If you give me a choice between working smarter and working harder, I’ll take working smarter every time. Businesses that promote software and tools to streamline your efficiency are big business, for good reason. But finding worthwhile business tools can be a bit tricky. Hidden Office Gems One tool that can help you work smarter…
photo credit: AlexDixon Ok, so the title seems a little sadistic, I know, but after you read this post, you’ll get the point. I’m not being cruel or sadistic, or even demented, I promise. This post is a shameless promotion for Ryan D. Scott’s latest foray into the online community, because I think Ryan is…
photo credit: relapsed nun Hard times are staring most of us in the face. Heck, some of us are sharing the covers with Hard Times- he’s moved in and refuses to leave. He’s eating your lunch and stealing your joy. So what’s a guy or gal to do? Chartrand mentioned a post by Dave Rhodes…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J95rAr0gOFU[/youtube] “To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the Lord comes the reply of the tongue. All man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighted by the Lord. Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. The Lord works out everything for His own ends-” ~Proverbs…
photo credit: Care_SMC Happy Valentine’s Day! I suffer from an extra-large portion of ambivalence when it comes to these “Greeting Card Holidays”. Add to that my disdain for sappy romance and expressions of love, and you can see why Valentine’s Day poses a problem around here. However, my eight-year-old is a hopeless die-hard romantic and…
photo credit: Joie Arai Don your ten gallons and dust off (or de-mud) your favorite cowboy boots partner, cause we’ve got a song for you. I’m not actually brave enough to post an audio for a country music song on this blog, just the printed lyrics. My brother would harass me endlessly about being a…
The Internet may be a vast and impersonal place, but the blogging community is often a close-knit group. We share life stories, troubleshoot each others’ blogs, encourage each other, and sometimes develop friendships that extend beyond the virtual world. This sense of community is one of the perks of blogging. It also makes it difficult…
February in Ohio is bleak. The once beautiful blankets of snow now lay in plowed heaps, scarred by hundreds of footprints, and stained black and grey by the mixture of cinders, salt, and gravel that helps us all keep our footing on the now ice coated tundra. The sky is grey and overcast, the temperature…
Well, I hope you’ve all recovered from getting real. It was a wild ride and I am so glad that many of you decided to participate! I have several more related posts outlined to help you “get real”, but today I have a few announcements. Blue Duck is Changing That’s right, we’re working frantically behind…
Ok, if you haven’t noticed, and you might not have, I broke the blog over the weekend. I wrote a seemingly harmless piece of html for a linked graphic and tried to place it in the sidebar as a widget. It immediately sent strips of error messages about arrays and headers across every page of…
Well folks, it’s cold. School is canceled, the hubby is home for the next three days, and there’s snow piled high against the doors. So why haven’t I been been blogging my heart out? I’ve been busy. A small group of us have been hard at work setting up a new website for Christ followers….
Click here to visit FreelanceFolder.com website! One of my all-time favorite people has penned a book for freelancers. James Chartrand and Mason Hipp have collaborated to create a guide to help you release your freelance potential, and I couldn’t be more excited. Not just because this book has two fantastic authors, either. This project has…