To say it’s been a crazy week would be an understatement. After spending 6 days in Paris for my brother’s wedding and enjoying some stress-free, macaron-full fun, I got back to about 10,000 emails and a lot of unfinished business. But I guess that’s the thing… there will always be unfinished business, won’t there? I feel like a broken record sometimes when I say, “I could work 24 hours of the day and still have a lot of work left to do.” Unfortunately, between putting out small fires and accomplishing the things that absolutely have to happen (like sending out orders and changing diapers), it doesn’t leave much time for the nice-to-have’s. There’s no formula for “doing it all;” I doubt anyone’s truly able to do it, and if they are, they have a LOT of help. In any case, here’s what I’m reading (or let’s be honest, skimming, this week), that’s getting my brain back into work mode:

How to Write  Marketing Plan, via Shopify (Shopify has an amazing blog. I highly recommend it to anyone who runs a small business, bloggers, and people who are just interested in marketing)

Basil Cheesecake with Chocolate Sauce, via A Beautiful Mess (Sounds weird, but worth a try)

Are You Stuck in Consumption Mode? via Inc Magazine, by Jason Zook of IWearYourShirt.com

10 Quick Tips to Write Post Titles That Boost Your Traffic, via IFB

A group of kids is blindfolded and asked to find their moms with only touch and smell. I warn you: there will be tears.. via Fast Company

4 Types of Customers and How to Reach Each of Them, via Women 2.0

MORE changes coming to the Facebook algorithm & it could be bad news for small businesses, via Business Insider

5 Tactics for Conquering Your Perfectionism, via Women 2.0