(originally written just before Christmas 2008, but the advice stands…) T’is the season to be panicked. Stressed out. Pressured. Guilt-ridden and filled with anxiety. Even depressed. You may avoid friends and relatives, worry that you are spending too much or too little on gifts, fret that you are not meeting every single expectation of the [...]
Nice Quiet Sunday
12/21/2008 By
Today became a true day of rest for both the blog and me. After going through the first 80 emails of the day, handling the two that actually needed personal attention, checking the traffic reports for the night before, and making sure all’s right with the sites’ world, I shut down email, closed almost all [...]
Friday’s Child: Jenn Fowler @JennFowler
12/19/2008 By
Friday’s Child is loving and giving. Today’s Friday’s Child nod goes out to Jenn Fowler, the dynamo at the heart of Frugal Upstate. Spend awhile with her Frugal Upstate blog posts and watching her Twitter stream as @JennFowler (or go back and read her updates) and you’ll get a sense of her kind and caring [...]
Panicky Mother of the Groom Liz Pleads Dress Me UP!
12/15/2008 By
I’ve got a friend, Liz, who is the nicest, sweetest, calmest person on the planet. If they ever decide to give a Nobel Prize for Calm, she’ll qualify hands down. In a niceness contest between her and an angel, she’d send the angel home in defeat, wings tucked between its legs. Kind, supportive, even-tempered, patience [...]
Showcase: GPS Stuff Not Just for Cars
12/15/2008 By
Back in the days when I still did quite a bit of traveling, one of my major joys of taking a trip was reading the maps as my husband drove. I would have driven but he enjoys driving far more than reading maps – besides, we all know how much guys love to stop and [...]
Showcase: Warm ‘n Fuzzy Christmas for Dad
12/15/2008 By
This showcase is a composite of two Personal Shopper Showcase requests received yesterday, both of which asked for mens flannel pajamas and warm fuzzy slippers with sheepskin or shearling linings. Rather than produce two separate showcases, this is for Brenda and Joyce (and you’ll see this in your confirmation email as well). Thanks for letting [...]
Friday’s Child: Merlene Paynter @Merlene
12/12/2008 By
Friday’s Child is loving and giving. Today’s Friday’s Child nod goes out to Merlene Paynter, @Merlene to Twitter users, author of Frugalous and now one of Walmart’s Eleven Moms. Back when Friday’s Child started, I tagged Marlene as a definite IT for inclusion. That it has taken us until now to connect speaks volumes about her [...]
Showcase: Christmas Shopping for Sports Boy
12/11/2008 By
A new challenge landed on my desk yesterday: Find gifts for a highly active seven year old boy who loves football, baseball and soccer. The description: He’s a tiny little thing but very good! So, knowing this, I hauled out the shopping cart and headed out (virtually – shopper showcases mean never leaving the desk) [...]
Save Shopping Time, Expense with Personal Shopper Showcase Services
12/06/2008 By
An easy and inexpensive way to save shopping time, stress, energy, money and frustration is to use the services of a PSW personal shopper to create a showcase containing products you’re interested in finding. As a matter of fact, it’s so inexpensive that it’s free. Simply fill out a brief online form (the Showcase Request on the [...]
Friday’s Child: Cheryl Phillips @TheDailyBlonde
12/05/2008 By
Friday’s Child is loving and giving. http://dailyblonde.blogspot.com/ Today’s Friday’s Child nod goes out to Cheryl Phillips, author of The Daily Blonde, a face-forward eyes-open look at life. Be forewarned: Don’t start reading her posts right after swigging a mouthful of hot coffee – it will get shot across the room, onto your computer screen, all [...]
