by Joi on January 17, 2010
I love Business Cards
so much you’d think I invented the idea. They’re brilliant! Business cards are perfect for spreading your name around town, keeping it in front of potential customers, and (most importantly) for making a great first impression. If someone has business cards printed up – and they look chic – you know they’re serious about what they do. They’re in it to win it!
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Start with Business Cards and simply build from there. New year… time to buckle down and get completely serious!
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by Joi on January 31, 2009
My entire state (Kentucky) is in a state of emergency because of a deadly, power sucking winter storm. Our house (and most of our town) has been without power since Tuesday. This is Saturday, and we’re hoping and praying to have power by Monday. Of course, even then – I don’t know when we’ll get our internet connection back.
I’m at one of the few places in town with power – my husband’s office. They’ve been kind enough to let us sleep here each night. Imagine an office freak surrounded by office supplies all night. Sweet! You may not hear from me for a few more days, but I wanted to let you know I was still alive, kicking, and surrounded by paper clips, post it notes, staplers, pens, etc.
Even winter clouds have silver linings.
I don’t know when we’ll get our power back, but I won’t be able to approve or reply comments for the time being. Spammers, behave!
Be back with you when I thaw out.
Take care, stay warm.
Joi
by Joi on February 3, 2008
We get pretty busy, don’t we? Like big, less hairy versions of hamsters in wheels – we just keep moving and moving and moving. We only think we know what’s really important and what really matters. Making money, spending money, trips to the mechanic, broken appliances, tempermental computers, Google rankings, nasty blog comments, etc. etc. Just think for a minute about the things you’ve complained about over the past month.
I’m always up for making a fool of myself, so I’ll go first:
My arms aren’t toned enough.
I want a new computer desk.
Why do treadmills have to be so expensive?!
What do I have to do to get my ____ site to show up higher in GOOGLE?!
It’s sooooo cold…
I’m feeling amazingly good about myself right about now. < / sarcasm> You see, I just learned something heart-breaking. Cary Miller, the brilliantly talented young man who designed this blog and helped tremendously with its launching, recently lost his beautiful wife to cancer. She bravely (and I mean bravely) fought the disease for a long time, and in that time she touched many lives. Whether they were, like Lori, fighting for their own lives or not, she was a source of inspiration.
Equally inspirational was Cary’s love for Lori. Every word he wrote hugged her and refused to let go…refused to let her fight the monster alone. His words still hug his young bride who died far, far, far too young.
I used to check in on Lori through her blog (“Too Sexy for my Hair“) regularly. I’d read her words and, of course, pray for her. The last time I checked in, I thought she had taken a turn for the better – I honestly thought she was going to be okay. I remember even thinking, “Here’s one you aren’t going to get, Cancer!” I was totally blown away this morning when I went to Cary’s blog. As the blog was loading, I read the word “widowhood” in the title bar and felt my heart sink.
I just wanted to post a message to pay tribute to Cary, to Lori, and to the very special love they shared. I also wanted to apologize for not knowing about this and posting this message sooner.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of this very special lady.
I encourage you to visit Cary’s blog as well as the Too Sexy for my Hair blog – the writing is utterly beautiful and you’ll be touched in ways you never imagined. We’ll begin donating a percentage of the income Office Freaks generates to Lori’s favorite charities, detailed HERE.
When you hear about something like this, it makes the world absolutely stand still, doesn’t it? At least when it is still, we can finally realize what matters in life, and, certainly, what doesn’t matter.
