I think the people at Weather.com have been consulting their Hitchhiker’s Guide…
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So, it seems that every makeup brand has their method, their spiel to convince me to buy a certain series of products. For Clinique, it’s cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize . So I buy the soap, the clarifying lotion, and the moisturizer. The Mary Kay pitch is that everyone needs to cleanse, moisturize, and protect. Now I
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Tomorrow’s CRAFT event has been cancelled due to the threat of rain. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 16. So if you want to watch me stutter as I try to overcome shyness and sell things, you will have to wait until next weekend. Alas. The nice thing is that this gives me time
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Shameful, as in, “full of shame,” not “disgraceful.” Yes, that is the archaic use of the word, but it fits my purposes. So :-P. I am not a born saleswoman. I LOVE my store, and I LOVE the products I sell. Sometimes I want to keep them all for myself. But I have such a
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So I was at the Inglewood Kroger today, waiting to check out with my groceries, when I noticed some interesting items positioned for the perusal of us poor souls waiting in line. These walls of product directly preceding a cash register often are termed the “Impulse Aisle,” as the purpose is to convince the conveniently
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I got to go to Publix today. Yay! Because I live in the ghetto East Nashville, there is not a Publix nearby. However, I was near one today for another appointment, so I stopped by to do my weekly grocery shopping. However, I was listening to an audiobook of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
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I loooooove free samples, and I also love marketing techniques. Give you my hotmail address and you’ll give me a free sample? You got it. I frequently visit a couple of websites in my quest for free samples, and I am continually amazed at what is available (granted, I am easily amused). Some of my
So, The Tennessean did an article on my business! Yay! Unfortunately, the attention already seems to be going to my head. Today I needed to go to the post office and mail a customer’s order. I was wearing workout pants and a t-shirt. However, I spent quite a bit of time debating whether I should
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Update #1: Follow up to the previous post. Metro Nashville schools are limited to half days for the rest of this week due to the heat. Officials decided to go ahead and make the call for the rest of the week so parents have time to plan for transportation and child care. To help accommodate
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So…..Nashville schools are only open for a half day tomorrow due to the extreme temperatures. [scratches head in confusion] This seems really odd to me. Is it really too hot for students to learn? Are there not enough fans and air conditioners to keep the classrooms cool? The East Nashville listserve is abuzz with opinions
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