Confetti by: Kateedyd

A Little Insight into Working at Home

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Working at home comes with a set of challenges that other people don't seem to realize. Quite a few people think that it's easy work, that you don't have to work as hard, and that you can do whatever you want, when you want to do it. None of this can be further from the truth. The reality is that there are a couple of categories where working at home fits into; you can be a contractor or an employee. Being a contractor is more common and much harder, there is always a rotation of work to find, more work to do, and different deadlines to meet with conflicting schedules. Being an employee often consists of a set schedule; making deadlines a little easier to manage and quite a few meetings to ensure proper communication; utilizing conferencing services. Either way you go, there is a little more space than working a "traditional" job because of the breaks you can take in your day, but there are many misconceptions that need to be considered before you decide on changing your path.

The Date is Set!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:01:00 +0000

I'm super excited! It's finally all coming together and we're getting married in the beginning of March! To be honest, I never thought that I would be getting married and was pretty set that it would never happen at all. I kind of passed this mentality onto DS and he started saying that he would never get married either. Truth be told (which he found out as he got older), it was that I really just didn't want to marry his dad lol. It was one of those situations where from the outside one would ask "why?", but I can't regret anything that I did because of the wonderful kids that I had. Now I'm onto the next chapter of my life and I can finally see the light in the tunnel :)

Warmish Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:30:00 +0000

It's been super warm here for a mid-western winter this year, so much that the girls actually got to go swimming with a few friends. Ok, it was an indoor pool, but at any rate they were still lucky because one of the pool heat pumps was out and it would have been too cold otherwise lol. They had a blast and obviously want to go back like, tomorrow and the next day. It's kind of hard to say no because the summers here are so hot that the pools become over crowded and it's easier to just sit in your bathtub at home lol.

Pick Me Ups

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000

My BF loves coffee and lately I've had a craving for coffee flavored things as well. He has a coffee maker but he's really not so impressed with it, he only got that one because his mom was visiting and she always has to have her coffee. We were "window shopping" one day and he ended up looking at this bunn coffee maker, which is commercial lol. i thought it was pretty cool too but while he was looking at those, I ended up looking at frozen drink makers instead LOL. It would be fun to have all sorts of appliances, the only problem facing us right now is the lack of counter space in our kitchen.

Cleaning Up

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:18:00 +0000

My friend just purchased a rental property in NC and I am trying to help her out by figuring out how to rent the place out while she's not using it. I didn't realize how much was involved in something like this because most of the people I know have their places in a subdivision of sorts where cleaning and other services are combined. She was lucky and found house cleaning services holly springs nc that have great prices so that she can maintain the place well and know that it is taken care of. I'm so excited for her that she now has a retreat and a source of income!

Keeping my daughter's bedroom reasonably organized

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:33:00 +0000

Guest post written by Michele Rogers

Now, I don't expect my 8-year-old daughter to keep everything in her room completely organized and in place. But, it's been an issue here lately because it seems like I can rarely find a clear path on the floor of her room. I would really love to have the space for her to not only walk around but also be able to play in her own room. So I'm taking on the task of really getting her bedroom organized.

The stuff that probably takes up the most room in her room is all of her play clothes. She has so many of them and gets a lot of use out of them. I was online looking up for some good storage solutions for those play clothes and while I was doing that, I ran across a lot of info on Bathroom Remodeling. I looked through it quite a bit and after that I decided to get our guest bathroom remodeled. We had our master bathroom remodeled quite a while ago for some pleasing results.

I ordered her a nice little wardrobe for her dress up clothes in a step toward her organized kids bedroom. It's pink, which is just her style so of course she's going to love it.

Old School

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:21:00 +0000

I think it's kind of funny (and sad) that sometimes it seems our kids aren't learning what we did. Well, I'm sure they aren't since standards keep changing and such, but the things I hear asked can be so simple and they have no idea what they are. I overheard someone asking what micrometers are as if it was something completely foreign. I haven't had to sit and do homework in a number of years and having one starting into school all over again is going to totally throw me off, I think. LOL

Costumes

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:16:00 +0000

DS has to come up with some sort of costume for one of his classes. I can't remember exactly for what, but there's nothing that can be pre-bought about it, each kid has to come up with original ideas that they've pieced together themselves. I thought that was great considering how many fallbacks there are now, I never would have thought that buying a kit for your mission project would be acceptable. He's decided to go and look through some welding supplies and get a start there. I thought that was a great idea considering some of the shapes things come in. Hopefully he ends up with something fantastic.

YAY for TV!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:12:00 +0000

It's been so long since I've actually been willing and able to sit down and watch TV like a normal person, I had really began to miss it. Since my BF has gone back to work, I've been having some nice evenings sitting around watching "dumb" TV and I love it! LOL! It's really funny to see what types of show's the networks have come up with, I never thought I'd see something about cloning your pets or extreme cheapskates. Of course it is pretty stupid, but I also find it interesting to see what other people do and how they live...and of course, have a good laugh when I think they're being totally outrageous.

Child Safety

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:38:00 +0000

One thing I love about my kids growing up is that I don't have to worry about child-proofing every place we stay or end up moving to. It always concerned me that they would get into something they shouldn't be once my back was turned. The thing I never understood is the people that have pools and choose not to use proper pool fences to keep their kids safe, especially when you hear about all the tragedies that happen during each summer. It would be great if it was set into law, in my opinion.

Picking Up Something New

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:29:00 +0000

I have always wanted to learn the ways of earning money online but some of it has just gone right over my head lol. I've never quite learned the tricks of the trade when it comes to PPC advertising. A couple friends and I have tried to figure out the ins and outs but it's not as straightforward as we thought it would be because of all the different methods out there.

I think I might have found a place that I think might be able to help me out though. They handle both the advertiser and publisher side of things and have a host of tools and services to help out with. There is even a community there so I know that I will always have someone to turn to and people to learn alongside. That's really what I'm looking for because when I learn something new I like to know every side of it that I can, which is normally why I will choose to start at the bottom of a company. You can never know too much about something.

Maybe a Christmas Miracle?

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:19:00 +0000

A friend of mine has been having kidney trouble for years and I think it's getting to where she may need a transplant. I felt awful for her this last week, it was her birthday and she had to spend it in the hospital. I'm pretty sure her problems are related to her lupus but I think she has acquired a host of other problems that have branched off into other things. I know she's been seeing kidney disease doctors for a very long time but I'm not exactly sure what they have told her.

I'm hoping the best for her and that a solution comes soon. She's younger than I am and it's hard to see her have to go through so much and stick to limitations that she tries to rebel against. She had tried to move off to college but had to come back due to a lack of people support. I think she's on the registry to have a transplant and there was a rumor there might have been kidney doctors in maryland that had a match, but it didn't end up working out for some reason. That was disappointing. Hopefully soon though...

Cost Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:56:00 +0000

One of my friends is moving across the country for a new job. I don't think it will be too much of a change for her since she's used to being in larger cities now. We were wondering what the price differences will be since neither of us has traveled to the east coast. We figure that there should be some differences in transportation, water and electricity at the least. One would assume that since the energy crisis in California and the prices keep jumping all over the place that new jersey electricity would be quite a bit cheaper, but who knows. We pay about the same for our place as my parents do but our weather is a lot more extreme than it is there.

Almost Home!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:53:00 +0000

I am SO excited! We're taking off on Thursday for CA. There are so many things I miss about home, even though I've only really been here for a few months, I've been back and forth since April. We'll only be able to stay for a week since the girls and my BF start back at school and work the first week of January, but the trip will definitely be worth it. It's likely that the one thing I miss the most is the food. There is a large lacking of diversity here and there's a world of cuisine in one black back home. I can't wait to get there already!

Saving Money

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:38:00 +0000

Guest post from: Von Wolfe

We are all about saving money in our household right now but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some of the things we want. My husband is really into sports so I found us some cheap direct tv packages so he could get all his games and in turn he planted me a vegetable garden in the back which has just been the most fun thing ever. I love going out there in the afternoon and tending to my fruit and vegetables and i even have herbs which has been GREAT for my cooking skills. I never bought fresh herbsbecause they were so expensive and I never used enough of them to warrant a whole pack but now that I grow my own I can just pick what I need when I need it. I think there’s something to be said for eating freshly grown produce and herbs and you know, I think my parents would agree! They’re all about doing your own thing when it comes to being a Locavore.

Recycling

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:35:00 +0000

I love gardening, that's one of the things I miss after having moved. Now that it's winter there isn't much I can do outdoors. I've grown a lot of things in my past garden; tomatoes, strawberries, basil, lemons, squash, pumpkins, melons, peas, beans...the list is quite long. It was a lot of fun but one of the things I always wished I had was one of those composters. We always had a lot that could have gone to good use in the garden and it really would have helped the poor soil we had. That's definitely the first thing I'll be getting once I'm able to start up another garden.

Making it Better

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:53:00 +0000

I've been really worried about how I'm going to accomplish things this Christmas. We are so tight on money and I've been unstable on work lately. I'm sure things will work out fine, but I'm just not seeing it yet, so that worries me a lot.

It makes me think about all those that are worse off than I am and how they could be feeling right now. It's really sad knowing that so many still haven't come out of their hardships yet and there are so many being put in that same position everyday. I'm thinking this country needs to revise what holidays actually mean.

All Bets...

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:46:00 +0000

With things the way they are right now, making bets probably isn't quite ideal, but I enjoy taking a chance every now and then. I've thought about online sports betting occasionally, but I don't think I'm up enough on my teams to place a wager anyway.

I've never really been into sports, other than going to baseball games with my dad as a kid. He really liked football betting back then and sometimes I wish I knew how well he did. I'm sure he would have loved the convenience of how things work now, had he lived long enough to see the internet become what it is now.

A New Hobby

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:42:00 +0000

I've been thinking of a new craft to do, one that I haven't done before. I wish I was good at painting because it would be fun to have a customized Address Plaque for our house. I've tried my hand at painting but I'm one of those people that can't ever get what is in my head onto whatever I'm trying to create. I'll have to come up with something, I've been really bored lol.

Ouch!

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:02:00 +0000

I've been having really bad back pains lately, so bad that I'm constantly asking for help from my BF. I've been thinking about having laser treatment for back pain but right now I can't afford it. I'd LOVE to get something done but it probably won't happen in the near future. I'm not sure if it's my chair, the couch, or the bed but something we have isn't helping at all. It also could be stress induced because of the holidays and a host of other things. I'm hoping that this is only temporary or I'll have to be headed to the doctor soon.

Home Sweet Home

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:20:00 +0000

When we moved we received a couple of housewarming gifts that are now coming in handy. Normally I wouldn't have cared much for candles but with the weather cooling way down and the holidays coming up, the warmth and the smells are quite welcoming. We really didn't use candles when I lived in CA, but here I quickly realized that we needed a stash here because we have frequent power outages and things that happen. I wish we would have gotten a couple of other things, but it's the thought that counts.

Pan Am

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:15:00 +0000

I was quite skeptical when I heard they were coming out with a show about airline stewardesses, but I have to admit, I really like the show. There's just enough in the show to keep you watching and make each episode interesting. It makes you wonder if there were actually women who were spies on those planes back then. I'd imagine that there were people working for the government in any and all occupations, I never would have expected that. Hopefully this show stays on the air, it seems there aren't very many shows worth watching anymore but this season is full of them.

Playtime

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:41:00 +0000

When I was little my dad used to take me to work with him and it was so much fun. Every time we would go, the first place I would go to was this equipment testing room where they had all sorts of machines. Most of them were for grocery stores and they had the best barcode scanners. I would sit there and pretend that I was doing grocery checkout, it was a little girl's dream! Who knew that I'd go up to work in retail and actually use them as part of my job LOL. That was fun too! It's the little things that make us happy sometimes.

When I Was a Kid...

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:35:00 +0000

I love going shopping with my teenager. I'm not sure he would ever wear one, but so many of those funny t shirts are completely hysterical! I'm more of a picture person myself and he likes to stick to plain, but when you see someone walking around in a shirt that says something you are always thinking, it's hard not to like that person for being able to wear it. I used to do the same thing when I was young, now that I'm older it's a little harder to pull off lol. I miss those days.

Sweetest Day

noreply@blogger.com (Kateedyd) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:20:00 +0000

I had never heard of this up until recently. Apparently my best friend knew about it because she lives in the Great Lakes area. So, what is it? It's a day celebrating loved ones, kind of like Valentine's Day only instead of cards, you would give things such as candy, baked goods, or just a gift offering a sweet gesture to those you care about. I believe the "holiday" started as a day devoted to those in need, the sick, elderly, etc, but of course that soon changed. I thought it would be a fun thing for the kids to learn about and do something for sweetest day for those they appreciate too. I think it teaches them a good lesson and it's something they can share and pass on in the years to come.