the Fairy Garden
Okay, people, this may be one of the cutest things I've ever created besides my two daughters... First of all, it's summer. And my 11-yo, Laurel, desperately needs projects to keep her busy. She's made a huge ass bucket list; one being a 'she-shed' and suggesting a...
Badass Lady-Friendly PowerTools so You can DIY your Fucking Heart Out
I was happily married for 17-years before my husband suddenly passed, but even then, I did a lot of stuff around the house. Eric was a football coach and he was incredible at it, but that just didn't leave a whole lot of time for him to be here at the house working on...
Grief Books
When my husband died unexpectedly and suddenly in February 2017 gifts upon gifts were given to us by friends, family, and the community - heck, even strangers - and many of those included books; grief books. And I'd thumb through some of them... actually I thumbed...
How To Memorialize a Facebook Account
Reasons I wanted to Memorialize Eric's Facebook Account: So no one would hack into it. So Eric's birthday reminder wouldn't be sent to his friend list, and he won't show up as a suggested "friend you might know" to others. I wanted Eric to be able to look...
My Rebranded Social Media Calendar
After Eric died, I took quite the sabbatical. And it's okay... I don't feel bad about it at all, not one bit. I needed. it. And I slowly came back to work. Sometimes working just by checking emails. Sometimes I'd make a social post. I still had my scheduler active on...
Etsy Grief Items I Bought After My Husband Died
People constantly ask me questions about what we went through when my husband died, or how we did this or that and why. One of the questions I get are about the gift items I had done... either gifts for us or for others to commemorate Eric. If you're new to me,...
Video Training for the Jewelry Lady doing Facebook Parties
I used to be a jewelry lady... I did it for 10-years. Loved it. And I was really excited to hear that the jewelry company I used to be a part of opened their doors to recognize Facebook Parties as a part of a way for the jewelers to serve their people! Now, I am not...
How To Upload HD Videos to Facebook from Your Phone
Have you ever uploaded a video to Facebook from yer smart phone and yer just not that impressed with the quality? It's like lots all it's clearness! What the heck's up with that?!?! Facebook will compress and encode yer videos so it's a faster upload process unless...
a RANT: Compliment Someone’s Home When You Enter
So my life experiences can sometimes turn into a rant. I can't help it... it gets the best of me, I just wanna be like, "pfft, people." And these rants always have a lesson... I promise. As direct sellers, we're in people's homes a lot. And, well, this woman came into...
My Video-Making Process
Lots of people want to know "how long it takes you to make a video?" so today I decided to time it! After I set up, it took me 10-minutes for the recording... then I sat down and edited for 28-minutes until I hit that SAVE button. Want to watch me do it? Here's...
What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Direct Sales Business
Looking back and reflecting upon my own previous direct sales business, there's a lot that I wish I had known. So, I thought I'd ask some of my people on my Facebook Page to send me a video sharing what they wish that they had known when they started their...
With all this Live Streaming, Don’t Forget YouTube
There's some perks in live streaming and yes, there's times and situations for it. But, and big BUT... you cannot forget about the power of YouTube! Promise me you'll use both, please! A little bit of work up front can have some big pay offs! Check out these stats:...
What to Talk About in Videos
Working with direct sellers and small business owners in their video game, they usually have this same concern: not sure what to talk about in videos. Specifically, THEIR own business videos... so they hold them off. They don't do them. Don't let this be you! It is...
Look at the Camera
Doing what I do in video, I constantly hear my people complain about how difficult it is to look at the camera instead of themselves while making a video. And when yer making a video for yer business, it's imperative that you look like you know what your doing. And...
What to do with your Periscopes without Katch
With the recent announcement of KATCH.ME closing their doors, entrepreneurs are in an uproar. But they need to keep their panties from getting in a bind. Take a deep breath. Lemme tell you what I plan on doing with my Periscopes without Katch, oh, the sweet, sweet...
Branding Yourself in Video
Yer in direct sales. You know you should be making video, or maybe you already are. And... you know that yer face is part of your brand, so yer using that... but you hear a lot of other things about branding, too. You know you need to be branding yourself in video....
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