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At the Atlanta Home Furnishings summer market this last Friday I had an unusual experience. I had been checking out showrooms for a few filler pieces for my mountain retreat and found Go Home. It is a resource new to me, which has some great unique pieces. I asked about lead time and the owner…
Celebrate Your Career
Excerpted from Melissa’s top selling Celebrate Your Life! The Art of Celebrating Every Day More than a third of our lives are spent in pursuit of our livelihood. Too often this is not a celebration but instead an obligation and a decision by default. We are put on a career track before we even know…
I’m Homeless!
Dishing the dirt . . . I sold my Atlanta house on Monday last week; all went according to plan save for their 18 wheeler breathing down my neck with two smaller trucks being loaded for the move to Highlands, NC. Tuesday closing was pushed back and back until finally at 4:30 I signed all…
Band-Aids on Your Business: Ease the Pain
Well, despite it all, I do have to keep up on my ezine and sharing more business building tips! This week is about how to alleviate the pain we often find in our small businesses by eliminating the Band-Aid fixes. I have to confess that I am a terrible interviewer and it has cost me…
I’m Moving!
Moving Day! By the time my next newsletter arrives in your inbox, I will have a new address. I am sort of amazed that it is all happening so quickly though in truth it started 6 months ago. And as of this writing, I’m not sure of my Atlanta whereabouts except to say I know…
When Less Really IS More
Do you want to know the fastest way to get back a chunk of time? Get back money? Get back your life? PURGE. That’s right folks; Spring Cleaning is way over due. I wouldn’t have tackled it but for my move, but I can safely say that it has been astounding what I have found…
Memorial Day Plans?
Memorial Day is fast upon us! And I have no plans beyond more packing and, of course, advertising more stuff for sale. I need your help, please, please forward this to any friends, enemies, relatives, family, business associates or anyone else that is in need of quality furnishings in showroom condition. http://picasaweb.google.com/lifestylediva I must lighten…
Turning on the Faucet for Referrals
As I went to my twice weekly Pilates session recently, I realized that I had never referred the studio I go to to any friends or clients. I am one of those “loyal-as-the-day-is-long” types and love to share my favorite resources so this surprised me. I realized that there were a couple of reasons. Firstly,…
What She Wants Most
I remember well the conundrum my sisters and I always ran into on Mother’s Day, what to get Mom? We’d provided many a scarf over the years, books, records (way before the CD era), flowers, of course and the usual assortment of Mom’s Day trinkets. But I didn’t listen to what my Mother was asking…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Mom’s Day is May 11! I always think particularly of my own Mom this time of year. Her birthday was May 7 and she passed away suddenly 22 years ago from a brain aneurysm. She was on the way to the hair dresser in Manhattan and collapsed on the street, never regaining consciousness. I miss…
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