Black Friday Shopping Hints
As I am bombarded by adds for Black Friday I was shocked to see something different this year…….3AM openings, midnight openings or worse yet, stores that don’t even close for Thanksgiving Day! This year, retailers are working even harder to get your dollar and shoppers are more savy with where and how they are spending [...]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Do you feel what I feel? That is the feeling of anxiety of the holidays fast approaching. Maybe it is concern over having enough money to buy the perfect gift or worry that there simply is not enough hours in the day to get everything done. I can tell you that if you are going [...]
Lesson In What Comes In Must Go Out
This week I worked with a client who had 3 days to clear every single thing out of their house because of a pending natural disaster. During those 3 sleepless days things were thrown in boxes and decisions were made. What to keep for the family’s immediate needs and what could go in boxes until [...]
Consider Quality Not Quantity
I always find my blog post ideas in everyday conversations. This one came while I was at a swim meet on Saturday. I was talking to another mom and we started talking about what our kids wanted for Christmas and when I spoke out loud what I was getting them, it didn’t sound like much. [...]
Brick and Mortar Shopping
In light of my recent blog postwhere I confessed that I hate shopping, I thought I better share with you how I do like to shop. Have you heard of “Small Business Saturday”? I like the sound of that better than Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I love the concept of shopping local at your [...]