My heart is heavy as millions of people have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey this week. I was born in the great city of Houston, and though my family moved when I was still a baby, I truly love the area. I have many friends and clients there, some of whom are displaced, dealing with[...]

Has it sunk in that you have graduated? Are you excited, but also a bit nervous, about the future? Are you ready to take on the world, is the world ready for you? I’ve been in business for a while now and have a few thoughts I’d like to share with the you: What are[...]

I came across a blog at Event Manager Blog the other day, titled “Are You Addicted to Event Planning?” Before clicking on the link I imagined it to be a lighthearted look at how some of us love event planning so very much that we are “addicted” to it. Instead, the article was quite real and it[...]

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . Meeting planner Jawa Stone was preparing to find the perfect venue for an extremely important conference of the Rebel Alliance. There were many things to take into consideration. For one, the conference must take place in a secret location, one that would[...]

I have talked about Haunted Hotels, More Haunted Hotels, Haunted Hotel Rooms and Creepy Castles. This year we are going to take a look at meetings that hover around haunted subjects. So here goes . . . . Haunted America Conference is coming up in June. It’s a conference where paranormal enthusiasts from across the[...]

#Hashtags have become prevalent in our online communications, so much so that we often hear people using them in everyday talk! Their prevalence is due to the fact that they work. Hashtags were started by early Twitter adopters that were looking to find a way to help people follow conversations; the ideas took hold and[...]

This is a very terrifying disease; there is no doubt about that. It seems like everywhere you turn there is news about Ebola; Ebola death toll rises, the CDC issues travel warnings, and someone with Ebola hopped on a plane and landed in the USA. Even the doctor leading the fight against Ebola outbreak recently[...]

Hello Friends! Taking a blog break to celebrate with friends and family.  Wishing you a safe, happy and fun holiday season and may all your wishes come true. Thank you for another great year! Jill Stone

Next week is Halloween!  Ghosts, goblins, super heroes, fairy princesses and more are soon to come knocking at your door hoping to “trick” you into handing over some treats.  While I am all for candy bars, gummy worms and bubble gum, it is not a bad idea to also offer some healthier alternatives to your[...]