My family and I went on vacation recently. It was a break my husband and I both needed. I promised myself I would NOT work while we were gone. So, how did I prepare and then stay on top of things while we were out of the country? Here’s a few tips if you [...]

Sometimes we just need a little inspiration.
My girl Melissa talks about “sweet escapes” on her blog, and they are lovely to look at!  So, I thought I would do a little roundup of some fab office setups.  If you’re feeling stuck or need some inspiration, come on a little inspiration escape with me!

Sparkplugging is a big ol’ place!  Have you explored around this gigantic arena of completely awesome information?  There’s lots to see, so I thought I would share some of the stuff going around that just might be useful to you!

Business Gifts for any time of year
Kelly McCausey’s (Sparkplugging’s WAHM Blog) fave recent Sparkplugging picks
5 Things [...]

What are your favorite books?  I happen to like books about organizing or self-improvement.  I like them because I usually pick up a small insight or useful piece of information that improves my life in some way.  I thought I would share a few of my favorite nuggets of information from my favorite books - [...]

Just did a great interview with Peter Walsh on my podcast/radio show, The O Myth.  If you missed it, no worries because you can still listen to it…
Quote of the show: “The things you have in your home should be beautiful and useful.  What you have in your home should be honored and respected.”
Wanna take [...]

Even though winning the Epson printer and other prizes is out for yours truly (dang!), I thought I would share the best bit of marketing advice I’ve received thus far. Here it is…. wait for it….
Marketing = Relationships
Oh yeah.  It’s not paper, logos or collateral that turned my head. This simple little phrase completely changed [...]

It’s a rainy day outside, and it made me think of the video below.  (How much do I LOVE Julie Andrews.)
So, I thought it fitting to tell you a few of my favorite things in the home office.  Share your favorites in the comments, or link to your blog post.
Here’s a few of my favorite [...]

Do you long to win the gold from where you are now?  What does it take to be a champion?  This is the second  post in a three part series, “Olympic Wisdom”. In the first “Olympic Wisdom” post, we took at look at goal setting from an Olympian, and in the second post we looked [...]

Do you long to win the gold from where you are now?  What does it take to be a champion?  This is the second  post in a three part series, “Olympic Wisdom”.
In the first “Olympic Wisdom” post, we took at look at lessons about goal setting from an Olympian.  In this post, it’s all [...]