Workin It

What Do I Even Do?

“So, what is it that you do?” “What is your business?” These are the questions I get all the time. Because who starts a luxury business in Iowa related to gift-giving!? What does she even do? My business is two-fold. I find gifts…
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For Real, Employee Retention is Important

I worked at TrueNorth Companies in Cedar Rapids many moons ago. For large projects I lead, I was given directions and autonomy. My boss knew where my strengths were and let me live in those and worked with me on growing and evolving in our weekly…
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Top 5 List
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Top Fives

We all love Top 5 Lists, right? Well, this holiday season I shopped at every site, store, and sale you could imagine! I was lucky to locate some great finds for clients, family, and friends. But what were my Top 5's in different categories?…
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Organizing Chaos And Shannon’s Brain

You know when you take ALLLLL the personality tests to find out who. you. are. Well, I am pretty sure I’ve taken them all. Myers-Briggs, DiSC, Kolbe, Caliper, StrengthsFinder, True Colors, even the Four Animals Assessment! Every one of these…
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My Favorite Gift

What’s one of your favorite things? Gifts from family, friends, or a significant other? Maybe something entirely bought by you, for you? My favorite thing is small. It’s barely a thing. It was something my husband gave me in April for…
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How to Gift

My gut has always been what I go with when it comes to gifts. I’ll be out for a totally different shopping reason and see something that screams, “MUST GET THIS FOR [insert friend or family member here]!” so I do. Who laughs at my think…
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