We’re in the country for a little rest and relaxation. It’s nice to enjoy the sun and fresh air, peace and quiet, do a little fishing, and do as we please. We’re going to a family party on the 4th, which should be fun and getting together later that night for some fireworks and festivities.
Have a happy & healthy 4th of July!
The last couple of weeks sure have been rough on the baby. He’s almost two and very mobile, but still not completely coordinated, and loves to explore. Unfortunatley, sometimes he battles with gravity and gravity wins. He was in the back seat of the truck. Up until now, he hasn’t been able to unbuckle himself so I go around and open the door, unbuckle him and get him out. Well, now he knows how. I went to get him out of the truck and he had apparently unbuckled himself. When I opened the door he fell out, with his feet caught in the straps, face first onto the driveway and pavers alongside it. He got some nasty scrapes and bruises around his eye and side of his head.
A few days later he attempted to drive his little truck off the steps of the deck, there are about 4 steps, as mommy ran to stop him. She didn’t make it and he bounced down the steps landing at the bottom and scraping up his little knee. P.S. there is now a gate at the top of the steps.
I’ve mentioned several times that CafePress is one of my favorite income opportunities online. It still is, but lately they have been making some changes that have resulted in smaller and smaller checks. First they took away volume bonuses instead focusing on sales driven directly by the shopkeeper via their shops. Most recently they are changing the pricing structure and trying to level everything out, which for me means less commission. I still can’t complain because it’s totally passive income that I don’t have to put any effort into beyond cashing the check each month. Once the design and products are setup, it’s a real set it and forget it. I need to ad some additional designs to create more chances for a sale, since I haven’t put anything new up there in over a year. If you like to design and haven’t checked out CafePress yet, give it a look. Despite the shrinking commissions, a check in the mailbox every month is still nice, and still very much worth the limited effort!
School has been out for over a month and I’m just now getting back to spending serious time on my online endeavors. While school was in I didn’t have time to do anything. In the month or so since it let out I’ve taken some time to do some things around the house, enjoy not having to be anywhere at a specific time, spent some time with the family, and taken a couple of trips.
Over the past few days I’ve made some real progress on a couple of my websites that have been lying dormant for what feels like forever. Hopefully I can continue the pace. I’d like to get everything I’ve got up and running strong before I go back to school so that all I have to do is update content.
Earlier this year I participated in a project called Purple States, where one blogger from each state was selected to do a vlog on issues including the economy and immigration. They posted the videos, one each day, over a few months. The producer contacted us yesterday and said a new piece just on immigration had been assembled and published on youtube. Not sure if it’s going to air anywhere else.
The cool thing about Purple States is that it takes the opinions, and they are quite varied, of real people like you and me opening a real conversation instead of the same old thing.
Here’s the immigration piece:
I’m a TV junkie. There’s usually at least one on in my house and no matter what I’m doing, there’s almost always a TV on in the background. I watch more TV than a lot of people, and I probably notice details most overlook. So, here are my pet peeves – things on TV that irk me!
Recently I was invited to participate in an interesting project called Purple States. The folks that run the project invited one blogger from each state to do a vlog for the site on the economic crisis. They run one per day for 50 days. Being WV, I’m at the end of course, but it’s day 48 and I’m on. Check it out at purplestates.tv and you’ll quickly see why I don’t do video logs and stick to writing. Yes, I have a face that was meant for radio and a voice that was meant for silent movies!
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