Five must-haves for your office

By Chieko | January 10, 2013

This past weekend I ferried over to Vashon Island for a writing retreat with some friends.  The beach house we stayed at was gorgeous with a stunning view of the Puget Sound, and despite all the wine, we had a very productive retreat!   It was a great reminder of how much environment plays an…

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Don’t forget this today…

By Chieko | December 30, 2012

Happy New Years Eve! It’s time for celebration, parties and ringing-in the New Year – ALMOST!  For right now, it’s still the last day of 2012 and as excited as you may be about what next year will bring (or to say goodbye to this year), be careful not to get ahead of yourself just…

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Building Discipline

By Chieko | November 26, 2012

I hope you had a delicious holiday weekend!  (We celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.)  It was a turkey day of many firsts for me – first time I tried deep-fried turkey (very yum!), first time I made stuffing and cranberry sauce from scratch, and a gluten and dairy-free apple pie for me.  …

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Make it a quickie…

By Chieko | October 22, 2012

This weekend I spent in Eastern Washington with my long-time BFF, Christy, my source of creative inspiration.  Add in a glass of wine, and we have a pluthera of ideas for craft, sewing, home projects, business ideas, stuff we’d like to learn and take-up, vacations we will take to last us a life-time into our…

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What Wilson knows…

By Chieko | October 15, 2012

Congrats to the Seahawks for their thrilling 24-23 victory win over the Patriots yesterday!  Truth is, I’ve never been much of a football fan, but I love learning what makes top athletes who they are.  There’s oodles of lessons about business and life that we can glean from these amazing players!   In the post-game…

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