Monthly Archives: January 2010

I have been overwhelmed with grief as all of you have at the devastation from last week’s earthquake in Haiti. There were so many lives lost and those who somehow survived are now homeless and injured. I guess I really don’t need to describe what you’ve already been seeing on the news coverage.

My heart is breaking for the Haitian people as we are all sisters and brothers. I just wanted to take a moment and express my grief and send my love to the people of Haiti.

I found this song by Kirk Franklin on youtube:

Watch it and be inspired. Give what you can and pray for God’s comfort and mercy and blessing on those who have survived. May this tragedy teach us all that we are indeed all connected, and that whatever we do for the least of our brothers and sisters, this we do unto our Lord.

Here is CNN’s handy list of ways to help Haiti now:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/

It's a Virtual Mary Kay Party!

I am thrilled to be hosting an Internet Mary Kay Skin Care Party right here online with my friend Sydney Chase, and you are invited. She is a Mary Kay Skin Care Consultant.

My party is starting this weekend January 16th at 12am Eastern and will continue until January 18th, 12am Eastern, at:

http://www.marykay.com/sydney4139

No order is too big or small but any of my friends who place orders during this time online of $40.00 or more will receive a free gift. And guess what? All orders include free shipping! While you are there, why not take Sydney up on a “Free Virtual Makeover” and sign up for a “Free Sample” so you can try Mary Kay’s delicious make-up before you buy. This is too easy! : ) http://www.marykay.com/sydney4139 Just visit the website and start shopping.

My friend Sydney is offering me some free fabulous gifts for hosting an online Mary Kay Party with my friends. She still has dates open for this month, if you are interested you could host one too. Send her a message right on her website. And she will send you the details. Let her know that I sent you. : )

And if you place an order at Syd’s party this weekend, I’ll put your name in the hopper for an *additional* special gift from me.

Happy 2010

Happy New Year to all of me online peeps! On this second day of the new year and new decade I’m still feeling giddy with the excitement of the newness of it all. I know that it’s really just another day, but I’m loving the good energy that I’m feeling in the air. It’s a time when I talk to my friends and loved ones and wish them a happy and prosperous new year. We had a nice, quiet celebration at home and I actually dozed off before midnight and my girls had to wake me up as the ball was dropping. We toasted with sparkling cider and hugs and kisses all around.

I’ve been feeling quite prolific lately writing up a bunch of blog posts for my other blogs and social networking sites. I’ve also been using Facebook a lot lately. It’s funny, but when I started using Facebook, I had mainly business contacts as friends because no one that I knew in ‘real life’ was on Facebook. Well, something happened towards the end of this year and it seems like *everyone* I know is now on Facebook. I mean, even my mommy has Facebook profile. (Although she still has not posted a photo yet.) I’ve created a Fan Page for my Freelance writing business and I’m trying to think of a diplomatic way to ‘un-friend’ my business and random friends and encourage them to follow my Fan Page.

So, what are your exciting 2010 plans? I’ve got a bunch of exciting plans for my business that I’m cooking up. I feel so incredibly blessed to have been able to experience so much positive growth in my business over the past year that saw a lot of businesses fold due to the ‘down’ economy. By the grace of God I created my own economic stimulus package and bailed myself out after I experienced a lay-off at the end of 2008. God is good and He has blessed me with the energy and strength to persevere and to work every day on my business so that now I have something that I can be proud of and that will glorify Him.

I’ll end by encouraging you to pick a challenge and go for it in 2010. Do something that will stretch you and inspire you and those around you. But also do something that you will enjoy. Find a way to factor more fun into your life and it will feel more rewarding.