Sweet Lime Communications

Shellene Drakes

Aug 19, 20181 min read

Mojito Mondays--Wine country: Niagara-on-the-Lake

I love traveling. I don't get to travel as much as I would like because, life. A few weeks ago, I went on a weekend girls' trip to...

Shellene Drakes

Aug 13, 20183 min read

Five tips to make your communications count

Whether it’s a quarterly newsletter or regular emails, there is no point crafting content that no one reads. When you’ve decided how...

Shellene Drakes

Aug 5, 20181 min read

Mojito Mondays: Happy long weekend!

As a small business owner, long weekends don't always exist because business needs to get done...but today is Civic Monday in Ontario and...

Shellene Drakes

Aug 1, 20182 min read

Are you productive or just busy?

This post nearly didn’t get written. I’ve been so busy with a bunch of things this week—but I haven’t been very productive. You know that...

Shellene Drakes

Jul 30, 20181 min read

Mojito Mondays: Be kind to yourself

We do the best we can in the time we have. Doing your best doesn't mean driving yourself to a nervous breakdown because you feel...

Shellene Drakes

Jul 25, 20182 min read

PSA: There's no such thing as a 'private' social media post

This sounds like common sense, doesn't it? I'm not talking about your professional LinkedIn or your business' Facebook page. I'm talking...

Shellene Drakes

Jul 22, 20181 min read

Mojito Mondays: I have the travel bug!

Earlier this year, the family and I went to Barbados to celebrate my mom’s birthday. My husband and my family are from Barbados, so we...

Shellene Drakes

Jul 19, 20183 min read

Top five tips for balanced communication

The problem that a lot of people share with me is: I don’t know how much I should communicate. So either they are overwhelming inboxes...

Shellene Drakes

Jul 15, 20181 min read

Introducing Mojito Mondays--sip, sip, hooray!

Communications can be challenging. Even more so on a Monday. My favourite drink is a mojito. I've had some really difficult comms...