Brummet's Conscious Blog

Balancing Family and Career   * Today's article was submitted by our online friend Elise Smith, who has been contributing articles once per month for some time now. Today she helps us understand how she balances her busy family life, being a newly wed and a mother - with also being an entrepreneur. She offers various writing genre services, manages a busy blog, and market her published books . Elise has this to say: " I hope you have found my working from home tips helpful and can use them to create your own work life balance.  For more article and helpful resources please visit my website:  https://www.mynzdreamblog.com " A poor work life balance can negatively impact on your health and happiness. If you have a good work life balance you are less stressed and happier, when you are happier you are more likely to be motivated, productive and do better in your work. Finding work life balance is all about prioritization, planning and scheduling, time management and communic

Thinking About Converting Your Hobby Farm to a Business? ...Follow These Steps * Today's article was submitted by Millie Jones, of SeniorWellness.info You have land. You’ve become a homesteader. You’re raising chickens to sell, making soap from your goats, or bottling honey and wax from your bees. Maybe you’re growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Whatever type of homesteading you’re engaged in, did you know you can turn it into a business that produces a steady income?  There’s a rising trend of consumers buying local and supporting local businesses. And at the end of the day, people want to buy the highest-quality products they can find. If you want to tap into this movement , then starting a homestead business could be just the thing for you.  It’s essential, however, to know what you’re getting into and thoroughly prepare for your venture. Brummet’s Conscious Blog wants to share a few practical tips for any homesteaders out there who are thinking about turning their hobby farm

Entrepreneur Interview Have you ever wondered what is it like to run a business with a partner? Today we're going to have an insider's view into the behind the scenes activities of running a literary promotion company run by McKensie Stewart and Amy Shannon - Genesis Literary Promotions . Under this umbrella name for the business, these two manage many different activities - including their Writer's Blog , Amy's Bookshelf Reviews , 2 different podcasts, and a myriad of writer's promotional services. Today we are in for a discussion about what it is like to run a company like this, advice for authors, and more.  Q: First of all - running a business is so much more than the services and passions involved... it is about time management, keeping good records, knowing how to manage a schedule and how to work well with others. We'll talk about all that soon but I'm very curious about the co-owning relationship that you two have developed. Co-owning a business is

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Kudo's !! Kudo's to Cermaq Canada (Campbell River, BC - Canada) who is reporting that they have cut over 76,000 kg of CO2 emissions from their operations in 2021 using a new aeration technology supplied by Poseidon Ocean Systems. Poseidon Ocean Systems (Poseidon) is a Canadian full-service aquaculture engineering and technology provider. Poseidon specializes in saltwater aquaculture infrastructure and life support design, engineering, product development, and supply. The company is headquartered in Campbell River, British Columbia. For more information on Poseidon, visit www.PoseidonOS.com The reduction in emissions was the result of trialing Poseidon’s new Flowpressor™ aeration compressor systems at two of Cermaq’s 16 operational farm sites in British Columbia. The trial took place at the Simmonds Point and Wehlis Bay farms from May through November 2021, and involved using Flowpressors to power Cermaq’s standard Harmful Algae Bloom systems instead of conventional diesel compr

 Recommended Resources Hope for the Nations helps marginalized children become leaders that affect positive change within their communities affected by poverty, war, disease or trafficking.  https://www.hopeforthenations.com/ - Cool Arts is dedicated to providing fine arts opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities living in the Central Okanagan (BC, Canada). https://coolarts.ca - http://disabledsailingkelowna.ca/  - this Kelowna-based (BC Canada) focuses on allowing everyone of all abilities and limitations to sail together and enjoy the therapy of laughter and sun.  http://disabledsailingkelowna.ca/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Quote of the Day  ©BrummetMedia.ca " Love — a wildly misunderstood  although highly desirable  malfunction of the heart  which weakens the brain,  causes eyes to sparkle,  cheeks to glow,  blood pressure to rise   and the lips to pucker. "  ~  Author unknown ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Brummet Media Channel Have you had a chance to visit our YouTube channel yet?  It is very new... this video below was the second one we produced and invited our YouTube audience to join the tens of thousands of daily readers on this blog & learn ways to help make the world a better place through valuable resources, motivational quotes, helpful articles & educational interviews. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think of it :) Please do subscribe to our  YouTube channel  , like and share our videos :)    ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Media Appearance My poetry book, Towards Understanding, was featured on a wonderful little blog published by Amanda Thompson  :  Writing By Amanda . Check it out when you have time and if you enjoy it, leave a comment or share it please :)  https://adthompson4.wixsite.com/writingbyamanda/post/towards-understanding-through-poetry ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

World of Writing - Author Interview * A note of appreciation to Leslie Barrett of PR By The Book who connected us with today's guest.    Prior to Gary Lee Miller beginning his writing career, he was a successful businessman and entrepreneur. Gary lives in “ the scenic city of the south ”: Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has two adult daughters and one granddaughter who live close by. One of his greatest joys in life is acting in movies and TV. Join us for this fascinating look at Gary's life  experiences and his work as a writer. He can be found at:   www.garyleemillerbooks.com or drop by his Facebook page. Q:  Hi Gary, nice to meet you :) Why don't we start by having you share with our readers a little about where are you from? A: I was born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. I couldn’t find any girls who would have me there (lol), so in 1973 I moved to Chattanooga after meeting the girl who would become my wife for 45 years, Sharee Sanders Miller, before her passing in 201

Non Profit Radio Station (UK) Needs Your Help This nonprofit radio station needs your help. They are super friendly to authors and entrepreneurs, freely giving interviews on a regular basis. Their site gets 3000 hits per day. But they are struggling and looking for funds desperately at this point because their radio licence fee is due later this week.  They are $80 (UK) short... we donated $15 (Canadian). Can you help?  Here 's the info they sent me:  We are a 24 hour, NOT FOR PROFIT Internet radio station broadcasting over 8 years, covering the UK National & International audience. Giving you MORE MUSIC and MORE VARIETY.  Donate: paypal.me/chatandspin We Broadcast National, throughout the UK & Internationally to many listeners per week. We interview Book Authors / Bands / Singers / Charities / Businesses / Groups. If you would like FREE PUBLICITY and to come on our station for an interview, then please contact us for more information. Donate: paypal.me/chatandspin PLEASE

The Science of Soil Today's post was inspired by the Kiss The Ground movie featuring Woody Harrelson among a long list of other influential stars, who discuss the amazing abilities of our soil and how it can help us address climate change.  You can learn more about the movie, various projects and resources at: KissTheGroundMovie.com Check out these other helpful posts we published several years ago on this blog: No-Till Gardening World Soil Day I Dream Of Compost Reversing Desertification Loving Soil Benefits of Compost You may also want to check out: www.soilfoodweb.com  ....*Watch for our upcoming backyard gardening guidebook coming out in 2023/'24 !  In the meantime, check out out Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green, a 2-book series, And our green-living cookbook: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Nutritious Delicious Recipes.  ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

 Poetry Time A professional drummer/percussionist and educator, Dave has collaborated on many songs that later led to him writing lyrics of his own. Most of his poems in this book were in fact initially written as song lyrics, thus the presence of repeating choruses though out. Actually it was Dave who first sparked the idea for the Brummet’s to walk this path they tread today – he decided to take a writer’s course to learn what he might be able to do with his short stories that he has compiled over the years. Most of those stories have remained unpublished to this day due to other projects taking precedence, but Dave plans to release some in the near future. His poem “UFO Dream” is the theme of one of his soon-to-be novels that he has been working on. Lillian began writing poetry as a teenager, which allowed her to express the issues and emotions from a broken home, abusive childhood and being on her own at 13-years old. Through poetry she learned how to see beyond these hurts and dis