You probably know that the new redeem limit at Bubblews is $50 instead of $25 as it always has been. I've read a gamut of feeling both ways. I'm chiming in on the plus side. I think it's going to pay off huge in future. The pluses: Most sites I've written for have scheduled payout times. Users cannot randomly request funds. Or they have higher cashout limits to meet before requesting funds. So this change just reflects industry standard.
Our downstairs bathroom remodel is finally done! Wootie-woot! There were parts we opted to do ourselves to
I converted to Catholicism in 1996. A favorite parts of my new faith was the season of Advent. This season, like Lent, is penitential, involving fasting, prayer and almsgiving, in preparation for Christmas. We tend not to think of advent as a penitential season as we are surrounded with Christmas. In actuality, Christmas historically and around the world is celebrated for 12 days following Christmas day, up to Epiphany. When I home-schooled our four children we incorporated both traditions. We began our time of preparation on the first Sunday of Advent and worked on activities which brought our focus to Christ. We spent the weeks before Christmas practicing fasting, prayer and alms-giving in many ways. I made a large pocket Advent calendar to organize our activities, to track our work and to help the children count down to Christmas. I made it reusable from year to year. Here's how I made it. Hand-Made Advent Calendar
If you observe National Clean Your Fridge Day today, you'll be faced with a dilemma--what to do with leftovers. Make leftover food, if not sit up and bark, at least multitask with these recipes. Leftover food still has life left in. Often, as with fine wine, food gets better with age and in new incarnations. Chef Jacques Pepin showed how to make an awesome bouillabaisse with leftovers from his daughter's fridge. Here's my use-up recipe. Leftover Use Up Recipes for Clean Your Fridge Day
I spent the entire morning on the phone and various websites trying to sort out a medical bill. Insurance paid its portion and I paid mine months ago, but the hospital sent it to collections. They had applied my payment to the wrong account, then didn't rebill me. They say they sent a bill but I wouldn't not have recognized it because it was for a different amount. And their website bill pay system is way over complicated, yet doesn't keep track of paid bills.
Several months ago, my teen daughter began writing for Bubblews. I alerted staff so they would know that the two accounts from one household were in fact, two separate users. Bubblews allows teen users. But neither of us ever let on that we were related. Well, now, seeing the all awesome family duets proudly acknowledging and sharing their outside-Bubblews connection, I felt a little sad and left out. I want the world to know who my little Bubbler is. Reading her writing fills my Bubbles with such joy and pride I feel they might burst!
I just weighed myself and was surprised to find I'd lost another pound. That brings the grand total to 89, with 11 left to go. Let's talk about cooking for dieters. I do most of it and don't have time to fuss over special meals for myself. And I'm too cheap to spend a couple of bucks for a 9-ounce diet frozen dinner So I make similar meals, cooked in the same pan, tweaked with low calorie options for me. I call these 2-4-1-meals --double the work accomplished for half the labor. Saves on dishes, clean-up, utilities and money, too! .2 For 1 Cooking for Dieters, Steak and Portobello Mushroom Burgers
I've been writing for Bubblews since June. I have been writing online for eight years. I'm also a manic blogger (56 at last count). I've been writing articles and linking to snippets with backlinks to my blogs. I also list and link relevant blogs on my articles. People have questioned that this is a referral or affiliate link. It's not, as I've explained here. Confirmed--Linking Posts to Blogs and Blogs to Post Drives Traffic to Bubblews
Do you write for Bubblews? You can earn some respectable residual income there. Teens can write and earn too! So if you do, you might be wondering what Bubble Pulse is. It's those words and phrases you see with plus signs in front of them. They are the topics or keywords covered in the post. When a plus is added, words become links connecting other uses of that word. Sometimes they're called tags.
Tip 'o the mornin, to ye, fellow +Bubblers --what's that? I misspelled "top"? Nope! I meant to. That's the name of my newest series +Freelance-tip-o-the-mornin and it's also my first tip. Think series when you write. Don't squash all your good idea eggs in one teeny-weeny basket. Give them room to breathe and grow.
I need advice. Where do summon mojo to write when you're body says "sleep!!"? I'm trying to get on a fall schedule from up-late, sleep-late summer. My husband works nights and most weekends. When we do get time together, we enjoy it--often staying up too late at night. It's good for him to keep his regular night schedule on weekends. Be that as it may, it's hard on me. Where Do You Get Writing Mojo When Your Body Says Sleep?
I think sleep schedules must one of the most challenging issues for families. Though most parents and kids prefer school structure, it's that summer-to-fall schedule transitioning that's hard. Contrary to a popular myth I'm hearing more frequently, kids need lots of sleep. And it's lack thereof that's largely responsible for problems in health, emotional, discipline and schoolwork. Here are ways to move into an earlier-to-bed routine. The secret is organizing and controlling what happens in that time before bed. Back-to-School Early Bedtime Transition Tips for Kids
I'm the eldest of six, between two blended families. I'm the only child of my parents marriage. I always wanted siblings. Before mom re-married, she had foster kids whom I loved. At 11, I did a lot of care with the little ones, including one who was very handicapped and the baby of one foster girl who came pregnant. But when a teen boy came, that didn't go so well for me. He had to leave and I grew up pretty fast that summer. Blended Families, Older Children Are Not In Loco Parentis
I'm not particularly talented in craftsy arts...couldn't crochet a row to save my immortal soul, wouldn't know a quilt stitch from a suture. But one domestic art that I do take pleasure and pride in is cooking. Now I'm not rabidly DIY. I love to create my own recipes. But I don't insist on honey from backyard bees or peppers I've grown from seedlings harvested from last year's crop. I'm not above using a few canned and boxed products. Here's the how and why. Family Glue Recipe: Balance Work, Time and Connecting
Hi my name is Mar and I'm a recovering workaholic. Since childhood, I've been an obsessive-compulsive, Type A over-achiever. This hurts me, emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically. It kills relationships. It makes me a bad mom. So I'm practicing ways to work smarter, not harder. Ironically, I accomplish more this way. Most importantly, I feel better. Here's how.
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. It can also be worth a lot of page views. I have over 5,000 pieces of content published on line and the simple math says those with photos do better than those without. But hunting up photos is tedious. And you have to make sure to comply with usage rights, which can be nebulous. Here's are bad, good, better and best ways to add your own free, easy and legal. How to Add Photos to Submissions, Easy
Tis the season -- for senior prom, graduation and open houses, that is. Parents, if you have a graduating senior or a student going to prom, be prepared: it's expensive. Here are ways to trim spending on prom dresses, tux, graduation supplies and open house. I've graduated three seniors and picked up some penny pinching tips.How to Trim Spending on Senior Prom and Graduation
I've been writing since I was old enough to form letters. I've taught English and creative writing. I've blogged and freelanced professionally since 2005. Of all writing occupational hazards, writer's block is the most challenging. A word of prevention is worth a page of cure.
When I tell people I'm an unemployed Michigan teacher, they show no surprise. But when I tell them I manage a family of six debt-free with no government assistance, they do. Their first question is: how?! My husband works a traditional job with benefits and I freelance and blog. Here's how work-at-home earns enough to keep me out of the job market.
Unemployment is decreasing. Jobs are being created and the economy is improving. Or so we hear. I think such optimism premature and fanciful. Personal experience has shown me the way solvency in this quicksand economy isn't job hunting, college or even working a traditional job. Survival requires proactive, divergent thinking. For me, that meant quitting the traditional job and working online. I'm not promising get-rich-quick gimmicks, but common-sense, forward-thinking earning and saving tips. Here's how.Step Out of the Job Hunting Market; Think Divergent Employment
Teaching kids appropriate social skills isn't easy, particularly for special needs kids. Emotional or cognitive impairment, autism, Asperger syndrome, ADD and ADHD pose additional communication problems. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter complicate still further. Here are parenting tips for online social navigation from a 25-year special needs teacher. Read more
In 25 years of marriage, my husband has worked nights half that time. That's him on the left. Can you see the tiredness in his eyes? They don't call it the "graveyard shift" for nothing. Not only do you feel like a zombie when you're on that schedule, working nights for long periods will put you in the graveyard faster than many more-recognized health concerns. Third shift workers face added stress, depression an danxiety compared to those who work during the day. In 2011, the American Psychological Association listed concerns: "restlessness, sleepiness on the job, fatigue, decreased attention and disruption of the body's metabolic process." These affect safety, physical and emotional health and even relationships. Here are tips for third shifters to prevent burnout. Coping with Night Work, Third Shift Exhaustion
Facebook and social networking are bubbles. They occupy a lot of time and airspace for a significant number of people. A spectrum of users interact instantly and globally. We don't yet know what all the impacts will be. From my own experiences, I see that digital interaction impairs face-to-face communication. Here's how. Distorted reality. We talk about having Facebook "friends" but that's a misnomer. Unless I know them in real life, for me, they aren't real. It's the easiest thing in the world to set up a fake profile. Kids can do it and I've known several who have. Unfortunately, adults do too. We go by aliases. We change names and pictures. We hide behind tiny thumbnail avatars. Our profile information is only as true as we choose to make it. I'm not saying people I know only online aren't real. They're just not real for me, nor am I real to them. Facebook, Social Media Impairs Real-Life Communication
Surviving menopause isn't for sissies. Next to menstruation and childbirth, it's the most life-altering event women experience. Hot flashes, night sweats, confusion, heart palpitations, anxiety, depression--I'm juggling them all. From one sister-warrior to another, here are drugfree coping strategies for hot flashes and night sweats. Drugfree Coping Tips for Menopause Hot Flashes, Night Sweats
Valentine's Day 2013 is mostly signed sealed and delivered. If you still needs some cards, read on. Now of course there are the traditional boxed Valentines that kids simply sign. But how about something a little different? How about printing your own this year, for free? Here are several websites with free printable Valentine cards. Make your money multitask. Free Printable Children's Valentines
Well, your child did it again. She volunteered you to make three dozen cupcakes (pink, heart-shaped, with sprinkles, please) for her class Valentine's Day party--tomorrow! And when does she spring this news? 9 p.m.--no time to go to the store. Here are super-fast, last-minute, homemade treat recipes made with on-hand ingredients. Along with being the diva of DIY, I'm the doyen of improv! I've included DIY heart-shaped snacks and improvised frosting, sprinkles and decoration tips. Homemade Valentine Treat Recipes, DIY Heart-Shaped Cupcakes, Cookies
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Super Bowl 2013 party hosts, got vegetarian or dieting guest coming? You don't have to serve carnivorous treats only. Nowhere in the Super Bowl Sunday code does it say 'thou shalt have cold cuts and wings." Here's how to organize Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers themed recipes for dieting and vegetarian fans. Can't make it to New Orleans' Mercedes-Benz Superdome for Super Bowl XLVII? Here's a half-time buffet everyone will love. Super Bowl 2013 Vegetarian, Diet-Friendly Recipes
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