Friday, June 6, 2008

love3. Making Great Jewelry

I started jewelry making a long time ago, but never did much with it. Then about three years ago I really got started making all sorts of great jewelry. Since then, I have come a long way and learned a ton, absolutely a ton. Now I am working on sharing that information on a wide range of sites. One such site is Squidoo where I recently wrote the lens: "Make Awesome Necklaces Quickly and Easily".

There is really so much that you can do with with a few jewelry making supplies. It can be fun and of course, provide lots of great items to wear, give, and even sell.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

I Love My Job

Most would argue that I don't really have a job. I work online from home. I can do it any time I please and even skip it when I don't "feel like it". It doesn't make a full time amount of money yet (last month I made $336). However, I view it as my small business. The harder I work the better it is. I make money doing all sorts of things and in the end, I hope that it makes all our dreams come true. I blog, write a huge number of articles, do sponsored posts, and even a few crazy odds and ends. All in all, I am hoping to watch it grow by $50 a month each and every month. Or rather $50 from my goal...

I was hoping for:
$250 in May
$300 in June
$350 in July
$400 in August
$450 in September
$500 in October
and so on. With this hope I would be making August 2009. It would be better if I was making more then that before that, but I try to be realistic. I don't want to fall flat on my face.

Of course I made more then $300 last month. This means that this month I just need to make as much as last month...

Of course...the point was that I love my job. I love writing, blogging, and making money doing the things that I enjoy doing!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thinking Backward and Forward

Thinking back in time makes me feel just amazed that it is almost June. It seems just yesterday that Thanksgiving was approaching and with it Black Friday sales. No matter how you look at it Black Friday sales can make a huge impact on saving for your Christmas holiday season. Of course, I am just not one who likes the bustle and hustle the stores offer on Black Friday and with that, I love the Internet. The black friday website makes it easy to find great deals on the Internet. You can use it to find all of your favorite products and to shop at all of your favorite stores. The big catch, you don't have to fight mad amounts of traffic or other crazy shoppers to make it happen. It can make your Black Friday shopping much more enjoyable. Plus you can get up early in the morning and do it in your jammies! This is one of those things that is just a lot better then the alternative and has made my Black Friday much more enjoyable. For example you can us the Black Friday site for great deals at Best Buy. It is much better then standing in line at five am hoping to get there quick enough to get what you want. Rushing back to the stand with all the great stuff. Reaching out to grab it only to be shoved over by some other holiday shopper. Well, this doesn't have to be my reality anymore.

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The Cries of Terror

My mom finally got her disability. It has actually been awhile and I forgot to tell you. Now she is visiting my grandma in Florida and we have actually had an entire week with out house to ourselves. In addition to that, we will have an entire week more then this past one before she comes back. She decided that she wanted to live in Florida. So, she got an apartment. Then she found out that she misunderstood how much money she will be getting. In fact, she will be getting about half of what we thought she was getting. What all this means is that she signed a lease for an apartment on Tuesday that is three dollars more a month then her entire income. I am not sure how that is going to work out and it has me freaking out.

She will be getting just over six hundred dollars a month. There is no way that she can live off it, at least that we can figure out. This means that life isn't going to be easy and things are going to get pretty bad here. For us, things will be a little better. My husband is planning on charging her rent and then putting that toward the house we want to buy in December. Then we would have to buy a bigger house then we planned so she could live with us until she found a solution. All the while her money would help us pay for the house faster. On the financial side, this could be helpful. On the other side, it means living with her much longer!

We are also planning on assigning her chores so she is helping out around the house. Since she doesn't do this, it seems like a good idea. I wish she were moving out, but at least Peter and I had some time to figure out how to keep our apartment/house/home while she is living in it now. We can't continue to live here with her ruling the coop.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Outdoor Lifestyle

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Monday, May 19, 2008

Living with Mom

Living with my mom has never been an easy thing to do. When I lived with her in High School we fought every day. Same with my first year of college where I went to the local community college. However, I must say that moving out felt wonderful. I lived with her for five months after two years away from home. It was horrible, but I worked hard not to fight with her and then I married and moved out once again. After a year and a half she moved in with us. Things have been horrible for me and my husband. But I have worked hard to try and keep the peace. In other words I have done a lot of fighting with my husband because I don't want to spend every day fighting with my mom. This has been horrible for my relationship with my husband. A years worth of living with my mom, having my husband feel beaten down because he is not man of the house (my mom works very hard to be in charge), and having our son sleep in our walk in closet has been very hard. I have only fought with my mom three times in that year.

One time was the other day. But in reality I lost. She got what she wanted and was happy. I told her a touch of how I feel and it really doesn't matter. We woke up the next day and she was cheerful and acted as if nothing had happened. That was the end of it. Just like that and it is over. No apologies, no "how can we fix this?", nothing. I just don't know how much longer my husband and I can handle this.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Make More Friends

The Internet offers a whole world of new friends, new support systems, and networking opportunities. It isn't hard to find a whole new world right here on the World Wide Web. One new site that has a lot to offer in the ways of friend making, support, and networking is 3gb. This site is easy to use, has a lot to offer, and is growing. join 3gb community www.3gb.biz. This site is growing with very good people who have a lot to say. Here you can network and make friends.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Microblogging

I am enjoying microblogging with YouSayToo. Here you have the wonderful world of the microblog in the form of a "Buzzer". I love doing it and could make money, but I have no idea how to increase my traffic to this type of site. So, I am here hoping that you will want to go and check it out. There are a few that have to do with my life, but I am also doing a tip of the day, relaxer, and money maker each day. I am hoping to get a bunch of views and a lot of subscribers. I suppose we shall see. Any way...if you would like to check it out, visit My Buzzer. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

love2. The Texas Sunshine

We were Michiganders. We had lived there all our lives, and over 20 years apiece. Sure that isn't as long as some people, but it was the only land and whether we had known. Then we spent 8 months in Wisconsin. This weather was a little different, but at the same time very similar. Last June we moved to Texas. Since then we have made it through the hottest days of the summer, the fall, the winter, and now the spring. I love the Texas sunshine. There really is nothing that compares to its warmth as it seems to warm you to the bones. It is bright most of the days, even in the winter, and it makes for a great happy place to live. Additionally it is warm all through the winter and only really snowed once in the entire winter (at Thanksgiving time). We went swimming a few days ago, and it was wonderful, though a bit chilly. The air is often warm and even hot (very hot come summer), but it is humid and sticky like back home and is easier to handle then the humidity is.

All in all, I love the Texas sunshine, at least here in the dessert!

94. Hair Cut

Mom called me into here room asking for help. When I got there, she had chopped all my son's hair off. It is true that it was getting long, however I didn't want her to chop it all off. Additionally, she never asks she just does it. Today that meant interrupting my work schedule so that I could take care of him since she had decided to give him the hair cut. It makes me feel as if she has no respect for my work, my day, or my opinions and desires for my son. Now my husband is mad and planning on talking to her.

However, I am afraid that there is no such thing as talking with my mom. It will probably be a fight and something she complains to me about later. She already thinks my husband hates her and I feel that she hates him in return so it is such a grand old place to live.

While she told us she would be out by April, that isn't happening. The judge hasn't made his decision yet and won't until the end of April. The earliest she could get money is by the end of May and that has her moving out at the earliest at the end of June. We have months left of living together and some days I wonder if I will be able to handle another second of it, let alone months more worth of stress, the frustrations, and the fights that seem to be on the verge of happening. Plus, my mom is very depressed and unable to get treatment for it without a doctor. She can't get a doctor till she gets back on medicaid which can't happen till she is on disability. She often walks around crying and she rarely has anything good to say.

Some days I feel like saying, "Just shoot me now!" But such as life...

Friday, March 21, 2008

Rankrz

I have been working hard this month and one thing that I have become involved in is Rankrz. I am really hoping to see very good things from this program, but only time will tell. This site offers great rankings that you can do. (We all love setting up rankings). Then you can take these rankings and use them in your blog if you wish. But on top of that, whenever someone visits your page, you get Google adsense and Amazon impressions. So, you are making money as well as doing something cool.

This should be enough to get more people, it really needs to grow a lot more. But in case it isn't, they have started a contest. Now you get $100 for winning the ranking contest. I would have to say that it is definitely worth it. There are three categories:
The Best Blog Widgets
The Best Blog Marketing Tools
The Best Musicians.

Even if you aren't interested, I would love for you to stop by and visit my rankings, give me good marks, and great comments!

Oh, and additionally, you can put your rankings into your blog using this nifty widget.

So Much to Tell You

I have several posts that I am hoping to get down the next several weeks. I have been working so hard on the reward-athon that I have been neglecting all my blogs really badly. This isn't good and can't continue after I have reached my $1500 goal, which is coming up fairly quickly. It will all be over the 14th of April, as that is the last day for the reward-athon.

The only concern is how I am going to make near as much money as I have been with out it. I am not really ready to see a mega decrease in my earnings and right now my passive earnings aren't big enough to handle not having that three hundred dollars worth of writing each month. I can come up with some AC titles that I am fairly certain will be accepted and that will get me some money, but not as much as I need to replace. Other writing avenues will increase my earnings, but I just don't think I will make that much that fast.

On the other hand, my Google Adsense is growing slowly, but nicely. I was hoping for triple what I made last month, which just isn't going to happen (it would have been just over $14). However, It is reasonable to get twice as much as last month which is good as long as I continue in a forward motion.

I am hoping that I can win a couple of contests, but I will be making seperate posts for those!

Life is good, I just wish that it were a tad bit easier, but then I am sure that I am not alone!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Mortgages

There is a need for figuring out the best mortgages for you. This often varies from state to state. Having just moved from Wisconsin to Texas we found this out. Each market has different interest rates. This can be by the city, state, or other regional market. However, all this confusion about your Mortgage can now be handled with online advice. You can find everything there, even things as specific as Texas mortgages or Midland, TX mortgages.

But that usually isn't enough. What if you already have a mortgage, but are needing to think about better options for you? There are those available to. You can get information about Mortgage Refinance Rates. It is all here and all here to help you make informed decisions on things that will effect your life in a huge way.

Sorry About Being Gone

I know I have been gone a lot lately, and I really have to figure out a schedule that lets me blog regularly and write regularly while working around the house, taking care of our son, and all that kind of stuff. It feels like a lot to work on and with, but we rearranged our house and I should be able to come up with a much more effect schedule now. That is the wonderful thing. It won't be much to work with or worry about. But it will be good, it will all be good.

Friday, March 7, 2008

All Natural

In this day and age, all natural is a rare find and when you do find it, you have
to stick with it. There are so many nasty harsh chemicals that we come in contact with, but most of us don't realize that we are using some of these chemicals on our hair in our morning shower. We are actually causing damage to our hair with the shampoo and conditioner that we use. But it doesn't have to be that way anymore. Naked Naturals is all natural shampoo and conditioner. Their shampoos and conditioners will strengthen your hair after just one use, and they have no chemicals in them!

In addition to having a healthy alternative to getting your hair clean, these products smell great and are great to use. Their conditioner is especially creamy and goes on smooth, rinsing out for a luscious feel. It is well worth the new experience.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

93. Graduation

"Well, at least I will get to see one of my girls graduate!"

My roommate from college is graduating this year. She has worked hard for it and I am proud of her. When I told my mom, she quickly figured out how she could go and watch. With the reply, "Well, at least I will get to see one of my girls graduate!" Her "girls" are my best friend from high school, my college roommate, and myself. Regi (my college roommate) is the only one to graduate and at the way things are going, will probably be the only one to graduate.

While being happy for Regi, I felt a little angry at my mom. After all, she has made it well known that she is disappointed with the fact that I dropped out of college. It doesn't matter the situations that differ, it only matters that I didn't finish and she wanted me to. It doesn't matter that as a mom, I don't plan on going out and getting a real job and that all the things I do online for money don't require that I have a college degree. It doesn't matter that my husband and I are working hard to be successful at what we do. It only matters that I don't have that piece of paper.

Well, neither does she. She graduated from high school the year after I did through a homeschool course. She went to college for three semesters. Now she has student loan debt. But it isn't near what I have. She has a little 2500 dollar loan, while mine are resting at about 13,000. Maybe if she had paid for my education (Regi's was paid for by her parents) then it would be done and over with and she could be proud of my piece of paper. As it is, she will just have to keep her disappointment to herself. After all, she lives off of my husband and I!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

love1. I Love My "Job"

While this was commonly my I hate having my mom live with us blog, I am trying to be more positive. My mom still lives with us, but we are hoping that that soon ends (it has been almost a year). Instead of continuing my just plain old negative blog, I am doing 1001 things I hate and 2002 things I love. I haven't really started either, the posts contained to date are sponsored posts and rants about my mom. This will be the first of my hate and love posts. Since I have so many more loves I need to write about, that is where we are going to start.

I love my "job". Some of you, those that read these posts regularly (I am sometimes amazed that there are those who come back, but it also makes me happy), know that I work from home. I have a 19 month old son, and I work right here online. I make money with blogs, writing, clicking, doing this and that. I don't make a ton of money (yet). I am up to about $500 a month. However, I hope to watch that grow in the coming months and to work its way into a nice chunk of earnings.

Even with me working harder then the pay is worth (unless you take into account child care expenses should I work outside of the home), I really enjoy it. I love writing, I love working toward the future, and I love building an empire. At least that is how I feel as I work hard to build this into something huge. It seems to take time, and effort, but it will be worth it. I started in August with nothing. Now I am making about $500 a month. That will grow into something bigger and bigger until I am making a lot of money each month!

Anyway...love #1...I love my "job". Now this was given first place because it is what I am thankful for and loving today. Not that it is the largest love of my life (after all I have a wonderful husband and a wonderful son, even if he is a bit of a monster sometimes). This is just one great love in my life!

Thanks for tuning in. Till next time.

Monday, February 25, 2008

There's No Place Like Home

Unless you don't feel like your home is your own, then any place might be better then home. I often feel this way. I am here with someone who often treats me like they are the one who pays the rent. We pay all the bills with no help from my mom, but she makes me feel like this is her house. She says it is really me who does this and not her. Yet she complains about when we leave our stuff around, hates when we have to use her shower (ours is waiting for repair), and likes to control everything.

She drives me batty, but I am not sure that it matters. I just hope and pray that she gets her disability money soon so she can move back to Michigan.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Sometimes

Sometimes I would like nothing more then to take a vacation from my own life. I hate living with my mom, I always feel stressed, and my blood pressure is running about 175/100. She doesn't understand how the things she does, says, and how she acts effects the people she lives with. Instead she likes to manipulate me any way she can. Today, she isn't eating what I am cooking. Instead she is making me cook something different for her. After all she doesn't like what I am making and somehow she feels it is my responsibility to care. The bad thing is, I do care. I care that she eats and she makes me feel bad. I end up cooking for her so that she is happy.

But no one seems to care that I am so stressed out I can't manage or that I am on the verge of having a heart attack. Well, that isn't completely true. My husband cares, but considering the fact that I rarely see him, it doesn't really matter much.

Anyway...such as life.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Preparing to Move On

I am really hoping that this isn't premature. While my mom continues to live in our second bedroom, take up the hall bathroom and most of the closet space in the apartment, eat our food, and spend our money, I am preparing to move on. She is planning on moving out soon, hopefully by the end of April. We are moving in May...so this will be interesting. The nature of this blog will definitely change and it will move over to 1001 Things I Hate and at least 2002 things I love....

Starting today it will include plain numbered items that are things I Hate About Living with My Mom, hate numbered things such as hate 1, hate 10, and hate 1001, and love numbered things such as love 2, love 20, and love 2002. I will also continue using this blog to share sponsored posts.

There are some other changes, for those that stop by to ready my blogs. I am moving to a simpler style and a more relaxed view of life! eh, sorta!

Anyway, I hope to see you back shortly.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Refinancing

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92. Really, You Can't Talk More.

I spent an enjoyable hour and a half talking to my mom today. It wasn't all that exciting, but it was nice. When I said I had to go so I could get some work done she treated me snottily and said, "Really, You can't talk more?!?" I felt a little frustrated, after all the point of my son going to his grandma's on Wednesday is so that I can have an afternoon free of interruptions and get a lot of work done. Work is important because I am working toward our future. But that doesn't matter to my mom since she believes I waste my time any way.

It is hard to keep working hard with someone tugging you on the sleeve and saying that you can't make it. I know I can, it just takes so much work to get from here to there. It isn't like I get to wake up and suddenly be making enough that my husband can stay home with me and work by my side. Nope, it is a lot harder then that. It is a lot of work and right now isn't worth it. I am making about five hundred a month right now, which isn't worth much when compared to the $4000 we need to cover our bills, health insurance, and taxes.

Oh well, yep, I really can't talk more right now. I have lots to do to make my dreams come true!

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Flowers

I normally use this blog to complain. Usually about my mom living with us. This continues to be a challenge and a huge expense in our lives (we figured out how much we spent on her in the month of January alone and it was over $325). But my life isn't some horrible thing, not as a whole. I have a lot of things to be thankful for and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on those things.

-I have a great husband and a wonderful son. I don't always feel like I have enough time to spend with either of them, but they are great guys (my son is 18 months). They make my life wonderful and enjoyable.

-My earnings for the month of January was $520.14. This is by far the highest it has ever been, well at least from working online.

-My husband has been bringing me a bouquet of flowers every week now for over a month. It makes me feel wonderful and special as well as adding some beauty to our apartment.

No matter how life may seem at the moment, there is always some light somewhere, if only we will look to see our own blessings.

Monday, January 28, 2008

91. "There's Cheese Its?!?"

The sound of her voice from the other room makes me cringe. I don't have a problem sharing good treats, such as Cheese Its, with her. Don't get me wrong. What bothers me about having treats is how fast they go. She doesn't have any restraint. I can remember her complaining that my brother would get up in the night and eat all the good things in the house. I know where he got it from!

Two weeks ago we bought a big box of hot cocoa. It had thirty packs. My husband and I used four of them. At the end of the week she told me it was gone and that it was good so I should add some more to the shopping list! We can't afford to go through a big box of 30 hot cocoas in one week. So, I haven't bought any more. Which means we go without as well.

So, when I hear her talking to the baby in the other room.

"There's Cheese Its ?!?"

Not anymore....

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

90. Demands

There are times when I look at my life and I know that I will survive, but I am just not sure how. With my mom here, I have been stretched and my relationship with my husband has been stretched. It is certain that with the stress we have gone through in the first two and half years of marriage, we are bound and determined to survive it all.

Lately the demands have been getting to me though. Sunday mom demanded we go out and get lettuce, tomatoes, and croûtons. While at the store I learned that lettuce in the bag was cheaper then by the head. I called my mom to make sure she wanted these items for a salad (she had mentioned throwing the croûtons in with stuffing. I figured that if she wanted a salad that it would be best to get the bag of salad mix. She threw a fit. "I like it better by the head! It stays fresh longer and tastes better!" So we bought the head of lettuce even though we could have saved money and gotten more for our money buying the bag.

Today she demanded that I go to the store to get oatmeal so she could make no bake cookies and solve her chocolate craving. I didn't do it because we are out of money for groceries this month (actually we went over with the stuff we bought this weekend). When I tried to explain this to her, she told me to go around and ask the neighbors for oatmeal. This seemed crazy! I don't know my neighbors and I am not the type that feels comfortable going and asking for things from them.

But, it isn't really about me. These demands are really about her instead of me. But such as life.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Today is the Day

Today is my mom's psychological evaluation. In a few hours we will be in a doctor's office working to prove that my mom is depressed an unable to learn a new occupation. Doesn't that sound fun? As much as I would like today to already be over, it isn't. But, hopefully all goes well and today takes us closer to the next step in our lives.

The hope is that the doctor gets the paper work to the judge quickly and that he then makes his decision quickly. Then that his decision is the one we want. I am not sure what we will do if he denies her. After all we need her to move out! Plus some of the new apartments we are looking at (our place will be at least $100 more if we renewed our lease at the end of it) are townhomes with the bedrooms upstairs.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Refinance

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89. Nothing I Do Is Right

I seem to be upsetting my mom a lot lately. It is as if I make her upset no matter what I do. This is especially true if I don't make her enough food, or the right kinds. No matter what I do food wise, it is wrong. It makes me feel particularly frustrated and at times even attacked.

I know I shouldn't let the things she says bother me. But often I do. Often I feel wounded by what she says. Like I have been attacked and it has taken a toll on me. It makes me depressed and I have a hard time moving on from it.

We talked a little about it awhile back when she was commenting on my jewelry. She was like, "You used to get made at me when I told you, that you needed to practice to make your jewelry better." That wasn't quite what had happened. I didn't get made because she said I could get better. I was upset because she could never compliment me for what I had done, only tell me to keep practicing. It was like nothing I did was good enough. It still isn't most of the time. I told her that it wasn't about what she said, but rather how she said it and what she never said. She told me it was my issue, because I seemed to have a problem with her personality.

Well, whether you call it her personality or something else, her criticism and the fact that nothing is ever good enough for her gets on my nerves. It wears me down even on the best of days. It often makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry.

Find a Dentist Using Spock

Okay, we have lived in Texas for seven months. Now I need to find a dentist. Having been around the block a little, I decided to see what I could find on Spock.

I joined Spock awhile back. It is a people search engine. You can go there, add whatever data about yourself. Search people of all types using regular search words. You can even add information about friends and family, celebrities, and even dead people. There is only one problem with Spock. It is addicting and you go there for one thing, only to spend an hour there having fun and checking out whatever comes to mind.

Anyway, today. I need to find a dentist. I was rather surprised that 17 results came up for my area. Of course, this doesn't mean much. I quickly found out that dentist, doesn't necessarily mean that the person is a dentist. The first result is Clara McNeely who showed up in my search because she likes the movie: "The Secret Lives of Dentists". I myself have never heard of the movie before today. Because I am impulsive I wanted to know more about Clara McNeely she is a massage therapist. I think I could use a massage. Of course she lives in Tyler, Texas and not Midland, Texas. Being new here I don't even know how far that is.

Anyway...back to the dentist search.


There are a few honest possibilities here. They don't include much information, but more then I would get out of a phone book about the men behind the white coats. There are eight general practice dentists. A few "self-employed" dentists, though I am not quite certain what that means. A few others who claim to be dentists, but have funky profiles. Ah...the information you can find on Spock.

I must say, whether you are looking for a dentist, curious about what's on there about yourself or other people you know, or you are looking for a different type of professional, Spock can be a lot of fun! It might surprise you what's on there and where it comes from!

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

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88. I Just Know It Won't Get Done

I have been cleaning the house lately. Really really cleaning it. Not just the regular maintenance type of cleaning. It isn't that the house is filthy or anything, but we are rather messy. We don't pick up after ourselves, which means we live in the type of home that has the little piles every where. The living room looks worse (or did) because Marcus' toys were in there. I have gotten the living room, the dinning room, and most of the kitchen cleaned up and found places to put a lot of things that before didn't have homes. This weekend we are planning on finishing the kitchen and getting our room taken care of.

My mom came in and asked for an extra picture of my son. She wants to send it to my great aunt. Well, I don't have many pictures, but I told her she could have one. I am just not sure where I put them (in one of the piles on the dresser, desk, or TV table). I asked her if she could wait till this weekend when we finished cleaning the room.

She stormed off. When I asked her why she was upset she replied, "Because I know it won't get done." and off she stormed once again. This frustrates me. I am tired of her telling me what I will and won't do. The rebellious part of me wants to not do it this weekend. Kind of like a, well fine, if that's what you expect, I am going to go have some fun instead then. But I really want to get it done, so that's a bad idea.

It is just frustrating....

Friday, January 11, 2008

So, You Want a New Car

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It's Been a Long Time

It has been a really long time. Lately I have been trying to make a lot of money using Helium's Reward-athon. This has taken up a large percentage of my time.

Things of note.

We are going to have to move out of our apartment by the end of May. This makes me very sad, after all I was hoping for a break from moving. It feels like moving is all we do. Move here, move there. It also poses a few issues with my mom. The question lingers, "What if she doesn't get her money?" This question comes with a touch of panic.

Other news. She is waiting for her psychological evaluation to find out if she is getting her money. This was supposed to happen in three to four months, but it didn't. The good news is, she has her appointment the 21st of this month...hopefully that means something.

In the time since I have last written we did an all night trip to the hospital, I continue to have problems, and she continues to complain. However, she now has an over the telephone boyfriend (who will be stopping to visit the start of next month, probably at the same time that we are supposed to have a giant sleepover with my in-laws).

Hopefully everything works out and works out well, but time will tell. Till then, I am once again apartment hunting. We want to be able to have the apartment of our choice this time.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

If It Comes With You...

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I Hope Your Holidays Were Bright

I had good holidays, and avoided working that whole time. Now I am back and like, oh my I haven't posted since the nineteenth! Well, readership is down, partly due to no posting, partly due to the end of the year, Christmas, and all that jazz. I hope you had a good holiday as well...

I don't normally use this blog to talk about myself, at least not in the usual way, but I figured since it was a new year and all I would add this post. Christmas was exciting and brought about a few changes in our lives. Our son got a lot of toys from my husband's parents. This was a wonderful thing for me since we didn't have money to spend on him this year. Him being 17 months it isn't like he will remember we didn't spend a lot of money on him (I did buy him a game off of ebay, but it wasn't for much money).

My in-laws have been wonderful to me. They are taking the baby every Wednesday from three to six. It isn't a long period of time, but it lets me get more work done. Of course this hasn't happened over the holidays, but it is happening today. I am rather excited, I have so much going on that I really need the time to work. I think I need to start getting up at four again, but I am just not very good about waking up, and then I feel extra tired. Top it all off I have had a cold lately. But I am on the up from that.

I must say, since this is mostly about my relationship with my mom, I wanted to add...Monday I felt horrible and was so tired when the baby woke up. My mom actually took the baby to her room and watched him for an hour and a half. It is the second time she has helped me out since she moved in in March of 2007. I am very excited.

It does look like she will probably be moving out some time soon, though I am not sure when. I am very excited by this. Our apartment will feel huge and it will be all ours. That sounds supervillianish, but in reality it will be wonderful. She has most of the storage space and that makes it hard. Additionally having the baby in our closet is feeling horrible. We have been weaning him off of the bottle he was used to getting when going down for a nap and bed. I have put it off because he lives in the closet, but I really couldn't any longer. He isn't quite sleeping through the night and naps have become insanely short, but we are working hard at it.

Well...I must be off...I really hope your holidays were good ones!