Ann Hutchens's (ann_hutch) Blog

I have forgotten how little sleep you get when starting a new business! Any hints on how you balance family life with business? I thought I knew how to do this but am beginning to think I need some new ways. Orienting new employees, doing initial consults, interviewing prospective employees, hold...

To date I have met one person who has shared that she likes to move.  I actually did not mind moving back in the days when I did not have to do the packing and I knew we were moving to a larger home, as I grew up in a family of 8 children. Creating Divine Order came to be because moving is diffic...

You can become a celebrity! That was the message I heard at Wednesday's Kennedy/Glaser Meeting here in Orlando on Wednesday. One of our leaders is a lawyer who works with people in the entertainment industry. He is going to offer a class on branding oneself as a celebrity. Since I love the spotli...

One of the great secrets in Central Florida is that there is a community called Good Samaritan. It's been around for a long time and it has a variety of living options. the complex spreads across nearly 500 beautiful acres. There's no buy in fee and it has recently buill a senior living building ...

iI've read the how-to blogs but still don't quite understand a couple of things about points: 1. What does it mean to write for point? 2. What does it mean when you write a blog to a group and don't get points? 3. Do you get points for inviting people to ACTIVE RAIN? Do they actually have to join...

I love my new computer; it's a Dell with Office Professional 2007. It's usually fast and I can do more with it than I know how. BUT I have hated working with it most of this week. Outlook has worked poorly....so...slow I could hardly get work done. I've even yelled a couple of times. Dave, my hus...

I'm learning to blog and have started a new business -- mainly enjoyable but at times fustrating experiences! In both cases I'm meeting good people who are encouraging me to continue on ... I think that is how I've experienced my life as a whole! I grew up in a family of eight children; we were r...

It's amazing to me to meet so many vital seniors; just today the administrator of a retirement center was describing a synchronized swimming performance at her community, the age of the swimmers was 80 plus. She told my business partner and I that people often gain actual years as they move into ...

  I've been doing this work for six months and still loving it ... am working with financial expert on two year plan. My problem is learning more about cash flow and what are the most important priorities and goals for a new company ...I think we may soon bring in some real income. What are some ...

 Imagine finding a petrified octopus in a bedroom closet! You never know what you will find in the house of a person who has hoarding issues...newspapers knee high...stacks of never worn clothes...doubles of all personal toiletries may be present along with every cancelled check written in a sixt...