Thursday, September 11, 2008
Medical Assistance
Understanding everything that is going on with our bodies and medication is often difficult. Most doctors come in and spend ten to fifteen minutes with us, sorta explain things, and then move on to the next patient. With that in mind, having something to help us understand is always a good thing. Epocrates Online is just that second resource. Here it will help you understand your diagnosis, your medication, and even help you to check and make sure that none of the medications you are on are going to interact with one another. For example, if you have recently been prescribed Bactrim you can get on and check to make sure the other medications you are taking aren't going to react with it, as well as a little more information about the drug and what it is general used for. Epocrates Online isn't meant to replace your doctor, but it is helpful in giving you a better understanding of what is going on with you and your life. This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.
I've Been Busy
Many who read my blogs know that I am working hard to make a living off of the Internet. It is easy for me to do. I am a stay at home mom and my husband makes good money. We are hoping that some day I can make enough money to replace his income, but till that happens, I take it one day at a time. Last month I made six hundred dollars. I am hoping to do that well this month (after all I had eight days off at the start of the month).
Anyhow. I have been writing sponsored posts, working hard writing articles, keeping up most of my blogs and all together working toward a brighter future full of dollars. We need about three thousand dollars in order for Peter to quit his job. That is a lot more then I am making right now and it sometimes makes me feel a little worried. However, I keep working and trying to get there!
Anyhow. I have been writing sponsored posts, working hard writing articles, keeping up most of my blogs and all together working toward a brighter future full of dollars. We need about three thousand dollars in order for Peter to quit his job. That is a lot more then I am making right now and it sometimes makes me feel a little worried. However, I keep working and trying to get there!
Vacation
We just got back from the first vacation we have had as a family. We went with my husband Peter's family. There were 11 of us that drove up from Texas, plus a couple of days where Peter's brother and his wife joined us for one big crowd.
The traveling there went better then I expected. However, no one expected that it would be my 2 year old son Marcus who would get car sick. About two hours into the second day he let loose and a wave of groans came from the back on forward. No one seemed too upset when we stopped at a candy store to get Marcus and his car seat cleaned up. The sad thing was that we came prepared with bowls, but they only work if you let others around you know that you need one!
The rest of the travel trip was mostly uneventful with crackers, dried fruit, and cheese for lunch and eating at fast food restaurants for dinner. There were a few moody times, but that was pretty much to be expected with 11 people in a van for 12-14 hours a day. Add some younger ones and you have an interesting trip.
Finally we arrived in Indiana, where Peter's brother, Sam, and his wife, Naomi, live. We spent the night there. Most of the family went for a morning walk with Naomi and the dogs. Peter and I took a nap and then grabbed some coffee in the lobby. It was great. Then it was off to a picnic at the lake with Naomi's family, or a few of Naomi's family. It was beautiful, relaxing, and fun.
Peter and I rode the rest of the three and a half hours up to Michigan with Sam and Naomi. It was a lot of fun and we talked the whole way. It was the first time that I had met Naomi and the first time in the three and a half years that I have known the family that I saw Sam truly happy.
A walk along the beach front in the dark was the end of Monday. Tuesday dawned in bright. The great thing was that we got Marcus dressed and sent him out to play with Aunts and Uncles while we slept in. (Who really wants to get up at seven in the morning? Other then Marcus and Caleb, Marcus' 11 year old Uncle). Relaxing, reading, bathing in the sun, enjoying the beach, and even more so the trees. It was great. A dip in the lake proved that the two summers in Texas had made me wimpy, but it was none-the-less fun.
Wednesday brought a bit of frustration and it seemed to take up way too much time. We were supposed to pick up a rental van so that Peter could get all of his Grandpa's tools to start his own shop (Grandpa, sadly, can't use them any more). Peter's mom had worked hard to make the arrangements and made sure that Budget would allow them to rent the van (our credit card isn't big enough) and then have Peter (who is under 25) drive it. This didn't work out. At the counter they said it was impossible to do that and there was nothing that they would do about it. All in all, it was rather frustrating.
Thursday brought a huge turn of events. Originally we were going to rent the van, travel across Lake Michigan with the rest of the family, visit extended family in Wisconsin, go to a wedding, and then drive home caravan style. Instead, we were going to rent a U Haul truck and drive down by ourselves, early.
We felt a tad bit bad about driving down while the rest of the family went across the Lake. At least till we heard the story of everyone getting sea sick (well minus Marcus, Levi, Isaac, and Dad). That pretty much made it all okay! Anyway, we relaxed while taking our time down to Texas. Peter's family had our two year old and it was odd being without him.
We stopped for the night in Rolla, MO with a coupon for an inexpensive hotel. As we got to the counter she let us know that she had just rented out their last room. That left us looking for another hotel. We ended up at one that cost a lot more then the first, but we were tired and in a hurry to relax. We ended up with a huge bed that was sooooo comfortable. Breakfast was good and we got to sleep in (our schedule!). We got home late (about 1:30am) Saturday night with two whole days worth of vacation.
It didn't turn out to be that great and we worked hard to get everything done. We had to unload the truck, fix our car (we came home to a flat tire), and get the truck back. We also needed food in a bad way. We did get some relaxing time once all the business was done and we had a good two days.
The only thing sad about vacation was that we had to go back to reality come Tuesday. This week hasn't been all that long (after all we had Monday off), but it seems to be a really long week!
The traveling there went better then I expected. However, no one expected that it would be my 2 year old son Marcus who would get car sick. About two hours into the second day he let loose and a wave of groans came from the back on forward. No one seemed too upset when we stopped at a candy store to get Marcus and his car seat cleaned up. The sad thing was that we came prepared with bowls, but they only work if you let others around you know that you need one!
The rest of the travel trip was mostly uneventful with crackers, dried fruit, and cheese for lunch and eating at fast food restaurants for dinner. There were a few moody times, but that was pretty much to be expected with 11 people in a van for 12-14 hours a day. Add some younger ones and you have an interesting trip.
Finally we arrived in Indiana, where Peter's brother, Sam, and his wife, Naomi, live. We spent the night there. Most of the family went for a morning walk with Naomi and the dogs. Peter and I took a nap and then grabbed some coffee in the lobby. It was great. Then it was off to a picnic at the lake with Naomi's family, or a few of Naomi's family. It was beautiful, relaxing, and fun.
Peter and I rode the rest of the three and a half hours up to Michigan with Sam and Naomi. It was a lot of fun and we talked the whole way. It was the first time that I had met Naomi and the first time in the three and a half years that I have known the family that I saw Sam truly happy.
A walk along the beach front in the dark was the end of Monday. Tuesday dawned in bright. The great thing was that we got Marcus dressed and sent him out to play with Aunts and Uncles while we slept in. (Who really wants to get up at seven in the morning? Other then Marcus and Caleb, Marcus' 11 year old Uncle). Relaxing, reading, bathing in the sun, enjoying the beach, and even more so the trees. It was great. A dip in the lake proved that the two summers in Texas had made me wimpy, but it was none-the-less fun.
Wednesday brought a bit of frustration and it seemed to take up way too much time. We were supposed to pick up a rental van so that Peter could get all of his Grandpa's tools to start his own shop (Grandpa, sadly, can't use them any more). Peter's mom had worked hard to make the arrangements and made sure that Budget would allow them to rent the van (our credit card isn't big enough) and then have Peter (who is under 25) drive it. This didn't work out. At the counter they said it was impossible to do that and there was nothing that they would do about it. All in all, it was rather frustrating.
Thursday brought a huge turn of events. Originally we were going to rent the van, travel across Lake Michigan with the rest of the family, visit extended family in Wisconsin, go to a wedding, and then drive home caravan style. Instead, we were going to rent a U Haul truck and drive down by ourselves, early.
We felt a tad bit bad about driving down while the rest of the family went across the Lake. At least till we heard the story of everyone getting sea sick (well minus Marcus, Levi, Isaac, and Dad). That pretty much made it all okay! Anyway, we relaxed while taking our time down to Texas. Peter's family had our two year old and it was odd being without him.
We stopped for the night in Rolla, MO with a coupon for an inexpensive hotel. As we got to the counter she let us know that she had just rented out their last room. That left us looking for another hotel. We ended up at one that cost a lot more then the first, but we were tired and in a hurry to relax. We ended up with a huge bed that was sooooo comfortable. Breakfast was good and we got to sleep in (our schedule!). We got home late (about 1:30am) Saturday night with two whole days worth of vacation.
It didn't turn out to be that great and we worked hard to get everything done. We had to unload the truck, fix our car (we came home to a flat tire), and get the truck back. We also needed food in a bad way. We did get some relaxing time once all the business was done and we had a good two days.
The only thing sad about vacation was that we had to go back to reality come Tuesday. This week hasn't been all that long (after all we had Monday off), but it seems to be a really long week!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Credit
Credit is one of those scary things that we really need in this world. If you have never used your credit then there will come a time, usually when you need something important that you will need that credit. It is often tricky to create good credit and to do the best for your credit as possible. However, getting a credit card is one option that can help you build credit, help you gain a better handle on your credit, and make it so that you can get the things you need.
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Vacation
We go on vacation in a week and a half. We are making an insane vacation, but I am excited as it will be my first. My husband, son, and I will be joining his family this year. We will be taking a 12 passenger van with 11 of us. We drive from Midland, TX on the morning of the 30th (well actually we drive all day, we are just departing in the morning). We will be ending our days drive to visit a (hopefully) nice hotel in Joplin, MO. From there we drive to some small town in Indiana where my husband's brother and his wife live. It will be the first time Peter (my husband) or I have met his sister-in-law even though they will be having their one year anniversary next month. We will also be meeting her family (she has my husband beat there with 9 brothers and sisters. With all of us...there will be 24 at this meet the family deal!). We spend the night there in Indiana. Bright and early Monday morning we get back in the van to make the final and thankfully much shorter leg of the trip to a cabin on Lake Michigan (in Michigan). There we will spend whats left of Monday there, as well as Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We will leave very early to catch the fairy on Friday. Taking the fairy across the lake is something that excites me. I haven't done it in a time frame that I can remember it. Once in Wisconsin we will be traveling inland to have dinner at an Aunt and Uncle's house. We will spend the night there toward middle Wisconsin. Finally Saturday will have us driving back toward the Lake Michigan coast and a wedding. Saturday evening we will spend the night just outside of Chicago (where additional family members live). Sunday we begin the trip back down to Texas stopping that night for sleep once again in Joplin. We should arrive by nine or ten pm on Monday night, tired and well vacationed.
As someone from a small family (I spent most of my life living with one younger brother and my mom) this sounds truly crazy. Of course...I doubt I am alone.
As someone from a small family (I spent most of my life living with one younger brother and my mom) this sounds truly crazy. Of course...I doubt I am alone.
Life, or Something Like It
Life is a crazy mix of emotions, events, happenings, and the like. My life lately looks crazy. I have been having a hard time sleeping at night, but that seems fairly normal (especially reading past posts here where I would write when I couldn't sleep). I still have a messy house and a kitchen that is a disaster. It actually looks like a bomb blew up in the pantry. We had too much food and such. I was waiting for my husband to put up the rack I bought. Now it is up, but I haven't done anything to fix the problems caused by the bomb. My husband hates his job and is hoping to find something new next month. I hate job hunting, looking for good opportunities, helping him get ready, and all that goes with needing a new job. Of course, if one is looking for a new job at least we live in a location where jobs are plentiful. My sister-in-law told us that her college friends were talking about how much you could make and where...McDonald's is supposedly hiring at $10/hr, Mama Rosa's $12.50, and to be the Frozen Yogurt guy who dances on the street is also a whopping $10/hr. Of course, my husband currently makes $12.65 at 40 hours a week, plus about 22-26 hours of overtime (at time and a half). Of course, we have talked about him working 40 hours a week and then having time to help me with the baby and such. I guess time will tell...
Moving
I am working on moving all of my regular posts from this blog to another. However, before that can happen, I have to get a few things worked out, so you will see the occasional post here. I have been working hard on a number of blogs and article writing sites lately and doing better and better. For one, I have made twice as much so far this month as I did all of last month. This is due to a renewed money making energy as well as due to feeling better then I have for a long time. I had surgery and that took some major recovery time. And sitting here at the computer for more then five minutes at a time would hurt me. Now I am doing better and working harder then ever.
I would love it if you would take the time to check out all that I am working on. If you go to http://www.falonandaiden.com you will find the most recent links as well as the most recent entries for The Boring Recount of My Dull Life. Everything will be moved over there soon enough. Till then, it will be just a little while left here and moving along.
I would love it if you would take the time to check out all that I am working on. If you go to http://www.falonandaiden.com you will find the most recent links as well as the most recent entries for The Boring Recount of My Dull Life. Everything will be moved over there soon enough. Till then, it will be just a little while left here and moving along.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Used Works
New engines and transmissions are often expensive and yet there are times when the one in the car you own, simply must be replaced. It is at time that considering a used and or rebuilt piece of equipment is best, but a little scary. midwest auto recycling is a company that specializes in used engines and transmissions. Each item they sell comes with a great warranty with most of them being three years. In addition each item is checked with CARFAX to guarantee the mileage and history. They then check the engines and transmissions to make sure they are working as they should. Additionally they have free shipping to the 48 Continental United States. All in all, it makes for a great deal.
It Has Been Awhile
It has been a long while since I have been here. In that time I have had gall bladder surgery. I am feeling much better, but for awhile there I was feeling really yucky. Now that I am doing better, I am back to work and working hard on a lot of sites and a lot of blogs.
We have done a little adjusting to our plans and we are looking at my husband quiting his 66 hour a week job and taking a 40 hour a week job in a year. Then a year after that reducing his hours to something part time (or I will pick up something part time). Then we are hoping that it all falls into place that we can both quit and work from home.
In addition to working online, I have been working on my children's book as well. It is a lot of work, but it is well worth it! I actually have seven different books in my mind that I am hoping to get out in the next couple of years.
Anyway...off to work again.
We have done a little adjusting to our plans and we are looking at my husband quiting his 66 hour a week job and taking a 40 hour a week job in a year. Then a year after that reducing his hours to something part time (or I will pick up something part time). Then we are hoping that it all falls into place that we can both quit and work from home.
In addition to working online, I have been working on my children's book as well. It is a lot of work, but it is well worth it! I actually have seven different books in my mind that I am hoping to get out in the next couple of years.
Anyway...off to work again.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Life or Something Like It
There are a lot of things going on lately, though they all point back to one thing. I am working hard to make money online. After all we are now saving money for a house and still working toward a future where we work for ourselves. This has kept me up working with the hopes that I can come up with something that moves me from making $300 to more then that a month. I think I have finally gotten to the point where I can easily make at least $300 a month, but more then that gets trickier. Hopefully I will see a boost by the end of this month...
I loved the month that I made $720, but that was a different issue. The reward-athon was going on so a portion of that money came from my guaranteed $3 an article. Now I am not making anything that secure, so it is a little harder!
Well, I am trying Squidoo again...I would be very happy if you might want to visit some of my lenses there...
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or others at my profile.
I loved the month that I made $720, but that was a different issue. The reward-athon was going on so a portion of that money came from my guaranteed $3 an article. Now I am not making anything that secure, so it is a little harder!
Well, I am trying Squidoo again...I would be very happy if you might want to visit some of my lenses there...
Make Awesome Necklaces Quickly and Easily
or others at my profile.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Last Night
Last night I was having a hard time sleeping and as such I was sitting at the computer working at 12:30 am. A knock came at the door and freaked me out. At first all I could think of was that there was an emergency with Peter's parents or his siblings. After all, it was late and why was some one knocking on the door. I rushed up to the door and looked through the peep whole where I couldn't see anything. I went to the bedroom and woke Peter up just before the mystery person at the door started knocking near our bedroom slider (which goes out to our closed in patio, he was reaching over to knock on the bedroom wall).
Peter got up and threw some shorts on and greeted a man at the door. This man was knocking on our door (and would have been waking us up had I not already been awake) because he had supposedly locked his keys in his car and he wanted to know if we had anything that would let him break into his car and get his keys. I feel bad if that's what happened, but he shouldn't have been coming around knocking on random doors at 12:30 in the morning. Plus, what if it wasn't his car?
Peter got up and threw some shorts on and greeted a man at the door. This man was knocking on our door (and would have been waking us up had I not already been awake) because he had supposedly locked his keys in his car and he wanted to know if we had anything that would let him break into his car and get his keys. I feel bad if that's what happened, but he shouldn't have been coming around knocking on random doors at 12:30 in the morning. Plus, what if it wasn't his car?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Who Am I?
I have been struggling with this question for some time now. To answer the question, "Who Are You?" You often have to use roles you play, things you love, and passions that you have. It is hard to cram all of who you are into a profile page, bio, or "About Me" section. It is like asking you to describe a flower in a single word. With time, this is who I have discovered myself to be.
Wife.
While I don't always know what it means to be a wife and I sometimes struggle with what I think I should be doing even though I don't have the time. I am a wife and I love being a wife. I have been married for about two and a half years to a wonderful man who makes me fell loved, charished, and beautiful.
Mother.
While not always a glorified term to use, and sometimes a difficult role to play, I am a mother. I have a beautiful baby boy (well he is currently 19 months, so he is almost a big boy now). He is a handful and all boy, but I am his mom and love him anyway.
Writer.
I have claimed this title for years. Writing is my passion while for ages I didn't make money doing it, I am now making more then I ever imagined by writing online.
Artisan.
I enjoy working with a wide variety of crafts. I have a particularly strong passion for beadwork and jewelry making, as well as soap making and bath and body products (I have blogs with both subjects: Beautiful Beads and Jewelry and The Soap Suds).
Dreamer.
My husband and I are both dreamers. Our dream includes my income online becoming big enough to replace his income (from his 60 hour a week job) so that we can both stay home and write, work on our crafts, raise our children, keep our house, and homeschool. The goal is for my earnings to be enough by 2011.
This of course is just a start to defining who I am. But in it, you can see that I wear many hats and enjoy a wide open and beautiful world. I would love to hear from you, "Who are you?"Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Home Medical
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Clean House
My house is rather messy. I can't seem to find the time and discipline to get it as clean as I would like while working, watching Marcus, and loving and playing with him as well. So, in a stroke of pure genius (I hope), I have a few people coming over today. My paid help is that of my brothers and sisters (in laws). I am not sure how many are coming, but at least three of them and possibly more. This should help with a great day. I am hoping to get as much as I normally get done, plus get some cleaning and laundry done. We shall see how it actually goes, since I am not very good at instructing a crew, so we will see how it goes. Well, they are here now! Oh my, here we go.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Summary of Life
Well a three day weekend was wonderful. It was a great vacation and my mom (who has lived with us over a year) is in Florida. This means that this was the first weekend that we have had in our apartment without my mom! It was wonderful. Better news came today. My mom is moving to Florida and has gotten an apartment there. This means that sometime in the next several months she will be moving. Plus we have decided to buy a house come December (which means I need to be working harder and more so that I can afford my share of the down payment). Then the plan is to pay extra and have the house paid off just shortly after my husband quits his job. We still hope this can happen by July of 2011, however, it must be said that things aren't going quite as fast as I had hoped. Well, off to finish up the day!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Investments
My grandma was/is a collector. When I was a kid I was always amazed by the number of collections that she had that filled all three of the upstairs bedrooms in her house as well as almost every corner and many glass cases throughout her house. These were her investments. Some of them she did well with, others she didn't do so well with. My brother and I would talk about what we would be willing to collect that would be worth it. The answer was simple: precious metals. There is a huge market out there for gold, silver, and other precious metals. These are fantastic things to collect. You just need to find a good place to buy them so that you are sure of what you are getting. Some place like Monex Deposit Company where you can purchase a wide range of precious metal items such as coins and bullion. Buying a gold coin can be an exciting investment. Of course, silver might be a better option having increased its value significantly since the 90's. Maybe some day this collection will be a dream come true and gold and silver will be what I collect (though after watching A Simple Twist of Fate I would keep it in a bank!).
Page Rank
This blog doesn't have a page rank, however some of my other blogs do. It is exciting to see that tiny one on the page rank checker. This means I have been making more money with them and PayPerPost as well. On the other hand, only one of my blogs that has a page rank of one is on PayPerPost which means that lately I have been overloading it with sponsored posts. I would like to keep all the blogs at a certain ratio. Some are easier to keep at that level because they don't get many sponsored post offers. Others, well it is harder. So, the goals for the next coming months (three) is to get all the blogs on PayPerPost and with a page rank of one or higher. This might not be possible, but this is the goal. I don't know if this one and 1001 Things I Hate will be ones that I can get up in page rank, but the others I should be able to do so with.
Anyway...page ranks, come to me!
Anyway...page ranks, come to me!
Life, Or Something Like It
Wow, the past few days have me feeling like I am in a blur. I must admit that I have been having a grand old time. We have decided that we are buying a house in February. This means that we must save a lot of money between now and then so that we can afford to do what we want to do! However, it is rather exciting.
Other then that, I am working hard on blogging which can be rather frustrating at time, but exciting as well. I wish I was making more, but time will bring that about I am sure. I love the fact that I am growing my empire to something worth talking about.
I do need to work harder though. Get farther and make more money so that we can move faster and get a few things we need. We are still going on vacation at the end of August/beginning of September. It will be $1000 vacation and we need to buy a camera before we go so we can take millions of pictures.
Anyway, can you tell that I am feeling like I didn't get enough sleep? It is seven thirty five on a Saturday morning and I am wishing that Marcus would have slept in. But he didn't. So we are watching a movie and I am getting the few things I had to do this weekend done. My husband is still sleeping. Man do I wish I was as lucky as him. He went to bed earlier and is still in bed...That's the weekend life!
Anyway...I am off for now. Sorry for the rambling.
Other then that, I am working hard on blogging which can be rather frustrating at time, but exciting as well. I wish I was making more, but time will bring that about I am sure. I love the fact that I am growing my empire to something worth talking about.
I do need to work harder though. Get farther and make more money so that we can move faster and get a few things we need. We are still going on vacation at the end of August/beginning of September. It will be $1000 vacation and we need to buy a camera before we go so we can take millions of pictures.
Anyway, can you tell that I am feeling like I didn't get enough sleep? It is seven thirty five on a Saturday morning and I am wishing that Marcus would have slept in. But he didn't. So we are watching a movie and I am getting the few things I had to do this weekend done. My husband is still sleeping. Man do I wish I was as lucky as him. He went to bed earlier and is still in bed...That's the weekend life!
Anyway...I am off for now. Sorry for the rambling.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Your Credit Options
I get lots of credit card offers in the mail. Sometimes I think that I will take the offer and use the credit card. After all, I could use another one. However, it is all so confusing. Am I getting the best deal for my credit? Is there something better out there? The answer is, probably. If you are looking at getting another credit card then it is a good idea that you do your research. Researching your options will give you wide range of opportunities and will let you choose the best options that meet your needs and give you the most! After all, it should be about you and not the credit card company. Your Credit Options will give you just that information. You can do side by side comparisons of credit card offers and make money that way.
It goes beyond that though. They will even give you the best options for specific needs. Maybe you are looking for 0% interest on balance transfers. You can compare credit cards that offer that as a service, side by side. It really can be just that simple.
Of course, whatever your needs are the great thing about Your Credit Options is that it is easy to understand, easy to use, and easy to get the most out of it. This has been a sponsored post from a site that will be a great resource if and when you are looking for an additional credit card (or hoping to get rid of an old one for a new and better one).
It goes beyond that though. They will even give you the best options for specific needs. Maybe you are looking for 0% interest on balance transfers. You can compare credit cards that offer that as a service, side by side. It really can be just that simple.
Of course, whatever your needs are the great thing about Your Credit Options is that it is easy to understand, easy to use, and easy to get the most out of it. This has been a sponsored post from a site that will be a great resource if and when you are looking for an additional credit card (or hoping to get rid of an old one for a new and better one).
I was using a microblog on YouSayToo and enjoying it. That got me wondering if I would enjoy writing in a microblog in general. Plus with a microblog on another site I could use it to put out links to my various articles and blogs just to see what the cat dragged in type of response. I love it. I started just the other day and only use it every now and again. My goal is to keep it up so that as I do new things I can post them. I now have two followers and that is just exciting to me. Actually knowing that I have people who are enjoying my stuff is really exciting in general.
Hubpages allows you to follow people's works by joining their "fan club". This means that right now I have 62 fans. ehow has friends that follow your works. I now have three real friends and then the one that everyone is given to start out with. Associated Content has the possibility for you to be "favored" and for you to have subscribers. I have been favored by one and I also have one subscriber. All of these things are exciting.
Well, Marcus has informed me he is ready for lunch. I will be back in a few.
Hubpages allows you to follow people's works by joining their "fan club". This means that right now I have 62 fans. ehow has friends that follow your works. I now have three real friends and then the one that everyone is given to start out with. Associated Content has the possibility for you to be "favored" and for you to have subscribers. I have been favored by one and I also have one subscriber. All of these things are exciting.
Well, Marcus has informed me he is ready for lunch. I will be back in a few.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Heat and Life
We decided we aren't running the air conditioner this year because it cost us about $150 a month in addition to what we pay to not run the air. With those expenses running from May to October, it just didn't seem like a good thing. Today will be the day that we find out how easy it is for us to make it. It is supposed to be 100 degrees. Right now it is 68 degrees, but come two or three...it will be hot. We bought several fans and spent the night pulling in cooler air. I have now shut the windows and it is about seventy degrees in the apartment. All the blinds are closed and ready for a sunny and hot day. Today's plan is to blog, then write during nap time. After nap time I want to clean on the house and then go to the pool. I brought my in laws vans so that my husbands brothers and sisters can come for a dip if they get hot this afternoon (their parents are in Dallas). We will find out if it comes to that.
If I can pull off all of my plans, it would have been the first time in ages that I have done just that. Hopefully it will all work out well.
If I can pull off all of my plans, it would have been the first time in ages that I have done just that. Hopefully it will all work out well.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Blogger
As a blogger, I must say I suck. I think this is from years of bad habits and only a few good ones. The problem isn't that I can't write. The problem isn't that I am not full of great ideas. The problem is I am horrible at scheduling time to make it happen. I am horrible at setting goals and sticking with them. I am terrible at being dedicated to what I am doing. Sure I keep on working and trying to make it all work. But for the most part, my efforts are scattered all over the net.
I am making a fair amount of money now and more then many ever hope of actually making. It isn't enough for what we want to do, but it is a good start. However, I am not sure how to make it all work. I need a plan of action that is actually going to take me from where I am today to where I want to be in 2011. I need a plan of action that is going to give me a functioning schedule that I can work and can stick to.
In truth I need to get some good habits going and I need to become much more disciplined (something I have said for a long time, but never really done anything about). Over there years bad habits have developed with few too many good habits. This is why my kitchen is a disaster and the laundry isn't done. Sure I am busy and taking care of my son while trying to make a new business work. But that doesn't change the fact that I haven't got a schedule that works. I haven't got the discipline needed to blog, write, take care of my son, work on preschool activities, and take care of my house. I know that I really need to find it in order to make all my dreams come true, but am a little short as to how to do that.
How does a person lacking discipline, direction, perseverance, and energy make it all work? I have always been known for procrastination and flying by the seat of my pants. Not things like organization and preparedness. I must make it all work, or it will fall apart around me and that certainly won't work.
I am making a fair amount of money now and more then many ever hope of actually making. It isn't enough for what we want to do, but it is a good start. However, I am not sure how to make it all work. I need a plan of action that is actually going to take me from where I am today to where I want to be in 2011. I need a plan of action that is going to give me a functioning schedule that I can work and can stick to.
In truth I need to get some good habits going and I need to become much more disciplined (something I have said for a long time, but never really done anything about). Over there years bad habits have developed with few too many good habits. This is why my kitchen is a disaster and the laundry isn't done. Sure I am busy and taking care of my son while trying to make a new business work. But that doesn't change the fact that I haven't got a schedule that works. I haven't got the discipline needed to blog, write, take care of my son, work on preschool activities, and take care of my house. I know that I really need to find it in order to make all my dreams come true, but am a little short as to how to do that.
How does a person lacking discipline, direction, perseverance, and energy make it all work? I have always been known for procrastination and flying by the seat of my pants. Not things like organization and preparedness. I must make it all work, or it will fall apart around me and that certainly won't work.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
DeWitt
You could buy your next watch from some department store for five to ten dollars. It will be moderately attractive and it will function, at least for the time being. However, it won't be something of excellence. Things of excellence cost more then ten dollars, are beautiful and breath taking, and will last long enough for you to pass it to your son or daughter and them to pass it on to their own son or daughter. Watches are the same way. Watches of excellence are those that take your breath away and are made with you, your children, and your grandchildren in mind. A great timepiece is really more then a watch. Jerome DeWitt has brought more then just watches to the men and women that have purchased his time pieces. They are something to consider and all together lovely. Owning a dewitt watch is more then just owning a watch. It is owning an heirloom, a masterpiece, and a watch that is crafted with quality, intrigue, and beauty in mind while presenting something unique and special. These watches follow the traditions of watchmakers from years gone by, all while striving to bring something new and fresh to the table. If you are looking for something more, something deeper, something inline with the masters of watchmaking in a history deep in the most beautiful of traditions verses the cheap imitation you can get at the store then a DeWitt watch is something to be considered.
Thanks for tuning in, this has been a sponsored post. None the less, these watches are some of the most beautiful watches I have ever seen!
Thanks for tuning in, this has been a sponsored post. None the less, these watches are some of the most beautiful watches I have ever seen!
Making Money
While I have been working hard for quite some time to make money I have seen a very large change in where I make money from in the past several months. In the month of November I made most of my money from sponsored posts. However, the beginning of the year brought a significant drop in the number of sponsored posts I was offered or qualified for. The beginning of this year brought most of my money coming from the Helium Reward-athon (which is sadly over, but I made 1440 from). Last month I didn't make much because I was sick and took two weeks off. None the less most of my money came from writing on various sites. This month is still going pretty well for the writing, but it is also going very well for the sponsored posts. I made $10 yesterday on PayPerPost and $26 from Sponsored Reviews (so far today). Plus I have a PayPerPost job of $7 and a Blogitive job of $5 to complete today. I feel like the riches are pouring in. Plus I am working on a writing contest that I could win $75 from and I am still making a nice amount passively from the articles I have written. Hopefully all will work out for a nice sized earning this month. I am hoping for five hundred, but that might be more then even I can pull off!
Some Thoughts
I have a handful of thoughts floating around my head lately. I have been spending a lot of time thinking about the life that I want to have an how to get there. It seems that there is a lot of work between here, where we are today, and where we would like to be in ten years. We talked a little about it this past weekend. We would like a house of our own in ten years. We want Peter to be working from home with me. We would each like to have a book written though it would be a plus if those books were also published. We would like to have a lot of great things going on including having crafts to take to craft markets and making money off of our writing and off of our crafts.
Marcus is sick today. He was yesterday as well. It makes it hard since he is hot and fussy as well, but I am just not sure what to do other then try and keep him comfy. Hopefully today goes a little better then yesterday since I have a lot I would like to get done today. I am hoping to win at least one Helium writing contest this month and that takes time. This isn't usually a problem, but when not feeling well, wanting to be held by mommy is fairly common. He is such a sweet heart though, and I love him so much. (Even last night when I found that I had forgotten to drain his bath water and he had thrown his shoes, my flip flops, and a roll of toilet paper into the bath tub!)
Marcus is sick today. He was yesterday as well. It makes it hard since he is hot and fussy as well, but I am just not sure what to do other then try and keep him comfy. Hopefully today goes a little better then yesterday since I have a lot I would like to get done today. I am hoping to win at least one Helium writing contest this month and that takes time. This isn't usually a problem, but when not feeling well, wanting to be held by mommy is fairly common. He is such a sweet heart though, and I love him so much. (Even last night when I found that I had forgotten to drain his bath water and he had thrown his shoes, my flip flops, and a roll of toilet paper into the bath tub!)
Credit Card Offers
It seems that I regularly find credit card offers in the mail. In fact, they seem to be pouring in these days. Many of these offers are rather complex to understand and they have a lot of small print to read through. I just don't have the time for all of that. I could use another credit card to work with because this day and age credit and plastic money is so much easier to work with then the real deal. However, figuring out which card is for me, is so difficult. With a little help, it doesn't have to be so difficult though. In fact, it can be really easy. Credit Card Analyzer will even tell you what the Best Visa credit card deal is. But they don't stop there. You can shop for a credit card by the best of deal and even by your credit history. Credit Card Analyzer then lays out the most important facts side by side so you can choose the card that is best for you. You can then apply right there online. It is fast and easy. It is all simple, easy to understand, and you know you are not only getting a "good deal" according to the credit card company, but also in comparison with other cards and offers. Life is complicated enough, making these decisions easier to make can relieve some pressure and stress.
This has been a sponsored review, however if you are thinking about getting a credit card or another credit card (no matter what your credit history is like), then this is the site for you to check out. It is just easier!
This has been a sponsored review, however if you are thinking about getting a credit card or another credit card (no matter what your credit history is like), then this is the site for you to check out. It is just easier!
Well...
I was really sick this past April. In fact, I passed a kidney stone and had a horrible Urinary Track Infection. Then the antibiotics made me feel like I was going to die. Okay, maybe not quite that bad. However, I neglected my writing and still hadn't gotten on getting back to blogging. With that in mind, here I begin. This month is one where I am hoping to start catching back up with my goals and coming up with a schedule to work by.
I also got a bike and am excited about working with that. We got a baby seat so that I can take Marcus with me where ever I decide to go. This town isn't the best for biking, but there is a neighborhood near by that isn't bad for riding in and I have mapped out a route to Marcus' grandparents which is about two miles away. What I didn't realize was just how bad of shape I am in. But we should be able to fix that.
I have also been walking more and am looking forward to getting back to the "duck pond" so that I can see if the geese had their babies. They were sitting on a nest last we were there. It is something I am rather excited about.
Well, I have a lot to do today, but I thought this was a great place to start.
I also got a bike and am excited about working with that. We got a baby seat so that I can take Marcus with me where ever I decide to go. This town isn't the best for biking, but there is a neighborhood near by that isn't bad for riding in and I have mapped out a route to Marcus' grandparents which is about two miles away. What I didn't realize was just how bad of shape I am in. But we should be able to fix that.
I have also been walking more and am looking forward to getting back to the "duck pond" so that I can see if the geese had their babies. They were sitting on a nest last we were there. It is something I am rather excited about.
Well, I have a lot to do today, but I thought this was a great place to start.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Update
Well a lot has been happening and I figured I would take a moment to do a quick post about where I am at today and where I will be going in the next few months. I have a lot of ideas and only time will tell how well they all pan out.
Helium Reward-athon-I neglected my blogs for just over three months to spend a mass amount of time writing for Helium. There they had the reward-athon where you could get paid 1-3 dollars an article (on top of the normal passive income) and make some extra dough. With one great effort I managed to write 480 articles for a nice sum of $1440. All in all, it was a good experience and now I feel ready to do a million and one other things working toward our goals.
Comments-I did a little comment moderation on my blogs and found a ton of spam. It is amazing how webmasters are getting more cleaver. Some comments sounded like real comments. Some were rude and criticized my opinion. Then I saw their link with porn clearly the point. Later, I found the exact same comment on other blogs. So much for them thinking I was dumb because of my opinion, they also thought my husband was dumb for his, and that one of my in-laws (a mere child) was dumb for writing a silly story about aliens. So, I spent an hour deleting about six hundred spam messages and leaving about a half dozen real messages.
Blogging-While most of my blogs make very little right now, I will be concentrating on building them up even more. I have some great ideas (at least I think they are great ideas) and am excited about doing a lot of new and interesting things. I am hoping to get some advertising on a few of them for a nice chunk of change and to develop them into something more. However, time will only tell what happens and where they all go. Write now I have nine blogs (including two very personal ones, such as this one) and maintain two more plus a hub site which lists all that we are doing these days. It is quite a bit, but with all the ideas going on in my head I hope to make it something huge!
Writing-Additionally I am writing for fourteen sites (though I am considering getting rid of at least one site) and have a wide variety of articles up there and about. I am working on building up a passive income and watching that grow with each month, which is rather fun to do.
Future Plans, Hopes, and Dreams-I am wanting to write children's books, and maybe novels. Additionally I would like to make money with the craft fair market. Actually come 2013 (which seems like forever away) I would like to make money blogging, writing internet articles, my own ebooks, newsletters, cafepress with my own t-shirt designs, books, and the craft fair market. It will be a lot of work, but me and my husband will be able to do it together and hopefully make a nice sum of money.
Well, it is late and I should try going to bed now (I couldn't sleep which doesn't happen much anymore!). Goodnight, hope to see you back here soon and often. If you are wanting to check out more of what I have been doing head on over to Falon and Aiden.
Helium Reward-athon-I neglected my blogs for just over three months to spend a mass amount of time writing for Helium. There they had the reward-athon where you could get paid 1-3 dollars an article (on top of the normal passive income) and make some extra dough. With one great effort I managed to write 480 articles for a nice sum of $1440. All in all, it was a good experience and now I feel ready to do a million and one other things working toward our goals.
Comments-I did a little comment moderation on my blogs and found a ton of spam. It is amazing how webmasters are getting more cleaver. Some comments sounded like real comments. Some were rude and criticized my opinion. Then I saw their link with porn clearly the point. Later, I found the exact same comment on other blogs. So much for them thinking I was dumb because of my opinion, they also thought my husband was dumb for his, and that one of my in-laws (a mere child) was dumb for writing a silly story about aliens. So, I spent an hour deleting about six hundred spam messages and leaving about a half dozen real messages.
Blogging-While most of my blogs make very little right now, I will be concentrating on building them up even more. I have some great ideas (at least I think they are great ideas) and am excited about doing a lot of new and interesting things. I am hoping to get some advertising on a few of them for a nice chunk of change and to develop them into something more. However, time will only tell what happens and where they all go. Write now I have nine blogs (including two very personal ones, such as this one) and maintain two more plus a hub site which lists all that we are doing these days. It is quite a bit, but with all the ideas going on in my head I hope to make it something huge!
Writing-Additionally I am writing for fourteen sites (though I am considering getting rid of at least one site) and have a wide variety of articles up there and about. I am working on building up a passive income and watching that grow with each month, which is rather fun to do.
Future Plans, Hopes, and Dreams-I am wanting to write children's books, and maybe novels. Additionally I would like to make money with the craft fair market. Actually come 2013 (which seems like forever away) I would like to make money blogging, writing internet articles, my own ebooks, newsletters, cafepress with my own t-shirt designs, books, and the craft fair market. It will be a lot of work, but me and my husband will be able to do it together and hopefully make a nice sum of money.
Well, it is late and I should try going to bed now (I couldn't sleep which doesn't happen much anymore!). Goodnight, hope to see you back here soon and often. If you are wanting to check out more of what I have been doing head on over to Falon and Aiden.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Microblog
I have found a few things that I love. I love writing, blogging, and making money doing the things I enjoy doing. But I also love the microblog. I have been working here at YouSayToo writing a small blog. Each entry is 200 characters or less. Here I share how I am, what I am doing, as well as a daily tip, a money maker, and a relaxer each day, or most days. However, I am in need of more traffic and not sure how to get it to the microblog. It isn't like I can social bookmark the microblog!
So, I decided to see if any of you would like to have a look. It might just be that there are a few people who read my blogs who would be interested. Of course, it might not be, but I certainly hope so. Without farther ado...My Buzzer.
So, I decided to see if any of you would like to have a look. It might just be that there are a few people who read my blogs who would be interested. Of course, it might not be, but I certainly hope so. Without farther ado...My Buzzer.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Every Now and Then...
It all started the beginning of November 2006. We slept in our apartment for the first time and I had horrible stomach pains. They lasted most of the night, and in the morning I was fine. I wasn't sure if it was my stomach or my back that hurt at the time. I had it happen a half dozen or so times starting then. I thought it was my back, my lungs, and finally my stomach. It hurts where my stomach is and causes so much pain it radiates out from that spot. It hurts worse in front, but also in back and all the way around. A hot shower helps, while I am in there, but not afterwards. This always happens after eight pm and it often keeps me up in the middle of the night.
So, here I am in the middle of the night typing away instead of sleeping. I am bone tired. I was thinking that if I stayed up late it would be fine because tomorrow is the day my mother-in-law takes our son and then I could have slept in the afternoon if need be. Of course, I just found out that they are having car trouble and won't be able to take him. Such as life. I suppose. It always seems to work that way. Hopefully I will be able to sleep soon enough.
Well, thank you for listening to my troubles. Have a good night!
So, here I am in the middle of the night typing away instead of sleeping. I am bone tired. I was thinking that if I stayed up late it would be fine because tomorrow is the day my mother-in-law takes our son and then I could have slept in the afternoon if need be. Of course, I just found out that they are having car trouble and won't be able to take him. Such as life. I suppose. It always seems to work that way. Hopefully I will be able to sleep soon enough.
Well, thank you for listening to my troubles. Have a good night!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Rankrz
While I haven't been here much to tell you what is going on in my life, one thing that is definitely happening is my work on Rankrz. Rankrz is a site that allows you to create lists such as your favorite musicians, or the best blog marketing tools. It is a lot of fun, plus Rankrz is a revenue sharing site. With a little work you can make a little money, have some fun, PLUS you can include their widgets in your blog!
Now they are running a few contests (at least one of which I am hoping to win). You can stop by and try your hand at winning, or just check out my rankings, vote for them, and leave comments. Your help would be much appreciated.
Now they are running a few contests (at least one of which I am hoping to win). You can stop by and try your hand at winning, or just check out my rankings, vote for them, and leave comments. Your help would be much appreciated.
Friday, March 7, 2008
The Holiday Season Is Over
If you are reading this, it means you survived the 2007 holiday season. We are now firmly embedded in the new year and we have a ways to go before worrying about the next great holiday season. However, it might not be too early to make sure that this year's holiday season goes smoother then ever before.
Last year's black Friday went as most black Friday's do. At least for most people. There was a mad rush to the store to save money. It was all about sales and spending, and getting the best deals. While the stores were crammed, the lines long and unbearable, and the shoppers grumpy and rude...some of us stayed home and shopped the holiday sales, in our bathrobes.
One site makes it easy to do just that. They have the information we need. Even as early as now they have stores reporting planned sales. You can sign up now and get notification of 2008 thanksgiving specials so that you are prepared to take the most advantage of the sales available as possible. You could get all your holiday shopping done on Black Friday this year and sit back and laugh as the rest of us scramble about hoping to get it all done by that big day.
Last year's black Friday went as most black Friday's do. At least for most people. There was a mad rush to the store to save money. It was all about sales and spending, and getting the best deals. While the stores were crammed, the lines long and unbearable, and the shoppers grumpy and rude...some of us stayed home and shopped the holiday sales, in our bathrobes.
One site makes it easy to do just that. They have the information we need. Even as early as now they have stores reporting planned sales. You can sign up now and get notification of 2008 thanksgiving specials so that you are prepared to take the most advantage of the sales available as possible. You could get all your holiday shopping done on Black Friday this year and sit back and laugh as the rest of us scramble about hoping to get it all done by that big day.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Never Enough Time In The Day
There is never enough time in the day. I know I am not the only one who feels this way, but lately it has been haunting me. Over and over again, I work hard and end up falling short. I just can't seem to get enough done. I do this or that, and it isn't enough. There are peppers to be cut up and frozen, there is a kid who wants outside, and more writing to do. I am working hard to make money doing the things I love, but it takes a lot of time and a lot of energy. Our Google Adsense has grown, but not near enough. We need to be making a lot more with it then we are...
My articles have grown a lot, but not enough. I need more, more, more! LOL.
My articles have grown a lot, but not enough. I need more, more, more! LOL.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Who are You?
We watched the Nanny Diaries last night. Not the best movie in the world, but the line that sticks out most is, "In your own words describe who Annie Broddock is." If asked the same question do you know what you would say? I am not completely sure what I would say either. I think the answer often has to do with priorities.
I am a mother. I have a wonderful growing boy. He is 19 months, has beautiful blue eyes, a wonderful smile, and a devilish monster side. He makes me smile, laugh, and cry (sometimes good and sometimes bad!)
I am a wife. He completes me. He makes me feel like the most cherished beautiful woman in the world. He loves me and I love him. While we have only been married for two and a half years I can't remember life being good before I married him.
Well, both of those depend on other people, but they are both parts of who I am. Parts I cherish very much.
I am a writer. Some may dispute this fact. But I feel that it is part of who I am. It goes far beyond what I do. It is part of my heart, soul, and mind. It helps to form most of my actions.
I am a blogger and freelancer. While newer titles, I can pounce on them. I spend a great deal of time writing both for other sites and for my own. I am seeing the financial benefits of such slowly, but surely.
Who are you?
I am a mother. I have a wonderful growing boy. He is 19 months, has beautiful blue eyes, a wonderful smile, and a devilish monster side. He makes me smile, laugh, and cry (sometimes good and sometimes bad!)
I am a wife. He completes me. He makes me feel like the most cherished beautiful woman in the world. He loves me and I love him. While we have only been married for two and a half years I can't remember life being good before I married him.
Well, both of those depend on other people, but they are both parts of who I am. Parts I cherish very much.
I am a writer. Some may dispute this fact. But I feel that it is part of who I am. It goes far beyond what I do. It is part of my heart, soul, and mind. It helps to form most of my actions.
I am a blogger and freelancer. While newer titles, I can pounce on them. I spend a great deal of time writing both for other sites and for my own. I am seeing the financial benefits of such slowly, but surely.
Who are you?
Monday, February 25, 2008
Blogging
I now have a million and one blogs. Okay, not quite that many, but somedays it feels like it. I haven't done a great job maintaining my blogs since working on the Helium reward athon, but I have been here and there a time or two. Today, I worked on updating them all. It has taken a little time and I have two left (after this one), but I am feeling pretty good about it.
Money wise the blogs have made a few hundred dollars (more like six hundred, or maybe closer to seven hundred) through sponsored posts. Sponsored posts seem to have gone down a lot since Google adsense hacked at page ranks of people using them (both posting them and paying for them). I haven't been making more then $75 a month where in November I made almost $300 from sponsored posts.
This means the blogs aren't really worth it yet. I am hoping to get enough traffic that they work their way into being worth it with Google Adsense. I don't want to work real hard trying to advertise or sell space. I would rather it be simple. However, that might take some time. Right now we are on a tripling pattern which could be great if it keeps up. November we made 15 cents, December 49 cents, last month $1.55. So far this month (which is indeed almost over) we have made $4.26. We are only cents away from tripling last months income.
Okay, well off to write about this and that and the other thing!
Money wise the blogs have made a few hundred dollars (more like six hundred, or maybe closer to seven hundred) through sponsored posts. Sponsored posts seem to have gone down a lot since Google adsense hacked at page ranks of people using them (both posting them and paying for them). I haven't been making more then $75 a month where in November I made almost $300 from sponsored posts.
This means the blogs aren't really worth it yet. I am hoping to get enough traffic that they work their way into being worth it with Google Adsense. I don't want to work real hard trying to advertise or sell space. I would rather it be simple. However, that might take some time. Right now we are on a tripling pattern which could be great if it keeps up. November we made 15 cents, December 49 cents, last month $1.55. So far this month (which is indeed almost over) we have made $4.26. We are only cents away from tripling last months income.
Okay, well off to write about this and that and the other thing!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Goals, Writing, and Hoping
My life right now is centered on three or four main things. The first of which is my son. He is 19 months, all boy, and a handful. Because of that, he takes the cake for most of my time. Then comes my online work. I have a lot of hopes and goals there and some days I feel really good about where I am. Other days I don't feel so good about it, but time will tell. The third would be my husband. He is the reason that number two is working hard right now. The goal is that I can replace his income with work online by 2011 and he can quit his job and work with me here at home.
Anyway. I have been writing as much as I can in the hopes of making it all happen as I plan. I have watched our Google Adsense triple each month for the last three months and am hoping this happens again this month. November we made 15 cents. That's something to laugh about. December we made 49 cents. Well, still nothing to brag about, but it did triple! January we made 1.55. I was feeling pretty good about this. I am hoping to make at least 4.50 this month. Right now we are at 3.06. It could still happen, there are a few days left. But...I don't want to be too disappointed about a buck and a half!
Other then that, I am writing hard and working hard on all sorts of sites with the hopes of building up passive income. This is where I am at. November I made just over 300 dollars. December just over 200. January just over 500. I don't know how much I will make this month, but I don't think it will be as high as last month. I know I can't cry over that and I just have to keep working hard and keep moving forward.
Time will tell. I have a lot of time left before 2011. It is only a matter of time to grow this into a great amount! lol...at least I hope!
Anyway. I have been writing as much as I can in the hopes of making it all happen as I plan. I have watched our Google Adsense triple each month for the last three months and am hoping this happens again this month. November we made 15 cents. That's something to laugh about. December we made 49 cents. Well, still nothing to brag about, but it did triple! January we made 1.55. I was feeling pretty good about this. I am hoping to make at least 4.50 this month. Right now we are at 3.06. It could still happen, there are a few days left. But...I don't want to be too disappointed about a buck and a half!
Other then that, I am writing hard and working hard on all sorts of sites with the hopes of building up passive income. This is where I am at. November I made just over 300 dollars. December just over 200. January just over 500. I don't know how much I will make this month, but I don't think it will be as high as last month. I know I can't cry over that and I just have to keep working hard and keep moving forward.
Time will tell. I have a lot of time left before 2011. It is only a matter of time to grow this into a great amount! lol...at least I hope!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Content Management
Okay, so I haven't been here much lately. I should be here more. I should be pouring time and energy into all that I do. But often I just don't know what to say. I walk around going, "HMMMMMM...what to blog about, what to blog about?!" Okay, so maybe not that bad. It is actually worse then that. I write great blogs while walking around taking care of my daily life. It is when I sit in front of the computer that one of two things happens. Either I get busy writing and doing other things in other locations. Or I don't know what to write and stare at the blank box here on Blogger (or Wordpress for my other blogs). This blogging thing isn't always easy.
But that isn't what I really wanted to mention today. I really wanted to complain. I went to write an article on how to drive traffic to your Helium page. There was one article in the category and it is closed. A little quick research says that he, the author, is someone who is responsible for content management on Helium. It would appear, that he has closed the topic so that his article is the only one on it. That bugs me a little bit....
I hate when people do things like that to keep the profit for themselves. After all, I might just have something great to add about driving traffic to Helium that people are missing out on because I can't write the article. Err.
Anyway, I hope you have been having a great time. I promise I will be around more and more often in the next few weeks!
But that isn't what I really wanted to mention today. I really wanted to complain. I went to write an article on how to drive traffic to your Helium page. There was one article in the category and it is closed. A little quick research says that he, the author, is someone who is responsible for content management on Helium. It would appear, that he has closed the topic so that his article is the only one on it. That bugs me a little bit....
I hate when people do things like that to keep the profit for themselves. After all, I might just have something great to add about driving traffic to Helium that people are missing out on because I can't write the article. Err.
Anyway, I hope you have been having a great time. I promise I will be around more and more often in the next few weeks!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Watching the Traffic Fall
I have these phases that I go through where I blog a lot, everyday, sometimes more then one post per blog per day. Then shortly after that I have a large phase where I struggle to blog. I try to do it, at least every now and again. Sometimes it is apathy that makes it happen. Illness, exhaustion, and maybe a little bit of defeat. It is true that I think blogging can be a huge part of our future and that I think it is important for what I hope to accomplish, but since it is slow work and takes a lot of time, I often think...eh, it's not helping anything any way. This last dry spell (the month of January) had more to do with feeling overwhelmed. With the Helium Reward-athon, I am trying to cram too much into a very short day full of other things. I haven't felt much like blogging and other things seem so important. This has led me to leaving my blogging duties behind.
I know I have said it before, but it is one thing that makes me sad. I struggle with traffic on most of my blogs. Some of them make a great deal of sense. After all I often wonder if I have anything of value that makes people want to read my blogs, link to them, and come back. But usually I watch my traffic grow and feel that maybe, just maybe I do. Then I watch it fall dramatically with a slow month and feel like I have to start over from scratch. Not quite scratch, but almost. I then usually work hard, build it up to a few hundred, and then slip back into the quite phase bringing it down to just over fifty.
It is sad that three hundred visitors excite me. There are some who are disappointed by three hundred visitors a day and here I am excited by three hundred a month. I know that I need to figure out how to work on improving my blogs, networking them, bringing in traffic, and building them up so that they are indeed making money. I just don't often feel like doing that and that gets me down.
I enjoy the writing part. I love writing entries, posts, even the sponsored posts, and am not much for the promoting and marketing part. This is part of why I enjoy writing on other websites. They promote my articles for me because it benefits them as well.
Anyway...that is today's ramble.
I know I have said it before, but it is one thing that makes me sad. I struggle with traffic on most of my blogs. Some of them make a great deal of sense. After all I often wonder if I have anything of value that makes people want to read my blogs, link to them, and come back. But usually I watch my traffic grow and feel that maybe, just maybe I do. Then I watch it fall dramatically with a slow month and feel like I have to start over from scratch. Not quite scratch, but almost. I then usually work hard, build it up to a few hundred, and then slip back into the quite phase bringing it down to just over fifty.
It is sad that three hundred visitors excite me. There are some who are disappointed by three hundred visitors a day and here I am excited by three hundred a month. I know that I need to figure out how to work on improving my blogs, networking them, bringing in traffic, and building them up so that they are indeed making money. I just don't often feel like doing that and that gets me down.
I enjoy the writing part. I love writing entries, posts, even the sponsored posts, and am not much for the promoting and marketing part. This is part of why I enjoy writing on other websites. They promote my articles for me because it benefits them as well.
Anyway...that is today's ramble.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Busy Busy Bee
Last week had a lot of interuptions taking my mom here and there and Marcus to his grandma's on Wednesday. Peter worked on Saturday. All in all, I feel like one busy bee. I have been cleaning the house and preparing to pack. I have been working on making money and taking my mom where she needs to go. I have been taking care of Marcus and I am feeling really tired. Of course I have said that before. I think tonight needs to be a read books and write night instead of a movie night. Maybe I even need to take a nice hot bubble bath with lovely scented bath oil. Do something just for me for a change.
I started a new book and it is good, but since then I haven't had the chance to read it. I must say, this blog feels as scrambled as I have been lately. I am just one scrambled and busy bee.
I started a new book and it is good, but since then I haven't had the chance to read it. I must say, this blog feels as scrambled as I have been lately. I am just one scrambled and busy bee.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Blogging
There are times when I look at my monthly statistics and I see a correlation between how much I write and how many visitors I have. Usually, instead of encouraging me, it bums me out. After all, I wish that no matter what, my blogs were growing with traffic. Instead they stay in the pathetic numbers range and I am not completely sure what to do about it. I know that I need to work on promoting them using bookmarking and blogging sites. I just haven't taken the time to do that.
This is my plan. From now till April 14th most of my energy is going to the Reward-athon on Helium. This is doing two things. First it will pay directly and then it will increase my monthly passive income from them. This should help me out a great deal.
Then the rest of April I will work on increasing my blogs traffic. I am working on a number of blog plans and changing some of the ones that I have. This will make it easier to keep up with them and to have something to say on all of them. But I can work on increasing traffic on all of them.
Then I want to work on writing for Associated Content. Three months is a long time (I am already sick of working on Helium). So, there I will write May and June. I want to get as many articles out there on Associated Content (any that are denied for upfront payment will also be published on Triond and maybe Helium increasing the income from both sources while also helping out Associated Content).
After that I want to work on Squidoo and Hubpages for July and August. This should break up the monotony of life some since each of these does things differently then the others. September will be dedicated to promoting my writing and other works as well as working on increasing traffic to the blogs.
October and November will be dedicated to how to articles at the couple of websites that I write for how to's.
December will rap up the year with a variety of things for all the websites and some additional promotion.
While it seems crazy, to have a whole year planned out like this, it also seems to be a good idea.
On top of that, I would like to open up and advertise for my own Cafe press shop in August or September of this year. However, to do this I need to get to work making designs to sell! I have a handful of ones I really like, but that certainly isn't enough.
Well, I guess I have to go an update my other blogs now. Plus do a design for CafePress, and of course write an article or two for Helium! :-D Good thing it is only 10:45!
This is my plan. From now till April 14th most of my energy is going to the Reward-athon on Helium. This is doing two things. First it will pay directly and then it will increase my monthly passive income from them. This should help me out a great deal.
Then the rest of April I will work on increasing my blogs traffic. I am working on a number of blog plans and changing some of the ones that I have. This will make it easier to keep up with them and to have something to say on all of them. But I can work on increasing traffic on all of them.
Then I want to work on writing for Associated Content. Three months is a long time (I am already sick of working on Helium). So, there I will write May and June. I want to get as many articles out there on Associated Content (any that are denied for upfront payment will also be published on Triond and maybe Helium increasing the income from both sources while also helping out Associated Content).
After that I want to work on Squidoo and Hubpages for July and August. This should break up the monotony of life some since each of these does things differently then the others. September will be dedicated to promoting my writing and other works as well as working on increasing traffic to the blogs.
October and November will be dedicated to how to articles at the couple of websites that I write for how to's.
December will rap up the year with a variety of things for all the websites and some additional promotion.
While it seems crazy, to have a whole year planned out like this, it also seems to be a good idea.
On top of that, I would like to open up and advertise for my own Cafe press shop in August or September of this year. However, to do this I need to get to work making designs to sell! I have a handful of ones I really like, but that certainly isn't enough.
Well, I guess I have to go an update my other blogs now. Plus do a design for CafePress, and of course write an article or two for Helium! :-D Good thing it is only 10:45!
Monday, January 21, 2008
A New Day
It's a new day and while I have a ton of things to do today, I am trying to get back in the habit of blogging every day. Of course, I have changed some blogs and cut some down. I have picked out the ones that are best for me and easiest to maintain. This is helping me out a lot since I don't feel overwhelmed by the situations at hand.
I am still writing gobs and gobs for Helium as I try to hurry up and make money with the reward-athon. I have also started my work as the craft sub-categories steward. Helium has started working with some people to make their site better and I have become of those people. On top of it all I am working my Pay-to-click programs, something that excites me as I have watched the pennies turn to dollars. And I am blogging. Lots of blogs for the future and lots of money coming in from passive incomes and I am all good.
I am still writing gobs and gobs for Helium as I try to hurry up and make money with the reward-athon. I have also started my work as the craft sub-categories steward. Helium has started working with some people to make their site better and I have become of those people. On top of it all I am working my Pay-to-click programs, something that excites me as I have watched the pennies turn to dollars. And I am blogging. Lots of blogs for the future and lots of money coming in from passive incomes and I am all good.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Valentine's Day
Often the question of the ages comes down to are you ready for...Right now that question is, are you ready for Valentine's Day. This is a day when you are supposed to go buy that special someone something...special. It is a day that is steeped in commercialism, but that doesn't change the desire to get a great gift, both for your loved one and from your loved one. With that in mind, you should start looking for great coupons. I have the perfect place to find just that! Buy a great gift for your man using Best Buy Coupons, or treat your lady to something special while taking advantage of Diamond.com Deals. It is always great to give (and receive) a great gift, but why not take advantage of deals, coupons, and sales while doing it?
Disclosure
Disclosure
Today
Today has been a very successful day in my mind. I stayed up through nap time and got a few articles written for the Reward-athon. I am currently at at least 120 dollars for the month. Which isn't too bad. I would like to make a lot more money then that though, but it means I need to write a lot more articles, like ten a day and right now I am averaging around seven.
I have also been working with pay to click programs and starting to bring in money with them which excites me. I think that it is a great way to add a touch of money to my income generating machine.
I have also done a few sponsored posts which is great. I really haven't gotten much money from this avenue in the past couple of months and it has made it look rather pathetic on my earnings for the month of December and January. Of course, other programs are slowly coming together to make me more money and I am working hard to build my passive incomes.
Well thanks for listening.
I have also been working with pay to click programs and starting to bring in money with them which excites me. I think that it is a great way to add a touch of money to my income generating machine.
I have also done a few sponsored posts which is great. I really haven't gotten much money from this avenue in the past couple of months and it has made it look rather pathetic on my earnings for the month of December and January. Of course, other programs are slowly coming together to make me more money and I am working hard to build my passive incomes.
Well thanks for listening.
Site Wide Disclosure
I am not sure if this counts the way that I am hoping that it does. I don't want to leave any of my readers in the dark about one very straight forward fact. I make money through sponsored posts. I refuse to lie about products, so if I don't know I won't write about it. However, I will provide with the information provided to me when a sponsored post is assigned to me.
I may not know that a company is the best car insurance, but I will tell you how I was told. There are many sponsored posts on my blogs. This is primarily how I make money right now, though that is beginning to change. I apologize if you come here and you feel that I have taken sponsored posts too far, or that I shouldn't do sponsored posts at all. I enjoy writing them and definitely enjoy having the income come in.
I may not know that a company is the best car insurance, but I will tell you how I was told. There are many sponsored posts on my blogs. This is primarily how I make money right now, though that is beginning to change. I apologize if you come here and you feel that I have taken sponsored posts too far, or that I shouldn't do sponsored posts at all. I enjoy writing them and definitely enjoy having the income come in.
Webmasters on Spock.com
I joined Spock.com awhile back now and have enjoyed using it immensely. Spock is a great people search. They have an ever growing list of people. They include things that they find out about them, where you can get their information online, and even more things. It can be used to search everyday people such as myself, and even more famous people.
I once checked out Harry Houdini for the fun of it. Because it can be a lot of fun. Members can add things to the base of information found there. So, if you know something you can add it. For Harry Houdini I knew that he was from Appleton, Wisconsin. I added it.
Of course that isn't what today is about. Today is about finding a webmaster. You can search the term webmaster and get a huge list. Of course I wanted something a little closer to home. I first searched Midland, Texas webmaster. There was no one here that was listed as a webmaster. Still I pressed on and searched Texas webmaster. I came up with a sizable list of 212 choices.
Spock really lets you find whatever you are looking for. I now have a large list of webmasters who aren't that far from me that I can get a hold of to find out more information about what they can do and if they can help me. Of course, it might not work that way, since I suppose that I could list myself as a webmaster. After all, I do work on the web a lot and have a few websites. I don't know if that makes me a "master" or not, but I suppose if I wanted to be!
So whether you are looking for a webmaster or your buddy Jim, Spock is a great place to go. You can go there for a serious people search or just to have a little fun. Just be warned, it is so much fun it is addicting!
I once checked out Harry Houdini for the fun of it. Because it can be a lot of fun. Members can add things to the base of information found there. So, if you know something you can add it. For Harry Houdini I knew that he was from Appleton, Wisconsin. I added it.
Of course that isn't what today is about. Today is about finding a webmaster. You can search the term webmaster and get a huge list. Of course I wanted something a little closer to home. I first searched Midland, Texas webmaster. There was no one here that was listed as a webmaster. Still I pressed on and searched Texas webmaster. I came up with a sizable list of 212 choices.
Spock really lets you find whatever you are looking for. I now have a large list of webmasters who aren't that far from me that I can get a hold of to find out more information about what they can do and if they can help me. Of course, it might not work that way, since I suppose that I could list myself as a webmaster. After all, I do work on the web a lot and have a few websites. I don't know if that makes me a "master" or not, but I suppose if I wanted to be!
So whether you are looking for a webmaster or your buddy Jim, Spock is a great place to go. You can go there for a serious people search or just to have a little fun. Just be warned, it is so much fun it is addicting!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Making Money
So, I have been working hard at making money since about August. Some months I have worked harder then other months. I mostly write to make money. I tried the paid to read e-mails thing, but going and checking my e-mail account which was full of e-mail ads as well as a ton of spam was hard to do. It took a lot of time and was really boring.
I finally decided to join a pay to click site. I thought I might be able to do it while writing. I was right. You click on the link. You have to have that page up for 30 seconds. But you don't have to be on that page. I joined Daily Clicks, upgraded for $12 and paid the $15 for 10 referrals. In three days I have made $5. This means I am still in the whole, but it looks like I will be catching up really quickly.
They pay:
1-2 cents per click.
.05 cents for each referral's clicks as long as you haven't upgraded
1 cent per referral click if you do upgrade
Payout is $10
Upgrading is also supposed to get you more links to click on each day
If you are interested I would love to have you as a referral, just go and sign up today and start making money while doing the other things that you do!
I finally decided to join a pay to click site. I thought I might be able to do it while writing. I was right. You click on the link. You have to have that page up for 30 seconds. But you don't have to be on that page. I joined Daily Clicks, upgraded for $12 and paid the $15 for 10 referrals. In three days I have made $5. This means I am still in the whole, but it looks like I will be catching up really quickly.
They pay:
1-2 cents per click.
.05 cents for each referral's clicks as long as you haven't upgraded
1 cent per referral click if you do upgrade
Payout is $10
Upgrading is also supposed to get you more links to click on each day
If you are interested I would love to have you as a referral, just go and sign up today and start making money while doing the other things that you do!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Work
It seems that every couple of months I just have a hard time working. I don't want to blog, or to write articles or to spend hours on the internet trying to make a living. I did horrible in October. I just didn't put much work into trying to make a living. But I did great in November and then again in December. Now January is here and I am struggling.
I am having a hard time blogging, staying focused and working through the difficult patches that keep popping up. But I guess that is what working for oneself is all about. It isn't easy to work through these hard patches, but it is important.
I am trying to work for Helium a lot right now. They are having a reward-athon and you could make up to three dollars an article for writing. Plus you get the regular rewards of page views, and building a passive income. So, now I am working hard there. I wanted to have a thousand articles done in the three months, but it just doesn't look like I will make it. So, now I am hoping for five hundred, which might be more reasonable.
Anyway, that's what I am mostly doing right now. Working hard trying to make a living.
I am having a hard time blogging, staying focused and working through the difficult patches that keep popping up. But I guess that is what working for oneself is all about. It isn't easy to work through these hard patches, but it is important.
I am trying to work for Helium a lot right now. They are having a reward-athon and you could make up to three dollars an article for writing. Plus you get the regular rewards of page views, and building a passive income. So, now I am working hard there. I wanted to have a thousand articles done in the three months, but it just doesn't look like I will make it. So, now I am hoping for five hundred, which might be more reasonable.
Anyway, that's what I am mostly doing right now. Working hard trying to make a living.
Friday, January 11, 2008
EyeGlasses
Eye Glasses are expensive. It is just that way. You want frames that are quality, comfort, and style, but that usually costs you an arm and a leg in the process, especially if your insurance doesn't cover any of it. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are other options. Here is a Great Discovery: www.ZenniOptical.com. They have really inexpensive eye glasses. This is because they sell only their own frames. This means you can't have the latest star's personal frames (or the frames with their name on it), but you can have quality, comfort, and style. Just for a lot less! 
Blogging
I am really having a hard time blogging lately. Top it all off, I have a great oppertunity to make a lot of money with Helium's Reward-athon. They will pay you $1-3 for each article submitted depending on your writing stars and if you have three rating stars (I am still working on both). However, I am hoping to get at least five hundred new articles up there in the three months. So far I have added 27.
I am really working hard to have a great series of passive incomes. However, I am having a hard time with some of my work. Such as blogging in particular. I don't know. I just haven't felt like it. And it hasn't really made me much money. PayPerPost and such have, though not lately. The hope is that we can build great blogs that make a fair amount of money with Google Adsense, but that hasn't happened so far. Of course the more I work it the more likely it is to happen...
Shame on me for having such a hard time remembering that!
I am really working hard to have a great series of passive incomes. However, I am having a hard time with some of my work. Such as blogging in particular. I don't know. I just haven't felt like it. And it hasn't really made me much money. PayPerPost and such have, though not lately. The hope is that we can build great blogs that make a fair amount of money with Google Adsense, but that hasn't happened so far. Of course the more I work it the more likely it is to happen...
Shame on me for having such a hard time remembering that!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Moving
The truth is I am really feeling like crap. My head is killing me, and I am just blah. But I can't sleep even though I should. We found out yesterday that we have to move and it really bums me out. Okay, so we are paying a lot for our apartment (760 for 1000 sq ft), and it isn't the greatest of apartments. I feel a little like a whine baby, but...
Fall 2003 moved out of mom's and into dorms
Spring 2004 moved into my first apartment
Spring 2005 moved back in with mom when I could no longer afford to live on own
Fall 2005 married and moved into new apartment
Fall 2006 moved in with husbands cousins briefly (from Michigan to Wisconsin)
Fall 2006 moved into apartment
June 2007 moved (from Wisconsin to Texas)
now we will be moving May 2008
I know it is five months away, but now I don't want to buy anything more we will have to move and I don't want to settle in here any more then we have already done. I hate moving and feel like that is all I have been doing lately. Packing, unpacking, just to pack up again. However, this is how it all began. I had no idea how our apartment complex determined new rent rates, so yesterday while paying rent I asked. Well, it is a complicated process as to how they decide what the new rate will be, but the manager said it will be $80 to $120 more, at least. Um...that would mean $840 or more to live here. We just don't have that kind of money. Our windows here stink and it has been costing us about $200 a month to heat and cool the place...we just can't add that kind of expense to our budget. So, we have to find a cheaper place to live. Which we can do. We can find a cheaper, better, bigger place to live. I am just tired of moving. Suck it up I suppose...
We chose this apartment because we were in Wisconsin looking for an apartment over the phone and the internet. Additionally it was a time crunch and an apartment crunch. There just weren't many apartments open at the time. So, in desperation we grabbed the first apartment that was available. I just want to stay somewhere three or four years! We can't buy yet. We have no down payment, the housing market here is such that we are afraid if we buy now we might end up with a house not worth as much when we are done (it is booming big), and we haven't paid our bills on time this entire past year. There were times when things were crazy and bills had to be shifted around.
Wow, that was a lot of complaining. I really do know I am whining and I have to get over it and do what I need to do. Thanks for listening though!
Fall 2003 moved out of mom's and into dorms
Spring 2004 moved into my first apartment
Spring 2005 moved back in with mom when I could no longer afford to live on own
Fall 2005 married and moved into new apartment
Fall 2006 moved in with husbands cousins briefly (from Michigan to Wisconsin)
Fall 2006 moved into apartment
June 2007 moved (from Wisconsin to Texas)
now we will be moving May 2008
I know it is five months away, but now I don't want to buy anything more we will have to move and I don't want to settle in here any more then we have already done. I hate moving and feel like that is all I have been doing lately. Packing, unpacking, just to pack up again. However, this is how it all began. I had no idea how our apartment complex determined new rent rates, so yesterday while paying rent I asked. Well, it is a complicated process as to how they decide what the new rate will be, but the manager said it will be $80 to $120 more, at least. Um...that would mean $840 or more to live here. We just don't have that kind of money. Our windows here stink and it has been costing us about $200 a month to heat and cool the place...we just can't add that kind of expense to our budget. So, we have to find a cheaper place to live. Which we can do. We can find a cheaper, better, bigger place to live. I am just tired of moving. Suck it up I suppose...
We chose this apartment because we were in Wisconsin looking for an apartment over the phone and the internet. Additionally it was a time crunch and an apartment crunch. There just weren't many apartments open at the time. So, in desperation we grabbed the first apartment that was available. I just want to stay somewhere three or four years! We can't buy yet. We have no down payment, the housing market here is such that we are afraid if we buy now we might end up with a house not worth as much when we are done (it is booming big), and we haven't paid our bills on time this entire past year. There were times when things were crazy and bills had to be shifted around.
Wow, that was a lot of complaining. I really do know I am whining and I have to get over it and do what I need to do. Thanks for listening though!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Security is Important
We can talk about national security, but it isn't a discussion that will touch most of us at home. However, security in our computing will! We all want the most secure way to do things and when retrieving information across your network infrastructure this can be of utmost importance, especially when you are an enterprise network. Telnet has a variety of solutions that can make your network, computer systems, and files safe and secure. They make your world a peaceful place by providing the worlds best protection!
This has been a sponsored post brought to you with security in mind. If you need security, Telnet is your company!
This has been a sponsored post brought to you with security in mind. If you need security, Telnet is your company!
I Hope Your Holidays Were Good Ones...
My holidays were great. I haven't blogged since the 20th of December, which isn't good for my blogging, but it was good for me. Now I am back and hoping your holidays were as good as mine. I didn't get a ton of gifts. Actually I got a beautiful butterfly necklace from my husband, a $50 from his grandpa and a $5 from his grandma (on different sides of his family), and a $10 gift card to Hobby Lobby. All in all it wasn't a huge Christmas, but it was a good one. I had fun shopping and actually went to Goodwill and found a lot of clothes on sale. I love finding good things and paying a dollar for them.
Additionally my son got a lot of toys. This was wonderful. His toy selection isn't that large and this helped out a lot. It made it so that there are lots of play options and has kept him busy for a few days. I love when he's busy. It makes things easier for me!
Well, while I haven't been blogging I have been doing other things. I have been writing articles. Last month I made about 211.70, which wasn't as good as November with 311.54, but it was nice. Hopefully this month I make even more then that! Time will tell...
Additionally my son got a lot of toys. This was wonderful. His toy selection isn't that large and this helped out a lot. It made it so that there are lots of play options and has kept him busy for a few days. I love when he's busy. It makes things easier for me!
Well, while I haven't been blogging I have been doing other things. I have been writing articles. Last month I made about 211.70, which wasn't as good as November with 311.54, but it was nice. Hopefully this month I make even more then that! Time will tell...
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