I have spent countless hours in someone else's office pulling my hair, getting side tracked with office gossip, leaving on Friday's with a twenty pound bag of work and working  diligently for a week to just have a 4-day weekend. Some of you can relate-the work came home every night and it went on vacation with me.  It was a rare occasion when the work stayed behind because when it did, it meant paying for it with work that seemed to find its way into my in basket.  I soon discovered this was ...
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Ok, I did it.  I broke my first rule.  Can you believe it?  Those of you that know me well, know that this was bound to happen as I live without many boundaries, I like to be outside of that traditional box.

So, what rule did Shari break this time?  I went into my business saying that I would never post rate cards or prices on my website.  I have this belief that everyone needs TLC.  So, I try hard to always accomodate clients both big and small.  My husband reminds me always that so often my ...
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FINALLY!  After a couple of months of research, planning and hard work, my first book project is finally complete and printed.  Yes, I became an expert and I have my client to thank for it.  Lori Hobson, author of Momma Sayings, called me one beautiful spring afternoon and asked if I could help her with layout and redesign of her next edition of this amazingly popular book.  Of course, I said YES!  For two reasons, one Lori and I had met a year earlier at a local author meeting where I was sp...

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