Lift the Fog!

My daughter has hair…

Last summer, my 8-year-old daughter chopped off over 12 inches of beautiful flowing hair to donate to Locks of Love. She looked cute! She suffered for it this fall when she joined a synchronized skating team: Her hair hadn’t grown out enough to make a proper bun like the other girls on the team. Imagine, a healthy, [...]

Half-off Challenge

Cancer is an ugly enough on its own. Children getting cancer is even sadder. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for children’s cancer. I set a goal of raising $1,000. It’s time to turn up the heat a bit, and I’m raising the stakes. Watch the video to see more… If you want [...]

Tungle: A Time Management Tool

Do you Tungle? I do! Not as much as I would like, but that’s changing as my small business grows. What is Tungle? It’s a great way to simplify scheduling meetings. Let me give you a few reasons why I use it. These are my response to the questions posed on Tungle’s blog. Inspired by John Jantsch [...]

Troubleshooting and the Language Barrier

“This guy e-mailed me this link, and I can’t get it to open.” Even over the phone my client’s frustration was palpable. “What happens when you click it?” I asked, probing for clues. “Just a moment.” He read: “‘There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired.’ What’s going on? [...]

You Get What You Pay For

Last night I downloaded some free WordPress themes in hopes of finding one for another blog I’m starting. I drafted my first post, then started trying out some different looks. I looked at full-size previews for each of them. Some were artistic and colorful, others were sparse and clean. None of them worked when I loaded them [...]

First, RTFM!

When productivity is on the line, set your pride aside and Read the Fine Manual.

Tool Proficiency

Have you ever picked up a tool that you had never used before? Was it awkard? Did you feel self-conscious? A friend of mine had wanted a loft for her bed since she was a teenager. She decided that 40-something was the perfect age to fulfill that dream. I have some cool friends. She found a great design [...]

Picking a Starting Tool

Good design is made easier by having the right tools and knowing how to use them. Which should a beginning designer pick?

First!

I just spent the whole day putting my first proposal together for a client. It took all of 8 hours to do it, but I’m glad that I went through the process. It helped bring me clarity about what I do for people. Now that I have a template in place, the next ones should be [...]

That will teach me…

Maybe that wasn’t such a bright idea. What, you ask? Launching a new business and blog a mere 10 days before leaving for a week-long vacation, that’s what. Between other commitments and planning for my trip, I couldn’t build any momentum. Someplace in the stagnating stack of my inbox is a list of plans and things [...]