Perhaps being a twin made me less inclined to try to fit in as a child? Who knows but my twin sister, Cindy Daniel has always been my sounding board. The first person I tell anything to. The person who supports each and every idea I have regarding rebranding and expanding as well as the … [Read more…]
Now and then, one of my readers will refer to my twin sister and I or even one of our clients as a “hillbilly.” Ignorance speaks without forethought. While I would love to educate everyone regarding their perceptions that are often inaccurate, I simply don’t have the time. Rather than being offended by such presumptions, … [Read more…]
Today’s blog title is based on my twin sisters ingenious way of “summing up the situation” and used on Pawning Planners Apparel. Cindy’s Redneck Reality Quotes are shared worldwide and incredible poplar. An example of #Cindyism would be “You don’t MEND fences WITH the NEIGHBORS by BORROWING a LADDER, to STEAL fruit FROM their TREE” … [Read more…]
Yesterday morning while packing everything necessary for a day of travel with my twin sister, Cindy Daniel, I knew a cold front was due in the late afternoon but didn’t worry about it affecting my busy Saturday of three weddings because I thought we would be home before the cold front hit. The “expected” temperature … [Read more…]
Last September, Cindy and I made a joint commitment to lose 40 lbs each by next year. From holiday cookies to candy apples and our all time favorite- gummy bears, the twin venture has had the usual share of laughs with not only us but also our second generation twins aka the Little Pawners, Maryssa … [Read more…]
The last 6 years of my life helping the families who came to us has been quite a journey. Texas Twins Events started it all when I decided to help families with little money to enjoy something they wouldn’t be able to afford. My goal was to find families who couldn’t find vendors willing to … [Read more…]
Last night I drove my twin sister and Little Pawners to Willow Lake for a wedding rehearsal (the wedding is Saturday). Many of my clients request a rehearsal to feel more comfortable about placement and procession at the actual event. Going into our first month of weight loss, running from one event to another has … [Read more…]
So, you’ve set up a Twitter, LinkedIn, FB, Instagram, or Pinterest account but you have no followers. How do you get dedicated followers? You earn EM. Why everyone thinks that others are going to promote them is beyond me. Unless you’re a superstar, no one is going retweet, repin, like or share your posts. Branding … [Read more…]
We call them the “Wedding Wild Card Moments” because often at our events something unexpected happens. Recently, I was asked to describe my thoughts at the time of how I overcome a “problem” on location so, today we will revisit the Wedding Heckler, the Woeful Wedding Bouquet, Attack of the Arbor, the Meddling Mother, Bounced … [Read more…]
Yesterday evening, I traveled to Villagio Resorts to meet my client Macy Reeve for her wedding ceremony. After 5 years of officiating weddings, LBGT unions, baptisms and funerals as well as planning Pawning Parties (rent parties) estate Liquidations, birthday parties, anniversaries and everything in between- I’ve “worked with” many event planners and had no issues … [Read more…]