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What is creativity and why do we need it? Creativity is defined as “The use of imagination or original ideas especially in the production of artistic work.” “Work?” How did “work” get involved here? Wasn’t creativity the pictures we used to make in kindergarten that our parents swore they would keep...
While speaking with one of my customers this last week, the topic of stolen credit cards came up. In today’s age and economy, instances of stolen credit cards and stolen identities are running rampped.
I have addressed this before, but wanted to address it again. Although I am not a security tech nor a lawyer, I am very passionate about security. I have a love/hate relationship with credit cards. I love the convenience of allowing customers to use them to purchase from my store. But I hate the debt it causes. They have too many fees to the merchant and to the consumer. But, in this era we need to use them.
Quilting is a 3.6 billion dollar industry as stated in the 2006 industry report “Quilting in America”. Per the report, 17 percent or 19.135 million of all U.S. Households reported having someone that participates in quilting. The total number of quilters in the U.S. now exceeds over 27 million. (1) Most of these quilting dollars are being spent through credit cards at local shops or via the internet making quilters a target of identity theft more than ever. Some have protected themselves by not shopping on the internet at all. Some find no increased risk in internet shopping.
The question remains, “are any of us safe from credit card fraud or identity theft?” Probably not, but some of us are definitely more safe than others...
Organizing Your Scraps Easy, Simple Solutions
Not to toot my own horn, but I am “Queen Bee” of anal retentive storage. I sometimes wonder if I am bordering on obsessive compulsive, but I figure my studio wouldn’t ever be messy, if I was to that level...
Even though I have had my business out of my home for 16 out of the 19 years it has been in existence, I have never found it more difficult than in the past couple of years. Early on it was easy, because my first child was calm and placid, not to mention I had a nanny to help with the cleaning and child care. But now, all my kids are in school and peace should reign throughout the land. Right? Wrong!... |
