Promos, Promos, Everywhere!
All you have to do is walk around Vegas to find an abundance of promotional products. I'm not even talking about the obvious promos with guys on the street handing out flyers; I'm taking about branding...
View ArticleHow Can I Choose?
I need some ideas for wedding favors. Working for Motivators, you'd think this would be the easiest part of the planning... but I'm having a hard time deciding what to get. I just want everything!I...
View ArticleTurtle-Sitting
That's right, I'm turtle-sitting. A good friend of mine, Sara, is on vacation with her entire family this week, so I am taking care of her two turtles while they are away. I just don't get turtles, to...
View ArticleBroad Stripes & Bright Stars
On Sunday I went to my very first football game at MetLife Stadium to see the Jets and Bills face off. Being my first game, I took tons of pictures, but one in particular I'm thankful for today:It was...
View ArticleStartup Success: 10 Tricks I Learned from My Dog
At Motivators we see tons of businesses, large and small, old and new, with a common goal: to build brand awareness and loyalty. For startups trying to get off the ground, it's easier than you might...
View ArticleTraining the Ring Bearer
Yes, that's right, "training." I have about six months to get my bounding Border Collie to walk nicely down the aisle as my ring bearer. And I'm not quite sure where to start...To Leash or Not to...
View ArticleCan't Wait for Christmas
...But not for the reason you may think.Christmas Day marks the opening of the movie Les Miserables. I've been looking forward to it since the moment I heard it was in production. In fact, I'm so...
View ArticleA Welcome Overstayed
My sister and I were not always close. When we were kids we didn't get along at all. We would fight constantly mostly because I worshipped her and she wanted nothing to do with me. That all changed...
View ArticleRing-Bearer Training Has Begun!
Thanks to input from many of my lovely coworkers as well as friends and family, Matt and I have decided to let Brodie make his way down the aisle off-leash. I'm pretty sure it won't be perfect......
View ArticleMeet Ollie...
...My nephew! We got the call late last night from Matt's brother, Bryan - only one day late (not too bad for the first child I hear). Bryan has always danced to his own beat so it didn't exactly...
View ArticleBeautiful Wedding Favors
Thanks, Motivators, for my beautiful wedding favors! After much debate about what to order and how to do the imprint and what kind of logo to use, Matt and I finally decided on travel coffee mugs with...
View ArticleWedding Brain
You've heard of pregnancy brain? It's attributed to hormones that cause you to forget little things like appointments and why you just walked into a certain room. Well, this past week or so I feel like...
View ArticleWell That Bites
A few days ago I noticed Brodie acting strangely, almost like he had a piece of fur stuck in his mouth. He didn’t seem to be in any pain, but it clearly was bugging him. I stuck my hand in there to...
View ArticleGarlic Everything!
I love, love, LOVE garlic. In fact, one of my favorite restaurants is The Stinking Rose in San Francisco. Their motto is, "we season our garlic with food." I'm thinking of putting the same sign in my...
View ArticleEasiest Dog to Train
One of the things I love most about Brodie is how easy he is to train. I'm so lucky that he's smart and extremely motivated. He will do almost anything for a treat. I started training him in basic...
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