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My little corner of the internet where I spout off about shxt that I'm thinking/feeling; The raw, real and ridiculous life stuff, that (of course) all ties back to how I strive to live life: 

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re-obsessed with the 7 habits of highly effective people

Core Values

i’m currently re-obessed with the seven habits of highly effective people. i say re-obessed because this is my second round of obsession with sir steven covey’s masterpiece on how to live life as an optimal human. (side, bar, i know he’s not been knighted, however he should have been.). i listened to this book about […]

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bar number 42 is now open. hello THE TEN SPOT pickering!

THE TEN SPOT

we’ve got a new ontario bar that’s just opened! welcome to the world THE TEN SPOT® pickering. not gonna lie – this was a doozy of a bar to get off the ground. lease was signed pre-covid, and construction was underway – then pandemic season one – halted everything, we got a touch of time […]

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we’ve now got 2 10spots® in minneapolis!

THE TEN SPOT

that’s right! our second 10spot® in minneapolis just opened their doors. say hello to THE TEN SPOT edina! kris and her business partner karen own our edina + north loop 10spots® and are slated to open six more – yes, you read that right – they will have an empire of eight 10spots® in the […]

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my ‘top 5’ to do list items for the day.

Always Organized

try as i might to use online task management tools (i’ve tried them all – google keep, wrike, basecamp, evernote, even the notes app on my phone) it just never sticks. i’m an old fashioned paper and pen gal. to be precise – a moleskin and a .05mm black ink pen. the size of moleskin […]

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i love my ex-husband.

Connection

i just gotta say – i f’ing love my ex husband. while we were so, sooooo terrible at being married – we’ve ended up amazing friends. supportive, loving and the very best of co-parents i think two people could ever be. while it didn’t start out that way – much to his credit and my […]

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booking my 10spot® usa tour!

THE TEN SPOT

i’m double vaxxed baby! which means – i can travel again!!! what what!!! first up – visiting all of the bars in the states that have opened in the last few months that i’ve never even been to – that’s 6 bars! (not to mention the new bars in canada!). so it’s going to be […]

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getting to be on tv, thanks to lockdowns

THE TEN SPOT

i”ve gotten to be on tv a bunch of times now due to the never ending ontario lockdown. the beauty / personal care industry has been forced to be closed over 300 days now as of today and we’re not planned to be open again for another 4 weeks. because we’re canada’s and of course […]

franchising 101

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franchising 101: what is franchising exactly?

THE TEN SPOT

(the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchising law!) what is franchising exactly? i feel like franchising is one of those things most people know of (ie: everyone knows mcdonalds) but also that most people know almost nothing about it (ie: how does it actually work? how do you become a franchisee? […]

franchising 101

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franchising 101: the initial fee

THE TEN SPOT

alrighty! now we know what franchising is and how it works (if you missed this go back to read part 1: what is franchising? (the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchise law) let’s move on to the first of the 3 standard franchising fees you can expect to pay when you […]

franchising 101

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franchising 101: the royalty fee

THE TEN SPOT

this is part 3 of our franchising 101 series. if you missed this go back to read part one: what is franchising? (the relationship, legal stuff + the most important clause in franchise law) + part 2: standard franchising fees – the initial fee let’s move on to the second of the 3 standard franchising […]

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