I've wondered from time to time if some people follow me just to put up hate mail, or comment every time I do something they don't like. I don't intentionally go out into the world to piss people off. It doesn't stop people from complaining about my occasional typos or bad grammar. Nor does it stop someone from telling me they hate my design skills. On occasion I've been told I'm everything from pretty, to ugly, to stupid or that I just look like a dumb blonde. For the most part I try to take it Read more [...]

Would you be interested in writing a post for my site or for AgencyCouture.com? If you are you'll be allowed to also add a two sentence paragraph at the end of the post promoting yourself and/or services. This wouldn't cost anything and would benefit both of us. Make sure your post is between 200-1000 words. Please get in touch with me first to discuss topics. You also need to review the post thoroughly for spelling and grammar. Would you be interested in having me write a guest post on Read more [...]

I wrote the following post to Elizabeth Gilbert and was originally posted on the Eat, Pray, Love Facebook page. Just thought anyone following my trip may also be inspired by it: This movie is incredibly inspirational. I saw it in theaters in September when it first came out. Was at Icon VIP theater, so got to sit in comfy chairs with a bottle wine with my best friend. Loved the movie. Walked out of there with a bigger outlook. Two weeks later I put in my apartment lease. Something Read more [...]

au·then·tic adj \ə-ˈthen-tik, ȯ-\ a : worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact <paints an authentic picture of our society> b : conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features <an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse> Definition of AUTHENTIC 1 obsolete : authoritative I've become addicted to Emily's blog, InLivingCulture.com, her writing is simple and genuine. She says if something she writes doesn't ring true to Read more [...]

Well I guess I've already started this post off on the wrong foot being that I fully intend to be the jackass in this post. I get a lot of nice tweets, comments and emails but every so often I get someone who hates the material, medium, my grammar or just wants to be a jerk. Today I got this: jon (email address removed to protect the uninnocent) gave private feedback from http://desaraeveit.com/blog/Agency-Couture/2010/11/getting-paid-building-contracts-and-client-considerations-when-working-for-yourself/ Read more [...]

Let me preface this post by saying I love Listia.com it is a fun place to visit and find freebies. I just think people today have become a little rude, picky and bitter. Some of these people are the online trolls wondering around YouTube who degrade other people's work. Other people are the ones who nit pick blog articles, but never take the chance by writing their own posts. I understand it's important to hold people to high standards, but every once in a while wouldn't it just be nice to Read more [...]