There Are Great Watches Out There Now

I was looking around in one of the nicer jewelry stores in town lately and saw some beautiful watches. Watches that cost upwards of thousand of dollars! Some of the lady sports watches had diamonds on them. That is a pairing I had never thought of--sports watches and diamonds! You could run the 100 year dash wearing it, or scuba dive. Can you imagine that? I have a hard time doing that! I also saw some titanium watches men, along with some other brands, that were also very expensive.
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My worry would be, what if you spend that much money on a watch and lose it anyway? That would be heartbreaking. I guess you could get some insurance to cover it? If not, I wouldn't even go there, because I would be sure to lose it, or have the strap break, and bye bye watch.

Can I Afford A Cleaning Woman?

I work full time and have a couple of part-time gigs, including being a lawyer and a freelance writer. I also try to have a social life. Needless to say, I don't have a lot of time to clean the house. Yet, I like things to be in order and the house to be presentable. I don't have a lot of extra money, but it might be money well spent. I need to research some cleaning services and the costs to see if I can afford it. My place is small, so I might feel silly getting a cleaning woman, but time is money. And I don't have enough time. One of my friends who lives in North Carolina has looked into a cary cleaning service. I don't know if she has actually hired them yet or not. I need to check in with her and see what she thinks. It would help me make my decision.

Carpets Need Upkeep Or They Look Bad

My friend who lives in Chapel Hill has a great new home. It is one of the new open air designs, and it is very comfortable. I have only been there once, but loved it. She works at home, so she gets to enjoy being there a lot. She is very lucky. She is doing a little upkeep to make the house even better. She said her carpets looked grungy so she is going to check out some carpet cleaners chapel hill ncto see how much it would cost to get them cleaned. I know from experience that if you don't get your carpets cleaned regularly, they will look grungy beyond repair. I am trying to remember that now too.

Would Spray Tanning Help Me?

I have never had a spray tan, but one of my law school classmates used to get them all the time. I have vitiligo, which is a skin pigment problem. Where you lose pigment, and your skin goes white. I am fair skinned anyway, so normally it doesn't show, but when I get the least bit of sun, you can see the vitiligo patches. I have medicine t use, two different creams, but one of them is very expensive, so I have slacked off. I need to start again. I would like to get a spray tan to help that problem. I am just not sure if it would help fill in the spot,s or make them more noticeable.

Sprucing Up My Condo

I am looking around to see what I can do to make my condo look better. Being on a budget, I am thinking first about what I can do that doesn't cost very much. Here is my list of what I need that won't cost that much: a new sofa, a white porcelain sink for the kitchen, new water heater,  a door kick plate, and maybe some new carpet to replace the new carpet that I just got, and that the cats have clawed up. Naughty kitties. I have a small carpet area, so it doesn't cost that much, but hey it was still a waste of $700. Money that I don't have. The carpet looks better, only in that it is newer carpet, as opposed to the old carpet I had. New carpet that is clawed. Nice. Maybe the water heater will be next. Good and practical. Then maybe the porcelain sink. That would make my kitchen look so nice. Little by little, it will come together.

Is Suzanne Somers Right?

I have not read Suzanne Somers' book on bioidentical hormone therapy, but I have heard her talk about it on TV, and she sure looks good. She also seems to have stemmed her disease, although I cannot recall what disease it was. I remember it was serious though. Cancer, I think, but am not sure.

I am into looking good and anti-aging techniques, but I have not looked into this therapy yet. I am worried about my skin looking bad and thought I would read up bioidentical hormone therapy austin
and some other sites. Maybe I will even read Somer's book. If there are not any downsides to the therapy, I may end up doing it. Who knows?

Nametags Are Helpful At Meetings!

I am great with names and faces but occasionally fall down when I am meeting someone when I am in a hurry or just otherwise preoccupied. It's embarrassing to me to not know people's names, when I am usually very good at that. It is even worse when it is a recurrirng meeting and there is no excuse not to know someone's name.

That is why nametags are so important. For recurirng group meetings, you might as well get personalized name tags. This saves money in the long run and also makes you feel a little more special than wearing temporary paper nametags. The only problem is that it is also embarrassing to be caught staring at someone's nametag--you feel that people know you don't know their name. So it is good to have the type big enough that you don't have to make it obvious when you look.

So Many Cash Advance Places Out There Now

It is surprising to me (or maybe it isn't) how many cash advance storefronts there are out there now. I can drive down almost any street and at least see a couple. A dry cleaner I used to use is now out of business, and in its place is a title loans store. That industry is huge and seems to be growing every day. With this economy, I am not surprised. I just worry about all of the people in such dire economic straits. I sure hope things improve out there soon. There are a lot of indicators showing that it is. Money problems are not good, and they only add stress to everyone's lives. There are some situations that you can't predict like job loss or illness that can lead to money woes. But everyone needs to learn how to handle money better to prevent getting into some of these scrapes. (Me included.)

Making Money Online

There are many innovative ways to make money online now. If you are a writer, you have a number of options including blogging for triangle direct media and other paid blogging companies. You can also sign up for freelance writing sites, such as elance or odesk. These two sites also have a number of other job categories, including translating, virtual assistance, computer, design, etc. Freelancing has never been easier. I know I am trying to create an online presence.

Going To Visit My BFF In Orlando

About 10 years ago, I saw one of my good friends from high school at a mini reunion and found out that she was divorced and living near me. We rekindled our friendship and have had some great fun! We also were talking about collaborating on some projects like blogs, websites, and other things to ramp up our earnings.

So I was excited, yet sad, when she got married and moved to Orlando. Sad, because I don't see her or even talk to her on the phone as much. And of course our projects have been tabled. But I am excited that she was reunited with the love of her life, and now they are literally in love, and I hope it lasts forever for them. She is an inspiration for those who are afraid that love has passed them by.

She has invited me to come visit, and I may get to stay with them. But, it is predictable, given where they live,  that they are having a lot of visitors, and it is possible I may have to get a hotel room. I am looking into Disney World Hotels, because I would like to visit the park again, and would like to be nearby. And my friend can stay with me in the hotel room if she wants!

I am really excited about going, since it has been a long time since I have been to Orlando. Lots to do and see there now. After I pick my Walt Disney World Hotel, I will concentrate on activities. Want to go to the main theme park, plus go back to Epcot and see Universal, plus a ton of other things. Would like to do a little side trip to the beach as well. I know my friend is up for anything. Can't wait. I don't want the two of us to ever let our friendship lapse again.

Adele On Fire At The Grammys

I am late in the game to knowing about Adele. I had heard her songs, but didn't know the singer. My niece loves Adele, and through her, I have come to really appreciate her. I was glad she received so many Grammys tonight. Her work is exemplary. As one of my friends said, when she hears Adele, it takes her back in time. Her singing is like it is from another era. Good work!

My Zone Wireless Headphones Really Work!

My niece has moved in with me, and there was a problem. I stay up late and watch TV--that is how I relax at the end of the day--and she goes to bed early. I have a small condo, and if I watch either of my TVs, the sound bothers her. If I turn it down low enough so it won't bother her, I can't hear it. I have to strain to listen to it, and that is hardly relaxing. Silly as it sounds, I was getting depressed about it.

I had seen the commercials on TV about the My Zone wireless headphones, and thought that would solve the problem. Rather than just ordering the off the TV, I went to Best Buy to see if they had any. They did, but were sold out. Anxious to get them, I went to Electronic Express. They did not have the My Zone, but sold me some RCA wireless headphones that were $65 with tax. I tried very hard to get them to work, but could not and had to return them. Kept calling Best Buy and they did not know when they would get another shipment. So I ordered them off the Best Buy website.

Got them the other day, and I got them to work in minutes! It only cost me $20+. And they work very well. Sound is great, I was able to walk into the next room and hear the TV very clearly. I haven't walked all around the house yet, but I was so excited that they work, I just had to write about it right away!

Needing To Feel Sexier

I have to admit that I have not been paying attention to my beauty routine as much as I need to.That has taken a back seat ever since I went to law school.  I need to exercise more, get more sleep, relax more, do beauty treatments and feel sexy. I almost have forgotten that in the midst of starting a law career. I have been very happy getting clients and being successful. But you have to pay attention to the personal too!

I started yesterday by getting a long overdue manicure. And my hair trimmed. All in one day! I want to apply the laws of attraction in thinking myself thin (of course I need to work at it too) and attracting love into my life (where I have less control over things). But I want to get a sexy, attractive attitude, which is kind of hard for me. When I wear perfume, it automatically makes me feel sexier, so I think I am going to look for some discount perfumes. I will have to start from scratch in finding a scent for me. But it would make me feel good to find some subtle but sexy perfume. Ooh la la.

Really Glad

Guest post written by Joseph Finch
I'm just really glad to have a job in this economy even though it's not my dream job. My boss is kind of a tyrant and he's constantly e-mailing me at all hours of the night wanting things that I can't exactly do when I'm not in the office. I recently got clear internet so I have access to the Internet via my laptop no matter where I was in town because my boss doesn't seem to feel the need to pay for me to upgrade my smartphone data plan and I'm not about to pay for it myself. I just don't get that some bosses can’t understand the separation between business life and personal life but I guess it's partly my fault for not laying down the law. I need to be more firm with him about what's expected from me and what I'm going to give to this job when I'm not in the office. When times are I'm willing to be a model employee when I walk out I need to actually be off the clock.