If you are a e commerce site owner you know that this is the worst time possible to have server/ hosting issues with your site. These issues not only loose you potential customers but they are very stressful because you can do nothing to remedy the issue. I am amazed at how many outages I […]
A Carnival of Motivational Writing November 2007
I will be hosting the November issue of motivational writing over at gather.com. If you have a motivational article or story that you would like to submit click the above motivational writing link above. If you need to read some motivational stuff or if you need a pick me up you can visit http://motavation.gather.com/ where […]
Useful tools for a committed blogger.
Are you a committed blogger? I remember someone referring to blog upkeep as “watering the blog” to keep it growing and healthy. This is a great way to put it! If you are not consistently publishing content and responding to comments you will loose readers! People who take the time to return to your blop […]
So you have a blog and a dream, how do you get there?
With any goal or dream perseverance and determination are key. You can do anything you want to if you set your mind to but you also have to take steps every day to get to where you want to be. Everyone has dreams and goals but many people become caught up and forget to take […]
A holiday wish and a tattoo.
I am addicted to digital photography! I take way to many photos and even had to buy an external hard drive to store all my photos! I am hoping for a new digital camera or camcorder this holiday season. I specifically need a digital camera that allows me to change the lens for different types […]
Pledge to buy handmade this holiday!!
With all the toy recalls, the ethics of big businesses and the state of the economy many consumers are looking for holiday shopping alternatives this year. As a small craft business owner I prefer to support fellow small business owners and this year I joined thousands of other consumers and pledged to buy handmade this […]
Does your business need a fresh perspective?
Ever heard the phrase “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? Do you believe it? I sure hope not because in business and in life it is so important to try new things and to take a new perspective every once in a while. Learning “new tricks” is essential to success, it keeps us […]
So how do you feel today? What are you waiting for?
Your mind is a powerful tool that influences how you perceive the world around you and it can even influence your future. Keeping a fresh and positive outlook can be the difference between whether or not you feel happy each day. Furthermore those people that you choose to associate yourself with can influence your perspective. […]
Energy saving lights for your yard!
You probably already know I am a sustainable living freak. We love saving our gray water for the garden, we like energy efficient appliances and just about anything that can save us money and energy. We even just started a “green blog”, greenpreferred.com The new energy efficient craze is LED lights. These are a very […]
Get your free 2007 holiday E-book today!!
This year I got involved in a fun free holiday E-book. I submitted my favorite cookie recipe to the E-book and I am excited about trying all the fun recipes others have submitted to the E-book! If you need some holiday ideas you should check this out! The theme of this years E-book is centered […]
Accouting Program for Small Business Owners
Small business & hobby business owners often have a hard time with accounting software. Small companies often do not have the money to buy expensive accounting software and often times they don’t even really need all the bells and whistles that the expensive programs offer. Small business owners care about bookkeeping but often times have […]
Raising and breeding finches
Male finches sing a lovely song and can bring great joy into a home. Adding a female finch (of the same breed) can also be quite a joy but hatching finches requires a bit of knowledge and planning! If you are interested in finding info about how to hatch your own baby finches you have […]
Greening Up Your Holidays
As we slide into the last few festive weeks of 2007, we should take time to make sure our decorations and celebrations are wise choices; not only for our pocketbooks but our planet too. Going green for the holiday season can save you some greenbacks and green up Mother Earth and it can be as […]
Our visit to the ranch
Well, I am not sure if this will display properly but I took a video of the baby chickens over at the ranch this week and I wanted to share it…. If it doesn’t play you can view it over at gather.com by following this link: http://www.gather.com/viewVideo.jsp?id=11821949021855013 My mom has a bunch of chicks that […]
Real estate news- It's a buyers market!
We have been home hunting for about a year now and we are still in no position to buy but the reality of the situation is that it’s quickly becoming a buyers market. A buyers market “is one in which there are too many homes on the market for the number of buyers. Homes take […]
X box 360- ring of death
My boyfriend has an x box 360 that we have hooked up in the living room. We use it to watch dvd’s and he plays games on it… Tonight we were trying to watch a movie and the x box gave us the dreaded ring of death tonight and we found some entertaining blogs and […]
Making a baby blanket for my niece…
My younger brother is having a baby with his girlfriend and that means I am an aunt! I have been working on a blanket for a while now, I am crocheting and knitting squares. It is coming together slowly this week and I wanted to share some photos of the work in progress.
Life is a zoo with pets!
Sometimes animals can be such a handful! Early this morning I woke up to the sound of our dog sifting through the recycle bin and licking tin cans. The last time our dog ate trash it was a messy situation if you know what I mean.. So I had to get out of bed and […]
The benifits of solar energy
Solar energy is a free resource this is available to all of us. Solar energy can power your home, you can sell any unused energy back to the power company and the government offers considerable incentives too! My mother lives on her own five acres of desert and she is interested in implementing solar energy […]
My finch is trying to hatch a baby!
Some of you may remember the saga of my poor birds toe. Lately she has been doing great! I actually ended up cutting off the dead toe for her after several costly and pointless visits to the vet (the vet cut off the wrong toe!)… Anyway, my bird is doing great! Her scabs are all […]