Monday, January 02, 2012
Dietary Consulting
Guest post written by my buddy Aldo Mays
Starting my own dietary consulting practice was tough – there were a lot of things I had to consider before I got the business off the ground. I’d gotten a great education in nutrition and I felt totally ready to go out there and advise clients but I knew it was going to be an uphill battle trying to find clients and make some good relationships with doctors in town. I knew I needed to make my little operation as professional as possible so I hired someone to make me a great website and some business cards and even researched http://www.bank-card-processing.com/ so I could accept credit cards from the get go. I got my first big break when I was asked to come speak to kids at a high school about eating right and then it snowballed from there. Now my “thing” is to work with teens on making healthier choices as adults and it’s going great! I love my job and the flexibility and I’m so happy I’ve been able to pursue my lifelong dream.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Green Bay and My Mom Don't Mix
Posted by Gaylord Campbell
I am not being overly dramatic when I say that direct TV saved my marriage. The one thing that my husband and I fight about is when I interrupt his ‘games.’ Football season used to be the worst for us, because he is a big Green Bay fan, and would get irritated when he would miss even one little part of the game. I try not to be too much of an annoyance, but one day my sister called to tell me that she was coming over for a surprise visit on Sunday, and I knew that there was a Packers game on. I also knew that my husband would absolutely refuse to miss the game to take my mom out to brunch. I guess I will never understand men, but what I CAN tell you probably saved us a huge argument was ordering Direct TV. Before I even told him that my mom was coming I went to directstartv.com and ordered recorded TV. It wasn’t even an argument with that gift attached to the news! My husband now gets to watch football with a pause button, and I save myself from being told to move out of the way! Everyone with a sports fanatic in your house should order it for sure!
I am not being overly dramatic when I say that direct TV saved my marriage. The one thing that my husband and I fight about is when I interrupt his ‘games.’ Football season used to be the worst for us, because he is a big Green Bay fan, and would get irritated when he would miss even one little part of the game. I try not to be too much of an annoyance, but one day my sister called to tell me that she was coming over for a surprise visit on Sunday, and I knew that there was a Packers game on. I also knew that my husband would absolutely refuse to miss the game to take my mom out to brunch. I guess I will never understand men, but what I CAN tell you probably saved us a huge argument was ordering Direct TV. Before I even told him that my mom was coming I went to directstartv.com and ordered recorded TV. It wasn’t even an argument with that gift attached to the news! My husband now gets to watch football with a pause button, and I save myself from being told to move out of the way! Everyone with a sports fanatic in your house should order it for sure!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
I hate moving
The Author of this post is Rolando Dickerson
Moving is probably one of the most frustrating events that anyone does. First you have to pack up all of your stuff into boxes. Typically you try to organize the boxes to make unpacking easier, but let’s be honest, it never helps. Then you have to turn off all of your utilities only to turn on all new utilities somewhere else. Needless to say, I am not excited about my upcoming move. I did find a nicer place and it is a much better location. I just don’t want to go through all the pain of moving. I am almost finished turning on the utilities. I just have the electricity left. I did find Texas Electricity Providers to provide a good rate. I guess there are a few things I can be excited about regarding my new place. The complex has a wonderful pool and a fabulous workout center. Once I get all my stuff unpacked, I know I am going to love it so much more than where I am. I am just dreading the process. Oh well, wish me luck!
Moving is probably one of the most frustrating events that anyone does. First you have to pack up all of your stuff into boxes. Typically you try to organize the boxes to make unpacking easier, but let’s be honest, it never helps. Then you have to turn off all of your utilities only to turn on all new utilities somewhere else. Needless to say, I am not excited about my upcoming move. I did find a nicer place and it is a much better location. I just don’t want to go through all the pain of moving. I am almost finished turning on the utilities. I just have the electricity left. I did find Texas Electricity Providers to provide a good rate. I guess there are a few things I can be excited about regarding my new place. The complex has a wonderful pool and a fabulous workout center. Once I get all my stuff unpacked, I know I am going to love it so much more than where I am. I am just dreading the process. Oh well, wish me luck!
Thursday, July 07, 2011
My Own Store
This guest post from Hong Alexander
For the longest time I just worked out of my basement doing my monograming and it was fine, that is, until I got featured in the local paper. Literally overnight my business doubled and I had more than enough work to do and not enough room to do it in! I rented a small commercial space to start but even that was too small after just a couple of months. I upgraded to the shop I’m in now and it’s been amazing – I love having clients come right in here and tell me what they’re looking for! I had to refinish all of the floors and get rid of the kitchen (it used to be a bakery) and go to total alarm systems to make sure all my things were safe at night. All in all the upgrades were totally worth it since I have ended up being here 10 or 12 hours a day ever since! Business is booming, though, so I can’t complain one bit and I absolutely love what I’m doing so it’s a win win!
For the longest time I just worked out of my basement doing my monograming and it was fine, that is, until I got featured in the local paper. Literally overnight my business doubled and I had more than enough work to do and not enough room to do it in! I rented a small commercial space to start but even that was too small after just a couple of months. I upgraded to the shop I’m in now and it’s been amazing – I love having clients come right in here and tell me what they’re looking for! I had to refinish all of the floors and get rid of the kitchen (it used to be a bakery) and go to total alarm systems to make sure all my things were safe at night. All in all the upgrades were totally worth it since I have ended up being here 10 or 12 hours a day ever since! Business is booming, though, so I can’t complain one bit and I absolutely love what I’m doing so it’s a win win!
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Much Love For Big Love
Contribution by Hershel Vinson.
I started watching "Big Love" about 4 years ago, it quickly became something that I just couldn't not watch when it was on. Big Love is the story of a growing and changing polygamist family run by the husband named Bill. He has 3 wives as of right now and they all have really different attitudes and views on things. From the first wife Barb who is pretty much the ruler of the roost to the middle wife Nicky who came out of a polygamist compound and has very tradional compound-ish style way of living, to lastly Margene who is by far the wild child, she used to be the babysitter for the first 2 wives kids until her and Bill fell in love and got married and had kids of thier own. Bill owns a chain of "superstores" and is very p! oliticaly involved as well as all his religious endevoures. This show is not for everyone I know, however if you give it time I think the series could suck anyone in pretty quickly. This is my favorite show and luckily enough I get it through my satelite tv from www.EXPERTSATELITE.com with my premium channels, if I couldn't get this through my satelite company I would probably switch companies to get it. Every Sunday I snuggle down on the couch and enjoy my absolute favorite show!
I started watching "Big Love" about 4 years ago, it quickly became something that I just couldn't not watch when it was on. Big Love is the story of a growing and changing polygamist family run by the husband named Bill. He has 3 wives as of right now and they all have really different attitudes and views on things. From the first wife Barb who is pretty much the ruler of the roost to the middle wife Nicky who came out of a polygamist compound and has very tradional compound-ish style way of living, to lastly Margene who is by far the wild child, she used to be the babysitter for the first 2 wives kids until her and Bill fell in love and got married and had kids of thier own. Bill owns a chain of "superstores" and is very p! oliticaly involved as well as all his religious endevoures. This show is not for everyone I know, however if you give it time I think the series could suck anyone in pretty quickly. This is my favorite show and luckily enough I get it through my satelite tv from www.EXPERTSATELITE.com with my premium channels, if I couldn't get this through my satelite company I would probably switch companies to get it. Every Sunday I snuggle down on the couch and enjoy my absolute favorite show!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
casinos
What do you do in your spare time? I sometimes read and sometimes I play online games. Me and my brother loves to play online. I play pool and he likes to play online casino games. If you are also a casino games lover, I'd like to introduce you to Pro360 online casino website. It's a nice site. I'm sure you'll love it as they offer great reviews with their list of the best online casinos. These reviews offered are designed to help everyone in their choice of online casinos to gamble. Reviews are given by other pro players an they rated and rank each casino site to make it easier for other player or cut out the time consuming task of filtering through almost 3000 online casinos to gamble online. Their reviews and rankings are base on these players game experience, trust score and bonuses offered by each casino including all American Casinos. Isn't this wonderful? You'll have an easier and more excitement experience then. Another good news is that, you get bonus before you even start. Cool huh? All you need to do is to click on the sign up bonus banners on every review page. Check them out because many casino sign up bonuses are greater than what the online casinos offer directly.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Scam Busters
You probably have seen numerous advertisement of a work at home job, or online job offers. Please be aware that there are also numerous scams out there. Some common scams to stay away from are chain letters and envelope stuffing and if a company ask for some dollars as starters, beware. Do your thing. Search for more information about the company that you are interested with. I know that there are plenty of good and legitimate companies that sometimes ask for starter pay or a registration fee..but then scams would sure do that too so always always check for company informations.
Here are some great resources for you to visit when you need to check about a certain company:
here are some great resources:
•The Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
•The National Fraud Information Center http://www.fraud.org
•The Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Response Center http://www.ftc.gov
•Scambusters - newsletter you can join too http://www.scambusters.com
•Web &%$ured ("Watch List" to see complaints on companies) http://www.web&%$ured.com
Here are some great resources for you to visit when you need to check about a certain company:
here are some great resources:
•The Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
•The National Fraud Information Center http://www.fraud.org
•The Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Response Center http://www.ftc.gov
•Scambusters - newsletter you can join too http://www.scambusters.com
•Web &%$ured ("Watch List" to see complaints on companies) http://www.web&%$ured.com
Friday, January 11, 2008
skills learning
Earn more money by focusing more on your career development. Employers requires constant development of our skills to keep us competent. I found a website about construction that offers a range of different qualifications and routes for developing the skills and competence.
Developing out talent is very necessary for the continued success of any business we're in. It's great to take on apprentice that will help us develop our talents. So whether you're a developer or a newbie that want to start working straight away, starting an apprenticeship is a great help. This will be a great opportunity to earn as you continuously learn more.The skills you develop will be recognised through NVQ/SVQs too. Even if you're an experienced worker, developing skills and abilities throughout your career will make you always on the edge against others. You can prove your skills and experience, and you will gain a qualification and CSCS card, via On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) or Experience Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA). In addition to this, professional qualifications can be gained as part of a structured work-based training programme. Nice isn't it?
Learn more about the education resources CSkills.org is offering. They have has regionally based teams offering support to young people, teachers, careers advisors and parents. So, don't wait. Upgrade yourself. Sharpen your skills and earn more.
Developing out talent is very necessary for the continued success of any business we're in. It's great to take on apprentice that will help us develop our talents. So whether you're a developer or a newbie that want to start working straight away, starting an apprenticeship is a great help. This will be a great opportunity to earn as you continuously learn more.The skills you develop will be recognised through NVQ/SVQs too. Even if you're an experienced worker, developing skills and abilities throughout your career will make you always on the edge against others. You can prove your skills and experience, and you will gain a qualification and CSCS card, via On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) or Experience Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA). In addition to this, professional qualifications can be gained as part of a structured work-based training programme. Nice isn't it?
Learn more about the education resources CSkills.org is offering. They have has regionally based teams offering support to young people, teachers, careers advisors and parents. So, don't wait. Upgrade yourself. Sharpen your skills and earn more.
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