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Ken the Handyman

Posted in Referrals, Success Tips, tagged , on July 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Today’s Shout-out goes to a handyman named Ken.

He came to my house last night to install my new dishwasher. That in itself isn’t so eventful (unless your old dishwasher had caught fire and frightened a good six years off your lifespan). What was noteworthy was his attitude and helpfulness.

Having had one of those days, I arrived home five minutes late. He was sitting by the front door, next to the new dishwasher, patiently waiting for me to arrive – out in the heat.

Once he looked at the old dishwasher, he let me know we were going to have some problems getting it out and getting the new one in. What should have been a quick installation turned into two hours of hard work on his part.

He did a fantastic job, gave me a great deal on his labor and was polite and friendly the entire time.

So thank you, Ken the Handyman, for taking such good care of us and for hauling away the flaming dinosaur that was probably a very nice dishwasher 25 years ago!

Shanna

(One very pleased  customer)

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Be Joyful

Posted in Referrals, Success Tips, tagged , on July 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »

My Wednesday Shout-Out goes out today to someone I don’t know. I can’t even tell you her name. But she really does deserve a pat on the back.

Sunday when I was traveling back from Milwaukee, I had a connecting flight in Denver. While sitting and waiting for the plane to board, I had the opportunity to watch the airline employee who was working our gate. Now, I don’t know about you, but usually the words I’d use to describe a gate agent would be abrupt, detached, disinterested, and quite often rude.

But this employee was smiling. She was beaming and laughing. Even when less than polite travelers got in her face and started making demands. She held onto her good attitude like it was a lifeline.  She might have been faking it, but I don’t think so. It was too genuine.

So the lesson I learned from her is this: be joyful where you are at, no matter what you are doing, or what goes on around you. Be joyful.

Go on, try it today.

Be joyful!

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Evites are inviting!

Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Referrals, tagged , , , on July 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »

You're Invited!

The other day I received an Evite invitation for my cousin’s virtual baby shower. I thought it was such a cute and clever idea. My cousin lives across the country, it is her first baby, and she’ll be home in a few months for her younger sister’s wedding, so her older sister is throwing her a virtual baby shower.

Not that you needed all those details, but the point of all my rambling is that Evites are a fun way to invite people to an event and that is why they receive my Wednesday shout-out.

You can check out their very fun and clever website here.

Once you register, which is free, you have access to hundreds of invitations (which are free) and you can click, create and send an invitation in just a few minutes to a group of friends. You can track your guest responses and, here is the part I get really excited about, it sends a reminder for you just before the party, so you don’t have to remember to call and remind everyone to show up. Did I mention it is free? Yep, free.

Check it out and have fun with it. You can get a variety of great party tips, ideas and more!

Happy Entertaining!

Shanna

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Quotations Galore

Posted in Referrals, tagged , on July 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »

My Wednesday Shout-Out this week goes to a great website called quotegarden.com

If you are looking for a quote on any topic, you can probably find it here. I like to post quotes every day on my facebook pages, and quotegarden.com makes it so easy for me to find just what I am looking for.

If you enjoy quotes or are looking for a place to find good ones, check out quotegarden.com

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