Many of us have been inspired by the Marie Kondo movement – letting go of what doesn’t bring us joy, especially when the Netflix series appeared last fall.  For years, I have appreciated the idea of “the life changing magic of tidying up”.   However, my tidying up process evidently needed an overhaul because that’s what […]

So this summer was a unique one for me. I made a commitment to myself: If I were to rate myself on a scale of 1 to 10 on how well I achieved this goal I would have initially given myself a 4. But I would give myself a 4 and feel happy about it. […]

In July, I took a week by myself to write in Tulum, Mexico.  That’s right – write.  I have been wanting to write an online course to teach small businesses how to use empathy to build a brand for about 2 years.  I have THOUGHT about doing it for over 2 years, y’all! That’s a […]

Two weeks ago, I was honored to speak at the 2018 MSMR conference in Arlington.   It wasn’t until a few years ago that I even realized one of the best Master of Science in Marketing Research programs was here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at University of Texas at Arlington.   I enjoy this conference, […]

Originally Posted April 19, 2018 on aprilbellresearch.com I’m sure many might ask why I would chose to take a “girls trip” to Mexico with just me and my 7 year old daughter in the middle of spring. At least I asked myself that as the day of departure grew closer. When I first saw fares for […]

riginally Posted March 15, 2018 on aprilbellresearch.com I have become a little obsessed with essential oils starting a few years ago, increasingly so in the last few months.  I’ll be honest, the whole essential oil thing was all a little overwhelming and confusing at first.  Some oils could be used topically, some should be diffused, […]