Maybe A Break?

With work piling up alongside the dishes, laundry, and endless amount of spring cleaning I want to get done I think I’m formally putting this blog on a break. I’ll be back soon, and will post as often as I am now, I just wanted to make it clear that I love my blog as well as all of the wonderful blogs I read on a regular basis, but I need to catch up before I jump back in.

See you soon.

I Need New Music!

My iTunes giftcard is out and I am in desperate need of some new music to rock out and/or relax to. You don’t have to do anything, I’m just helping spread the word about the contest!

Jenn at kitty.nu is giving away a $15 iTunes gift card! Participating in the contest is as easy as creating a blog entry that links to the contest. For more information, see the official contest blog entry: Win an iTunes gift card!

Yeah I suck.

I know! I haven’t blogged in five days! I suck royally and am well aware. Unfortunately, sometimes I just run out of things to say. I second guess myself when it comes to blog topics. I think something might be a phenom idea to talk about and then poof! I’ve talked myself out of it.

So let’s see. Random list time? I think so.

• I got my first PayPerPost payout! I wanted to screencap it for proof but my computers not letting me do a print screen.
• I’ve all of a sudden got a bunch of paying projects to work on (ok that’s really why I’ve semi-abandoned this site, I’ve been pouring myself into these projects and barely do anything else, but it’s awesome)
• I’ve gained ten pounds back. Ugh. I had lost 20.
• I didn’t have electricity when I woke up. It’s crazy windy here in NEMO and knocked some power lines down.
• I just set up a blog for my mommy. She has a lot to say.

I upgraded Wordpress. Oh my sweet kool-aid its awesome. The new admin is gorgeous and well laid out, there’s a media library that’s integrated nicely into the post screen, plugins can be upgraded auto-magically, and it’s plain and simple the best Wordpress release ever. And I’ve been using Wordpress since version 1.2 or so, so I’ve got the history to back that opinion up. Wordpress users, upgrade now! You won’t regret it.

Oh yeah, and somebody kick me if I disappear again. Thanks.

Natcro Design

Finally! I actually set aside time to get the new version of Natcro Design launched. As previously mentioned, I generally end up hating a layout once I start getting ready to launch it. Not this time though, I actually really like it. If you agree (or disagree and hate it) please let me know.

Blogging and Money Part Two

Here is an update for the different methods of income I have implemented on my blog:

• PayPerPost: I haven’t gotten my first payout yet, but I am pending a total of $56 for the six PPP posts on this website.
• Adsense: I just reimplemented this here, we’ll see how it goes.
• Adbrite: I’m up to around $2.50 here, keep in mind this site is still fairly small.
• Widget Bucks - I didn’t earn anything in the near month I had it up. I have a button for referrals up still, but no actual ads. Might work better on a bigger site.
• Shopping Ads - I’ve earned a few dollars here, again in close to a month of implementation. Not terrible for a small site.

There you have it folks, a realistic look at a newbies blog income.

Work Boots USA

My father is a carpenter, so I have plenty memories of slipping his big steel toed boots on for play as a child, and even through my pre-teens and teens I’d slip them on to avoid the snow and rain for quick trips outside. Work Boots USA offers all the best brands in safety toe boots and I will definitely show this website to my own Dad.

Aralyn’s Birth Story

I’ve had an unpublished post about Aralyn’s birth story but I keep getting distracted from writing it. I just found Sarcastic Mom’s birth story day a few minutes ago, with very little time left in my day. Here’s the bare bones story about when I had my little girl.

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Six Sigma Training

I used to work at a corporate office of a local development company as the sole web designer. The company was still very small at that point and I had the opportunity to listen in on some larger projects. In my time there, business processes improvement was a big player with those projects, and Six Sigma Training has a new business process improvement system called The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) system that will take assist you in taking your business beyond previous disciplines and to new levels.