DIML VLOG-Weekend Vibes

Even though I am "retired", I still work. I have started doing some consulting work and let me tell you...they are keeping me busy.  I am working 35-40 hours per week and it's a desk job. I work from home and once the weekend arrives, I am ready to get out and unwind.  I  looked for some upcoming fun things to do and I found a free concert over at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas.  It's about an hour drive from here but I figured we'd get dinner, walk around some and then watch these amazing guys perform! Back in Black AC/DC tribute band. But first we went to Grimaldi's! Yum. I love their mediterranean salad and of course their pizza. I had a delicious peach sangria. Here's a pic right before our entree was served.  Anyway, back to the concert. We walked around and decided to go to the car to drop off my left over box. Then we went back to the plaza to find a good place to sit and enjoy the music. Let me tell you, these guys are awesome. If you love A...

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Organizing a Small Closet

When we moved in to this new place, we gained an extra bedroom and closet, however, the main closet is teeny tiny! This meant that I had to get REAL creative in organizing that main closet. The other two closets, well...let's just say I just threw things in there.  This, of course, presents a dilemma when one is trying to find something, right?  Where the hell is that tripod and the remote?!  I asked myself.  So, fed up with my own disorganization, I decided to tackle the third bedroom's closet this weekend.  I will be moving my home office into this 3rd bedroom in a short time so I might as well organize the closet.  It's a small closet for all the stuff I had.  I planned out what I wanted to do with it.  First, I needed to get a wire shelf to store all my stuff.  I needed some pretty baskets and some totes to store all my home decor, kids' mementoes, office supplies, and more.  I remembered that I really like the wire shelving unit we ...

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The Trials of Starting a New Business

I'm no stranger to starting a new business. If you have read my blog long enough you have seen that I ran a successful photography business for more than 13 years. I also ran a successful vintage furniture painting shop for about 5 years.  Now, I have a successful finance consulting firm and just recently expanded my horizons into an online fashion boutique.  For now, it is only online. But gosh, getting the word out sure has been hard, especially in this new world of social media, influencers and brand ambassadors. I tell you, I have been watching Tik Tok lives to see how other business owners do it.  And I may have to bite the bullet and order lots of samples so I can show on lives.  I mean, people want to see the clothes on! I am also looking for brand ambassadors and may even hold a $200 giveaway.  My shop features affordable fashion.  Not throw away fashion, but classic and trendy, if that's your thing, clothing. I carry women's, plus sizes an some men...

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