Year: 2011

  • Today Just Give It Away

    Today Just Give It Away

    Today, just give it away. (no, I don’t mean a FaceBook contest or Twitter contest for your product or services). Your kindness, your love, helpfulness, compassion, caring, listening, noticing and then reaching out and lending a hand … just give it away today. People need it. Business is about people first. Social Media is about…

  • URL Shorteners and Why You Want To Use One

    URL Shorteners and Why You Want To Use One

    Twitter gives you 140 characters (including punctuation and spaces) in which to communicate your message. That’s what I love about Twitter. It challenges me to be creative, to think about less is more, and how I can say a lot in a very short and quick time. With only 140 characters, there is no room…

  • Coffee? iPhone Photos

    Coffee? iPhone Photos

    Took these iPhone photos this morning (post-processed in-Phone using top secret iPhone photography apps. Ha. No secret 🙂 while enjoying coffee and some writing at the Zocalo Cafe in Courtenay. Coffee anyone? Copyright 2011 Brenda Johima | Images May Not Be Used In Any Way Without Written Permission Copyright 2011 Brenda Johima | Images May…

  • Getting My Hair Done : iPhone Photography

    Getting My Hair Done : iPhone Photography

    This just for LOL, as I get so bored (as you can see) at the hairdressers, waiting for the color to set. What to do? Pull out the iPhone and photograph myself in the mirror of the hair salon! Enjoy. ~ Brenda Johima ~ Copyright Brenda Johima | Images May Not Be Used In Any…

  • KISS

    KISS

    As I mentioned yesterday, I’m finally getting my art back online after a long break and an upgrade of my site from HTML to WordPress, and the first piece, Tweedsville, went up yesterday. This piece below is an oldie but a goodie (2003), titled, KISS, and I was extremely thrilled when was featured on the…

  • Tweedsville : My Made Up Town

    Tweedsville : My Made Up Town

    Finally getting around to putting some of my acrylic paintings and mixed media art back online, after upgrading to a new WordPress site many months ago. By popular demand (LOL) here is my made up town, Tweedsville 🙂 I have not been actively trying to sell this piece at all, she’s been quite happy at…

  • Have You Checked Your FaceBook Security Settings Lately? Yikes!

    You know how FaceBook constantly makes changes? You know how FaceBook makes changes but doesn’t always tell you about it? Well, how do you know if you are browsing safely while logged in? Better check these settings! You just might be vulnerable to be hacked. Go to your Account, top right corner Click on “Account…

  • Twestival Comes to the Comox Valley : Which Non-Profit Do You Nominate?

    Twestival Comes to the Comox Valley : Which Non-Profit Do You Nominate?

    I have been encouraged by Janis Lacouvee in Victoria and Sylvia Tan in Vancouver to instigate the first ever Twestival in the Comox Valley, which happens around the globe, on March 24th, 2011. I have accepted the challenge, and am donating my time as a Volunteer to coordinate this event in my community, the Comox…

  • Twestival Local Comox Valley #TwestivalCV

    Twestival Local Comox Valley #TwestivalCV

    The Comox Valley is now officially registered for Twestival Local 2011! This will be a 1st for this event in our community and I’m thrilled to be part of it all. I’m volunteering my time to coordinate this event for the 1st time in the Comox Valley. Cities around the world will be nominating one…

  • Try It : You Just Might Like Me

    Try It : You Just Might Like Me

    Here’s my new look, my new brand, my new Social Media and marketing slogan … a spoof and spin-off, of course, from the FaceBook “like” button, and of course, the good old saying “Try it, you just might like it.” You can interpret it however you want, there are many interpretations. I am really super…