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Health and Happiness: A Poll and a Raffle. Is Cancer on the Rise? Are Toxins Responsible?

My post this week is going to combine two unlikely things, but sometimes when a new idea hits me, I just know that I need to address it here.  I’ll get to the raffle (yeah!) in a minute.  I have a serious topic to address … Continue Reading →


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3 Ways to Make Networking Groups Work for You; How to Network

Have you ever considered trying a Meet Up group?  Or maybe a BNI meeting?  Or maybe a seminar or training session for small business owners or women in business?  Did you hesitate because you worried about knowing how to network?  This was my concern up … Continue Reading →


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Vlog #6: Do Your Groceries Contain MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)? Food Additives, Your Health, and Nutrition

I was watching two TV anchors discuss Chinese food and MSG this morning and I realized that most of us may not be very well informed about Monosodium Glutamate in our food.  I was shocked to find that the salad dressings I was habitually buying … Continue Reading →


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Featured on Parent Society Mom Blog Hot List; Blog Lessons; How to Blog

I just discovered that my “Lean In” post was featured on the Parent Society Mom Blog Hot List for the week of May 14th. Yeah! Check out their website and the other five blogs that were mentioned as well.  I’m pretty new at blogging (about … Continue Reading →


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Liebster Award! Loving blog sharing; Great blog community

About a month ago I was nominated by Natasha of epicmommyadventures.com and Jamie of beingpositivewithadepressivesoul.blogspot.com for a newbie blog sharing award:   The Liebster Award!  I am ashamed to admit that it has taken me this long to respond.  I am very excited that both … Continue Reading →


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Vlog #5: How to Use Makeup Primer; Why to Use Makeup Primer?

Here’s the latest installment in my video blog:  Makeup Primer!  I tend to switch between health related subjects and business related subjects, and I think this qualifies for both.  In business – especially as an entrepreneur – you need to put your best foot forward … Continue Reading →


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Do You Lean In and Sit at the Table? Do Women Have to Choose Being Nice or Being Successful?

I am reading the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (check it out here) and her ideas are profoundly resonating with me.  I had intended to have a health focus for this week’s blog post, but this topic of women speaking up equally is speaking … Continue Reading →


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Vlog 4: Have a To Do List? Get Things Done as Soon as You Can, Lighten Your Load, Feel Better!

Here’s the latest installment of my video blog! Today I’m thinking about how much the items on our to do lists weigh us down and why we feel so much lighter and happier when we get them completed. Take a look! Please give me a … Continue Reading →


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3 Ways to Be Awesome… Do Your Best … Give It Your All

Sometimes I get frustrated about what I didn’t accomplish in a day or I feel like I wish I really had done better with a project or business item I was working on.  It’s not a good feeling.  Does this happen to you?  Solution:  Be … Continue Reading →


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Vlog Post #3: Assume the Best; What Are Our Assumptions About Others?

Continuing with my Health & Entrepreneurship Vlog, here is #3:  Do you make positive assumptions about others when you interact with them in business (and in life)?  Assuming the best can make a big difference in the way people and clients respond to us! Please … Continue Reading →