Putting Your Dog to Good Use
Living with a border collie is not always the easiest, but it is always interesting. Brodie, my three-year-old border collie mix, has all kinds of issues from anxiety to fear of strangers to...
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Missed Opportunities Make Me Sad
On weekends I volunteer at North Shore Animal League, a no-kill animal rescue here on Long Island. It's actually the largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization in the world. Pretty much anyone...
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2011 Breast Cancer Awareness Walk
This past weekend, I did the Breast Cancer Awareness walk at Jones Beach with the Motivators team. Much to my delight, we received 2011 promotional items just for participating: comfy hooded...
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To Party or Not to Party? That is the Question this Super Bowl.
Every year I think having a Super Bowl party will be fun. Watching an exciting game is intensified by others cheering and screaming at the television along with me, and the more the merrier, right? Not...
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It's a Tough Life for a Brodie Dog...
Today marks a very special occasion... It's Brodie's fourth birthday! So what does that mean? Well for humans it means it's time to celebrate - take out the birthday hats and cake, and party it up. For...
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The Dog Days Are (not) Over
With our weekends monopolized by visiting virtually every wedding hall on Long Island the past few months, Matt and I decided it was time to have a weekend all about Brodie. The poor thing had been...
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Promos, Promos, Everywhere!
All you have to do is walk around Vegas to find an abundance of promotional products. I'm not even talking about the obvious promos with guys on the street handing out flyers; I'm taking about branding...
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How Can I Choose?
I need some ideas for wedding favors. Working for Motivators, you'd think this would be the easiest part of the planning... but I'm having a hard time deciding what to get. I just want everything!I...
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Turtle-Sitting
That's right, I'm turtle-sitting. A good friend of mine, Sara, is on vacation with her entire family this week, so I am taking care of her two turtles while they are away. I just don't get turtles, to...
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Broad Stripes & Bright Stars
On Sunday I went to my very first football game at MetLife Stadium to see the Jets and Bills face off. Being my first game, I took tons of pictures, but one in particular I'm thankful for today:It was...
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Startup Success: 10 Tricks I Learned from My Dog
At Motivators we see tons of businesses, large and small, old and new, with a common goal: to build brand awareness and loyalty. For startups trying to get off the ground, it's easier than you might...
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Training the Ring Bearer
Yes, that's right, "training." I have about six months to get my bounding Border Collie to walk nicely down the aisle as my ring bearer. And I'm not quite sure where to start...To Leash or Not to...
View ArticleCan't Wait for Christmas
...But not for the reason you may think.Christmas Day marks the opening of the movie Les Miserables. I've been looking forward to it since the moment I heard it was in production. In fact, I'm so...
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A Welcome Overstayed
My sister and I were not always close. When we were kids we didn't get along at all. We would fight constantly mostly because I worshipped her and she wanted nothing to do with me. That all changed...
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Ring-Bearer Training Has Begun!
Thanks to input from many of my lovely coworkers as well as friends and family, Matt and I have decided to let Brodie make his way down the aisle off-leash. I'm pretty sure it won't be perfect......
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Meet Ollie...
...My nephew! We got the call late last night from Matt's brother, Bryan - only one day late (not too bad for the first child I hear). Bryan has always danced to his own beat so it didn't exactly...
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Beautiful Wedding Favors
Thanks, Motivators, for my beautiful wedding favors! After much debate about what to order and how to do the imprint and what kind of logo to use, Matt and I finally decided on travel coffee mugs with...
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Wedding Brain
You've heard of pregnancy brain? It's attributed to hormones that cause you to forget little things like appointments and why you just walked into a certain room. Well, this past week or so I feel like...
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Well That Bites
A few days ago I noticed Brodie acting strangely, almost like he had a piece of fur stuck in his mouth. He didn’t seem to be in any pain, but it clearly was bugging him. I stuck my hand in there to...
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Garlic Everything!
I love, love, LOVE garlic. In fact, one of my favorite restaurants is The Stinking Rose in San Francisco. Their motto is, "we season our garlic with food." I'm thinking of putting the same sign in my...
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