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.

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.

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.

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!

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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?

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?"

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.

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!

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!

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.

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).

Twitter

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.

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.

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.

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.

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