This past weekend, Savvy Skirts was honored to be a part of the 40th anniversary of the Santa Theresa Parish in beautiful Blossom Valley, a suburb of San Jose. Not only was the event to celebrate a good cause, but the attendees were great fun, lots of smiles, and many had a 'girly giggle' when stopping by the Savvy Skirts booth! Both Ruth & I had a great time and the best part was when priest stopped by and giggled (seriously) at our Sister Mary Menopause hankies! We met so many new faces and other wonderful vendors too! We were craft fair tent-mates with Teez Hands Suds, and Tana (the owner) & her family did a fabulous job of making the festival smell like a spa (we were loving it). Luxurious hand soaps, lotions, bath soaps and who could forget the Coconut Pear candles.....ahhhhhh. We were also introduced to the Arbonne ladies and their wonderful line of swiss skin care. Both Ruth and I seriously needed some skin care support after the two long days at the festival. Both Tana & the Arbonne gang definitely helped us along with some free samples. And, because Ruth & I are both working moms, we fell in love with Discovery Toys! So many great toys and Jackie’s bubbly personality kept even the Savvy Skirts girls giggling late into the evening event.
The best part of these events is meeting the women that stop in our booth and tell us their great Girlfriend stories. We met so many women that still get together every year for pajama parties, Napa Girls Weekends and even Bunco nights. The best story was from a woman, who when recounted the story, said “And this is so great, but I can’t tell my family”. Read on and you will understand why.
Instead of going on her regular overnight business trip to Sacramento, CA, which she was dreading, she drove to the airport and boarded a plane for Reno, NV. Shortly after arriving at the casino, and a few girly drinks later, she won $4,700! The hotel put her up for the night and treated her like a queen (as she deserved to be treated, right ladies?) The thing is – she had not told anyone where she was so she could not call home and tell her husband who was home with the kids, laundry, dishes, etc….. For some reason, they would just not understand (gee....I can’t imagine why?) Who did she call that would understand? – her Girlfriends! She chatted up her excitement with the girls and then had a wonderful nights sleep. The next morning she tried her hand at another casino game and won another $1,200, then hopped on a plane and came home. She went immediately to the bank, deposited the money and told everyone the sales meeting was pretty exciting this month! What a great guilty pleasure story……
The power of great Girlfriends!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Well... as life would have it here we are in October already! So much time has passed since we last posted, but in that time all of us girlfriends have all been focusing on new areas of our lives.
My big move this fall was to go back to work from being a stay-at-home mom. I had only been out of the corporate jungle for a few years, and after a few weeks back at work I suddenly realized why I had left in the first place. I do love to work, but there is very little you can actually get done in the office! Being the boss at home and building your own business is hard work (even with your best friends), but you can manage your time and the rewards are plenty:) Sure there are meetings & calendars and schedules in your cube at the office (you even have Blackberry's and Treos to keep you wired with information all day) - all tools of productivity - but somehow the day seems like you are in meetings 80% of the day with "opinion leaders" that want to add value to your work/project and then it leaves you with 20% of your time to get it done! Oh well, I just write it all down in my day planner and head to Starbucks for a chai latte for some peace and quiet to get some work done (oh and make my shopping & to do lists for home too....must have some balance!).
Since we all have a boss that controls our destiny (at least for some portion of our day), I thought this was a great article that summarizes how to add a little balance to your life, control your performance at work, and definitely a little harmony too! Stay positive at the workplace and by all means enjoy what you do. Your contributions (big or small) do matter, so bring your positive energy to work and don't let the corporation drain your energy and drag you down! See you all at Starbucks, Ladies....chai, anyone? -sheri:) www.savvyskirts.com
Is Your Job Stressful? Add a Little Harmony
Submitted by Gary Mosher
Every job has stress. Some stress is due to the nature of the job, some stress we apply to ourselves, and some stress is caused by those around us, be it demanding bosses, unreasonable customers or unproductive and scheming co-workers. Malcolm S. Forbes once said, “If you have a job without any aggravations, you don’t have a job.” So if workplace stress is a given, then how we handle this stress has a large impact on how well we perform and how much we enjoy our job.The fact is that living and working with others is not always easy. You don’t have to like the people you work with, but you do need to be able to co-exist and co-operate with them. You can start by remembering that everyone has their place and the more harmony you can bring to the situation the more enjoyable it will be for everyone. Why not try bringing a little harmony to the workplace by imagining your job as being a member of a choir. In a choir some people sing too loud, others too softly and some out of tune, but we’re all still part of the same choir. If you sing louder to compete with the loud singers or sing so softly that you are not heard or sing out of tune just to fit in, then you do nothing to help the choir-you don’t add anything to the harmony.You can’t change how another sings, you can only do the best that you can and hope that others follow your lead. The Roman philosopher Sallust said, “Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” Wise words, indeed. Whatever you do, don’t add to the disharmony, this will only make matters worse and drag the choir further out of tune. Your performance should be based on how well you perform, and not the performance of others. The more harmony there is in a choir the better it sounds. The more harmony we can create at work the less stressful our job becomes. Don’t let someone else singing off key ruin your song.
About the Author
Gary Mosher is co-author of the award-winning ‘Buddha in the Boardroom’, the book that shows you how to excel in today’s chaotic and stressful workplace environment, available from Bodhi Tree Publishing, LLC Source: ArticleTrader.com
My big move this fall was to go back to work from being a stay-at-home mom. I had only been out of the corporate jungle for a few years, and after a few weeks back at work I suddenly realized why I had left in the first place. I do love to work, but there is very little you can actually get done in the office! Being the boss at home and building your own business is hard work (even with your best friends), but you can manage your time and the rewards are plenty:) Sure there are meetings & calendars and schedules in your cube at the office (you even have Blackberry's and Treos to keep you wired with information all day) - all tools of productivity - but somehow the day seems like you are in meetings 80% of the day with "opinion leaders" that want to add value to your work/project and then it leaves you with 20% of your time to get it done! Oh well, I just write it all down in my day planner and head to Starbucks for a chai latte for some peace and quiet to get some work done (oh and make my shopping & to do lists for home too....must have some balance!).
Since we all have a boss that controls our destiny (at least for some portion of our day), I thought this was a great article that summarizes how to add a little balance to your life, control your performance at work, and definitely a little harmony too! Stay positive at the workplace and by all means enjoy what you do. Your contributions (big or small) do matter, so bring your positive energy to work and don't let the corporation drain your energy and drag you down! See you all at Starbucks, Ladies....chai, anyone? -sheri:) www.savvyskirts.com
Is Your Job Stressful? Add a Little Harmony
Submitted by Gary Mosher
Every job has stress. Some stress is due to the nature of the job, some stress we apply to ourselves, and some stress is caused by those around us, be it demanding bosses, unreasonable customers or unproductive and scheming co-workers. Malcolm S. Forbes once said, “If you have a job without any aggravations, you don’t have a job.” So if workplace stress is a given, then how we handle this stress has a large impact on how well we perform and how much we enjoy our job.The fact is that living and working with others is not always easy. You don’t have to like the people you work with, but you do need to be able to co-exist and co-operate with them. You can start by remembering that everyone has their place and the more harmony you can bring to the situation the more enjoyable it will be for everyone. Why not try bringing a little harmony to the workplace by imagining your job as being a member of a choir. In a choir some people sing too loud, others too softly and some out of tune, but we’re all still part of the same choir. If you sing louder to compete with the loud singers or sing so softly that you are not heard or sing out of tune just to fit in, then you do nothing to help the choir-you don’t add anything to the harmony.You can’t change how another sings, you can only do the best that you can and hope that others follow your lead. The Roman philosopher Sallust said, “Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” Wise words, indeed. Whatever you do, don’t add to the disharmony, this will only make matters worse and drag the choir further out of tune. Your performance should be based on how well you perform, and not the performance of others. The more harmony there is in a choir the better it sounds. The more harmony we can create at work the less stressful our job becomes. Don’t let someone else singing off key ruin your song.
About the Author
Gary Mosher is co-author of the award-winning ‘Buddha in the Boardroom’, the book that shows you how to excel in today’s chaotic and stressful workplace environment, available from Bodhi Tree Publishing, LLC Source: ArticleTrader.com
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