Archive for May, 2008

An Illinois Window Company?

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who suffers from “senior moments.” It’s not that I wish them on anyone else. I’m just happy I’m not alone.
The other day I was having a conversation in the teacher’s lounge with another substitute teacher who had just moved to this area. Our conversation was all over […]

My Gift Closet

I would consider myself to be an extremely organized person. I was always taught that there was a place for everything and if everything was in its place than you would always be able to find it.
My mother always had a closet that was for gifts. Whenever she would find things on sale, she would […]

Memories of Summer Camp

Some of the fondest memories I have of childhood were those that happened at summer camp. I made some really great friends and I loved being outdoors and playing games, running obstacle courses and going swimming. For this reason, I decided that I was absolutely going to be sending my own kids to summer camp.
My […]

Increasing My Wealth

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind increasing my wealth so that I don’t have to wait until 65 to retire.  If you ask me, it doesn’t make much sense to work 40 years of you life, and finally have time to enjoy life when you are old.
So, what I have been doing […]

Driving Around Town in Style

For most of my life, I have driven around in an old Dodge Spirit.  Though my car is not the newest thing on the block, it has been very reliable and has served me well.
But, once in awhile, you want to experience life from a different perspective.  In that regard, I am left with many […]

Ready to Venture Away from Home

I think it was about 10 years ago that my husband and I started investing in properties and houses to rent out for profit.  We now own several of them and the rental revenue that we make from them more than pays any of our expenses for the month.
This prompted us into looking at making […]

Confirming Our Travel Plans

My wife and I have been planning our honeymoon vacation for a long time now.  Though it has been years since we were married, we have never had the opportunity to go on our honeymoon.  Part of the reason that we didn’t go was that we were unable to get the time off of work, […]

Come and Work for Me

I pride myself on being someone who is easy to get along with. I have been told by several of my employees that they enjoy working for me because I am easy going and also still very professional. This makes me feel good, as I do not want to be known as the person that […]

Overkill Packaging

It seems about every other day there’s more gadget news. Whether it’s the latest video game console, a cooler way to type and send text messages, or a new music device, electronics are here to stay and are developing at a pace that is almost too much to keep up with.
But for all our high […]

No More Fundraising

My oldest child is in kindergarten this year and every year is like this one I am certainly not going to be happy with the amount of fundraising that we as parents are expected to do.  I don’t know how many promotional items he has brought home this year to sell, as I’m sure it […]