Was reading an interesting blog post about email marketing that my sister sent to me in a link on Facebook. As I have mentioned we are in the process of starting our own small family run and owned business and we are looking at various marketing options. The Yellow Pages are out of the question, it’s all about the Internet these days and those advertising options are a whole new ballpark for us. We have a lot to figure out, but we have plenty of time and aren’t going to rush into anything, baby steps, we want to do this thing right the first time.
Restaurant Equipment
When I was much younger I entertained the though of becoming a professional cook, owning and running my own small and quaint restaurant or maybe a bed and breakfast even. I still love to cook but have come to realize that a love to cook isn’t the only thing you need to be able to run a successful restaurant these days. But I do find myself at times looking at restaurants with a different eye then the normal customer, and I really love looking at various and interesting restaurant equipment at RapidsWholesale.com, a girl can still dream can’t she?
Working Retail
Today was a great day since we finally have had the best barcode scanner installed and it works fantastically, I’m so please to say. Any body who has worked with an old faulty barcode scanner can totally relate to how awful it can make your work day and we have been dealing with this issue for over a month now, so it is long over due. So with our new and improved barcode scanner and the temperature finally getting back to a decent number, this should be a great week!
My Bucket List Just Keeps Growing
One of the many things on my current “Bucket List” is to go on a Galapagos Cruise. I swear if I ever win the Lottery or find a check in the mail from Ed McMahon telling me that I’ve won the sweepstakes for the direct marketing company of American Family Publishers that we all wish we would win, I wouldn’t waste a minute booking myself and my BFF on the biggest and best of the Galapagos Cruises that I could find.
For those of you that don’t know about the Galapagos they are located about 600 miles in the Pacific Ocean, off of the west coast part of South America and there are over 60 islets and islands that have kept people entertained and scientists busy as ever with all of the native species that this wonderland has to offer. I have a second cousin who just recently returned from her adventure on a Galapagos Cruise Ship and listening to her stories and looking at all the pictures that she has posted on Facebook from that trip just really sparked my curiosity about that area. I sure hope I get the chance to see and do all the things that my cousin did and more!
Thanks To My BFF
The one place that I always wanted to go to when I was a kid, much like every other kid, was Disneyland in southern California. It never happened when I was a kid, but now I have the opportunity to go there and by golly you can bet your bottom dollar that I am going to jump on it and go this year with my BFF Judy.
Judy managed to line up a sweet deal for disneyland tickets at dnticket.com that she is going to pay for with her tax refund check and she has invited me, her BFF since 4th grade, to go along with her. She had a lot of deductions this year and is getting the biggest refund ever and wants me to help her spend it! I mean what are friends for, right? We haven’t done anything major like this together in so very long, it will be awesome spending a whole week together in such a fun and magical place such as Disneyland.
I will have to buy some new clothes with some of the money that I get back from Uncle Sam to take with us, but I guess that is the least I can do considering the expenses that she is going to be responsible for for all of this.
Sheetz Customer
I just got my Sheetz customer appreciation card which entitle me to save 3 cents a gallon as long as I make sure the sales clerks scans my card. I will also expect to receive an email once a month to let me know what item from their convenience store for free, like a free yogurt, a free bottled water, or a free package of candy. I love Sheetz, they all most always have the best price for gas as it is so saving another 3 cents will be welcomed.
A Fiji Wedding
It most be nice to be able to plan a Fiji honeymoon these days. Times are hard and most people I know and love are struggling just to keep a roof over their head, food on their table, clothes on their back and gas in their homes for heat and in their vehicles to get them where they need to be. There are some great travel deals going on right now since money is tight for the majority of folks today, folks have cut back on so many things and travel is one thing that most folks have had to put on the back burner.
Due to these great Fiji vacation packages (and other vacation locations as well) my cousin, who has been engaged for several years now has been busy planning one of the dream Fiji weddings that most brides would simply die for. You see my cousin just turned 25 and has finally received the O.K. for her to start being able to use the money that was placed in a trust fund for her so long ago from an accident that took her mother’s life back in the 90’s. A dream wedding in Fiji is the first item of business for her in using this large amount of money that she so dearly deserves, although no amount of money could ever make the loss of her mother better at least it will bring her some pleasure in the future.
A Galapagos Cruise For Two BFFs
My best friend really has me worried these past couple of months, her two grown sons are making her life totally miserable, so much that she had to go to the E.R. three nights ago thinking she was having a heart attack. Thank goodness it wasn’t a heart attack, but her stress level is so bad that she is physically sick from it all. And that really jerks my chain.
It really bites that she lives so far away. I would love nothing more than to drive down there and shake some sense into both of my god sons, but a seven hour drive is a bit more than I can handle right now, although I would do it in a heartbeat if I thought she really needed me to.
Anyway she is talking about the two of us getting away on one of the Galapagos Cruises that we have always talking about wanting to do since way back in the day. She is getting a good chunk of change back from Uncle Sam this year and would love nothing more than taking a trip on a Galapagos Cruise Ship with me – her BFF and have been since the fourth grade. Who would have ever thought that we would take a Galapagos Cruise together so many decades later.
Red
If you haven’t figured out by now that I am a bit different than the rest, which is something that I do take pride in. Unique seems to be a good way to discribe me. For example, Valentine’s Day is coming in just a couple more weeks. While most people are looking at chocolates, candy and/or jewelry to give as a present on this special day, I look for things that are not at all ordinary.
Since this year I really don’t have a “sweetheart” to worry about buying a Valentine’s gift for I thought that I would purchase my favorite niece the pair of glasses that she has wanted for some time but her mother will not buy for her. I found these glasses online at Zenni Optical where they have a HUGE selection of very affordable glasses. It isn’t unusual to see $6.95 prescription eyeglasses available there. While the ones I am buying aren’t $6.95 they are under $30 which is just too good of a deal to pass up.
My niece’s favorite color is red and red is the perfect color for a Valentine’s Day present I thought that I’d buy these red prescription eyeglasses for her. Check these babies out…..
Big Sister’s a Blessing
Thanks for the article from Isaiah Gaines
My big sister has been a real blessing to me. When we were little, I couldn’t stand her and always played the role of “annoying little brother”. However, now that we have grown, we are actually becoming great friends. I don’t know what I would have done this past week without her. She is, of course, the wiser and more experienced older sister.
When I found the house of my dreams, I didn’t know where to start. I had decided that this was the house for me and went to my sister for more advice. She helped me with everything. She went with me to find the best mortgage rate. She went with me to get the power and water turned on. She even met with the satellite company, so I didn’t have to miss a day of work. I don’t know how I would have done this without her. Honestly, it makes me feel bad for all those years of tormenting her. Hopefully I will be able to make it up to her someday. Maybe I can babysit, when she finally decided to have kids, which we don’t anticipate happening for a good long while yet.