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Business Ownership Is Not For Sissies
Bette Davis, one of my favorite actresses from the old movie days, was quoted as saying, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” Still standing...
Alayne White
I Like Charitable People
Many years ago when books on tape first started hitting the market, I purchased one from the Queen of beautiful voices, Maya Angelou. Some writers...
Two Years Later and Yes, We Are Open
I can’t believe that two years ago March 14, 2020, I, like nearly every other business, closed my business while I anxiously waited to learn my future....
I Wrote A Book
There I said it. Let me say it again. I wrote a book. I am proud of this accomplishment. I will squelch the little voice...
The Moving Parts of Business
There are a lot of moving parts to my new business model that I have written about these past two years. Everything has changed in...
Alayne's Favorite Places
With so much isolation from this damn virus, I wanted to reflect back a bit to places I supported this past 2021. In my attempt...
Seeing What Sticks
If I had to define my business plan in three words for 2021, it would be SEEING WHAT STICKS. I tried a little and a...
Happy Holiday Shopping Time
When I was a little girl, my mother, my grandmother or my aunts took me along for shopping excursions. In those early years, shopping was...
Julie Starr
The Evolution of Shopping
In this wild world of shopping these days, I find myself reflecting back to the good old days. Do you remember when holiday shopping was...
The COVID Shift
"Because of Covid"… Have you been hearing this? I hear it when I am on hold for what seems indefinitely. I see it when I...
5 Simple Ways to Help a Small Business
Small business has suffered during 2020/21. The losses are immeasurable. But for many of us, we have figured out a way to persevere. This is...
A New Routine
I began doing skin chats last May because for the first time in the history of my company, I couldn’t touch or see a client...
