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A good song that finds it’s way into my head every now and then, and then stays there for days is by Alanis Morissette is called “Ironic” I can so totally relate to this song in so many ways. Life is Ironic each and every day.
It’s like 10,000 spoons when you just need a knife!
I try to find a good quality gift to give to my mother each Mother’s Day. And this holiday is fast approaching so I need to get off of it and start looking around for ideas. Having access to the Internet makes this task a much easier one, thank God! I look for companies that accept PayPal since I use my PayPal account a lot. I also look for free shipping, it’s all about the $$$ these days ya know?
I found some nice Seiko Kinetic Watches at Bluedial.com that are affordable and I think that my mother would enjoy. She is a tiny little thing so she can’t wear anything big and bulky, which can be a challenge at times, but I think that I have gotten used to that idea for a while now. This is a pretty sweet wrist watch that is on sale for only $110 and has free shipping as well. I’ve bookmarked it and will see how it all pans out.
I’ve gone online to do some comparison shopping on Maryland insurance rates. I’ve found a great site at NetQuote.com that has helped with this daunting task of finding the best bang for my buck. I love how the Internet has made challenges like this so much easier. I remember the days of having to find the Yellow Pages and spend hours calling around to all of the local insurance agents trying to get quotes from the all in an effort to find the best deal. What a pain in the rear that was! And to top it off you were limited only to local companies. It’s a big world out their folks, the sky is the limit.
Over the weekend I went along to the Emergency Room with my sister and her 3 year old son. He had a high fever and was broken out with some type of rash. After speaking with the pediatrician over the phone she was told to take him to the ER. This was on a Saturday night, which turns out to be one of the busiest time to go to the ER, sigh……
It was a very good thing that they had Commercial DIRECT TV in the waiting room. That was the only thing that saved my sister’s sanity and kept me from sneaking outside for a smoke at their “Tobacco Free Campus” that they had numerous signs posted all over reminding us about the fact that smoking wasn’t tolerated anywhere on the property.
This ER has the good sense to have a special section of the waiting room that was playing the Disney Channel for the little ones. I thought that was pretty cool. DIRECT TV for Business is a wonderful idea and we are seeing it more and more in many businesses. The last time that I took my car in for inspection the shop had the DIRECT TV Business package going on there as well. Too bad that the remote was kept behind the counter though, they were so busy that I didn’t want to interrupt any of them to ask for the remote to change the channel. It all worked out though I wasn’t thee that long. I picked a good day that time, for a change.
Anyway, I’m all for having decent TV for clients and customers to enjoy during their waiting times. It beats the dickens out of reading the old out dated, torn up, germ infested magazines that we are used to having at our disposal in most waiting rooms. I’ve gotten in the habit of keeping a book in my car, or at least a reader’s digest in my purse just for those occasions, just in case.
I have been approached at work about taking over their email newsletter. It is something that I have dabbled in a bit here and there since I sit right next to the gal who currently taking on this task. It isn’t all that terribly difficult, I mean they have decent enough email newsletter software that is user friendly. But I’d like to think that if I do consent to taking this project on that I’d be allowed to check into some other newsletter software that might be better. I’ve seen some pretty nice newsletters and some pretty crappy ones and I’d like to have something that I put together look as good and professional as possible.
I am always looking for new and challenging things to take on at work, so I’m really quite tickled to be considered to do this important project. It is something that I think I can be creative with and make an impression with the “upper management” at some point. I’ve been there for almost 5 years now and I don’t for see me going anyway any time soon, at least I’m pretty secure in my position there. With today’s crazy economy one never really knows do they?
Since the economy has turned sour on us, there are a ton of people out there that have had their credit ruined. It is a shame that our lives revolve so highly around these credit issues. We work so hard to get credit, then we struggled to keep it good and we can have it destroyed in such a short amount of time. It just doesn’t seem right.
The good news is that you can now go online and have the opportunity to compare and shop around for credit cards for people with no credit history and bad credit credit cards to find the best fit for your specific financial needs. Credit-land.com is one such online credit card application site that I spent a bit of time at earlier this week. I’d like to find a credit card that gives me some cash back for a change and I don’t have the most perfect credit these days. So I’m glad that there are sites that make this task an easier one to tackle. I can take my time and browse at my convenience with no pressure or obligations. If I find one that sparks my interest I can apply for the card right there online. I like that.
I am one of many people that can not sleep at night without my Ceiling Fan on. If there isn’t any circulation going on in the room that I’m sleeping in then I can’t breathe and I’ll be miserable for the entire time. I grew up in a house that had Ceiling Fans in just about every room, my parents utilized them all year round and I’ve just become accustomed to them my whole life.
The Ceiling Fan that I have right now in my room has seen better days. I’m actually surprised that it has lasted this long since it is basically on 24/7 and has been doing so for the last 10 years. It has been making a slight noise these past few months, just enough to get on my nerves when I’m having a rough night of trying to get some sleep. So I’m thinking that now would be a good time to start looking into purchasing a new one. My sleep is important and my tax refund check should be able to cover the costs of a few things that I’ve been wanting and needing around the place.
I’ve been told and found that there is a website that offers Hansen Wholesale Ceiling Fans, so I took a gander last night and found some nice Ceiling Fans that I’d love to order. I was amazed at all of the different styles, sizes, colors of their ceiling fans. I’m leaning towards their Energy Star Ceiling Fans. I’m all about saving our precious energy and anything that I can do to help cut my energy expenses is a good thing. I like that they offer free shipping, and right now they are giving us a chance to enter a promotional code: N397926406 for their online shoppers to utilize for additional savings. There are deals out there for online shoppers and I’m all about taking advantage of all that I can find.
The weather has put a damper on my Super Bowl party plans. With the 2 and 3 feet of snow that we received yesterday, most of us are snowed in big time. We lost power for over 11 hours yesterday and just now got our cable and Internet connection up and going an hour ago. This blizzard has made a mess out of everything and we are expecting more snow on Wednesday, arg………..
It has become so much easier to purchase tickets with the coming of the Internet. I remember back in the day what a pain it was to get good (or at least half way decent) seats to an up and coming concert. Either being on the phone for hours on end or the standing in long lines that started forming in the early hours. My god people even are known to camp out in order to get tickets for some events, that isn’t anything that I’d be interested in doing, but too each his own I reckon.
I under stand that Taylor Swift tickets are becoming available and I’d really like to take my 14 year old niece to see her live on stage. She has never been to a concert and I think that a Taylor Swift concert would be a good one to start her off on. She is scheduled to be in the area and performing at the American Airlines Center on March 11. A Thursday night, (a school night) but what the heck it will be a nice family oriented event, not a bunch of rowdy drunks or druggies that I’d be concerned with having her being in close contact with. And we all know how close we can get an a concert!
I’ve used acheapseat.com before to find Houston Rodeo Tickets, it was a pretty simple task if I remember correctly. And I’ve used them to find up and coming events and AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER TICKETS and always had good luck so that keeps me coming back. You find something good, take it and run with it, right? So I’ll see what I can come up with this time around.
My first car was a ford mustang a yellow 1967 model. Oh how I adored and loved that car. My dad paid $650 for it and it lasted me a good couple of years while I learned to master my driving skills. It survived three crashes, the last one entitled it to a new paint job, canary yellow and she sure stuck out in a crowd while she lasted. I ended up selling her for parts and then I found myself in a ford taurus that kept me on the road for many a year.
Since I have seem to have always owned and driven a Ford I find myself now looking at some other types of car. I think it is time for me to branch out and try something new. Just look at this sweet looking machine, the chevrolet hhr, I love the way it looks and am really interested in looking more into what it will take to purchase one. I could see me behind the wheel of that!
I understand that the “Cash for Clunkers” program has been extended, so I’m going to see if I qualify or not before I start getting my hopes up to awfully much. I’ve found a great website Thecarconnection.com. They have reviews, pictures, stats, along with a huge classifieds section on new and used cars. I’ve even though about looking into a prius made by Toyota. My goodness there is a lot of different makes and models to choose from these days. I have my work cut out for me, but that’s OK I like researching things and the Internet makes it so much easier to handle, it’s all good!