again by doing as much as possible differently. Instead of goat’s milk, I used cow, instead of buttermilk culture, I used yogurt, etc… and this time GREAT SUCCESS! Here is the … Continue reading

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Rainy Tuesday

It’s pissing down rain. We’ve been in a “drought” here in Austin, but despite the plentiful rain the last two weeks, we’re constantly told “don’t let the rain fool you, we’re still in a drought!”. I don’t know about that. … Continue reading

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