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Re: Launch Masterclass

Merlene — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:40:45 -0000

what time is the live call tomorrow?

Re: Launch Masterclass

Merlene — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 17:29:23 -0000

And... I'm in :)
I've been wanting to join PLF off and on for the last 10 or so years but always had some reason (excuse) not to. I'd forgotten about PLF but over the summer I'd circled back to an idea I had and nearly launched 6 years ago. I've been thinking through what I'd need to do and then out of nowhere I saw mention of PLF in a newsletter for a knitting/yarn group I'm in. Turns out that Shelley Brander the owner of the newsletter had taken PLF a few years ago. That was the nudge I needed. So happy to finally be able to join and become a PLF owner. I think I hit the orange "click here" button about 0.24 seconds after it was visible on the screen

Re: Here's How You Can Win an Ecommerce Business and 6 Months Free on Shopify

Merlene — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:21:56 -0000

To me entrepreneurship means freedom. I have the freedom to work my own hours (usually 5am til 11pm with some breaks in between), the freedom to work from anywhere (I've fulfilled orders using my smartphone from the doctor's office, while sitting in a park, from bed, and while a passenger in a car) and the freedom to choose what products I value, that I believe in, to offer to customers. It's not really work when you're enjoying yourself.

Re: It’s Not Just the Blues

Merlene — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:57:13 -0000

It was a tough one to write for many reasons. Not only bring back such a bad time in my life but knowing that my children (now both in their 20s) might read this. While they are aware that I and others in our family have struggled with depression and other challenges, I've never really discussed how their father handled (or didn't handle) it and how much that hurt. There were a few tissues involved in the writing of this post today for sure.

Re: Two Reasons Why “How Can I Help You?” Is The Wrong Question To Ask

Merlene — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:09:16 -0000

Whenever I hear "can I help you" in my mind the old SNL skit "Delta, Delta, Delta! Can I help ya, help, help ya?" runs in my head. It's not a question I feel has serious meaning behind it because so many people just state it on auto pilot. I like the idea of framing it with specifics like you've suggested.

Re: WIN IT! House of Cards Against Humanity

Merlene — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:01:01 -0000

@RandyMatheson & I binged on #HOC season 2 over the long weekend. It was so good (especially the last few episodes) and now begins the long wait for season 3.

Re: You Can’t Talk About Yourself Enough, Apparently

Merlene — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:13:35 -0000

balderdash - you take the perfect amount of pics

Re: You Can’t Talk About Yourself Enough, Apparently

Merlene — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:32:36 -0000

I agree - I find after a while certain "big personalities" in this space - after a while it's like listening to Charlie Brown's teacher (mwah mwah wmahhh wahh) - not that it's boring, not useful or uninformative but often those who've listened/followed for a while assume they know the message you're giving and can skim over it.
Just my two cents (Canadian) heh

Re: You Can’t Talk About Yourself Enough, Apparently

Merlene — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:28:58 -0000

That comment made my day JP (especially after the photos of ME from years gone by that you shared over lunch on Friday!!)

Re: Why I Hate Labor Day

Merlene — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:09:20 -0000

Wow... rape and talk about the sex lives of women coworkers. Oh and all the hate hate hate. No thanks.
As to the message itself, hard to find it under the negative blather.

Re: What is the Quantified Self Stuff?

Merlene — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 08:07:34 -0000

I picked up a Samsung Galaxy S4 a couple of months ago and discovered the built in S Health app (pedometer, exercise measurement, food/water measurement, etc.) which was supposed to work with a Samsung S Band which still has no release date after several months of rumours. Despite not having the band itself, just by keeping the mobile phone on my person most of the day I'm seeing exactly how much I don't move and it's definitely caused me to adjust my thinking. The ability to set (and exceed) personal fitness goals (walking 3000 steps then 5000 steps then 10,000 etc.), as well as look back at progress over the week is huge.

Adding some fun to it with an app like Zombies Run! with the missions/stories has really helped me to step up my efforts. We're picking up Fitbit Flex bands at the next step. Giddyup!

Re: Cafe Owner Who Shamed Parents Shamed Herself

Merlene — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 09:52:39 -0000

I can see both sides to this. I'm a parent (thankfully both adults now) who taught my children how to behave politely in restaurants from early days (sit in your seat, don't stand on the bench and bother the people in booth beside you, use an indoor voice, etc.) - and I've left restaurants, cafes and other retail establishments because of other peoples' unruly children (including a cafe earlier this week). When your children cause other customers to leave (or complain) - there's an issue.

Re: Google Reader & The Coming FeedBurner Subscriber Count Apocalypse

Merlene — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:29:31 -0000

This brings up the question that I've had off and on (but have yet to act on) about Feedburner itself. Is there a better option for blog owners to use? Feedblitz or similar or maybe using the email blog post option for Aweber or does it even matter any more?

Re: Instagram Video and What It Means for Vine

Merlene — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:18:11 -0000

Wondering if Gary will branch out to Instagram?

Re: Instagram Video and What It Means for Vine

Merlene — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:45:38 -0000

My initial thought after the Instagram video announcement was RIP Vine - until I saw the other news that Gary Vaynerchuk has just launched a Vine Talent Agency "Grape Story". I figure if someone as video savvy as Gary is and putting his weight into an agency based on Vine, it's not going anywhere.

You've just confirmed this ;)

Re: eBook vs “Real” Book: Which Do You Prefer?

Merlene — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:14:04 -0000

I was a collector of books (hardcover first editions of my favourite authors) for many years and had amassed a collection of over 1000 hardcovers at one point a few years ago. When I made a decision to change my life direction and sold my home to live a much simpler life in an apartment I realized quickly that I couldn't bring all of my books with me. After cutting my books by 3/4 I still had 30+ boxes of books to move. Those got placed into storage for a year while I decided what to do. I finally decided that it was a new time in my life and I couldn't cart around the heavy clutter that was my library any longer and I let all but 12 books go.

And I bought a Kindle.
Now 3 years later I have a Kindle plus Kindle apps installed on my desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone. I have over 3000 ebooks that I can access anywhere, any time and the don't take up extra space. They don't require dusting. They don't add to the clutter around me.

And since I'm 40+ and my Kindle & the Kindle apps all allow me to increase font size on the reader so I don't have to wear my reading glasses all of the time.

For non-fiction books in particular, the ability to highlight, bookmark and search within books for specific words or phrases has increased my productivity considerably.

For fiction books, the ability to read when & wherever I have some free time is perfect. Doctor's office waits, airplane, train, sitting in a cafe, as well as the ability to read it in bed without my glasses (as mentioned) has made me, a life-long book lover, fall in love.

Re: Blue Moon Blessings, August 31st: Free Energy Work

Merlene — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:12:54 -0000

Merlene
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Merlene@Gmail..com

Re: Mind your manners…

Merlene — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:01 -0000

There's a reason that "Cheers" was such a popular show. I think we all want to be "where everybody knows your name" and "they're always glad you came". So when you do find those stores, services, restaurants, cafes that make you feel not only welcome, but appreciated, you do want to return again (and again) and refer them to others.

Randy Matheson and I recently had a bad experience with a trendy restaurant in Mississauga. We'd recommended their patio as a nice place to have lunch on a summery Saturday to a friend earlier in the day and then decided that a lazy afternoon of sangria and apps on the patio sounded like a good plan for us too.

We were seated right away and given menus but after 25+ minutes waiting, no one had come to take a drink or food order yet the waitress serviced to other tables near us several times while we waited. We tried to catch her eye and get her attention (without causing a ruckus) and still no service. Finally we got up and walked across the street to a pub we frequent regularly. The waitress had greeted us and taken our drink order before we'd even gotten settled into our seats. We had great food, drinks and service (as we always do there) and contentedly stayed there for the afternoon and wound up having dinner as well.

We tweeted to the restaurant that we'd been ignored at something quippy like "we'd would have complained about the service but we didn't get any". And got a reply, via Facebook message, from the manager who started out his email to us with "Sorry for the shi**y f***ing service you had" and suggested we come back, with friends, and he'd "show us a good time". We politely said No Thanks and well - not only will we never go back but we'll probably tell that story a dozen times to people we know in the area.

Re: News of My Retirement

Merlene — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:42:41 -0000

Glad to hear the blogging community won't lose you, Stacey! I think all bloggers hit a slump (mentally that is) at some point where you start questioning yourself and where you fit into things. You clearly have strong family support for what you do and that's half the battle right there.

I do think there's a bit of a "shift" happening right now. Everyone I talk to has felt a change in the atmosphere over the last month or two. I think 2012 will be a year of change and evolution for us all.

Re: To Dye or Not To Dye

Merlene — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:52:23 -0000

I'd started dying my hair in my teens (shoe polish black in the 80s!) and continued for 20+ years but two years ago got really tired of the time spent on maintaining colour and highlights, etc. Made the decision to go au naturel. Let it grow out about 4 inches then went and got my shoulder length hair chopped off to "pixie cut" length to get rid of the processed hair. And I love it. The actual texture of my hair is different without the dye, it's finer and softer. My silver (we don't use that other 4 letter word) has a bit of sparkle to it when it catches the light. I've actually had more compliments on my hair/appearance in the year or so since letting go of the dye than I had in the 5 years previous. Although, there are days when I think about going back to colouring again, so far so good :)

Re: You’re Not As Busy As You Think

Merlene — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:38:48 -0000

I'm starting to see "busy" as a way to hide. It's a great excuse ... "oh sorry I'm too busy" when you don't want to interact with people. It's a great excuse when you want to avoid doing things (*cough* my taxes *cough*) in your own life. Busy can be a way to convince yourself that you're working hard when you're really just doing busywork instead of the real stuff. Busywork can be a form procrastination but even worse, of self sabotage.

Re: 11-11-11 Free Energy Session To Assist You During This Cosmic Event

Merlene — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:56:43 -0000

Merlene, Stoney Creek

Re: Strawberry Basil Margarita

Merlene — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:06:36 -0000

Testing sending comment via smartphone with Disqis

Re: Free Energy Event–July 1st. Helping You Integrate The Energy of the Eclipse.

Merlene — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:49:02 -0000

Merlene, Stoney Creek, Ontario :)

Re: Win $500 Wal-Mart Gift Card! | Frugalous!

Merlene — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:03:57 -0000

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