You know you're a WAHM...

We got a new roof last week. The final hail damage repair from the storm back in April.

It's crazy. In the last 30 days, we've had lots of professionals out.

The roofers moved our satellite dish, not allowing us to watch live TV. DirecTV had to come out to realign the dish. $49.
Roofer says he'll pay for it.
We had to get someone out before Monday when Dancing With The Stars starts!

A carpet cleaner to sanitize our room where Zoe peed under our bed while we are on vacation. The cat is no longer allowed in our room. We keep the baby gate up. When she steps into our room, it costs us $183.

The lights/electricity in the girls' rooms kept tripping. They spent one night with their fans connected to extension cords plugged into the hallway. Electrician came out on a Sunday (double the price) $200.

We noticed a perfectly round leak stain in our front room. Plumber came out and said it was the master bath. He resealed the drain.
$100

Please, please dishwasher and washer and dryer. Be good boys.

I'm very blessed and grateful I can work from home and help pay for these unexpected joys of home ownership.

Normally, I really don't like working on weekends.

However, I had to work a couple of hours yesterday to tie up some loose emails/ends that I just didn't get to over the week.

I've been blessed with the invitation to work on a media project this week for a new client and I feel so much better about starting my week with a clean slate.

I wish all work-from-home moms a productive and successful week!

Ignoring Facebook as a potential practice tool could leave derms socially stranded

Found this article on Modern Medicine.com.

"EDITOR'S NOTE: Dermatologists who have integrated Facebook into their practices say the widely used social networking platform allows them to communicate news and promotional information quickly, easily, and at virtually no cost. In this issue, we look at experts' recommendations on how to start building your own digital presence — even if you're a novice. "

And the final sentence says it all...

"Let me tell you, if you don't have a dynamic website, have Facebook behind you and, now, YouTube, I think you're missing the ... marketing that social media can give you. It's dynamic," Dr. Torok says. "We only have a population of 20,000 (in Medina), but it doesn't matter. Everybody is on Facebook."

INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Ways To Conquer Facebook Statuses

Here's one of them. Write a fill-in-the-blank sentence, like this: "___________ always makes me smile."

INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Ways To Conquer Facebook Statuses

That's Me

The Dallas Morning New printed a statistic in today's paper from Elance.

60% of freelance workers are women and

80% have a professional degree.

64 Awesome Facebook Marketing Techniques

I found an interesting Facebook Marketing article.

64 Awesome Facebook Marketing Techniques

Wonderful Summer Vacation Meeting My Colorado Clients

Yikes! I haven't posted since June!

In July I got to meet my two wonderful Colorado clients. I've been their publicist for more than two years and it was wonderful to put a name to a face.

In Pueblo, I met Dr. Rina Shinn, Cosmetic Surgeon. I toured her facility and met her staff. About a week later when we went back through Pueblo, she had us over for dinner. She made the most wonderful German macaroni and cheese; the noodles were home-made!

In Colorado Springs, I joined the staff lunch in the office of Dr. Ken Gasper. There was lots of laughter amongst his employees and the staff genuinely seems to really enjoy working together.

I felt so energized and uplifted after meeting these wonderful clients. I'm so blessed to be able to work for such highly respected medical professionals.