May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby, Memorial Day and I’m sure others I am forgetting. This month is sure to fly by with so many reasons for parties. It will fly by super fast for me because I have travels planned for every week this month. If you are in my territory you are …
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Mar 23
Sharing something personal
I recently gave my first speech for my Toastmasters club with one day notice as the scheduled speaker had to cancel. The first project to tackle in Toastmasters is the Ice Breaker speech. With such little time to come up with and practice a speech, I knew I had to speak from the heart. I …
Mar 22
Gel Coats vs Polyurethane Coatings
The Ultimate in Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Door Systems What is a Gel coat finish? Gel coat is a pigmented polyester resin used in open molding, bag molding, resin transfer molding, etc. (But not the pultrusion process) for these reasons. 1) It serves as a release agent: Without gel coat the resin would eat through the …
Mar 02
Spring is in the Air!
On a recent business trip to Savannah, Georgia spring fever was spreading throughout the city in epidemic proportions. The distributor that I met with said that anything above 60 degrees gave him a bad case of it! March is a flurry of activity and events for Savannah and nearby Tybee Island. There is the 3rd …
Feb 24
A toast to Toastmasters
It has come to my attention that I am a terrible “speaker”. Sure, I can talk all day with family and friends ad nauseam but with a business presentation I have trouble. When giving my product demonstration to prospective customers and architects I get nervous, my heart rate elevates and my mind goes blank. I …
Feb 09
Thanks Reed Connect!
Wednesday I had a jobsite meeting with an architect that I initially made contact with through Reed Construction Data’s, Reed Connect. I was searching for projects that would be perfect for a customer that I was “courting”. The meeting went great and I left with plans for two projects and a promise of a third. …
Feb 07
Short of a Stripper
I once overhead an Architect say, in a very humdrum tone “another Lunch & Learn, you know what that means…pizza or sandwiches and a fight to keep my eyes open”. Following the AIA Continuing Education System guidelines, the learning portion of the Lunch & Learn is very structured. There is not a lot room for …
Dec 16
Part 2 of my Favorite Blogs
In the Loop is going to take the last two weeks of the year off. I wish you all a very wonderful holiday and new opportunities in the New Year! I have met wonderful people on Twitter from all walks of life and the building industry who are so generous. I included a few special bloggers that I …
Dec 14
My gift to you – my favorite blogs Part 1
A common question that I am asked is why do I have a blog? For me, blogging is a way of imparting different types of ideas and education to my customers on a casual basis. Another reason I blog is because the people that write the blogs that I read are phenomenal and inspire me …
Dec 01
Are you competitive?
(picture found on ineedmotivation.com) I was browsing the internet and found a cool website that lists competitions for Architects. There are several competitions on this site but I really liked the one I included below. I definitely am interested in restaurants using local produce and not trucking it in. Using local produce not only helps …
Nov 27
Thankful
Full of Thankfulness My list of what I am grateful is long but I want to share a few of my favorites. First I am grateful for my three children’s health and happiness. I am grateful for my husband, my dad and all my family. I am grateful my home has a roof to provide …
Nov 16
Guest Post from my BFF (about a Thanksgiving with my family)
My favorite Thanksgiving memory is from two years ago when my BFF worked my ass off. Some background: I grew up in a small family so though the kitchen was important it wasn’t as important as most families. We didn’t have huge dinners, at Thanksgiving or any other times. I married into a family who …
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