Lets see, my favorite pair of pants is my new black pair of Capri workout pants, they say “Guard” on the pant leg. I love these because they are comfortable and because they are durable. What would a day be like for my pants? Hm, it would be hard I think. I wake up in...

I spent most of today piecing bits and pieces of information together to form my own family tree. Recently an aunt of mine found me from my father’s side of the family. I haven’t heard from anyone on that side of the family in 17 years and I realized how little I actually know about...

My boyfriend doesn’t understand why I like to get flowers… They can really brighten up a room and make you more cheerful just by looking at them. He says “They just die” but I love them anyway, besides at 1800flowers you can even buy some beautiful live plants for your loved one! Some of my...

As you can tell by the title of this post traveling by car to a distant destination is not always a good thing! spending too much time in the car makes you grumpy and irritable and you can’t make tuna fish sandwiches while driving in the car (well you shouldn’t). N and I visit California...

Well, I did it! I finished my amaryllis bulb time lapse video. I actually wanted to make the video to show people how awesome bulbs are. It’s not the best video ever but it’s pretty good for my first time lapse attempt! I was taking photos for about 4 days.. Getting the lighting and background...

This week has been very busy yet very positive and my business has made so much progress!! I got the permanent spot at the Flagstaff Swap Meet so that is good exposure for my products. I also just found out today that the site Gift-Giving-Guide.com did a review on my Romantic Message in a Bottle...

My website (Custom Gifts By Talina) went live in November 2005. Over the course of the last few months I have experienced many site building mistakes and frustrations. I am taking search engine optimization classes and chatting with several other small business owners on various groups (AZ Craft Biz Connection & QFLEA) to learn more...