20 Years 6 Months in the Making:

20 years 6 months in the making:
I spent my Friday night last week on pins and needles!  I have had a couple of major goals that have finally come to fruition.  As many of you know, I am a big believer in the power of goal setting.  It has been my goal for many years to be among the first Presidential Directors in CTMH.  Until the newest compensation plan changes, this has been a long-term goal.

Party Fundamentals For a Fantastic Fall…Part 1

Holy Cow, I've been MIA for the past 2 weeks!  It has been a busy time for me.  I had a family wedding with many out of town guests to entertain and I have also been caring for a dear friend after surgery.  I love the fact that we can schedule our work around our families and other priorities!  I have also been working hard on a couple of big personal business goals that should come to fruition on Saturday.  I'll let you know next week!

Sharing my weekend - what did you do with yours?

Summer weather has finally arrived here in the Pacific Northwest, just in time for the kids to head back to school.  For many of you this week has been a flurry of back-to-school activities.   It's so much fun to take those "first-day-of-school" photos each year and see just how much the kids have grown! Since my kids are adults and out on their own, I must confess, I've been out playing again. Hence the late post.  Those of you who live here know we must soak all of the sunshine in while we can before it turns to liquid until at least next July!  I hope you all had some fun over the long weekend and took lots of photos to capture the memories in your scrapbooks, share with others and remember the fun you had.  Here are just a few of mine.

My husband Dave and daughter Rachel at Summit Lake

Cricut Fun

Wow! I am so excited about our new Cricut Art Philosophy Collection!  It has truly breathed new life into our business!  I hope you will embrace the newest innovation that CTMH has brought to the stamping and scrapbooking industry.  Jeanette has given us a product that will allow us to introduce stamping to a whole new audience.

Send The Unexpected!

I am so excited that we have the 100th follow of this blog!  Be sure to let your team members know about my blog so they can feel connected!

Send the unexpected!

adapted from the Success Factory

In these days of voice mail and email, a handwritten note is a powerful and unexpected way to help people remember you! We are in the perfect business to utilize this tip from the Success Factory. 

Playing Catch-Up

A Bit About Me

Well, I finally "broke my chain" after 36 consecutive weekly entries.  I took some much needed time off to spend with family and friends.  I must say, although it was a conscious decision not to compose and schedule last weeks post, I did feel somewhat guilty!  I had so much to do and something had to give.  Planning and emailing about classes and team meeting took priority.

"G" is for Gratitude -

Welcome to August!  Have you registered for Convention 2012 yet?!  If not, hop on over to the CTMH website, click on "events" and DO IT NOW :o)  Our color group is Lonestar Lagoon with Sunny Yellow as our back-up color.  If those dates or budget isn't for you, consider attending one of the other CTMH Leadershare and Regional Celebration events happening around the country and in Canada in the coming months.  Attending a CTMH training event is the best investment you can make in your business and a whole lot of fun too!