Posted December 11th, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
In which I bring to you every Friday five cool sites or items or other things I’ve noticed during the preceding week, many (but not necessarily all) fiber- or art-related. Feel free to chime in with your favorites in the comments.
This week:
- Visual Thesaurus
- Rice Freeman-Zachery on Getting Rid of Stuff — and why we are afraid to do it.
- Picassos With Pixels: 12 Groundbreaking Pieces of Digital Art
- Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2010
- Facebook Privacy Update: Don’t Use the Default Settings
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Posted December 9th, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
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After reading last week’s WW, you’ve decided that having your own WordPress on your own domain is exactly what your marketing efforts need. So how do you get started setting it up?
I’m going to walk you, step-by-step, through the process of doing it yourself. It’s not difficult to do, but it is a little complicated. Note: If you are not a techno-nerd and just want it Done! Now! then the easy way is listed at the end of this post.
If you’d rather do it yourself, read on and I will teach you how.
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Posted December 7th, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
Last week I spent much of one day with my accountant doing my year-end tune-up and planning for 2010, and I impressed the heck out of him with how much I’ve done this year and what I have planned out for next year. This isn’t easy to do, so I feel really good about that. Month Zero is on its way to helping me create a great 2010!
So how to start Month Zero?
Well, first of all… do you have goals set for next year? They don’t have to be big goals like “restore world peace” or “stamp out hunger.” They do need to be measurable, though. You can’t say something vague like “I’ll make more quilts next year.”
Nope. Make it concrete. “I made XX quilts this year. Next year I will make YY.”
Or “I will enter one exhibition/quilt show this year.”
Or “I will take a class from (teacher I’ve always secretly admired).”
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Posted December 4th, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
Why don’t we manage to get things done? We make plans and set goals and then things happen and another year has gone by and we haven’t accomplished anything we set out to do.
(Raises hand. GUILTY.)
Part of it is, of course, that “life is what happens while you are making other plans.” Your energy gets poleaxed by a lengthy illness, you trip over a footstool in the middle of the night and break something important like your dominant hand. A family member needs extensive care. Not much we can do about these things.
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Posted December 3rd, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
In which we begin a new series all about WordPress to help make you a Blogging Ninja.
Why Choose WordPress?
Let’s begin at the very beginning. There are several free options that make it really easy to start a blog. Blogspot is the most popular, with TypePad, LiveJournal, and WordPress’s own hosted blogs right behind. These are easy to set up and they don’t require you to buy a domain name or a hosting plan.
So why would you choose to spend roughly $75 a year and have your own separate WordPress blog if the freebies are, well, free, and easy to set up?
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Posted December 2nd, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
I’m in the process of redeveloping the main Pisces Moon website. Until that’s done, I have redirected the main page to the blog, so there’s at least something for you to read. :)
Posted December 1st, 2009 by Carol Logan Newbill
There are 31 days left in 2009. What will you do with them?
I’m getting a head start on next year. Instead of winding down the old one and fretting over holidays interfering with the end-of-year stuff, I’ve decided to look at this as Month Zero of 2010. A whole month for planning! When everyone wakes up hung over on January 1 and starts blearily thinking about New Year’s Resolutions, I’ll have spent 31 days thinking, planning, getting priorities in place for a successful and happy 2010.
Who will join me in Month Zero of 2010?
