I went in to the office today to take some pictures. I was struck by how bright the blooming plants were in contrast to the dreary, gray day we’re having here in Atlanta.
Enjoy!
You can also check out Gardeners Helping Gardeners to see what’s going on at the nursery these days!
I’ve neglected you, dear blog, for the last few weeks. I’ve been working my fingers off getting my work project ready to launch.
And today, just in time for holiday shopping, IT’S TIME!
I’d love to introduce you to the Buck Jones Nursery Online Store. This is the place where Gardeners Helping Gardeners meets Products That Work!
If you will, head over to our blog and check it all out!
Share it with your friends and please, if you see something that’s wonky, let me know!
Oh, my to do list is as long as the wait for a new Apple product. Jeez…
So today, I’m just going to share a few things with you.
I’m honored today to be on a great site called Found The Marbles. While most of y’all might think I’ve LOST my marbles, I’ve actually found them!
Owning Your Story and Finding Your Calling
Over the weekend, we celebrated and remembered our babies that have been lost to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. I shared some thoughts on Band Back Together about the differences between THEN and NOW.
Thoughts From A Mom: Eight Years Later
This morning, my friend Law-Momma posted on her site a post that really hit home. It’s about perspective and blessings. And it’s a must-read.
Feeling a little confused by Occupy*InsertUSCityHere* like I am? Well, my buddy Avitable has a great post about it. I think we ALL can appreciate what he has to say.
Have you checked out the new blog for Buck Jones Nursery that I’m working on? It looks great, if I may say so myself!
And last, but certainly not least, if you haven’t entered to win the Fred The Fox Shouts “NO!” book, you have until 6pm Eastern tonight to do so. In case you don’t win, though, you can buy a copy of the book HERE.
Teaching the Hard Stuff: Introducing Fred The Fox
I hope you all have a beautiful Monday!
I’m a Mac, not a PC.
I’m a single click, not a double click.
I’m non-pixeled, high resolution desktop icons, not ones that are hard to read.
I’m shiny monitors, not dull ones.
I’m Safari, not Internet Explorer.
I’m intuitive, not, uh, NOT.
I’m iPhones and iPods and iPads and MacBooks.
I’m Pages and Keynote and Numbers, not Word and PowerPoint and Excel.
I’m most definitely a Mac, not a PC.
This was never more evident than Thursday when I nearly threw my computer (or myself) out the window in frustration. I actually had to CALL somebody to help me figure out on my new work PC where files went when (after 5 minutes of trying to download them) I downloaded them from email.
Holy moly. I know it’s all what you get used to, but wow.
So my new job requires that I use a PC for the software the online store runs on. I’m cool with that because I’m super excited about this gig. It’s definitely got a learning curve considering the last time I used a PC was when I worked for Buck Jones Nursery the FIRST time 13 years ago! (shhh…not much has really changed in the PC world since then, y’all. seriously, it’s just as clunky as it was back then.)
BUT, while I’m learning how to use this computer and how to get the store updated (don’t look at it now) and up and running successfully, I’ll let you in on a little secret:
THE BLOG IS LIVE! Yup, head over to Gardeners Helping Gardeners and see what all the fuss (in my head) is about!
You can also follow Gardeners Helping Gardeners on Twitter!
If you’re local to the Atlanta area, namely Grayson and Woodstock, you can check out our retail locations websites and Facebook pages for specials and other news!
Dear Readers:
I have neglected you. Maybe you don’t know that I have, but I FEEL like I have.
It seems I’ve been rather pre-occupied with a new gig I have. Yes, I’m a working girl now. I alluded to it in a post the other day. Maybe you saw it. So far it’s included webinars, days in the office, days working from home, setting up a new blog and lots of other fun stuff. I can’t wait to share it all with you when it’s ready to be revealed!
But like I told you before, my parents are proud. I’m using my horticulture degree they bought me, my social media knowledge and my retail knowledge. It’s quite fun!
I’ve also been busy with Band Back Together. If you follow BB2G, you’ll know that we celebrated our FIRST BIRTHDAY on Saturday. I know. It’s amazing. We also held our first Skype Board Meeting for our Non-Profit board! THAT is worth celebrating!
Then on Sunday, we paused to remember 9/11 by publishing stories that our Band Members submitted. FORTY NINE OF THEM in 17 hours. Amazing. It was a crazy day, but one that will go down in the books as one of the most rewarding days in the site’s history.
I’m following in my friend Leah’s footsteps and this weekend I will be working on getting organized so I can juggle work and home and blog without going insane.
So if you’ll excuse me, I must go pay bills and get busy working.
With love,
