Well I guess it's a no-go.

I found out today that I'm not pregnant. So I guess that means that more than likely I'm going to be able to work through at least October of next year. That's good and bad news.

The good part is that I'll get to work through the school year and around the holidays.

The bad news is...I'm not pregnant.

This Wednesday...

I've decided that even if I get a call to sub...I'm not going to! I'm going to drop Graem at daycare, clean the car, go shopping for toiletries, grocery shop, clean the house, and catch up on all of the neglected things that need to get done.

What in the hell do I do all day?!?!

Show me the money!

When I started my business the hardest part was coming up with the money to get things off of the ground. Somehow we were able to dig up the money to get the legal work done, print collateral, and my website up and running.

However, another option would have been to get some credit cards. I could have gotten one of the cards and kept all of the finances in one place. Of course my accountant would have loved this idea!

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Rollin' in the money.

I must say that I've been a mad woman about doing my online blogging! I've been making some serious cash and it's been great to see that hit our checking and savings account.

Of course, we're trying to pay off the adoption at this point. But the extra money has allowed us to do some of the nicer things including buying some clothes and going out to eat a little bit more.

You know how I love my eat outs!!

A much needed break?

Well, Friday I couldn't sub because Graem was in the hospital so I had to cancel. This Wednesday I'm not sure if I'm going to sub either.

Margot's out of town all day Wednesday and that means that if I do end up subbing I'll have to get a gig where I can drop Graem off and pick her up too.

Tricky.

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When I started my business two years ago Margot and I spent endless hours coming up with a whole marketing scheme, website, and print collateral. It was very time consuming and I just assumed that it would cost too much to hire the job out professionally.

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You know you want it.

A date that is!

It's so hard trying to meet people these days. I know many people, including myself, who have resorted to online dating services!

It was the perfect way for me to date around without wasting my time. If I didn't like the person I was chatting with I didn't have to sit through a long, boring, and expensive date!

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Maybe Margot's brother should check this out!

Down for the count...

With me getting sick with Ovarian Hyperstimulation and Graem in the hospital I haven't been able to do much with the business. In fact, I haven't been subbing much or blogging.

I feel like emotionally it's just been so draining and right now I need to focus on our family and trying to stay healthy than earning a few extra dollars here and there.

I'm guessing by Monday I'll be back into the swing of things full-time and be able to focus more on business plans, blogging, and maybe even pick up a few subbing jobs this week!

A gig.

I got a call last night that I had once again been requested to sub for the middle school!

I'm quite honored that they chose me to sub and since I haven't done it in a while because of winter break I'm glad to get back into it.

THe great thing about this gig is that it's this Friday from 7:20am - 2:30pm. So I'll be out by 2:30 and can start my weekend. Woo Woo!

Are you broke?

It's no secret - we live paycheck to paycheck. Since only one of us works and I stay home with the baby finances can be tight at times.

That's why I'm glad that there are payday loans available.

We currently have a savings but you never know when a rainy day might come and totally deplete your savings. It can really be done in an instant.

The whole idea behind payday loans is that you take out a high interest loan from a provider and pay it back within a short time period. It's basically a way to pay your bills, rent or car payment.

I know a lot of people have been using this service lately because they know that their tax money is due any minute, but in the meantime they still have some pretty big bills lingering.

It's nice to know that payday loans are available if we're ever in a bind!

Brochures are out and about!

The other night when I went to the ER for the OHSS I noticed that my brochures and price sheets were in the brochure holder at the hospital.

YAH! I'm glad to see that they are getting out in the community and that dropping them off with the social workers has been a waste of time and money.

Taking a break...

Since we are going through with another round of IUI I'm taking a business break and also a substitute teaching break. This time doing the drugs has totally made me feel crappy and I feel like I also have so much stuff to do on the homefront.

That doesn't mean that I'm going to let everything I've worked for go downhill. I still plan on completing my marketing strategies information and mailing out brochures to my outreach bank.

Makin' dinero!

I've been bringing in some major cash with my blogging! I never thought that we'd actually get much out of it ... but I'm a money making machine!

What can I say...always thinking about dollars!

Makin' the moola!

So with PayPerPost, LoudLaunch, Blogitive, and substitute teaching we are doing awesome finacially! Plus, of course we are waiting for out tax money!

In fact, we are at the point where we will break through on our debt and not owe anything! (Except for the car and house!)

That's absolutely amazing considering that a couple of years ago we owed over $30,000!

I'd like to blame that all on infertility even though the vacations, eat outs, and home decor were fun!

Aruba, Jamaica, Oh I wanna ...

take a vacation to MAUI!

We have been talking about taking a vacation for the past few weeks. We were looking into a nice sunny vacation but the reality is that I can't just do a 3-4 day sunny vacation. It's got to be at least a week and I want to stay at an awesome place. It just isn't a vacation if you don't stay at a nice place!

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Imagine looking out your bedroom window and seeing this:



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Following up

I'm going to followup Monday with the person that inquired last week. This could be a good client because it sounds like her mom needs some help out but isn't at the point of being in assisted living or nursing home.

My ideal client!

Of course, now I just have to pray that she has some money. That's always and obstacle.

Dear God.

Can you please bring on the weekend?

It's almost bud-thirty here and I'm so excited that the weekend's finally here!

Of course, I was asked to sub all next week.

I'm a popular girl.

What can I say?!

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Whipped.

With Margot's snoring, Graem's crying in the middle of the night, and tons of calls starting at 6am to sub -- I'm exhausted!

I've gotten through most of my "to do" list for the week but I still have a few errands including getting the car washed and making sure that I pick up Graem's passport information.

Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.

Then again, it's too cold out!

It's all dying!

I swear everything in our house and with our cars is dying! Our car is on it's last leg and tonight as we're watching 24 the damn surround sound makes these crackling noises and then just shuts off.

Why can't we be independantly wealthy?