Ever heard of Etsy?

A few years ago I spent a couple of months building a web site to sell my handmade jewelry, and in addition to the build time it was a constant ongoing effort to publicize the site. Now, there’s Etsy.  It’s an online community of artists and crafters that allows each member to have their own online store.  Set-up takes minutes, item listing fees are inexpensive, and the site itself drives traffic to your saleables. No fuss, no muss online selling for handmades.

Here’s my new Etsy store. If you have one, I’d love to see it so please email me the link! 

At the end of the day, it’s all about having great hair

After much deep-soul contemplation, I got a new “do” recently.  This web site took the fear out of the cut. You upload a picture of yourself and try on up to 6,000 new hair styles and colors before you make the commitment. It even lets you print out pictures to take to the hairstylist so you won’t have to do your usual description. Like so (with arms flailing around your head): “I’d like it kind of shortish up here but not too short, with layers through the side to, I dunno, here. And, color wise, how about a lightish reddish darkish brownish auburn color?”  Because, that method has only one inevitable result: heartache.  Seriously, try the web site. It’s the best.