The perfect credit card

is, of course, the card that you never have to pay back!

Lately we've been looking at our best option for paying for the $20,000 upcoming infertility procedure that we're doing next!

We thought about using credit cards but we just can't seem to get a good deal.

We might even consider going the route of a credit card balance transfer if we can find a 0% offer.

But we're also looking to finance a large amount of money too. Our credit is good...but it's not that good!

Mint Credit Cards offer a great card with benefits and they lowered their annual APR. Which means that you can get the savings!

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Off to the grind.

Today I am subbing at the elementary school. I hope the kids aren't too rough on me because I'm exhausted after getting killed at last night's softball game.

Please have mercy on this me, little kids!

For women only.

It's been a while since we've had to deal with our loved one's addiction. Despite a very hard time in his life he's been able to keep clean and away from drugs. I can only imagine the daily struggles that he has to endure.

When we were looking at rehab for our loved one we had to make sure that the place we chose was a good fit. We also wanted it to be geared towards his addiction to drugs and also the other psychiatric diagnosis that surrounded the addiction.

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Damn taxes.

So I'm at a loss for how I'm going to pay my taxes this upcoming year. I've been subbing a few times a month and it doesn't appear like they are taking out all that much towards my income taxes.

Then there's blogging. Lately I've been bringing in around $1,500 - $2,000/month blogging and I have yet to put any aside for taxes.

I have a feeling I'm going to be up a creek...

Losing weight.

I've been talking about getting in shape for a while and I must admit that vacation was a real doozie!

I've also been talking about getting signed up at the gym but each week something comes up and I either forget or can't justify spending so much money.

I think I'm finally going to start on my diet and not just go to the gym but start eating better and treating my body better.

I've never been much of a calorie counter because in the past it's just been way too time consuming and I have never had a scale etc.

Now that's no excuse not to count calories because MyFitnessPal.com offers a free calorie counter!

Now calorie counting has never been easier and I need to stop making excuses, get off my butt, start eating better, and STOP making excuses!

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New Insurance

In order for me to actually be eligible for the IVF Refund plan you can not have any IVF coverage. Because my shitty Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance *has* IVF coverage (after 11 more IUIs) then I'm either not eligible for the refund program or I have to switch over.

So, I'm going to switch over to Healthy New York Insurance for small business owners. Of course the only issue there is that the fertility clinic doesn't take that insurance.

Which means -- for every ultrasound I do ... it's a good $100.

Nothing ever comes easy for us.

Now I've got to work...

harder than ever to pay for this $20,000 loan that we're taking out! Of course, we should be coming across some money from Margot's mom's life insurance but I never want to count my chickens before they have hatched.

Plus, they more we are able to pay off...the better I'll feel about the whole thing.

Damn, $20,000 is a lot of blogging.

Work.

Well, it looks like I'm going to have a teaching gig for Wednesday. I'm teaching elementary school at the school that's had pretty bad reviews. I'm really quite curious to get there and see what it's like for myself.

It's really been great seeing all of the schools. I've really had a change of mind when it comes to the schools that I thought were the best!

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No plans = good plans.

I have no idea what's on the agenda for tomorrow. I think when Margot's home I'm going to sit down and get together all of the stuff that I need to tackle this week.

Of course, typically I'm happy with myself if I can get about 1/2 of those things done!

Take me away!

I know that's a horrible thing to ask...especially since we just got back from vacation less than 2 weeks ago! But I think it's important to make sure that we have a family get away at least once a year.

It brings back the idea that we should enjoy life, family, and take time out to relax!

We are more than likely going to consider a Orlando vacation home rental for our next vacation. I'd love to do a two family vacation and rent a big house with a pool! It'd be great fun to do with L&L and their new baby!

Of course, when I brought this up to Margot she mentioned how we should also find a nice teenager and bring him/her with us so that they could watch the kids at night when we went out and painted the town red!

When's your next vacation?

I know that's a horrible thing to ask...especially since we just got back from vacation less than 2 weeks ago! But I think it's important to make sure that we have a family get away at least once a year.

It brings back the idea that we should enjoy life, family, and take time out to relax!

We are more than likely going to consider Florida Vacation Rentals for our next vacation. I'd love to do a two family vacation and rent a big house with a pool! It'd be great fun to do with L&L and their new baby!

Of course, when I brought this up to Margot she mentioned how we should also find a nice teenager and bring him/her with us so that they could watch the kids at night when we went out and painted the town red!

Hospital.

Well, I've found a new place that I need to drop off my flyers and brochures. The surgical unit! It has been around for three years and I don't think I've ever been there. The waiting room are people waiting for their loved one to get out of surgery and most of the people are sitting around and looking for anything in sight to read to keep their mind off of the surgery.

Ugh.

Well, I was just told the other night that school actually was still in session for another couple of weeks. I thought for some reason that they got out next week. Not the case.

That's good because it means that there are more ways for me to keep making money throughout the summer!

But I also have tons of stuff to do and an off day wouldn't have been too bad either.

Thank goodness.

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Let the professionals do their jobs! You'll be glad you did!

Busy!!

Lately, I've had tons of blog opps available. Which of course, means that I don't have tons of extra time because I'm always trying to finish the work on the computer.

Today I'm working on some Blogitives and then some PayPerPosts. I also might have some PayU2Blog too.

Who says blogging isn't a full time job?

Getting it all together.

This weekend I've got to sit down and look at my schedule. I feel like I have 200 things scheduled and no idea what the dates or times are!

Plus, I have a lot of errands that I've been putting off that I should just take care of.

Maybe I'll do that Monday and Tuesday.

Our next car...

When I was a kid growing up in Houston we always had our car windows tinted. When I moved up to New York I noticed that noone has their car windows tinted!

Of course, in Houston it's hot and tinting your windows is part of surviving the horrible heated temperatures! I also think that people in the south love their cars and it adds to the "car pride" that you see more of down there!

San Diego Window Tint is also a must have! I've talked about moving to California for years and if we moved we'd get our carts tinted first thing!

SunProTint.net offers professional tinting for commercial, residental, and decorative purposes. They also offer free quotes.

Marketing your business!

I'm constantly looking for economical and effective ways to market my business. I've spent a lot of money on brochures, collateral, letter head, and envelopes. This summer I plan on focusing most of my extra time on building up my business and getting the word out.

I think I might look into getting some adhesive labels that I might be able to use on promotional and marketing items. That way if I drop something off at the hospital or a social worker's desk I can make sure the the item has a sticker with my logo and phone number.

CustomizedStickers.com offers a great variety of bumper stickers and other labels that help you market your product or service. The best thing about their products is that they are affordable!

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Out again today.

Well, today I'm not subbing because Margot has her surgery. I have an appointment scheduled Wednesday with CNY. But I figure I can reschedule it and try to get in Tuesday instead so that I sub.

I think there are only a few more days before school is out for the summer!

Get help and feel better.

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Do you have a loved one that needs treatment but isn't convinced?

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What we learned a few years ago with working with a family member that had a drug addiction was that not all treatment centers are the same. In this particular situation we needed to go with a rehab that offered help for people that had a dual diagnosis. For example, depression and addiction.

Some treatment centers only offer rehab and don’t touch on the other types of triggers or issues that might be surrounding the addiction.

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Marketing this summer.

I'm pretty pumped to be able to get the word out this summer and I have a few great ideas that I plan to incorporate. Of course the first line of business will be to go back to the hospitals and make sure that I talk to the new and old discharge planners and social workers.

I also need to make sure that they are stocked up on information including brochures and price sheets.

Then I'm going to hit the local nursing homes. Word has it that the biggest nursing home in Ithaca is going to be closing due to Gov. Spitzers new budget cuts.

It's not just scary for the people that are in this particular nursing home...but horrifying to the families!

Where in the heck are they going to put these 200 or so residents? Most of them are on medicaid anyway and don't have the money to be anywhere but a medicaid accepting nursing home.

The dilemma of course is that Ithaca only has two other nursing homes to house all of the people that need care.

What's going to happen when we get older?

Maybe I shouldn't think about it.

Gotta earn more money!

So now I'm more determined than ever to get my business up and running so that I can earn some extra bucks. Sure it's been great subbing, and doing some blogging...but the consulting goes for around $75 per hour.

That's one full day of blogging on a slow day!

Bummed.

I'm very bummed that my subbing gig will be coming to an end (unless I get some summer school calls) and I'm not even able to sub this week. It's been a great way to stay actively employeed and earn a little extra cash in the meantime!

Are you out there??

I'm constantly on the lookout for the perfect credit card.

The one that I don't have to pay back! I have yet to find it.

Just a few months ago I got a letter in the mail from my local bank stating that we had been part of the TJ Maxx card fraud and that they would be sending new cards.

Talk about a pain. I'm pretty notorious for losing my cards and having to get new ones and this was the first card that I had for any length of time without losing it and I already had it pinned and ready to go!

Over the past few days we're going to start looking at our options as far as how to finance the $20,000 for our upcoming fertility treatment.

We've used great offers such as 0% Balance Transfers to help us in the past...but I'm just not sure how many credit cards actually have that offer anymore.

ThriftyScot.co.uk is a great website to check out information and they even have financial articles that seem very informative. I like the following articles: "Credit Card Freebies" and "Plastic Personal Loan."

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Out for a week

Well, low and behold the surgery ended up making me feel a lost worse than I thought I was going to feel. The nurse said that I'm not suppose to work for a week. Which means that subbing this Wednesday and Friday are out of the question.

I'm going to drop Graem off at school tomorrow and plan on catching up on all of the blogging opps that I missed while we were away on vacation.

Darn credit cards!

When we were in college we signed up for just about all of the credit cards that offered a free shirt or pint of Ben and Jerry's.

Not only did we sign up for the cards...we used them! It hasn't been until recently that we've actually been able to pay off our credit card debt.

What were they thinking letting stupid college kids have access to $10,000 of credit? DUH.

CardGuide.co.uk offers some great information on credit cards. I really like the fact that they allow you to see the different cards available such as 0% purchases, balance transfers, and even reward cards.

I guess in the end...it's all about making a wise choice and doing your homework to make sure that you're getting the best deal out there!

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Not much longer...

I'm a bit nervous that my subbing gig might be coming to an end. Damn summer break! I really enjoy subbing and it's been a great way for me to earn a few extra bucks to keep us financially solvent.

I guess I'm going to have to try to make that money up with blogging!

Yikes!

After the market crashed a few months ago we have been looking for something new to invest our wealth into. We've looked at international markets and they're really unstable.

At this point I'm ready to invest some of my funds into gold bars. The one thing about gold, silver, and other precious metals is that year after year they offer a consistent investment.

Not to mention, their demand always higher than the supply. Obviously, by using basic laws of economics you can see that this might be a good idea for the future!

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This is a noteworthy investment and a great way to diversify your portfolio. Especially during these unstable market times.

Hookin' a sister up!

Now, I'm a married lady...but I've got some good information and I'm all about sharing the love and passing on some much needed information!

I'm sure most of you have heard of Mirelly Taylor. She's been in the following movies: "Kiss Me Again", "Serving Sara", "Las Vegas" and "Numb3rs". She's absolutely beautiful.

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He's also hosting GoFish.com and the Seduce A Celebrity program!

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What a nice guy --- not to mention he has a great body too!

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I like the feature that allows you to embed these great videos directly into your blog! Not only can you let your readers see what you've been up to --- but you can share the laughter!

Yahoo!

Finally, a week where we aren't traveling or have much planned. I have my surgery planned for this Tuesday but I should be up and running by Wednesday. I think I'll probably sub Wednesday and Friday to bring in some extra bucks before summer.

Also, I think I only have two more weeks to get paid for subbing!

Help is on the way!

When Margot was pregnant we were constantly worried about whether her insurance would cover certain visits and procedures.

I wish they would have offered some type of Maternity Health Insurance 3 years ago!

Now Reproductiveaccesssolutions.com specializes in offering Maternity Health Insurance to woman who are looking for benefits, financial aid, and educational information.

Hopefully, over the next few months I'll be looking up this information for myself!

Here's hoping!

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Back to the grind!

Well we're back from vacation and it looks like I'm going to be crazy busy with blogging and probably some subbing over the next few weeks. I think school is only in session for about 2 weeks more.

After that -- I'm free!

Help is on the way!

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Marketing done right.

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You can now subscribe to it for $47 for 12 issues! Maybe I should subscribe to this and get the best kept secrets of increasing page rank!



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Werkin.

Today I'm subbing Spanish at the local middle school. It's so damn hot in this classroom I'm seriously sweating and I feel like I can't stop drinking water!!

Maybe, when I get done I'll go hose off in the back yard with Grammy.

Charlie Brown to the rescue!

I'm not talking about the TV character either...

I've heard great things about Hayfield Dental Care. Most recently one of their happy clients blogged about their experience with this fine center.

Dr. Brown has performed thousands of procedures including crowns, root canals, and surgical procedures. So I'm sure he could probably handle my simple cleaning and x-ray every 6 months!

Something that's very important to me and speaks volumes of Dr. Brown as a dentist is that he has ZERO complaints with the Virginia Board of Dentistry. That's absolutely amazing!

Charles Brown has received numerous awards locally and even as a Resident.

Another great thing about Hayfield Dental Care is that they are accepting new patients and also open to emergency situations.

Give them a call and remember that you only have one set of adult teeth - so take care of them!

Way too busy!

I can't believe how busy I've been today. It seems like I got a lot accomplished with blogging, hanging out with little G, and even doing a little laundry in my spare time!

Who would have known that I could have been this productive after yesterdays sit on my ass fest.

From one fat girl...

to another...

Dieting is horrific. I feel like I've tried just about everything to lose weight these days. My main problem -- food.

I love my food.

One thing I haven't tried is Hoodia. Hoodia is an appetite suppressant and it's been used by Oprah, Bette Middler, and Liz Taylor.

Lab88.com offers a great variety of dieting packages and they actually cater to superstars and well known actors and actresses.

I guess if it's good enough for them...it's good enough for me!

Happy Mama's Day!

Never before have I really enjoyed Mother's Day because it's just a reminder of what a horrible mother I have. One who never calls, doesn't care, and is full of hate.

But since Grammy has been born we've made it a priority to treat ourselves on Mother's day! This year we'll actually be in Cancun, Mexico for the holiday! I'm sure we'll be on the beach and resting up. Not to mention, we'll have a margarita in each hand!

The past few years we've gone to Thai Cuisine for Dim Sum and it's been great! Each year we take pictures of Grammy picking up with the tab and giving the waitress OUR credit card!

This year maybe Grammy will send flowers! DotFlowers offers great Mother's day flowers and also other items that will make your mother very happy! They also offer same day delivery - in case you forget!

Where are you, leads?

Lately, I've been having a pretty hard time marketing my business and coming up with creative ideas. I've also had a loss as to where to find new leads and contacts.

Today I came across a great online community that's main goal is to connect like minded businesses and build a strong network of business professionals.

Masterseek is a nationwide business search engine. You can find just about any type of business, company, or product that is out there!

The website is free and you can view websites, management, news, and basic company profiles.

You can also sign-up to showcase your company on this great website. This would be a great way to gain exposure for your product or service.

What a day...

Today the weather is absolutely perfect. I'm going to change laundry, clean the upstairs, and then we're heading out to the playground at the local elementary school.

I love nice spring days!

Hookin' a girl up!

Everyone knows I love my online blogging for money. I'm hooked. We've made a lot of money thus far and that's what's financing our upcoming vacation and infertility treatments.

I've come across a new pay-for-blogging website that I think everyone might be interested in - Bloggerwave.

It was really easy to sign up for and within a day my blogs were approved and I was ready to start blogging for them.

The thing that I love is that the opps are really cool and the pay is pretty decent too. Not to mention, you don't have to give your first born to reserve an opp!

This is a total find...and I'm sharing it with you!

I been workin'...

well, I'm looking online today for a good subbing job! My subbing gig Friday wasn't too bad and maybe I can land something nice and easy again for Wednesday. Of course, I have to be reminded that Friday's job was the exception and not the rule!

You trader.

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Job.

Well, I've been pretty busy with getting us ready for the Philippines and now Mexico. Last Friday I was able to get a subbing gig and I think I'm going to aim for getting another one this Wednesday.

That way when we get back from Mexico at least I'll have a few days of paycheck.

Info from a marketing guru

I can always appreciate tips to make my blogs and even my business marketing more effective. Now I've come across a marketing blog which really has some pretty good information!

Britopian offers great insight into the world of SEO and also some great analysis on different articles offered on the web.

I also like the way that the website is designed. It's easy to follow and the topics are clearly marked. So it's easy to find the article that you might be most interested in.

God bless the Brit that came up with this great website!

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4 more days.

Til we head out to Cancun, Mexico. I'm so excited but I just realized how much needs to be done! Not to mention Graem's been sick. I'm taking her to the doctor today but I hope that she starts to feel better before we head out!

You look very LA, baby.

We've been to Los Angeles once and being that we're from upstate New York we felt very out of place! We try to make it to New York every few weeks so that we don't turn into total hillbillies!

When I lost all of the weight a while back I was contemplating have all of the extra skin taken off. The good thing is...I never had it done. I figured if I was going to try to get pregnant it would make no sense.

Margot's dad's a plastic surgeon but at this point I'm not sure how comfortable I'd feel with a family member performing such an intimate surgery! Not to mention...I'd hate to have all my fat out there for the world to see! Including my father-in-law.

Los Angeles Plastic Surgery might be the perfect place for me to get the body that I've always wanted! The good thing is that it's located right on Rodeo Drive. That means that I could stay with our good friends Alex and Dominic while undergoing the procedures.

They live about 30 minutes from Los Angeles.

God, after getting all of the surgery that I might need they probably wouldn't even notice the new me!

Look at that nose, Pinnochio!

I know, I have a terrible nose. I've always been paranoid about it. Of course, this past Easter when we were with Margot's family her Plastic Surgeon father had to point out how I needed a nose job.

Thanks, Manny.

I've never gotten to the point where I've felt that I need a nose job. I feel like I have a lot of other things going on that I need to focus on before I would fix my nose.

Try the 50 pounds or so that I need to lose!!

If I did want to get plastic surgery I'd probably want to hook up with Beverly Hills rhinoplasty.

I like getting pampered and making sure that I get the best care available. That's always been the case. Hence the reason why we've travelled all over to get good infertility care.

Rodeo Drive Rhinoplasty offers plastic surgery in a boutique like setting with doctors who are trained to care for your needs and do the best job that money can buy. Who knows they might even be able to do a nose job and a little liposuction in one visit!

God knows, I could keep them pretty busy for a few weeks with my flawed body!

The best thing is ... you'll leave feeling like a queen and you'll have the nose to match!

Accounting.

So with starting my business the one part that I've need a lot of help is the bookkeeping and accounting. Thank God for our friend, Cheri, who has been able to help me out when I need assistance. She's a CPA and worked for a firm here in Ithaca before she moved to Dallas.

She set up my QuickBooks and got me headed in the right direction.

But I've been horrible at keeping up with the finances!

Maybe I should look at hiring a bookkeeping for small business firm to handle the day to day accounting.

AccountingParadise.com is a company that offers bookkeeping and payroll to small businesses just like mine! God knows I just don't have the time anymore - nor do I know the rules of accounting!

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Back to the grind...

for just a few more days! I must say that I'm pretty excited that we're going on vacation this Friday. I plan on working Wednesday and then packing and getting us ready Thursday.

This is a well deserved and need vacation!

Universal Studios!

When we went to Orlando a few years ago with Uncle Bobby and Auntie Cate we went to Universal Studios. We had a great time! It was more of a grown up Disney. Of course I did all of the rides and games and we even ate at the Emeril restaurant!

Margot's aunt and uncle purchased the Universal Studios Tickets so we didn't to fork out the money. My guess is they weren't cheap!

When we go to Orlando in a few years we are going to check out OrlandoFunTicket.com they offer a great website for tourists to get the best deals at Disney, Universal, Restaurants, and local lodging.

I've been werkin'

at the high school. All the live long day.

It hasn't been too brutal, actually. I'm subbing for a study lab.

ALL DAY LONG.

Which of course means that I just have to make sure that the kids are quiet and doing their work.

How many times...

have I had to give a presentation with old computers and projectors and had the whole thing crap out on me! I'm not the most saavy computer person alive but I do know how to operate most Microsoft applications, a laptop, and a projector!

That's why when I heard about renting computers I got very excited! Computer rentals allow you to have competant and new computers that really do the job. Whether it be for a presentation or other short term use - it's a perfect solution!

I'm actually drooling over the Mac Pro rentals. I've never been a huge fan of Mac over the years because it's never really been compatiable with the programs that I use.

But, lately with our stupid Dell acting up and now Windows Vista being a bomb...I'm thinking about moving over!

Check out ComputerRentals.com now - it really is a great way to have the newest computers to get the job done.

Plus, as a business owner I like the fact that you can get it invoiced and actually have it written off on your taxes as an expense.

Of course, after you rent the computer of your dreams you might just get spoiled and have to buy one for yourself!

I'm unique, darnit.

I've always been a pretty unique person. Okay...so I'm a bit of a weirdo sometimes. But that's not a bad thing right?

Especially since bid4prizes is offering some awesome auctions where you can win some big prizes just by offering unique bids!

I have my eye on the iPhone that's being given away. I'd probably give it to Margot for Mother's Day since her cell phone is ancient and will soon not even work with the existing cell phone provider!

I would also love to win hard cash. We're always looking for ways to pay for our next infertility "adventure" and right now cash is hard to come by.

If cash were one of the prizes I'd place a bid under the cash value and then I'd offer to donate time to charity.

That's unique right? Noone these days gives their time away for a good cause.

Bad sub.

Last night I saw that there were a few subbing gigs and didn't realize that Margot would be able to do drop off and so I didn't accept them because they all started at 7:40am.

Later in the night Margot said the she could do drop off and I could take one of the earlier jobs. By then it was too late and the early jobs were taken with the later jobs!

This morning I woke up to see if there were any jobs out there and to my dismay there was one. When I tried to accept it said that it was being viewed by another person and when I refreshed someone had taken the job.

So now I sit in Borders working on blogs and trying to earn my fair keep.

HELP!

I've been talking for months about needing help with building up my lead bank. Finally I've found Real Time Leads! The software gives you access to tons of leads for your small or home business. It also allows you to manage the leads in a database format and choose the demographics which are best suited for your product.

Gotta spend a little money to make a little money...right?

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Back when we were living on one income and Margot was in college we were poorer than poor! We lived paycheck to paycheck and didn't really have a savings. I remember going to the grocery store and cashing a check just to pay for the bills. Knowing that it would take 3 days for the check to clear the bank.

Had their been the option of payday loans we would have been all over it! Payday loans are short term loans that banks and other institutions issue that allow you to buy a little time before you get paid. The interest rate is a little higher than you'd find with a traditional loan and the whole idea that it's a short term solution and you'll pay it back within a few days, weeks, or a month.

PowerPayDayLoan.com allows you to sign up online for a payday loan. You could be approved for as much as $1,500 for a faxless payday loan and receive the money as soon as tomorrow morning!

Boy, if this isn't a get out of jail free card -- I don't know what is!

Why didn't we know about this 10 years ago?? We probably would have used this service on a weekly basis and been their best customer.

Schedule this week? Who knows?

Well, I have no idea what my plans are going to be this week. I peed on an ovulation stick yesterday and it looked like it was getting dark. Which of course, means that I will be making a 3 day trip to New York.

Or it could mean that I missed my ovulation in which case I'll stay here in Ithaca, substitute, and start getting ready for vacation next week.

Either way...I think school getting out is just around the corner. Which of course means that this summer I get to start working on the marketing of my business.

I'm pretty excited and I think I have everything in shape for being able to run with it.

So tired.

This morning I woke up with Margot in hopes of catching up and getting some work done. Yeah right. I'm sitting here with my coffee in one hand and the computer in the other catching up on blogging.

So much for having a productive day today!

Holy Moses.

Well, it's so weird because all of the blogs are getting new page ranks. Yesterday I checked and this one was still at 2 and Second Tale was at 3. Today it reads that this one is at 0 and my other one is at 0 too!

Boy, I hope that's a gliche and both blogs are at 3.

Yikes!