tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34748063190087711222024-03-13T14:07:27.385-06:00The Reinvention of WomanThe Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-51320703164252374832010-10-15T20:00:00.002-06:002010-10-15T20:00:56.318-06:00The things people will buyiPad $499.00, fancy covers from Domenico Vacca $3,900.00- They come in a variety of colors and according to the Robb Report they have sold out. Other big name designers are also making them for lower prices $1,700.00 and up. Sure you could just get one for $30.00 from the Apple store, but why do that when you have a fancy DV? I love my iPod and have never spent more than $14.99 for a sleeve. Should I decide to buy an iPad, I can promise you that even if my bank account shows zeros leading to the millions I would never spend almost four grand for something that cost me five hundred, where the hell is the logic in that? <br />
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I have friends that are very wealthy and ones that have a champagne appetite on a beer budget. Can you guess who is more inclined to buy the overpriced cover? The ones with no money. My wealthier friends are frugal, watch their money and like a good deal.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-51379439995477547972010-10-10T12:46:00.000-06:002010-10-10T12:46:24.627-06:00Don't over use the "Masters"Unneeded update-<br />
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I had really high hopes for 2010; it did not live up to the expectation. I have found this to be a physically painful year. Some good things have happened but that is expected in any year. I recently have been very proud of the inches and pounds that were falling off, and still am. Then I did this.<br />
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I noticed about a week ago (before taking a tumble down the stairs) that my lower back and hips hurt really bad. I sucked it up and popped some Advil because that is what you do. Yesterday the pain became so unbearable that I could barely sit still (yes there is a point). I thought maybe I had a kidney infection or something from where the pain is located. I call my doctor and they tell me to come to the after hours clinic as they are also thinking kidney. What did it end up being? OCD. Nope, I am not kidding. I had been talking about my renewed love of the Buttmaster and Thighmaster; however, I may have neglected to mention that I do 350 of each every single day. Why? In my mind, if 50 are recommended, and work- then 100 will be better and so on. It finally escalated to 350 and on good days to 375. This is every single day. I still see no issue with it. However, it cause very deep muscle issues in my lower back on the muscle right on the outside of my spine. I have this mild mannered really calm doctor and when I told him what else I was doing he said “O shit”. I took that to mean it was not good. Blood work on kidneys -good, other blood work-good, back-in sorry shape. I didn’t do my Masters last night and my hips feel slightly better today. That could be the horrible pain pills and muscle relaxers working as well. <br />
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Lesson Learned? More than likely not. I think I will have to break them in to sessions because it is working so well. I also do this OCD with crunches and have never had a problem. I have learned that less can be more if you let it, I just don't know how to let it. I also learned I don't like the Vicodin and flexeril haze, either. I think I need balance and would never reccomend to a sane person to use the "Masters" as many times as I do. <br />
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With that said, it is time for my next dose of haziness. <br />
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All typos and bad grammar are currently due to the use of perscription meds. All other days it's my fault.<br />
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My over use of the Masters has caused me to be in a hazed on the greatest- coolest- cloudy day so far this fall. What a bummer.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-84296881458658905902010-10-08T12:23:00.000-06:002010-10-08T12:23:34.577-06:00RamnlingsRamblings~<br />
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It is now mid October and it still feels very much like mid July. I love fall and this is the second year I will be missing it. The leaves are confused, the pumpkin patch looks slightly sparse and nothing feels like fall. In order to enjoy the wonderful weather of fall I must go out and enjoy myself after 8:00 PM in the dark. <br />
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While my friends post pictures of the vibrant colors of the leaves changing and all the rain and frost they are getting, I am sitting on the couch playing with my new laptop with my central air set at 72. <br />
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In conjunction with the rant above: Since losing now 17 lbs and having clothes so loose they cause me top slip down the stairs, I am again annoyed that I can’t wear some really cute track type outfits that now fit really well. I could wear them if I wanted to die of heat stroke. Damn it!<br />
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I got a laptop for my 40th birthday. I just got this as it was customized to my current needs and I am finally wireless and not having to run up and down the stairs, woohoo. I love that this is mobile, but the keyboard and mouse are challenging. So, I have plugged in an old keyboard to allow for speedy typing while I get use to the feel of my favorite birthday present. My camera does come in second. I must say so far I am not a fan of Office 2007; I really do prefer 2003 because it seems so much easier to use. <br />
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In assisting with a Federal release criminal case I am again disturbed by our judicial system. As I have discussed with other friends and family, you will do more time for a drug charge, be it, pills, marijuana or cocaine, than you will for child molestation or rape. This is on a first time offense of any kind. Six years into a sentence (more than the 18-22 months most pedos do) a woman has to fight with all she has to get out and be with her possibly terminally ill son. How is that justice? How is it a sex offender can live in the same neighborhood as her son but she can’t even see him? This case has me very pissed off to say the least.<br />
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Since my last post and fired pen pal, I have gotten another email saying that she has once again sent me a box. Why? Since I have decided that it is best not to reply at all, if said box does land I will likely refuse it. I am certain it will never make an appearance. No loss. Some confusion.<br />
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I am going to give another shout out to The Buttmaster. I can’t help but wonder if I could have saved my booty the extra love had I been using it all these years. Again, wow! I decided to Google the Buttmaster and found others also love it and I have learned a couple new ways to use this love contraption. The downfall, I am pretty sore on a daily basis. It can also be purchased at www.suzannesomers.com I am a fan of anything that takes off inches, has quick results and I don’t have to leave my house. Warning…daily use of this will cause inches to fall off and your panties will no longer fit. <br />
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With really positive results from my eating, Buttmaster and other efforts, my lifestyle change feels permanent this time around. Something really feels different, I know I may have said that on my last blog, but it’s true. This time, when I have had a treat or felt like I fell from the wagon, I have counteracted and not gained anything back. My clothes that are now loose go out the door the same day I figure out they are too big. I am hoping to drop ten more pounds by the 21st of this month.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-2933939364155258332010-09-17T14:00:00.000-06:002010-09-17T14:00:40.839-06:00The weight update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmvfJYTEIrwguSa07SeLX-veHpxue_YjCUlSW_t7FmX5T_voRVnI7zfpaTXlVUY8xY_PsRUFBrNTf7igbeGMxs6eyvFxV5e2PTAm1ekLvsGJLS8j1VQd4aIkyZE7jfb-ILbiJGnvwZi4/s1600/image10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmvfJYTEIrwguSa07SeLX-veHpxue_YjCUlSW_t7FmX5T_voRVnI7zfpaTXlVUY8xY_PsRUFBrNTf7igbeGMxs6eyvFxV5e2PTAm1ekLvsGJLS8j1VQd4aIkyZE7jfb-ILbiJGnvwZi4/s320/image10.jpg" /></a></div>I think I may have liked my weight loss blog better. I thought I would add an update.<br />
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Today after more than three years I met with Mr. Ralph Lauren and Mr. Tommy Hilfiger. They have been living in my closet for awhile with their high quality denim was just waiting to be transferred to a new location or re-fitted. Today I was not only able to get them on, but button and zip as well. The good thing was I still had the ability to breath, I was certain this was not going to be the case. I guess my progress is greater than I thought it was. <br />
Here is where I give some credit out. Stress, it is a great diet, it allows you to over exercise, eat very little and drink a lot of water and tea and pace a lot. <br />
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Thank you Suzanne Somers! Do you remember in the early 90’s when she was Thigh mastering her way to great legs? Well, I was one of the many twenty year olds who had to have one, and I still have that exact one. Then she got all brilliant and came out with the Butt master. I found this on clearance at a GNC in the late 90’s for $3.00. <br />
In my fits of stress and boredom I have been Butt mastering and Thigh mastering myself to death. I do it while I am on the computer, while I am sitting bed watching a movie (yes, it works in bed too). I think all this mastering has tightened or shaved inches off my inner thighs and butt. Thank you Miss. Somers.<br />
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Then there is the fact that I don’t over eat, have been eating fruits and veggies, and trying my dandiest to drink a lot more liquid. I think wine and Margarita’s count since they make you have to go to the bathroom as much as water.<br />
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My walks are longer and I am more motivated then before. Why? Because of the whole lump in breast scare. I promised I would take the very best care of my body if I came out of this entire scary health crap okay, step one was okay so I am holding up my end of the bargain. I am just that kind of girl. <br />
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I am greatly looking forward to the cooler weather where I can walk and walk and not be wringing wet when I get home. <br />
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I am not sure what my current weight is. When I get on the scale it says Lo. Since I like that I have not yet changed the battery.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-6720061395715352932010-09-17T13:42:00.000-06:002010-09-17T13:42:55.710-06:00RantingI have to urge to rant-<br />
Old people shouldn’t be driving; I am tired of getting cut off and almost hit on a daily basis, yep, daily. My 89 year old neighbor license was renewed because she passed the eye test, and they didn’t make her wear her glasses. I think there should be an age limit and a curfew for old people. Also, why to the think they can just bud in a line? <br />
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I use to have that whole respect thing for older people, it’s gone.<br />
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Dear Barnes and Noble,<br />
Please stop stalking me and trying to get me to buy the NOOK every time I walk in and out of the door. So annoying!<br />
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Borders does not do this and they get more of my money than you…<br />
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Attention employers:<br />
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When placing an ad for employees with a college education, please specify that you more or less mean…someone who could maybe pass the GED. Also, look up college education before saying “I think your educational background makes you <u>overed</u> (yes that is what she said) qualified”. I am still certain she didn’t know what the word qualified meant or articulation. Also, dumbass employers-although people need jobs a good wage is not minimum wage and most <u>overed</u> qualified people will not work for that. <br />
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When I ask for a scanned file and the other person says okay, I assume I am going to get a scanned file. Not a phone call asking me if it is with one of those computer things. It is 2010.<br />
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Dear pen pal,<br />
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Stop saying you have sent me great packages and can’t figure out why I am not getting them. You know you have not sent them, I am not impressed and don’t really care. I am not certain why you keep saying this, but the USPS screw up rate is high, but not that high. It has now become insanely annoying and I am afraid you will have to go. You’re Fired!The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-91253681481955880862010-09-08T18:00:00.000-06:002010-09-08T18:00:51.859-06:00The LumpI am a worrier, a worst case; it’s going to be death kind of girl. So, when I found the lump in my breast, I went from lump to grave, actually I am still in the grave. I have a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday. My doctor said he was not worried. <br />
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I would never wish the fear that is burning inside me on anyone. I am restless, scared, curious, anxious, and every cell of my body is riddled with fear. I have moments of clarity where I think it will be alright and to just be grateful I am in a place where I can get the proper testing done in a timely manner (three days after seeing my doctor). The waiting is the hard part, what will come next? Will it be bad? I am sure it will be and my mind will not allow me to go anywhere but to the dark scary place. The pit of my stomach burns, and everyone has a fricking story to tell about their cancer, like I really need to hear that shit right now.<br />
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Whatever the outcome is I am changed forever. That may seem dramatic and it probably is, but it is so very true. I always thought as women we are part of the cause-be proactive, self exams, donating, walking for the cure, all of it. Why? Because having breasts makes you part of the cause. And then wondering if you have it-is so very scary. <br />
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I always talk about being healthy, respecting my body and so on. No more talk. If I don’t take care of me now what will happen? I really don’t want to find out. I am already making changes and promises that I know I will keep. How do I know? I am a fear driven kind of girl and I have enough fear to believe I can walk on water right now. <br />
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I admire people with a strong faith now more than ever. I wish I had the great belief that a prayer could be said and answered. <br />
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Two more days of acid burning worry. The unknown is so much scarier than what is right in front of you.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-50379477708467076052010-08-29T10:34:00.000-06:002010-08-29T10:34:08.663-06:00I made it to 40-I was feeling a bit dramatic last night, but am over it today. It is strange to think of myself as 40, but I am sure I will get use to it right before I hit 50.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-65748855925320437332010-08-02T13:27:00.000-06:002010-08-02T13:27:05.076-06:00Vampires around town<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTllRoL1qN7rJBF1BMLA0zvGBVJvf7_dIJ1fRZBRNKN76Y8zk4KCLe5wOP0AqBdIi9WVzHRvS3kyaaYdZgWBgOqZbpbonAObyq8u8VRkjKA6N3_-VEfujbvEypd6_HGaQzCpp1Cxv8JCA/s1600/vampires.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTllRoL1qN7rJBF1BMLA0zvGBVJvf7_dIJ1fRZBRNKN76Y8zk4KCLe5wOP0AqBdIi9WVzHRvS3kyaaYdZgWBgOqZbpbonAObyq8u8VRkjKA6N3_-VEfujbvEypd6_HGaQzCpp1Cxv8JCA/s320/vampires.jpg" /></a></div>The Vampires have moved west, or so people think. A woman in my state ran off the road and into a ditch (or tree). When asked what caused the accident she said a Vampire jumped out at her car. <br />
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Breathalyzer and drug check came back clean. She was in her sixties I believe. <br />
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I was walking into my local library and lone behold there is a twenty something freaked out Vamp, pasty white, dressed like she has been let out of her coffin from the 1700’s and using a Parasol to protect her pasty white skin. She even had the teeth. <br />
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Are there Vampires out West? No, but there is a shitload of crazy people who think they are vamps. How is it that their parents missed the inability of these kids to play normal when they were younger? With the release of the Twilight movies, Vampire Diaries and True Blood, the crazies have emerged, and in a real bad way. What the hell makes you jump in front of a car at night dressed like a vamp? A mental condition that’s what! What if that woman would have died? What about the bat shit crazy girl from the library that freaked everyone out? Have the released her with out her meds? <br />
How do you come so far from reality? I think the guy that jumped in front of the car should be charged if found, and then maybe some good old electric shock therapy. <br />
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How long until someone dies or is hurt from these idiots trying to drink blood (gross)? That happened when The Lost Boys came out. Three teenage boys from St. Cloud, MN killed an old man to drink his blood that was in the 80’s and I believe the only case. I will not be shocked when or if it happens. I am sure there is a whole underground full of these people. <br />
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Remember when it was safe to play outside as a kid? Those days are so long gone.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-48469360495325090162010-07-26T16:48:00.002-06:002010-07-26T16:48:50.705-06:00It's okayEveryone wants to have a good group of friends, but what happens when you out grown them? I am the type of person that knows when something is no longer right for me, friends included. They say friends should stay with you though thick and thin, I don’t always think that is the case. I also think it is very normal to out grow a person. Your family life, interests, morals and values all change though stages of your life, so it is only natural that your friends would as well. Have you ever noticed there is that one person who makes you cringe when they call? Or brings out your negativity? I have two people in my life that do just that. When I see the caller ID, I ignore it, when I see an email, I delete it. Their energy makes me uncomfortable. I think when a friendship has reached this faze it is best to simply walk away. <br />
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I have a couple people in my life that disagree. Why would you want to remain friends with someone who doesn’t want to talk to you? Why would you hold on to a friend you have nothing in common with? People do this all the time, just because I won’t doesn’t make me a bad or flaky person, I am just purging what is negative and bad from my life, I think that is healthy. <br />
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With that said, I say if something isn’t working and it isn’t worth the work to fix it…don’t!The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-30750161699622478822010-06-29T15:11:00.000-06:002010-06-29T15:11:29.371-06:00Frustrating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwxY5EK9lAEpmhXFyBhM-o97lhJcUO9H10P0JcDa6Da3svK4OGKWNboc9zz5QcA9cgCtMfu7XQ2xaG5Z_VawLNrRejL1oZHsc_cmr-Pp9D4VEUPLBXHvY3zMJ-YF6geyuEMUqYKHOBvE/s1600/frustrated.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwxY5EK9lAEpmhXFyBhM-o97lhJcUO9H10P0JcDa6Da3svK4OGKWNboc9zz5QcA9cgCtMfu7XQ2xaG5Z_VawLNrRejL1oZHsc_cmr-Pp9D4VEUPLBXHvY3zMJ-YF6geyuEMUqYKHOBvE/s320/frustrated.gif" /></a></div>In the last month or so I have been helping people with their Start Up’s. For a fee, I provide the legal, the research, a list of ideas, I set up a system if need be, and I make a lot of phone calls on the clients behalf. If they are local they will also get a one month free ad on my site.<br />
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What I have learned is I need a client intelligence class. A coach, a mentor, and all the advice I can get from people who have issues with clients sucking the life out of them. When I was doing divorces and Wills, I collected a fee, did the paperwork and never heard from them again. Minus one or two that still call for other paperwork, but what I have found with helping someone launch a business/product is this…Most are very difficult to deal with, and maybe someone with a Type A personality isn’t the one to be doing it.<br />
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Currently I have a couple clients that call my home, office and cell phone consecutively-over and over until they reach me. One called 16 times on my home phone, on Sunday. <br />
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Never make calls from your home phone, even with a block number some cell phones still pick it up. Get a P.O box, when they know where you live, they show up, this happened Sunday, too. It seems like if you are paid a fee, they sign a contract outlining EXACTLY what you will do for them, they still think they own a piece of you. <br />
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It is a boundaries issue, and apparently an issue I am currently having in all phases of my life. It seems odd since I am the most outspoken person I know. <br />
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I feel like a completely drained battery that has not be taken of the box yet. I wish patience could be purchased.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-52795862541248319632010-05-28T11:42:00.000-06:002010-05-28T11:42:27.036-06:00As you know last week Qwest managed to make me pretty mad. I have since been scouting around for new services and plans so I can discontinue service with them. I found the answers to my business lines issues. It’s called Google Voice. It’s free, it’s easy to use, I got a local number, my voicemail messages are turned into emails, and I can have it ring my main line or cell whenever I want to take calls. I love it!! I can also text from this line if I want, too. You are charged for outgoing calls, but I won’t ever need to do that, however, it is only two cents to call the UK, and that is the only place I do call outside the US.<br />
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I think my landline will now go over to Comcast who has all American reps. In ten years of service with them I have never been shipped off to India for someone to read me a script of my possible issues in very bad English.<br />
June is around the corner, the year is going really fast and I yet to catch up. I have three months to make my goal for the pending milestone. Yikes!<br />
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I have the P90X sitting on a shelf and think I will start it this weekend. I am hoping to go boating in the mountains, but you never know when the snow might start to fall again. Especially up there.<br />
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My website is being rebuilt from scratch and should be ready this week. I am hoping he does it right this time. I think we are working though our issues, but I still have two people on hold just in case. I am also take blame for part of the problem. It will be like starting from scratch. That could be good or bad or a nice combo of both.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-51786404168901306942010-05-21T18:13:00.000-06:002010-05-21T18:13:11.476-06:00For $12.99 you can talk to an AmericanI access the internet via DSL though Qwest. Today my DSL went down and as I type this I am still on the phone with Qwest. Thirty minutes and counting…<br />
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I kept getting India, asking for US and getting hung up on. Finally I called customer service, asked for an AMERICAN. She found me a tech located in Utah, however, right before my transfer; I was informed that for $12.99 per month I could be guaranteed to always get an American tech. Seriously? I also would get free maintenance of my DSL box, but the BIG selling point was not to have to deal with off shore people ever again. Qwest is making it so easy for me to say good-bye. <br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: Since my internet is still down 4 hours later I am again on hold with Qwest. I told the woman in customer loyalty about the $12.99 to speak with an American. It turns out that is 100% true. They offer a few other things with this package that are worthless to me, but the American reps- and being bumped to the top of the waiting queue are the selling points. Apparently they just don’t screw us enough with their ever rising prices, high taxes, bad customer service and constant billing errors, DSL boxes that die every six months and the list goes on, now they want us to pay to speak to someone in our own country. <br />
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Since Qwest has been sold, I will bet this problem just gets worse.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-14923545974126005632010-05-18T17:06:00.001-06:002010-05-19T08:57:45.544-06:00The clocking is ticking...always ticking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nFZ-m3hzXYepA0lhNVi1e9UwMyK4E4ksopEmaYuocpzmdLu7J8zVbqoIZDM53vce_mfs1kAzeTeR0lO14z2NhwDEclZnlGSvyAXKKM3JZEzUfj2BOcdNQleRlcLv-VQwdDG3mTL41GU/s1600/whimsy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nFZ-m3hzXYepA0lhNVi1e9UwMyK4E4ksopEmaYuocpzmdLu7J8zVbqoIZDM53vce_mfs1kAzeTeR0lO14z2NhwDEclZnlGSvyAXKKM3JZEzUfj2BOcdNQleRlcLv-VQwdDG3mTL41GU/s320/whimsy.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div>The countdown to the big day drawers nearer and my goals keep falling behind. My mind keeps changing on what to do for the big day. Do I go with my best friends to Chicago, or skip it and make Hawaii the big deal? I am lost, I would like to do both but we live in the ultimate shitty economy, so I think I will need to pick one, or pick the right lotto numbers. My fingers are crossed for the lotto.<br />
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I really wanted to buy the P90X; I have met people in far worse shape than me who have rocked it big time with this program. If you have seen it on TV you know it is not cheap. A friend of mine bought it, didn’t like it and gave it to me. Life is grand. I should at some point, open it, watch it and use it. It didn’t promise results from viewing. That would rock!<br />
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I may have mentioned (knocking on wood) that I have not found a gray hair yet, and didn’t really see any wrinkles coming in. That is changing, no on the gray but I think I am a likely candidate for the new Juviderm that lasts a year. I keep sleeping oddly on one side and it has given me a perm-a wrinkle. WTH!?<br />
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I am redoing my bucket/life list; I am working on the tank top arms, tight rear and my tennis game. I think I need to rethink my goals for 40. I will get back to you.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-21507892195407496062010-05-18T16:55:00.000-06:002010-05-18T16:55:10.743-06:00Another dayThis 30 days is killing me. My 30 day out with my web guy started April 30th. In that 30 days that follow he is to keep updating and making changes to the site, organizing, correcting ads he messed up…nothing. The kicker is this; I can legally sue him for what it is going to cost me for everything he is refusing to do these last 30 days. I think Karma normally takes care of these deals, but I don’t have the twelve hundred dollars it is going to take to fix this so I may have to override Karma. I hate being in this situation. I just found another writer for the health field and some other exciting things I can’t add until my issues are resolved. I am tired of being angry.<br />
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Spring has still not made its way here, I was going to send out a memo to the seasons given them an update. <br />
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This last Saturday it was warm enough to play tennis for a few hours and mange to brown my arms and burn my nose. Then it went cold. This winter/spring deal is like a bad relationship.<br />
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As I tell my husband that it is time I look for a job while working out the kinks in my business life the news reports that our state has lost over 100,000 in the last couple years and we are still ranked the second or third highest for unemployment. If that just doesn’t give a girl confidence…<br />
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Everything will be Alright! I will just keep saying that. <br />
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This was a post from Women in Business on my Facebook this afternoon and it couldn’t be truer. At least in my case! <br />
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<em><strong>The resistance is that little voice in the back of your head, the one that tells you that it will never work, the one that insists you check your email one last time, and the one that worries that people will laugh at you.</strong></em><br />
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It has come down to this: I need a new company to bring me to the level I want to see the site at, and its expansion. My current person has made changes with out my consent, ignores issues and has left my site basically a shell. Therefore, I currently can’t sell new ads and will be giving free extensions to those that are on it now. I am just so thrilled.<br />
Moving to the company I would like to go with is unaffordable at this time. I know people that have maxed out credit cards, taken loans and left themselves and families scared, I can’t do that. I am currently looking for an evening or part time job while I figure out the details and our next step. I think the greatest thing I have learned from the networking and some coaching I have had is where my limits are and don’t go into debt. I am not a fan of it anyway.<br />
My other project in the works requires no start up funds on my part and has slightly caught on. I am excited about that. <br />
I am reformatting my business and life plan to make this right. Starting a company is like the growing pains of life. I know it will get there and I just need to be patient. I have a 30 day out clause in the contract that I wrote with my current web guy and am utilizing that out. It is unfortunate that I gave him some other business and I now feel I have to hang on until these people are taken care of. I now understand why he doesn’t have any paying clients. Lesson learned, I hope.<br />
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Yesterday we also woke to 4-5 inches of heavy wet snow, it’s May. I am wondering if we will have a nice breezy spring for summer. It is cold yet again today. Warm clothes required. <br />
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Moving and an moving up.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-2975365029798766742010-04-30T15:08:00.000-06:002010-04-30T15:08:21.796-06:00Goals are a good thing<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzzCmEPiWAa01J0CqE5vpulh4xPoG1Xz_wdHuMvCbW0tWnITTOTZy5JSkKg7nZRWGFmoHuD3kYpP__nXbjDwnD0wzOLporDhA4CjfZaupW6RPhsIdLcj4pjvxZ3hikKl3xMank12Fwcs/s1600/hawaii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzzCmEPiWAa01J0CqE5vpulh4xPoG1Xz_wdHuMvCbW0tWnITTOTZy5JSkKg7nZRWGFmoHuD3kYpP__nXbjDwnD0wzOLporDhA4CjfZaupW6RPhsIdLcj4pjvxZ3hikKl3xMank12Fwcs/s320/hawaii.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div>Some of you know my plan to spend Christmas in Hawaii this year. I just got off the phone with a travel agent and found out two great things. It's affordable at three thousand dollars, and there are no days at sea which I hate. You fly to Hawaii and board. You spend a lot of time on the islands and I am now excited to be standing on my paddle board in the ocean on Christmas day. I think we can makes this happen.<br />
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I am still working on this one, but this baby will be mine, bought and paid for never a payment.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-79124209507463189762010-04-30T11:07:00.000-06:002010-04-30T11:07:48.889-06:00Sales<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwedKhc02D8vzKT-LkyjLnD4NzsEyNMw5PnW9CMnaUP1Nb-P1lbECDoIUCyiAF5c3oJeSi000q_jK3qFGpCJcFncY-tTFqYSTKv48u3L-YHk4-P0bu1M-eh5rpcuEL4Ui7a3rM9HEXiQ/s1600/salestoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwedKhc02D8vzKT-LkyjLnD4NzsEyNMw5PnW9CMnaUP1Nb-P1lbECDoIUCyiAF5c3oJeSi000q_jK3qFGpCJcFncY-tTFqYSTKv48u3L-YHk4-P0bu1M-eh5rpcuEL4Ui7a3rM9HEXiQ/s320/salestoon.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div>I have hired a sales woman-this could be good or bad since I am not so fond of dealing with women in my business. All my contractor’s are male, and since they are not employees I can do that. I have high hopes for this woman as she comes extremely recommended, owns a couple businesses of her own and loves the one thing I don’t…People (or people in this state I should clarify).<br />
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I get to spend all day today and this weekend revamping my rate sheets, and writing a detailed job description and what my business is all about. Things I should have already had done. Sales people are great, I am not so bad at it myself but very much prefer to remain in the back of the business. With out sales people we would not have a lot of companies, most actually. I am excited, nervous and everything in between.<br />
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Here is where I sound like a hypocrite. I think women should help other women in business; we should support each other and help hold each other up. The second business I am in the midst of launching does just that. I know I said I don’t like to deal with women in business and I don’t, but I like to deal with women in their businesses. There is no way to come out of this looking good. It is what it is. Most of you women know exactly what I am talking about, right?<br />
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The site is progressing, I have two big clients that I am calling anchors-I am still having a lot of issues with my web guy. I actually interviewed a firm here locally and when it was over my web guy called. How do men just know to do that? It’s like he knows he can push me so far and test a bit farther each time. I have one foot off the ledge jack so watch it.<br />
I am starting a package business that offers women a packet of information on the how to do it, or another where I will step in and do all the incorporation, the Federal, the contrasts, research and website for a fee. I will also provide them with a great directory of useful information and other great business owners that can help them on their journey. Everything I wish I would have had both times starting out in my ventures. This is a work in progress and I have no idea how it will work out. I do have my first appointment Saturday with a woman looking to launch a new company. <br />
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For now I will focus on how to train my sales rep, look for another, and hope with all I have this finally starts showing more of a profit. <br />
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On a positive note-I quit smoking cold turkey six years ago today and we have had our puppy, Ruby, one year today.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-19021972208655424462010-04-24T21:07:00.000-06:002010-04-24T21:07:37.828-06:00New space & things could be looking up~What a difference a space makes. When we moved into this house ten years ago we bought a cheap $19.00 desk from Target. Ten years, a growing business, wear and tear and the desk was just not cutting it anymore. With a new desk being the furthest expense from my mind, imagine my surprise when one of my husband’s co-workers decided to move to Florida and sell everything in his house for next to nothing. Today I got a like new in mint condition workstation with a hutch that has built in lights and a matching table/filing cabinet that makes for a perfect L. All for the great price of $30.00. <br />
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If I had to guess I would say new this light wood set was over $200.00 with an added $75-100 for the additional filing table. Now, I just need to figure out how to readjust everything so it feels cozy to work here. I am so happy with my new very nice and inexpensive work platform. Space is awesome and I was so sick of tossing stuff on the floor when there was no room on my tiny desk. It drives us neat freaks crazy.<br />
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Cool thing #2-My business phone was ringing this morning and oddly enough I answered it. It was someone wanting to buy an ad and his friend, too. Before I even had my morning coffee or changed into real clothes I make a few hundred bucks. Not bad for a gloomy Saturday.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-84113890695261618852010-04-23T13:38:00.000-06:002010-04-23T13:38:10.183-06:00What the???<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I was okay with the current rain flow, but then, without warning…snow. I thought we were possibly done; my puppy thinks it snows just for her and couldn’t be happier. Heavy wet snow. YUCK!The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-91745160726708687622010-04-19T16:51:00.002-06:002010-04-19T16:51:42.204-06:00RANTThis time of the year pleasantly brings on my allergies and a sinus infection. I know when I have them and the protocol. I had to make an appointment to see my doctor today as I have reached that stage of protocol.<br />
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Apparently, family doctors are not only busy on Monday’s, but crabby, less attentive and quicker than a fast food drive thru. I interviewed all around town until I found this doctor, now I get to do it again. A nurse told me it is better for adults to see internist since they don’t typically see children and are less stressed and have more time. Hmmm, could have told me that months ago.<br />
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I know I have swollen lymph nodes, no peak at the nose, a quick listen to my lungs, no blood work to check out where the white count is sitting, but I was given antibiotics and a handshake and out the door he went. <br />
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I pay $700.00 a month for insurance for service like that. Nice huh?The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-6473576930308893752010-04-18T15:30:00.001-06:002010-04-18T15:30:56.326-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOWlcGKHEHMk3paJ9xhj9oH9ColWw9bgCQxnc3AnNEqppQO4dRc_YP5ZqCfXGObjrdWI-jUJy9Dz8N2ROsPqgCqdbIQg__IiGASw4SfBGV6TxKt08jaIkpSuz_DyiGCFKal4wtR9tXNA/s1600/24217_113304168680705_100000033669132_268237_6682024_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOWlcGKHEHMk3paJ9xhj9oH9ColWw9bgCQxnc3AnNEqppQO4dRc_YP5ZqCfXGObjrdWI-jUJy9Dz8N2ROsPqgCqdbIQg__IiGASw4SfBGV6TxKt08jaIkpSuz_DyiGCFKal4wtR9tXNA/s320/24217_113304168680705_100000033669132_268237_6682024_n.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is it about starting a business that makes you lose all your intelligence? I have gone into fight or flight response recently and my first thought was- flee. Run, go someplace nice and never look back. I am a fighter so here I stay, my brain powering draining, my smarts evaporating, what little patience I did have is gone. I doubt myself constantly, my decision making sucks and I have now taken on another potential project. </div><br />
I am not a fan of money going out and not coming in and that seems to be what is going on right now. I am frugal and hate seeing my bank account get angry. I have a set failure limit on this business. That was the smartest piece of advice I got. Set a limit, if you start to go over that limit with out seeing a return. STOP. I am a few hundred dollars away form that stopping point. <br />
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In the meantime I think spring may have arrived. Two weeks in a row we were able to do yard work with no snow. Aside from hurricane type winds here and there I think the better weather is on its way. I woke up one morning last week, as I was picking up my paper I noticed my neighbor’s tree had blossomed over night. It has all these pretty white little flowers. My paths where I walk are starting to bud and the daffodils and tulips are up. I enjoy my walks much more when the trees have leaves and flowers are in bloom.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-61701482627733898072010-04-11T12:23:00.000-06:002010-04-11T12:23:36.669-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ePOGHhAHgh-J8etZOQRGzRN5DagxmFvsxpo54r9y7cEbyn-0ZP8S08uqcBWoqTTkhvRMz8qvMv4zXzBqGqWOwejSNNEv3oqxn5WTBx5E3uXZ18ctrRl_SgNit1BZ6or4RGMGZICvmI/s1600/blank_signpost.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8ePOGHhAHgh-J8etZOQRGzRN5DagxmFvsxpo54r9y7cEbyn-0ZP8S08uqcBWoqTTkhvRMz8qvMv4zXzBqGqWOwejSNNEv3oqxn5WTBx5E3uXZ18ctrRl_SgNit1BZ6or4RGMGZICvmI/s320/blank_signpost.gif" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My web guy said to me: <strong>Second guessing kills. Don’t do it</strong>. A sweet statement but he has never lived in the mind of a woman. <br />
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With so many setbacks I am hoping this is a full throttle week. I was invited to a huge networking meeting on the 22nd and would like to have gotten much further in my site by then. <br />
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I still don’t like that everyone prefers to do business electronically. I get sick of waiting for replies, waiting for changes, phone calls, text messages, all of it. People’s manners are just as bad electronically as they are in real life, so why not just do real life? <br />
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I am slowly collecting a small group of people to work with. Issues aside I like the web guy. My copywriter has a great personality, she is super prompt and does great follow up, and she kind of impresses me. It is great when you can find people that match your personality and so far I have been lucky enough to grab some smart and witty people. I am still looking for another sales person. So much so, that I tried to steal the guy in customer service for a magazine subscription I have. He would have been so good. To bad he was in Iowa.<br />
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I had a kinesiology specialist come over and I have a great training program to use for a few weeks and then it will be changed again. I am also thinking of buying P90X. I have seen some insane results on people who use that. <br />
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Just over four months to go until the big day. Since I hope to be in Chicago at the Jazz fest with my people, I would like tank top arms and a tight rear. I am doing 300 lunges a week and slowly moving to 500. I am determined. Six days a week on weights, seven on the walking and three or four running. My knees were killing me and a doctor friend of my suggested fish oil 4 grams a day. It has been over a week and my left knee has stopped hurting. I hope it is the fish oil. <br />
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With this turning 40 deal I have started sunscreen my neck and chest area daily and moisturizing like crazy at night. I even found a wrinkle in my forehead that if not from sleeping may get Botox. I said I would never ever do that, but I think I may just be vain enough to get rid of that line. A girlfriend of mine said “Vanity will start creeping in after 40”. Wrong, it happens a few months before.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-54909641262725265102010-04-06T15:44:00.000-06:002010-04-06T15:44:02.882-06:00Where do they come from? Really, does anyone know?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_m4hvtIIe6klQzFgQnmkNy6KbTH5sO3JTlcyRQfS4e2ckM9mGbXKP18BlP3mmSO9AHWd4sZyq3Lkt_f6rg2JIAJrAop9A6mfe4hyHdfu37Jk86KxNpJWaiMiL5_RlOFX_GteEauqqlI/s1600/resumetoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_m4hvtIIe6klQzFgQnmkNy6KbTH5sO3JTlcyRQfS4e2ckM9mGbXKP18BlP3mmSO9AHWd4sZyq3Lkt_f6rg2JIAJrAop9A6mfe4hyHdfu37Jk86KxNpJWaiMiL5_RlOFX_GteEauqqlI/s320/resumetoon.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last week and this week I posted ads for Copywriters and Sales people. I know I shouldn’t be shocked by the responses, but I am. </div><br />
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Copywriter from Florida didn’t know what it meant to write copy. Had never worked on a website, but he liked commercials and thought he’d come up with something (somethan is what he said) catchy. He would even toss me up a couple for frees (yes he said frees not me). I didn’t hang up on him which was a proud moment for me, but I couldn’t stop laughing. He actually sent me something that said Have it your way with us for 20% off. Isn’t that a BK commercial, minus the 20% off? My favorite will remain the guy that sent me the samples of his writing on the message boards, he is the great winner, but was not hired. In the end I went with a really smart magazine and web writer in Buffalo New York, and imagine my surprise when she knew the lingo, sent the work right over and didn’t get all perverted. One down two to go.<br />
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I received four resumes this morning, one girl had her name at the bottom of the page and had Objective---her statement—Qualifications. All in one sentence and all bold underlined. The whole resume was underlined. Claims she has a bachelor’s in English, but works at the candy store in Boulder, stocking shelves and decorating.<br />
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Another that was sent to me I assume was an email written resume in all lower case, no caps what so ever and in a single column all the way down the page. <br />
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Another that is currently a home health aide; she states she is great with people and listed changing elderly diapers in the job description. At the end of her resume it said…wait for it…collowdge edacated…NO KIDDING! <br />
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Maybe these things are meant to humor me and humble me. The humbling part is not working. I just need two good sales people who just have to be good at sales, not even Collowdge educated.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-27598046628273389042010-04-02T23:50:00.000-06:002010-04-02T23:50:27.383-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0NSQglkzpVCe_aktZKqWaVpWDt5X1Ocnvln_ykkvi-zLhK8yKQc-NS3vGhGsB17weabiKqOBjx8nxcgrAVID1mR-DXlchrNduPosNrqBq51sqDPaGLnbZgLerCpVnb1Ffdt6WQZFIJU/s1600/day-dreaming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0NSQglkzpVCe_aktZKqWaVpWDt5X1Ocnvln_ykkvi-zLhK8yKQc-NS3vGhGsB17weabiKqOBjx8nxcgrAVID1mR-DXlchrNduPosNrqBq51sqDPaGLnbZgLerCpVnb1Ffdt6WQZFIJU/s320/day-dreaming.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> For anyone that actually knows me in real life, you know I live in my own world. Things in the real world don’t always seem to work out like they play out in my head. For me, this is a problem. While I have been living in my business bubble things have been cheery, amazingly successful and the money has been wonderful. I have my Mercedes SUV, I travel monthly, and I am expanding business and starting a few new ones. Who would have thought most of this could be done in pajamas with bad hair? When I am sore and bored I get a massage and a Pedi and all is right with my world again, or, at least until I come back for my visit to your world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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In real life, however, things have not been going the way they are playing out in my head. This leads me to believe once again the book <em>The Secret</em> was a load of crap. <br />
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In the real world, where most of you live and I just choose to visit from time to time, this is what is really going on: <br />
I have been greatly slacking on my duties after complaining about Mr. Web guy, who has been doing his job and mine all week long.<br />
I have been dealing with “I feel like an idiot copywriter guy” who is still embarrassed over his drunken mouth.<br />
I have failed to get a schedule going, writing done, more advertising in, and sales reps hired. I apparently have loads of time to sit and think about all the stuff I need to get done, making several To Do lists daily. I think I tossed forty out this week alone. <br />
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What am I doing about it? I am making more to do lists, that’s what. I have put out ads for other web copy writers, and the resumes and response has been insane and some of these people are down right…they leave me speechless. I had someone actually send me links to where their writing was, and it was public posting boards, yes, really! Bad spelling and grammar, I have enough problems with that myself, I don’t need to correct someone else’s that wants to be paid. A public posting. I finally got to putting in ads for sales reps, and have my fingers crossed that I get some bites. Which means I will have to turn my legal brain back on, and have all the contracts and IRS forms I need for an Independent contractor, as well as coming up with commissions percentages and incentives, fun fun. <br />
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I have hours and hours of work to do, but yet I sit and daydream about all I could have and not working to try and get it. Fear of failure strikes again. I tried to make Friday (Good Friday) productive and good, and got basically nothing done. There is always hope for Monday.<br />
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Today’s mood is daydreaming…stillThe Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474806319008771122.post-71158755858152896062010-03-31T11:38:00.000-06:002010-03-31T11:38:22.925-06:00Sorting out the issues or trying<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivH-xDor9_bduh7jZ8B36DpnUrzljrMeV5v3uzdR-NeBi2LSKl5nSIAckPkxJIk5BmWsgN1AtBwG6eMqAFom34n8oej42lIIPXwONrzM5Yykf8DYHNoa-jyXpUy6WQHmJFvyv_x6roQU/s1600/float.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivH-xDor9_bduh7jZ8B36DpnUrzljrMeV5v3uzdR-NeBi2LSKl5nSIAckPkxJIk5BmWsgN1AtBwG6eMqAFom34n8oej42lIIPXwONrzM5Yykf8DYHNoa-jyXpUy6WQHmJFvyv_x6roQU/s320/float.jpg" /></a></div>So, the main idea of this site was to be about reinventing myself. Right now I am in a constant state of stress and reinvention is becoming a slow forgotten process. When people think of owning their own business, being successful and the money that they want to make seem within reach, of course-we fail see the obstacles. I believe that is true for many of us. I went into my ad adventure thinking this would be a piece of cake, it would all fall into place and the money would pour in. The funny thing about that is, I am a very practical and analytical person and I knew in the back of my head this would not be true. I just didn't expect it to be this frustrating. <br />
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Web guy issues-I had another two hour power talk with the web guy, he suggested maybe we "break up" "end the relationship", I agreed. An odd way of saying it, but it greatly humored me. In the end, much like a tumultuous marriage, we have decided to give it another go, communicate better, and what to expect and not from each other. Women, if all men could do this no one would ever bitch about their partners again. Will it happen this way? Who knows? I was given some advice from my writer. He said "all people in this business are flaky; if you can find someone you like as a person, then suck it up and deal with it". So, I guess I am sucking it up since I do like this guy as a person. <br />
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My professional writer turned out to be kind of a perv, but that is a whole other post. Maybe he is not my writer after all. Figures I find a guy that writes web copy and gets freaky. <br />
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I have a list for this site that is so long my stressful tea drinking water days continue. I feel the pressure to succeed, mostly by my standards. And have no clue where to start. I am good at the legal, the organizing of it all and now I am challenged. What if I fail? I don’t just let myself down, but my husband, my friend’s and of course, my on the rocks web guy. It is me that would be the most disappointed. I am not a fan of failure of any kind at all.<br />
My hours are sporadic at best, I have been putting things off and I need to get a schedule going. I am not giving it my all, but am giving it my best stress. If I could make a career out of anxiety we would all be rich. <br />
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Today’s mood is floating.The Reivention of Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01361798745481527134noreply@blogger.com1