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Thursday, April 15, 2010

I once was lost, but now I’m found!

Posted in 101 in 1001, Families, Personal, Seniors, tips for photographers

In the words of my dearly beloved iPod… “it’s been a rough journey. i once was lost, but now i’m found!”

Last fall, I was running on the treadmill at the gym, enjoying some music on my ipod. Because I didn’t have a fancy arm band for my ipod, I had it nestled in the handy ledge on the treadmill. After many, many long miles I had run with my ipod like this, it had never caused me any trouble…until this day. My hand caught my earphone cord, and my ipod flew through the air. I quickly paused the treadmill and went to the floor to pick it up. I didn’t see it right away, so I got on the ground to look under the treadmill…not there either. Hmm. Where could my little ipod have gone? There was an older gentleman on a machine behind me, and he proceeded to get on the ground with me to help in the search. He saw it fly to the ground as well, but to our dismay, it was no where in sight! I left a note for the gym staff, explaining my predicament, and finished my workout. I heard from them a couple days later, and they had someone come to the gym to take apart the treadmill in search of my ipod. No luck. I was insistent that it was in there…and they probably thought I was crazy! After a few excruciating days spent without my beloved music,  I decided to take the plunge and upgrade to an ipod touch. I mean, I had a perfectly legitimate reason to spend extra cash, right? Music is a huge part of my life, and to go without it…well…let’s not even imagine a life like that!

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I got my touch and I absolutely LOVE it. And then what happened, you may ask? You got it! A couple days ago, a whole SEVEN months after my treadmill-ate-my-ipod incident, a woman at the gym called because they found my ipod! Not only mine, but there were 2 others that had gotten trapped in the same place! Crazy! This treadmill has a serious appetite for ipods! So, now I am left with the best of both worlds: my little classic one to run with and my touch for everything else. I will forever be more careful on a treadmill. I might even venture to simply watch the tv’s rather than dare to subject my lil’ ipod to such pain again. =)

And the card with the quote about design: i agree!

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Aunt Susan - April 16, 2010 - 8:36 am

Yes, I am sitting here in front of my computer, listening to the rain and Opie trying to get out through the patio door window so he can “court” Chiquita, the huge guard dog, wishing I didn’t have a long to do list……..and laughing at your “the treadmill ate my ipod and it miraculously appeared with some other friendly ipods” story! A funny, but neat story!!!!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

It’s here!!!

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Say hello to the NEW WEBSITE and new look, and goodbye to the old!!

Today is the day! You finally get to see what I have been working on for the past few months! I began the process of re-branding my business in January, and I am thrilled to announce that it is finally complete! I worked with Erin & Karen, the fabulous designers at Ephemera Design to create my new logo. Throughout that process, I learned that there are so many different styles & themes I gravitate to, and it was really hard to choose ONE style to commit to. I am grateful that my designers were patient with my indecisiveness! It would be really fun (funny, actually) to post the logo designs and tweaks leading up to this final one…but I’m going to spare myself from the laughter that would bring out from my readers! =) Let’s just say it was quite the process, and my freehand skill in Photoshop is majorly lacking! I was looking for a design with this sort of a flavor:

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{that last item says “Me”, as that’s a little hard to read}

Although you can see the final product in the blog header, here is the new logo:

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I am thrilled with how it turned out; I do feel it’s very “me” compared to my old one!

The next exciting thing is the NEW WEBSITE! I created it using SHOWIT, which is incredible! If you are looking to give your website a facelift, if you are tired of bland, template-looking websites, you’ve gotta check out SHOWIT! The possibilities are literally endless, which is overwhelming in a really great way! I’ll post more about SHOWIT and the process of designing a website later. For now, click the link below to check it out, and please leave me some comments & feedback on it! Can’t wait to hear what you think!

www.allisonmariephotography.com

Oh, and this also is a “check!” on my 101 list – #45: Re-design my branding…check!

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Ashley Tabor - March 30, 2010 - 8:54 pm

AH!!! I LOVE IT!!! It is so perfect for you! The new website fits your warm and caring personality! I am so excited for you and the adventures that await for you!!

Britney - March 30, 2010 - 7:50 pm

Love it! Even though I don’t really know you other than seeing you through your photos I would have to say that it is very you!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Marketing Effectiveness Survey

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If you are a professional in the wedding industry, do you feel that you are using your marketing dollars in the most profitable way? Would you like to learn about specific ways that you can increase the effectiveness of your marketing strategy?

The wedding  marketing professionals at Two Bright Lights and the wedding consultants at Engaging Concepts have teamed up to produce an in- depth wedding business marketing survey called “An Introspective into the Business Behind Saying ‘I Do’”.  I just finished taking this survey, and it took less than 20 minutes to complete. If you are a wedding professional, take a few minutes right now to participate in this survey! The more wedding industry professionals who participate, the better the insights will be for all of the participants.  In June, the results will be made available to only those who took the survey.

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Coach handbags - April 26, 2010 - 6:55 pm

It is so lucky that i come here accidently, the aundant resources makes me excited,thank you!

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