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Breaking my Resolution…

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

This is a double edge sword.. I have to break my resolution…

My resolution was to NOT work on a weekend..

It has been no secret that we have been struggling with finances over the past while - hub is back in school and I am ramping up my biz.. I WAS supposed to go back to school but my application for funding has been denied *more on that when I don’t hate the government!*

My biz, thankfully has taken a turn and I am now swamped with clients, wonderful clients. I am now a bonafide business woman.. making money, jetting off to meetings and presentations, all while still working from my wonderful home and being with my kidlets!

The problem.. they have asked if I can only do work on the weekdays.. to which (at the time I was slow) and said yes, that is my goal… only now.. ” I am now swamped with clients, wonderful clients.”

I have to catch up.. I have no choice but to work this weekend because next week is a mashup of meetings again..

Am I out of my gourd?! Should I stick to my resolution or should I cave? Both are important.. in a different way of course…

I think I may work half the day and then take the rest of the day off.. sounds doable..

Your thoughts?

A

Unfortunate News = The Beginning of A Great New Era!!

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Original Post @ Foundation Studio.ca

Hey there! I hope you are having a great week thus far.. Our week over here has been good - busy, but good..

So, as to drag out the obvious, I will get right to the news of this post;

Seeing as though I am a positive person, I will start with the good (Glass half full) point of view.

The Good News

I am going back to school - College actually.. after a lengthy decision making process, my family and I came to the realization that this would be a great step to help me solidify my career, update my skill set and in turn, service my clients even better :D I applied to a leading College in the Marketing field and after a lengthy application and waiting process, I have been accepted to start at the beginning of January!!

Before I go any further, I do want to stress that I WILL STILL BE OPERATING FOUNDATION STUDIO - there is no question to that - I love my clients and the variety of projects I get to work on and that is part of the reason I am heading back to college - to get updated with all the newest technical, trendy and current marketing methods and practices; to service you better.

The ONLY thing that will change will be our hours of operation - what that will look like will be determined by my schedule and once I receive it, I will let you in on the details too!

The Unfortunate News

Seeing as this acceptance was somewhat out of the blue, a large plan is going to have to be set aside; The Work From Home Expo is being cancelled. I cannot at this time, give the WFHE the attention it deserves and as many of you know, I don’t go through with something unless it is with all of my engines a flame!

I hope you understand and continue to stick with Foundation Studio as you have in the past. I have some great stuff up my sleeve - and you better believe I’ll be sharing all of the tips and tricks that I learn from College with you!!

Cheers to a new beginning or should I say…

A refreshed future!!!

Ariane

My Girl + Lemons = A nationwide fundraiser!

Monday, May 25th, 2009

So we’re having a garage sale this weekend coming. My daughter peeps up and says - can I have a lemonade stand?

Sure I say, thinking it’s going to be a basic little stand - WRONG! I should’ve known, her being my girl and all.. it’s GO BIG OR GO HOME!

Well! We’ve called the Mayor (Yes, he’s probably making an appearance), sent out press releases we’ve contacted a favourite charity, we’ve created a Facebook page, sent out a tweet - and we’ve even created a webpage!

All because the words after I said yes were these: “Can I donate the money to the food bank? I really want to give it to help people who need help”

Because we have so many people that live outside of our area, a friend of mine suggested that we create “virtual glasses of lemonade” - so we did that and even created thank you certificates in order to acknowledge those that donated (and so they actually get a “glass of lemonade”.

Emma’s Lemonade Stand

Saturday, May 30th - 10am - 2pm

11 Crittenden Drive, Keswick ON or Buy a glass online @ Emma’s Lemonade Stand

On behalf of Emma, I hope you stop by! :D


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