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Boy! Am I ever learning about time management this month! This weekend I had a long list of things I wanted (needed) to do. Among them was write the Portrait of Geri that was due last month, prepare the marketing materials for this month’s Portrait, and write today’s blog post.

Well, none of that got done, because when I went to go write this post, I couldn’t access the website! Erg. One of the plugins had a conflict and basically broke everything. I had to spend the entire weekend re-building the website. And, as you can see, I haven’t finished.

So, what does all this have to do with time managment? Everything.
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I am so glad February is over. I don’t know why, but February is always a challenging month. Usually, it is only challenging financially, but this February was challenging emotionally, too.

Let me back up a moment. I happen to be blessed with the best dog ever. That’s her picture here (for scale, those tiles are a square foot). We’ve been together for 13 years come March 25. She has a few health issues — epilepsy, hip dysplasia, a thyroid condition and Cushing’s disease. Early in February, she started having bloody noses. After a few days, she started sneezing blood all over the place. It was a mess.

At first, we thought it could be a growth in her nose, and nasal growths are cancerous about 99% of the time. Then we discovered she had high blood pressure, probably caused by the Cushing’s, and that was causing the bloody noses.

Then, one night, she had a seizure and had a really hard time recovering from it. I thought she had had a stroke and I was going to have to put her down. Continue Reading →

Usually, I post something in line with the theme of the month on the first and then each Monday thereafter. But, since this is January and the beginning of a new year, and I’ve made a lot of changes to the website, I thought I’d just give you a mini tour of the place.

Newsletter Opt-In Form

First, take a look at the right-hand navigation bar. At the top is an opt-in form for the bi-monthly newsletter, The ART of Business. This newsletter highlights content on this website, but also features one or two newsletter-exclusive stories.

Random Inspiration

Below the opt-in form is “Random Inspiration.” Here you’ll find a new inspirational quote each time you refresh the page. At the moment there aren’t that many quotes, but I’ll be adding them as I find them. I hope you find them uplifting.
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