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Running ragged with marketing tasks? STOP and review your plan – or create one. Solo Pros run themselves ragged with all the ‘tasks’ they think are important to market their business in an endless search for new clients. It can truly be overwhelming. But when I stop and ask them, “What’s the plan, here?”...
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Green Party – Let’s celebrate our environment! So you’ve decided to become more green and environmentally friendly, what’s next? Getting your friends and family to reduce their carbon footprint would be a great green idea as well. What’s a better way to do that than by throwing a green party? When you’re having a green party,...
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How about giving organic gifts this Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day is coming up, and all of us are thinking about what we should get our loved ones.  An expensive diamond necklace?  Shiny new shoes?  A gold watch?  These all sound nice, but really the ultimate thing you can give your partner is the gift...
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A Portland-based translation company is expanding and accepting resumes for a translation project manager position. This would be a full-time, in-house employment position. Compensation will be an hourly wage. Qualifications: - 3 years of experience in the language service industry or other project management work - Superb reading/writing/typing skills in English - Advanced user of MS Office - Great...
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Everyone has had to deal with a transition at some point in his or her home. I’m not talking about a transition to a new job or from young age to older. I’m talking about flooring transitions that adjoin different types of floor coverings. You know, the big strip of wood that constantly trips...
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During September of this year I made my first visit to the Republic of Ireland. Like many Americans, I had only fuzzy impressions of what the capital city of Dublin might look like. The city is of modest size for a European capital (1.8 million) and has never been showcased in films the way...
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If you’re a parent or a parent-to-be, it’s inevitable that at some point you’ll want to enjoy a glass of pinot with friends in a living room cleared of LEGOs and My Little Ponies. Balancing the needs of children and adults is challenging throughout parenthood, and making changes to your house to accommodate a...
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Selecting a kitchen sink while trying to achieve the appropriate look for a period kitchen can be a huge challenge. There is just so much misinformation and misleading marketing out there. It is often very difficult for homeowners to know what is correct for their specific period. Many of the ads, images, and plumbing...
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For Larry’s Beans, coffee roasting is about the people. Throughout the process the company considers the farmers who grow the beans, the roasters, the employees, the local community, and the consumer. To this certified B Corp, putting people and the planet at the core of their mission makes for a ‘better’ cup of coffee....
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Eagle nesting at the Balfour-Klickitat viewing area Read the full post
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