Why UPS is not my favorite

July 5, 2010
why UPS is not my favorite

I keep giving UPS an opportunity to earn my trust and time and again I’m kicked in the shin. 8 years ago, when I was in the middle of planning a wedding and loads of happy little gifts were arriving in honor of our new family union, the local Mail Boxes, etc. “never received” 3 [...]

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I exercise, I walk up and down the stairs at least once a day

June 14, 2010

Really I do exercise. I run after 3 kids all day. Yeah, I know, I sit on my behind most every day, all day, working infront of this darn machine because I like it. I love my computer. My butt, however, looks like it loves my chair and the more I sit here and the [...]

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Using Popshops redirection with WordPress and Thesis Theme

June 13, 2010

If you use WordPress with Thesis theme to build affiliate websites, and you’ve been wanting to use Popshops, but not sure how to set it up, here’s a quick tutorial to help you get started. Popshops offers a number of options depending on which account type you have. If you are unfamiliar with this service, [...]

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Teasers and Thesis Theme for WordPress

June 12, 2010

Thesis Theme offers an enormous amount of customizing options for your WordPress layout. Teasers is one of my favorite features because displaying excerpts of a post in various locations can greatly increase your page views. Recently I was trying to figure out how to display a different number of teasers on my front page vs [...]

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Display an image according to the month name using javascript

June 10, 2010

Having content that changes dynamically (on it’s own according to some criteria) is a great way to add some extra interest and diversity to your site without the added time to maintain. Scripts can automatically change various aspects of your site without you doing a thing once the script is installed.This script will display an [...]

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The happiness in my yard

June 3, 2010
garden box

Sometimes someone will ask what I do in my free time and I usually laugh and reply “what free time?”. Working from home, I always work. However, working for myself for the past 15 years, work isn’t the same kind of work… I love what I do. Yet some days I actually do stop the [...]

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Do they really think we will answer?

June 1, 2010
marketing phone number

Last night, Memorial day, I was sitting at the dinner table with my family and the phone rings. We don’t usually answer at dinner just as a general rule. However, although I didn’t answer, I did have to stop the dinner family time long enough to take a picture… No. I’m not event remotely irritated [...]

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One of a few women I'd love to meet – Sandra Boynton

May 12, 2010
Your Personal Penguin

I’ve loved the art of Sandra Boynton since I first discovered it, eons ago. I think my first encounter with her whimsical critters was when my now 14 year old was about 2… her books for toddlers are hilarious, fun and so full of life. I started to collect all that I could. Now I [...]

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The person I've become

April 19, 2010
Daisy by JGoode

I wrote this poem in 2005 as a thought of thanks towards those that help shape who we are… When I was young Barely able to stand You reached out to me Taking hold of my hand You encouraged with love And disciplined at length You taught me understanding You guided with strength I learned [...]

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Deleting multiple waves in Google Wave with a Mac

April 16, 2010
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I joined Google wave sometime late 2009 but all I did was accept an invite because a friend had invited me to a group. I didn’t bother to try it out let alone look at the features until this morning. The same friend was at a networking event with me last night and was giving [...]

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