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so, i know that when i die and go to heaven – my version of heaven will be me in a super cute cafe, with headphones on, in front of a laptop learning some new software, using it to do something creative. this is my more than happy place. the feeling i love the very […]

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so, i know that when i die and go to heaven – my version of heaven will be me in a super cute cafe, with headphones on, in front of a laptop learning some new software, using it to do something creative. this is my more than happy place. the feeling i love the very […]

#LifeAtATen

ceo the shxt out of your life, core values, divorice, franchising, life, personal, the behind the scenes, top

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 […]

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

business, ceo the shxt out of your life, life, personal, the behind the scenes

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 […]

booking my 10spot® usa tour!

business, franchising, the behind the scenes, THE TEN SPOT, Uncategorized

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 […]

getting to be on tv, thanks to the ontario lockdown that never ends.

the beauty bars, the behind the scenes, THE TEN SPOT

the pandemic has f’ed with my sleep schedule. i used to be a die hard 5 am’er – in fact, because i had a dope ass alarm clock app that listened to you sleep and had you wake up when you were in the lightest phase of sleep (which means it’s easier to wake up […]

the disciple of waking up at 5am. [family core value: hard to kill]

ceo the shxt out of your life, core values, life, personal, the behind the scenes

i was 24 years old and i had just been fired – for the SECOND time.  those are two very fun stories – which i sadly don’t have time to get into right now but bottom line was, i was out of a job.  i realized that i clearly wasn’t cut out to be an […]

from fired to founder to franchisor. (aka THE TEN SPOT® story)

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