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  • Essential

    We small business people can’t stand around in our daily lives and say “Oh, this was something we couldn’t predict or control,” because guess what?  We don’t get that luxury in any business scenario, ever.
  • Blood On The Door

    As a Protestant-raised child, I had an obsession with Cecil B. DeMille’s Ten Commandments, and I naively wondered WHY it always came on during Eas...
  • Trying to Not Look 'As Ugly' at Home

    This seems like a trivial concept when you really look at what is going on around us, but I'm thinking I'm not the only one.  Like most of you, I'...
  • Awkward Fashion Moments

    My current closet truly looks like Stevie Nicks threw up.  It is a hodgepodge of 'found' items; many were purchased for a scant few dollars at con...
  • A Scary Tiny Business

    I have always had a soft spot for small, authentic businesses in which a person's lifeblood and soul have been poured into an artistic canvas which literally IS their story:  a local diner, a donut shop, a hardware store, a pet groomer, a pizza restaurant. 
  • When You're Really Feeling Shut In...

    One of the main things that I try to do while navigating inconvenient or seasonal disturbances is by keeping healthy oxidant-loaded fruits and nut...