Monthly archive for March2013

Analyze This

Analyze This

Attending the Google Analytics class should have been a nightmare. While it’s not as obvious a fear as fencing or bellydancing, deciphering analytics makes my head hurt. I recoil at its mention. I really don’t like it. Thankfully, our instructor Keidra, a lovely woman with…

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5 Shitty Excuses Not to Pursue Your Passion

5 Shitty Excuses Not to Pursue Your Passion

Passion, for many of us, is an unscratched itch. We think about it. We deny it. We’re always looking for it. We obsess over it. We admire others for pursuing it. But no matter how we try … it always feels just beyond our grasp….

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Lightning Quick Chat with: Kasia Drake-Hames

Lightning Quick Chat with: Kasia Drake-Hames

Kasia is the artist at the helm of our most unusual holiday-themed class to date: traditional Polish Skrobanki Egg Scratching. Hear her inspirations for getting started, and why you should ditch the drug-store egg dye in favor of this colorful & rich Polish tradition! Can…

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Beyond Cubicle Borders – Life + Career on the Road

Beyond Cubicle Borders – Life + Career on the Road

I had the Today Show playing in the background as I buzzed along to get ready for work earlier this week. It was simply noise (don’t judge, I know you do it too). I heard a segment aimed toward women and the “Have it All…

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Wardrobe Revamp

Wardrobe Revamp

To class I brought the button down, floral print blouse, I salvaged from Goodwill the week before. After I bought it (for $3.00!) I noticed the last button at the bottom of the shirt was missing. But never one to let new/old clothes rest in…

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Lightning Quick Chat with: Aaron Hart

Lightning Quick Chat with: Aaron Hart

What’s the benefit to taking a class on house flipping, as opposed to just watching the show on TLC? As we all know, TV can stretch the truth. The class will give you real-world tips on how to anticipate expenses, avoid pitfalls, save money, and…

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Dabble Helps a Writer Out

Dabble Helps a Writer Out

  Not to be dramatic but, do you not know me by now? Before I started on my Dabble journey I would rather cut my feet off than show up somewhere alone. Before agreeing to take one Dabble class a week and blog about my…

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Lightning Quick Chat With: Paul Nowak

Lightning Quick Chat With: Paul Nowak

For this (very appropriately titled) round of Lightning Quick Chats, we sit down with speed reading extraordinaire Paul Nowak. Find out why speed reading is worth your time, what Paul would teach outside the realm of books and what he’d do with a million dollars…

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9 Ways to Win the Battle Against Technology-Induced ADHD

9 Ways to Win the Battle Against Technology-Induced ADHD

I spend a lot of time thinking up ways to be more productive. My hypothesis is that if I can figure out how to be productive during the hours of 7am – 5pm and compartmentalize my work into those hours – I might have a…

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