Where is the top of your desk…

Happy 2012 to all my CTMH friends!  I know I've been MIA for a while longer than I had planned.  My "bucket list" holiday trip to Hawaii was everything I dreamed of and much more!  I am super excited that I get to go back again in a few short weeks with my daughter on the CTMH cruise.  One thing about having your own business, like we do with CTMH is that you have to pay to play.  What I mean by that is there is so much to catch up on when you leave your business.  But it is also the ultimate luxury to be able to schedule your work to fit your life.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas Everyone! 

I am writing this post as the last one one of 2011 - I'm going off the grid for some sun and surf.  How many of you have a "bucket list"?   Many of you may be much too young to be thinking of such things...(wow, do I sound old or what??)  This month I'm going to cross one thing off of my bucket list.  After decades of caring and doing for family and volunteering working behind the scenes of 20 seasons of The Nutcracker, I'm taking the year off. 

I Am Grateful.....

As we head into the Thanksgiving weekend, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell each and every one of you, my team members, how thankful I am to have you as part of my team.  Whether you are my 1st or those who are are my part of my extended team.  I have been blessed to be a part of Close To My Heart for more than 20 years and have met and have the privilege of working with amazing people from all walks of life: married, single, Stay-at-home Mom's, career consultants, hobbyist, 20 somethings to grandparents, all who have enriched my life is so many ways.  We all have unique stories of what brought us to CTMH.

Cricut Madness!

My post this week is a bit different, not the format of past posts.  I want to share with you what I've been up to the past 2 weeks and how you can increase your sales with the new Cricut Art Philsophy Collection.

Amy selling another Cricut AP!

I am in LOVE with our new Cricut Art Philosphy Collection!  I have spent many hours of quality time the past 2 weeks with my favorite bug in preparation for the Creating Keepsakes Convention November 10th -12th here in Washington.  It was held at Meydenbaur Center in downtown Bellevue - the Eastside as it's known here in the Seattle area.  It's near the home of Microsoft and Expedia - their offices  tower over the Convention center.  I was invited by 4th downline, Amy Raftery to share the booth with her this year.  We had a great team of consultants and friends helping us with the weekend.  It truly takes a team to work such a large event.  We were like a well oiled machine, each covering an assigned task and everyone sharing CTMH with the attendees.

I've fallen off the blogging bandwagon :o( Time to saddle up again!

Here is another article from The Success Factory that really spoke to me!  If found it especially appropriate now that we are heading into a really busy and family focused time of year.  This also happens to also be a top sales time for most of us with our CTMH business.  I have been super busy these past weeks trying to juggle my regular customer classes, creating and adding an extra Cricut class plus 2 team meetings and other team support and getting ready for the Creating Keepsakes Expo.

How to Create an Ocean of Referrals!

Today I was doing some online research to find a great article to share with you. After reading about 20 different articles, this one struck me as so pertinent to who we are as a company. We have a unique opportunity to create amazing relationships with our customers - who for many of us, have become our friends. We are in the business of celebrating relationships through our artwork. This as been one of the keys to my success over the past 20 years.

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.