On July 15 My Desert Cottage is hosting the 3rd annual Where Bloggers Create blog party.  For the past 2 years, I intended to participate, but life got in the way.  This year, I am ready.  Although the studio got trashed while prepping for the Slipcover Summit, I’ve whipped it back into shape.  And I’ve [...]

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I think it is about time to wrap up this series on setting goals.  We started out taking a look at how to set achievable goals, then we discussed how to break your goals down into bite sized pieces and last time we took a look at a technique called mind mapping.  Now I will [...]

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In Part I of this goal series we looked at how to go about setting specific and measurable goals and in Part II we discusses how to keep from being overwhelmed. Now we will take a look at one way to layout your road map. Over the years I used many different methods of doing [...]

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Well, this years CPR session is winding down. Time to get back to the business of slipcovering. Take a listen!

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In this post, I introduced the basic concepts for setting goals; how they need to be specific, measurable and with a time frame. When you first start setting your goals, it can seem like such a huge step getting from where you are to where you want to be. At this point, most people become [...]

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This is the time of the year when a lot of people make resolutions.  I’m not much into resolutions, but I do set goals.  Goals are a powerful thing.  Even more powerful is the brains ability to work toward your goals, even when you are not aware of it.  I’m a big fan of success [...]

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Well, 2011 is already 3 days old and I’m just posting about it.  Take a listen and you will know why.

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No Slipcover Show off today; I didn’t get any slipcovers finished this week. So I will share a great organizing tip. I love to be organized, but don’t like purchasing a lot of organizing supplies. For one, I’m just too cheap and I like to recycle and reuse when possible. So a lot of my [...]

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Hello fellow slipcover divas, no podcast today.  Didn’t have time to record one, but still wanted to get a post in, so just words today.  It seems that I have fallen off my routine wagon, and need to get back into it.  I work much better with a planned schedule, so lets see if I [...]

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Welcome to the start of another week.  I hope last week was a good one for you; it was a busy one for me.  SIYS has officially been live for one week now; and I want to thank my new followers.  I hope you have enjoyed it so far.  Once again, I’ve got a lot [...]

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