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There really IS an app for everything!
photocredit: www.macmixing.com BY: RACHEL SMITH Today is National App Day. Seems like an odd thing to ‘celebrate’ if you ask me. I was just excited that it coincided with the release of the new mobile banking and app for Chamber Member, Clear Lake Bank & Trust and giving me something to write about today!...
There’s a First Time for Everything!!
photocredit: singsnap.com BY: RACHEL SMITH *NOTE: Due to weather, Christmas by the Lake will be held December 8th & 9th.* It’s definitely not our first rodeo hosting the epic holiday celebration, Christmas by the Lake! After the Festival of Trees kicks off a weekend of family fun, you can expect all your favorite...
Thankful for Small Business Saturday!
photocredit: guideposts.com BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s a double-shot today on the blog! This week, whew, it’s a doozy. And to think, it’s even a short one!! BUT, with the short week comes the added bonus of no school for three days, which means this busy mom is pulling double duty for a bit between work and child-wrangling....
Fast Food Frenzy!
It’s a Fast Food Frenzy! BY: RACHEL SMITH Some people choose it for convenience, others because they simply love the taste. Either way, it’s no secret that the masses flock to the fast food restaurants like bees to honey. It’s fitting, then, that today was set aside by the imaginary people inside of the internet as...
Simply Nourished in the Spotlight
photocredit: keweenaw.org BY: RACHEL SMITH I’m starting a new thing. I tend to do this from time to time… so bear with me! I figured maybe if I put it out here for all the blog-world to see, y’all will hold me accountable to keep it up! So what is it? Well… running a business is hard work, so much more than many of us...
3rd Time’s a Charm – Will you TRI??
photocredits to: Anthony Djuren photography The link to sign up for the 3rd annual TRI Clear Lake sprint triathlon is LIVE!!!! And that means... you officially have 7 full months to get that booty in tip-top shape, sign up and give it a TRI. Here's the link to make it super, duper easy. Just click and register!...
When you get to my door… tell them Boris sent you!
photocredit: lclshome.org BY: RACHEL SMITH Who can name that tune? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? A very odd man by the name of Bobby “Boris” Pickett released this famous song in 1962, causing ghosts and ghouls around the Nation to stand up and boogie. For some reason, when my over-active brain woke me up at 2:30AM last...