Remember, the ghia gift party is tomorrow! Stop in and buy some great gifts! Day: Wednesday, December 19 Time: 3:30pm to 7:30pm Location: A lovely home in Inglewood (East Nashville) Located at the intersection of Stratford and Shelton, 37216 At our party you’ll see beautiful fair trade products and locally made items that are perfect […]
So it’s my first holiday season as a business owner. As a result, I have been neglecting my friends, my dog, my health …. Well, not entirely neglecting. I’ve learned a lot in the past year, and a big part of that is how to take care of myself and live a balanced life. That’s
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I hate spending money. Apparently I have some cheapskate gene in me somewhere that makes it inordinately hard to spend. Sometimes that’s a good thing. I like not having to battle credit card debt and impulse buys. But sometimes my cheap gene gets in the way when I really do need to spend a little
This weekend was a good lesson for me, a reminder of the importance of asking for help. I have an independent spirit, with a good dose of pride as well. No, I don’t think I’m better than everyone else. I just think I know the best way to do things. (See, that’s not so bad.
Yesterday and today were good mail days. Yesterday I got a Netflix movie, some coupons, the new issue of Real Simple (sh, don’t tell Lindsay), a Nashville Zoo newsletter that mentioned kitties, and some fun samples (a Kashi cookie and some, um, feminine hygiene products in a cute case). Today I got some inventory for
Don’t forget to visit me tomorrow (Saturday) at the Farmer’s Market! I’ll be there with lots o’ cool ghia products. On Sunday I’ll be at the CRAFT event behind Lipstick Lounge in East Nashville.
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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