Last Thursday September 8th was an exciting day! Joelle’s in Burlington celebrated 20 years in business!
Why am I telling you this? Ummmmm, because she’s an incredible entrepreneur and the very first boutique I ever sold to.
It was September 1999 (more…)
Don’t you love it when you meet someone new and it feels like they’ve been a friend all of your life?
You might call them a kindred spirit, a friend from a past life, a sister from a different mother. Whatever you call them, don’t you just LOVE it when this happens?
I’ve got a special one to share, (more…)
A couple of months ago I received a request for a custom necklace through the glamjulz website. We often receive custom requests and they are usually because someone is looking for the perfect julz to go with a special outfit. This request was different.
A lovely woman by the name of Allison wanted us to create a piece that would replicate (more…)
I spent yesterday celebrating my 47th birthday with friends. Feeling happy, healthy and more energetic and vital now that I ever did in my 20’s and 30’s.
At the same time a very special person sang to his fans for the last time. This man is now spending his final days on earth with family and friends and reflecting on a life that will not go on like mine will.
Sometimes I come home at night and I say to myself : “Wow! I totally maxed out today. I got so much out of it!”
I love days like that and I love weeks like that too. Looking back on this week, I feel a sense of pride. I exhibited at the Toronto Gift fair for four days, I kept up with my social media posts, got everything in place for our upcoming BIG Sweet 16 glamjulz birthday bash, had a productive meeting with 2 amazing entrepreneurs in the community that I am teaming up with (more on that (more…)
Today was an incredible Sunday.
I feel such gratitude and adoration for all the Canadian retailers I have met with at the Toronto Gift Fair.
The boutiques that represent glamjulz are first class all the way.
The familiar faces I saw (more…)
Have you ever noticed that you have an inner characteristic that did not come directly from your parents? Do you ever feel a surge of power inside and wonder : “Where the heck (more…)
Sometimes running a small business can take a physical, mental and emotional toll on even the most positive people!
Generating sales, keeping up with employee’s needs, promoting NEW things and executing a social networking strategy are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what can be thrown at you in a day.
I’m not complaining but I have to be honest (more…)
I know it’s such a cliché to talk about how quickly the time flies.
I think that we are constantly planning what’s next and sometimes we plan so far into the future we might just find ourselves living (more…)
Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get into that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy, this is physics.
Albert Einstein
This is a quote (more…)
