Posts Tagged ‘business and economy’

I love my “job”…

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Buster and I have been drooling over looking at some  bedroom furniture sets, as we have never had a “real” one.  When we bought our first house, it came partially furnished with some cheap furniture, which included a headboard and dresser set that matched, but it wasn’t anything that was really nice.  Soon after, we bought a king size bed and the headboard didn’t fit it, so we have been about 12 years or so without one.  Which isn’t really a big deal, but I would really like to get a nice matching set.

CSNStores is making it really easy for me to find stuff I like and get it for a reasonable price.  They have given me the opportunity to pick something out from any one of their 200+ stores, order it and review it here on my blog.   It’s really been awesome…You remember my Fondue Set and my Cookie Sheet, don’t you?? Those are mine thanks to the fine folks over at CSN Stores!!! I love my “job”!!!

Come on back in a few days when I will be posting a review on these.  My Pastor’s wife wears Aerosoles all the time and is always telling me how comfortable they are, so I am going to try them out.  I have been trying to find a pair of sandals that have heels but are still comfortable, but haven’t had much luck thus far.   I am so excited!! I can’t wait to share with you what I think of these beauties….

Dream a Little Dream…

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The cell phone provider we use recently merged with another.  The iPhone is supported by this other company, while the one we have is not.  So, I was trying to convince Buster that we need a new iPhone because, well just because we can now (if we could afford it, that is, which we can’t).

He wasn’t convinced…

A friend of mine had one and she loved it, in fact, I think she recently went back to one.  I just think they are cool because you can get so many iphone accessories and apps for them.  Everything from news apps to an app that helps you time your contractions, during labor.  It’s crazy what they can do with these things!!

Well, a girl can dream, can’t she?? =)

My Little Business…

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

In an attempt to make some money from “home”, I started my own AVON business a couple years ago.  I wanted to really get involved in the company and make some money while making women feel good about the way they looked.

I did my homework on how to get more exposure and get more clientele.  I decided one good way to get my name out there was to look into my color printing options.  I eventually had some business cards made and some magnets the ladies could put on their fridges so my name and number would be handy.  It would have been nice to get some pens and maybe some stationary or something, but the point was to make money not spend it all on advertising!! =)

It was nice while it lasted.  I was spending more than I was making in the end, so I stopped selling AND buying…but I did enjoy myself for the 6 months or so that I was a Rep.    I should have done more homework on how to deal with a failing economy and gotten more involved with the meetings and all that, but who has the time.  Oh well, like I said, it was nice while it lasted….

Carry On!! =)

“Book” Smarts…

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Buster and I moved into a house last year that is 1/3 the size of our previous house.  Needless to say we are having quite a time finding room for all our things.  One thing we really don’t want to get rid of , but may not have a choice about is books.  We had an extra room in our old house where we kept all the books on bookshelves.  We no longer have an extra room for ANYTHING!!

Some of our books are probably worth some money if we can find the right venue to sell them.  I recently found out you can sell used books online!!  The best part of that is, that you can recoup most of your money when you sell them that way, and you can sell your books night or day, every day since it’s online and always “open”.  You can even sell your used textbooks, which is good for those who can’t afford new or just don’t want to pay full price for them!!

Carry On!! =)

CAMP!!!! =)

Monday, July 26th, 2010

I have been bugging the camp director here at Fort Faith Baptist Bible Camp (I know it’s a mouthful) to buy some promotional items to sell in our “Snack Shack”.  By the way, the “Snack Shack”  is where the kids can go buy candy, pop, chips and the like  in between meals to keep them hopped up on sugar and caffeine from starving, the poor things!!  =)

So, recently the camp bought some really cool pens that have the camp logo on them for the kids to take notes in chapel and write mom and dad letters and all that good stuff.   They turned out really good.    Pumpkin_seed has a thing for water bottles so I thought it would be a great idea to get some custom water bottles as well.  And t-shirts, frisbees, balls, the list of ideas goes on and on!! It would be a great idea to get the Fort Faith Camp name out there and also give the kids little mementos of their time here at Fort Faith!!!

Carry On!! =)

MY NEW FONDUE SET!! =)

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Remember this post??  Well, the fine people over at CSN Stores sent out my fondue pot within just a few days.  But, as usual, I have been so busy, I haven’t had a chance to use it, let alone review it!!

UNTIL NOW!!!

I am so glad that CSN Stores offered me the chance to review this fondue pot.

It.Is.Fabulous.

I used a couple recipes from the owner’s booklet that came with the fondue pot.  I wasn’t impressed with the first one we tried (the one we used for the pictures).  And honestly, we added a few ingredients to the cream cheese recipe to try to “kick it up a notch” and it did help, but I was looking for something with a little more umph!!  But the chocolate recipe was good!!!

The pot itself was great!! All the ingredients melted like they were supposed to, and the easy-to-read/use  heat settings were nice.  All it took to make the fondue sauces  we used  was the warm setting on the dial.

The fondue pot I got included eight “forks”, each with a different colored “dot” at the end of the stick so you don’t have to worry about mixing them up when using them with friends.  I, of course picked the pink one!!  Then the kids fought over the rest…but it all worked out.  It also has a stay-cool ring that sits on the top of the pot itself to hold the forks and catch drips and such.  It is electric but fully immersible for washing, which is nice.  It was very easy to clean after both recipes, cheese and chocolate. Overall, I think this is a great product.

The only thing I would do different is make the pot divided.  It is big enough that you could do two fondues at once.  Once sweet and one savory, for example.  It would be great to be able to both without having to take one fondue out and wash the pot and start over on another!! Just a suggestion Rival!! =)

I give this Fondue Pot ♥♥♥♥ (4 hearts)!!!

(since I don’t have stars on my character thingy, I will use hearts for rating on my reviews…1 heart being very poor, 2 hearts being poor, 3 hearts being average, 4 hearts being good and 5  hearts being very good).

Here are some pictures of our Fondue Party!!

So there you have it.  Rival’s 3 qt. Stainless Steel Fondue Set is a big hit at our house!!!

Isn’t my “little” helper too cute?? Love you pumpkin_seed, Thanks for helping out!!

Carry On =)

CSN Stores ROCK!!!!! =)

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

As you may or may not know (probably the latter, since I have about 2.3 regular readers here), I did a giveaway/review post for CSN Stores a while back.  Recently they contacted me to do another review for them!! It’s so exciting, I know!!!!  This time it will be a review only, though.  Once again, they let me pick what I wanted to do my review on (within a certain price range).  So, as we were lying in bed, I asked my hubby what I should get to review.  Of course, he was no help at all, so I had to choose on my own.

So, since I have long wanted a fondue pot but haven’t really felt the need to splurge to get it myself, I decided to get one courtesy of CSN Stores .   THANK YOU CSN Stores!!!!  They have a really cool electric fondue set by Rival on one of their 200+ websites.  I.CANNOT.WAIT.TO.GET.IT and try it out!!!

Ain’t it perty??? =)

Don’t forget to come back and see what I have to say about my new fondue set!!!!

Carry On =)….and til I see you again,

Let’s Go Shoppping!! =)

Monday, June 28th, 2010

I absolutely love to shop online.  A lot of online stores only accept credit cards and/or Paypal as payment options, which, in my case, proves to be problematic, as I do not have a credit card.  I do have Paypal, but sometimes it is a pain to go to their site, log in, approve payment, blah blah blah blah blah.

Now, it’s even easier to shop online (LOVE THAT!!).  You simply shop, choose Ebill me when you’re all done and then when you get your bill ( by e-mail), make the payment at your online bank or at your walk-in location!! You can also get lots of online coupons on their site!! How cool is that??

Carry On =)

J-O-B

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Thanks to our somewhat secure “jobs” here at camp (as long as we are being led to stay here by God, I can’t see us leaving, unless they KICK.US. OUT LOL), Buster and I don’t have to worry about such things as seeking employment.  I get a little nervous when I think about all the employment screening companies  have to do these days.  My hubby , when seeking employment after he lost his job with the USPS, heard such things as…

You are over-qualified for this job!

You don’t have enough experience on this machine for this job!

Do you have a background in this field?

It was terrible!! I am so thankful God has put us here at camp and that we can served Him here and all our needs will be met because we are in His will!!  If only everyone could say that!

Carry On!! =)

SHOES!!

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

So, I ‘m sitting in Church the other day, squirming, trying to get comfy in the pew.  I bent my foot to take some pressure off the back of my leg and the strap across the top of my shoe broke!! It broke!! That’s what I get for buying cheap shoes!! So now I am in search of new black dress shoes!  I have one pair, but they are weird,  I need another.

So I get online to see what kind of deals I could find and fell in love!! LOL Can you fall in love with a pair of shoes?? YES, for realz people!!!  I have never heard of Christian Louboutin before, but I know him (maybe her??) now!!  Great shoes!! I want the black studded patent ‘Star Prive 120′ platform slingbacks.  I must have them!! LOL  I am in awe of these shoes people!  They are going on my Christmas wish list!! LOL