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Updates and Picnik

So are you still with me? I know I am a slacker when it comes to my blog. I have been super busy (doesn’t everyone always say that when they are starting to slack off?) but things are looking up since I now have an assistant! Oh yes, you heard me…an actual assistant. Can you tell I am beyond excited? I want to make an official introduction soon but I have to see if I can snap a pic of her to post on the blog. Her name is Wanda and she is not only my assistant but also my Mom! How is that for a little role reversal? haha She recently retired from her job after 30 something years (she has been at that job longer than I have been on this earth). Most people can’t work with family but we actually have a pretty good working relationship. We ran a children’s clothing label years ago so we have worked together in the past with no problems. This time I am boss so it’s kinda funny that I get to tell her what to do. No, I haven’t abused my power yet. It has given me the opportunity to do a lot on the marketing side of things that I didn’t have the time before so I am designing, designing, designing for myself this weekend. Yes, and the website (and probably the blog) will be changing as well. I am excited about the new modern and bold colors I am using.

So what else is new? Oh, we also got a pool put in a few weeks ago. It’s not a huge pool but it works for the 4 of us. That has been an awesome investment so far since the temps haven’t been below 95 in weeks (uughh and it’s not even August yet). We are definitely using it everyday and since it doesn’t cool off here until October we are definitely going to get our money out of it. The backyard looks a bit crazy since they had to grade the hill to put it in. We are looking forward to getting our deck put up and having some Summer pool parties.

And in a completely unrelated post…

Do you need a little photo editing help but you don’t want to make the investment in Photoshop? Picnik.com may be the answer to your prayers. Most of my clients don’t own Photoshop and when it comes to cropping and resizing their photos it is not always the easiest thing for them. That is why I started recommending Picnik for a fast and inexpensive solution. It is super easy to use but I still wanted to put together a little basic tutorial. Hope you enjoy!

I will be updating my website this weekend and adding all these tutorials and resources there as well as on the blog.

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