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Feeling Special!

October 24, 2006 by Tricia

I’m having a great week so far and it’s only Tuesday. I hope that it doesn’t all go downhill from here. LOL

The very popular Mr. Fab of Pointless Drivel fame has bestowed a great honor on me this week. He’s been calling me his technical adviser for a while now. Apparently this is a very prestigious position over at the Pointless Institute for scientific studies – here in known as PISS.

The only other blogger that has a higher position there, that I know of, is Shelli from Shelli’s Sentiments who is the Technical Director. I guess Mrs. Fab has the highest position or positions – she’s gotta be the Director and probably the chief Editor too because I know Mr. Fab checks some of his posts with her before he puts them out for all the world to see. Those ones clearly have her stamp of approval all over them.

So what’s that great honor? Well the Fabulous one left me and Shelli in charge of his place! Muhahahahah! The poor fool, he doesn’t know what he’s done! Shelli’s been MIA so until she arrives over there I’m trying to keep the peace at the Bosses place.

Then, earlier today, I found out that I’ve been the top visitor/commenter over at Doc Mom’s place You’ve got 2 B kidding. She actually has property on her blog! Can you believe that? There’s houses and cars on a little Cul de Sac and she awards a lot (a house!) to bloggers that have proven their merit by being faithful visitors and being the top commenter on the cul de sac for three weeks in a row.

So now I have to decide which lot I want. It’s a tough decision. You could give me a hand by going over to Doc Moms and looking at the satellite overview of the lots. Two are already taken. The Fab, and Zed from The world according to Zed already have lots on the Cul de Sac. There’s still room for more though! I think if we’re lucky Sans and Mel might join us soon too.

I wonder if anything else interesting will happen this week?

At 9:30 this morning I’ve got to go and see the Occupational health doctor at work. I never know if he’s going to say well it’s time that we tried getting you back to work, or if he’s going to keep me off for longer. I know that he was hoping that I would have had an appointment with my GI doctor by now to discuss the results of all my tests, but I only just had my MRI on October 11th. I called to make an appointment with the GI doctor and I can’t get in until December 13th! I’d like to see him earlier because depending upon what the results of my tests were he might end up trying me on some new medications, and if he does perhaps they will actually work this time and I’ll start to feel better. Anyway- wish me luck at the Occ Health appointment. The doctor is actually very nice but it always kind of feels like I’m going to see the Principal whenever I have to go there for an appointment.





Filed Under: Health Fitness and Beauty, Web and Technology, Web Design, Website Promotion Tagged With: Doc Mom, Fab, Lot in the Cul de sac, Mel, occ health appointment, PISS, Pointless Drivel, running Fabs blog, Sans, Zed

Racy Lingerie

October 24, 2006 by Tricia

Geez! It was my anniversary on Sunday and I wish I’d found this site at least a week before that. I could have had a really interesting weekend, well I did, but with what I found on this site it might have been even spicier.

I found a site that sells some very sexy lingerie. There’s also some pretty racy Halloween costumes too. The site ships orders in anyway you like- next day air, or ground shipping, so if you wanted to order one of their hot costumes for Halloween, perhaps the Sexy Witch Costume there might still be time to order? The prices seem to be very reasonable as well.

I wonder what I would have chosen if I’d known about this site before my anniversary? Maybe this Victorian Style Shortie Babydoll? I like the bell sleeves and the satin ribbon lace up. I might still order something- either for Halloween or just for a exciting evening. I’ll have to spend some more time looking at my options.

Filed Under: Fashion, Health Fitness and Beauty, Shopping Tagged With: Buy lingerie online, dimeout.com, sexy lingerie

12 years and counting!

October 23, 2006 by Tricia

Yesterday, the 22nd of October was my wedding anniversary! My husband and I have been together for 17 years in total- 5 pre-marriage, 12 married. All have been wonderful.

I had just finished writing a very long post about our time together but when I hit Save and continue editing my screen went blank and my post disappeared. I’m upset about this because it was a very long post and I’d put my heart into it. This is the second time this month that wordpress has caused me to lose a post. Grrr

So this post is going to be shorter!

In our time together Chris and I have been through a lot! Unemployment- one at a time and both at the same time, which of course meant major financial problems, we’ve each taken a turn going back to school – College or University in order to study for a new career, four miscarriages and serious illnesses for both of us, the major purchase of our house quickly followed by 9/11 and my husband being permanently laid off work on the same day, the death of my father, and then the death of my mother, followed one year later by my sister going into a coma after a mistake occurred during a surgery she’d had, and now my ongoing illness (Crohns) and inability to work.

Through the stress of all those bad things happening we’ve managed to stay together, build on our relationship and grow even stronger. I know many couples who’ve gone through only a couple of the types of things I’ve mentioned above that couldn’t hold their marriages together after those things occurred.

I credit the fact that Chris is not only my husband but my best friend, and my being his best friend as well for the strength of our marriage.

Even through all of the bad times we’ve gone through there has always been love and laughter almost every day. I love him with my whole heart and I know, when he looks at me in that special way of his that I am his world.

To twelve very happy yet very eventful years of marriage and many many more. I’m certain we are in this for the long haul.

_______________________

It’s Click & Comment Monday! You guys know the drill by now don’t you? I don’t have a renter so visit someone in my Links (left column- extra helpings) and leave them a comment, then visit a blogger that’s linked to there site and so on. Please visit at least five different blogs in this manner.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Filed Under: Life with Chris Tagged With: 12 years marriage, 17 years together, Chris, Click and Comment Monday, husband, Life with Chris, Wedding anniversary

Make money posting on a forum?

October 23, 2006 by Tricia

I kept hearing about this forum where you could go and post questions or post replies to discussions that were already going on and then the owners of the site would actually end up paying you for your participation.

Since I’ve been looking for ways to make a bit of extra money I thought what the heck, why don’t I at least check it out and find out what this is all about. So I went and registered at MyLot.com yesterday.

While I was surfing sites and answering email I’d occasionally switch tabs and respond to a discussion on my lot or post a question of my own. I have no idea if I made any money doing that yesterday because they haven’t updated the earnings section yet, but many members say they make $3 to $8 a day doing that and I saw some that said they made $40 per day.

I think I’ll try this for a week or so and see what kind of earnings I make while posting on the forums. I’ll let you know how it works out.

Filed Under: Affiliates, Make Money, Sales and Marketing, Web and Technology Tagged With: affiliate, answer questions, forum, Make Money, Mylot, paid, post questions, surf, surfing

Home Office from Hell Contest

October 23, 2006 by Tricia

If you work from home, full or part-time, or if you have a home office from hell, you might be interested in this contest that I found. It’s The Home Office From Hell contest. Fairly self-descriptive don’t you think?

The contest begins October 23rd, that’s today folks, and it will end on March 31, 2007. The official contest rules are posted on the site, but the basics of the contest are:

  • Post the top 10 reasons why you need to move out of your home office from hell;
  • Optionally – You can also upload a video of your hellacious office.

The grand prize winner will win 12 months of rent (up to $12,000) at any location posted on Offices2Share.com, and a paid trip to New York City which includes two nights hotel stay and lunch with Donald Trump’s right-hand man George Ross, A dell desktop computer, a Dell laptop computer, and a Dell switch and server, and tuition for the Entrepreneurship mastery program at Trump University. The grand prize looks like it’s worth more than 24,000 dollars! The second, third, fourth and fifth runner up winners will also win some valuable prizes.

If I were entering the contest my top 10 reasons why I would need to move out of my office from Hell would be:

  1. My home office is in my living room dining room
  2. I have two desktop computers on my antique dining room table
  3. My chair is falling apart
  4. Our living room couch is the break room area, and the second office where the laptop is used most often
  5. I can’t concentrate when the TV is on
  6. I get distracted when the TV is on
  7. We are in the process of renovating our living room dining room – particularly the ceiling so I’m going to have to move my office
  8. I have loose plaster falling on me occasionally since we have cut the plaster in our ceiling
  9. I get the urge to dance to the music that I’m playing instead of working
  10. My husband and sometimes boarders use my Office!

That probably wouldn’t be a winning entry, but create a list that’s better than mine and send it in for the contest. What are you waiting for- look at the prize you could win!

Filed Under: Entertainment, Home and Lifestyle Tagged With: Home office from Hell contest, Office from Hell, offices2share.com, Short term office space

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