Check it out, girls!

Finally, it seems that there has been a website created for women - by women! Inchicks.com launches it’s new website and already it is turning heads! It’s currently a beta site — but looks pretty darn good!

They make it easy to catch up on some of the big stories out there. I like the way the website is set up not only is it easy to follow but it gives you all of the important information without any advertising!! (God knows, we get enough website on our own personnal website!)

They also offer celebrity gossip, coupons and specials, family, funny stuff, healthy and fitness, movies and television, music, news and politics, odd and bizarre, opposite sex, shopping, and style and fashion.

That’s just about anything and everything a girl could want in an online site - shopping, movies, television and I love how all of the articles are rated - so I don't have to waste my time!!

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Making the move?

Spring is almost around the corner and this is the time when we see tons of transition in our area. May and June are the biggest moving months in our area and most times it's because the students have graduated, professors are moving on, and we get a fresh batch of new Ithacans!

One company that has grown over the past few years and I see nationally is Remax! They have a great reputation in our area and beyond. Looking at Mississauga Real Estate the market is hot!

Mississauga is located in Ontario, Canada and you can really get your money's worth. There are beautiful houses and if you like the winter --- then you'll love living there cause they get a lot of it.

That's why it's nice to have a beautiful house at a great price - since you'll be hibernating for about 9 months out of a year!

Bringing in the $

I'm always looking at ways to make money. Lately, it's been actually blogging and subbing.

I have however, been submitting some resumes here and there to work at the university. I haven't had much luck and I'm starting to wonder if I'm applying for jobs that might be a little out of my reach or maybe I need to update my resume.

I hope that taking time off to raise Graem doesn't hurt my chances of obtaining a job in the future. However, a gap in employment is hard to explain in a resume and coverletter and it looks like I've been out of the workforce for 2 years now.

It's well worth the sacrifice...but I should look into how to make the transition a little bit smoother.

Back to work it is...

Friday I was going to take off to clean the house and try to get things organized. However, I got an unexpected call and they were desperate for subs at the local elementary.

I figured since they were willing to be flexible and I could work 10-2 I should go with the offer!

So, I worked 4 hours - got out at 2pm and made $80.

Not too shabby!

I love Charles Brown!

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

I've always made it priority to get my teeth cleaned and checked every 6 months. I have a pretty good dentist and really nice dental hygenist.

However, if I lived in Alexandria I wouldn't have access to Dr. Gardner and Chris and I'd probably have to switch over to another fine doctor.

I've heard great things about Hayfield Dental Care. Most recently Margot's brother talked about his experience with Charles Brown DDS PC.

Dr. Brown has preformed 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!

MOMMY'S HOME!

YAH!

We all love it when Mommy walks in the door! I thought I heard her drive up about 10 minutes ago and then nothing.

But then I just realized that she's been trying to move all of our recycling bins and trash out to the curb.

Too bad I didn't realize what she was doing and go out and help.

Oops. Bad Mama.

To sub or not to sub?

Okay, so I know I just let out a big rant on subbing and not getting paid but I'm wondering if I should try to pick up a subbing job.

When I do get paid it is nice to have an extra $80 and if I can get middle schoolers it's really not too bad!

It's when they are really young or really old that's hard!

Ideally...

when my business gets off the ground I'd like to have a nice website set up and have all of my contact information on there. I'd also like a question and answer section, frequently asked questions, and an option to order services online and pay via credit card!

It's a matter of doing business online and being saavy enough to accept credit card and run e-commerce. With that in mind -- I might be interested in getting shopping cart software.

The good thing about that is that I could keep my invoicing online and that would be perfect...the downfall of course is that if I'm dealing with seniors some might not have access to a computer and I wouldn't want to lose business.

Ashop.com.au offers a great software that allows you to run e-commerce and even offer online shopping through your website.

Damn beelers.

That's what we call the snowmobilers. They revv their engines up and we hear them at all hours of the night riding outside.

A few weeks ago one got stuck in our back yard and we saw him trying to dig the snowmobile out of 3 feet of snow. Margot went out there and lend him our shovel that was in the nearby shed.

He didn't say thank you or anything.

Jerk.

I really should...

get my fat ass out of the chair and start cooking dinner. But I just can't break away and think that I'll miss the moment that PPP posts all of it's good offers for the day.

Boy...I am a freak and need to get a life.

Will you marry me?

Of course, I'm not proposing to anyone but I thought the title would get everyone's attention!

We've been to a few weddings over the past few years and our favorite part of the wedding aside from the yummy cake is the personalized wedding favors!

ShopForWeddings.com offers a large selection of party and wedding favors for your guests. The website is easy to use and if you have questions or would like to place an order they also have a 1-800 number.

If you go on their website now they are currently offering a promotion of 10% off of your order!

One of my favorite items offered on the website is this "Take outs - the better boob job" container.



I tend to think it offers a classy alternative to the gift bag or even take home container.

When's mommy coming home?

Okay, I want Margot to come home!! It seems like she's been working way too much and I just miss her! Even when she's around and we aren't directly talking I like to feel her close.

It's been hard not only on Grammy to have Margot working so much --- but also me.

Quite the mood...

So after I got off with payroll lady for the third time today she said that she's going to contact the Treasurer and see if they can cut me a check tomorrow because they held onto my payroll form for ONE MONTH!!!

Of course, I'm pretty steamed about that --- so I decided to write Netflix a nice little correspondance as well. It seems like they have been taking their sweet time with delivering our movies and of course that means that we don't have them in time to watch them!

I sent our movies out Monday and they are saying they didn't get them til today?!?! In the past they've gotten them the next day and that same day they send out a new video.

I think someone's sleeping in their mailroom.

My lawyer's better than yours!

Luckily for us, we have not had to engage the services of an attorney many times in our lives--just for our wills, power of attorney, living wills, health care proxies, and most currently, our second-parent adoption for Grammy. In other words, just to protect the rights already afforded to heterosexual couples.

In the past, we've needed advice on real estate issue--our neighbors were getting a zoning variance for an oversized garage they decided to build within the zone-required setback, in an already undersized parcel.

If we had known that the local zoning board of appeals was going to be a bunch of pushovers, we might have consulted with a firm like Simmons Jannace & Stagg, a firm that specializes in real estate, zoning and land use law.

Maybe then we could keep our neighbors from building on our property!

I feel like chicken tonight..

Well, since chicken is the only thing that we have in the fridge and it's been sitting out for the past two days...it looks like that's what's on the menu tonight!

More than likely I will use the grill pan and then shred it so that we can have chicken salad on the delicious wheat, honey, apple, and oat bread.

I've really got to go grocery shopping this weekend. (I've been saying that for the past 2 weeks now!)

Quite the conversation...

Well, I just got off of the phone with the Payroll Coordinator at the school district. She's about as worthless as a rock. She has no followup and basically told me that I needed to track down the payroll sheet.

How in the hell am I suppose to do that?? So I told her that if I didn't get paid tomorrow I was camping out at the Superintendents office and I wasn't leaving til I got a paycheck.

Of course I'm way too lazy to do that and that's just crazy lingo. But Jesus..I worked for them. What's up with paying me?!?!

You need some major help...

if you have been pulled over for drinking and driving while intoxicated.

I have a few friends that have been pulled over for DUIs. Both of them got their licenses suspended and had to actually go to a class. I think it's a good thing and I hope that they took the offense seriously.

The thing about DUI that I think is unfair is that all judges and courts have different stipulations and punishments. It just depends on who your attorney is, how good of a job they do, and how much money you have!

There are many San Diego Criminal Defense Lawyers - but when it comes to something like a DUI you really want a firm that specializes in DUI/DWI. Liberty Lawyers have provided legal services for thousands of people who have had DUIs and DWIs. They know the in's and out's and are able to provide you with the very best legal information available.

Check out their website. It has some really useful information that could save you from getting your license suspended.

Damn ICSD.

I have been subbing for some time and I have to call weekly just to get things straightened out with payroll. The lady there is such a moron and each week she says they are going pay me and I never get a check.

At this point I've decided that I'm not going to substitute for that school district because they really screw you when it comes to payment.

What a mess.

My poor car.

We are doing everything in our power to not have to buy a new car. My poor 2000 Honda CRV has been in the shop. We're trying to maintain it and make sure that it gets all of it's needed maintenance before it falls apart.

It has about 125,000 miles and it's really been a good car. Despite that fact that we use it in the snow, traveling everywhere, and I've had it for 3 different jobs.

Not too shabby!

Hookin' a sista up!

We do love the rebates and coupons! I finally purchased the USB hard drive I’ve been talking about for two months or so, and wish I had had a coupon. Ebates.com is an online portal that has rebates, cash back offers and coupons for use on hundreds of online retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Target, Staples, Gap.com, Nordstrom, and Circuit City. Rebates and cash back offers vary from 5% to 25%, so on a large purchase, that can make a difference!

I like the fact that Ebates.com tends to offer a promotional code and it's typically always updated. So you don't have to keep looking at other sites for a code that works!

For the socially-conscious folks among us, Ebates now has a charitable giving program for rebates. Being that it’s almost the end of the fiscal year, this might be a good way to make up the charitable giving we’ve all put off for the entire year. It’s money you would have spent anyway, so it won’t be missed.