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How To make Money For Your Pocket or Begin a New Career With Examiner.com

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Would you like to make a little extra pocket-money, mad money, a part-time income or even a full-time new career opportunity where you can work at home? Work any schedule that you wish, right from home, even in your pajamas if you so desire!

Examiner.com an online publication that features local content, news, events, sales and so much more, is seeking to hire new individuals to create quality content for examiner.com. Positions are open all over the United States and Canada!

In fact, you can search through a variety of subjects that Examiner.com is hiring for. To top it off, if you have an interest in writing about a subject that is not listed as an open position or even a subject that is not on examiner.con at all, You can even request a new subject. Talk about flexibility in the work place! Well Home in this case. I love to work from home and to make money while I am sleeping! Who Wouldnt?

If anyone is looking for a little extra income/PT or FT as a new career: Examiner.com is hiring for our area. Here is the link for anyone that may wish to sign up to work for examiner.com

Follow this link to apply with my referral for you! http://exm.nr/sV8OG5
My name is Shanna Brooks/ The Ann Arbor Childrens Crafts Examiner

If you are Looking to supplement your income or start a new career from home, Keep in mind this is Free of charge.There is no catch!  Real Business.Pays on the 20th of each month. Examiner.com (Clarity Group business) is seeking local individuals to write articles. It’s fun, easy, no reference or background checks. Simply write articles and get paid for it. I have worked for them since May 2010.

If you would like to give it a try, use my referral link to apply! Click it and fill out the application. They only want minimal information such as name email address a writing sample and such. You can pick from available topics for your column theme or request a subject that you find interesting. Not a scam. A real part-time or more job. Based upon how often you write. Some people make. a little pocket-money and some make a living in the hundreds and thousands. I wrote 3 columns on examiner.com.   Check it out and subscribe to my columns please! Ann Arbor Childrens Crafts Examiner.   Ann Arbor Frugal Living   Ann Arbor Family Travel.
The amount of money that you will make varies depending on how often you write, how many readers read your articles. There’s also support groups to where you can network to gain more readers. I’ve made as little as $22 only wrote one article during the month as I took time off of all my online endeavours. See, you earn residual income. So for instance, if you were to read an article today that I wrote two years ago, I would still get paid as long as I’m still an active examiner. I know of people who earn thousands each month working full-time. There are people who write for them as a living. I also write my own blog and do other freelance work. I only work pt for examiner less actually. but am thinking of doing it full-time. The company also has editorial calendars and emails to share ways to make more money or to have ideas to write even more articles. It does take a little time to grow the readership. However there’s also an incentive to write at least 5 articles a week bu offering an extra $1 per article. so you can make with one article at least a minimum of $20 for 20 articles for a four-week month. That’s if no one reads it. Now if an article goes viral the page views really go up and you can make a good deal of money

 

Colored Rice Blast from the Past Craft

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We love to create crafts and fun play time items in our home. Here is one of our favorite toddler projects! Turn regular uncooked rice into a fun play time item. This is similar to that of playing with play dough or a water and sand table. Enjoy the moment with your child to learn colors and to simply have fun.

Get the recipe here!

four bags of food colored rice red blue yellow green craft project

Colored Rice Fun!

Celebrate Earth Day Upcycle a Bird Feeder Childrens Craft Project

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Celebrate Earth Day by Creating a simple and fun project with your children. The project is crafted with a handful of items that you probably have lying around your home. Mr. K. and I worked on a project while dinner was cooking. It was an easy and fun little project for him to complete. Read how here!

A blue plastic plate with bird seed and a homemade recycled upcycled bird feeder

Easy Bird Feeder

Say So For Good Donate to Charity of Your Choice

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I enjoy volunteer work, Donating to the community, Donating to charities and even fostering animals. In fact, I have even Fostered and then adopted two lovely children that I have had the privilege to call my own.

I learned of an interesting program called Say So For Good. Spend a little time while online doing a survey. Completion of surveys turn into dollars to donate to a charity of your choice. It is a fun way to hang out on the internet. You can enjoy your playtime online and instead of just playing a game or surfing endlessly through the internet, you can have a little fun and make your time online productive and help someone in need. It is free to sign-up and it will make you feel good to help someone with a few minutes of your time. Thank-you for considering helping to donate to a charity!

Tell us what you think about the products & services you use. Your opinions can help improve the products of tomorrow. Plus, with Say So your voice can do even more! Every survey completed earns a donation for your favorite charity when you Say So For Good! Click Here

Bad Dream Loss and Faith

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I am going to share some things that I need to get off of my chest. We have experienced so much loss in the past year and half that it is ridiculous. I have been having nightmares for two days about my Dad.

The first, I awoke crying, hyperventilating with trouble catching my breath from being so upset. I dreamed that I was in a hospital room with my dad, arguing with a nurse and that my Dad passed. I awoke only to be relieved that it was dream, seconds later, realization hit that my Dad is gone. Although fortunately, he passed home with my mom by his side.

Second dream, I received a call from a lady informing me that Dad was an organ donor and that I should donate . I belive in donating but I dreaming that I was being forced. I am sure that this in a continuation of the first dream with reflect on a real phone call that took place when my husband  unexpectedly passed in 2004. I did receive phone calls for organ donation. I had already been informed that, Stewart, he could not donate due to oxygen deprivation in the organs. However, to my surprise, the things that were asked for, although would help science, Was in my state, a horrid request. To be explicit, I was asked to donate and allow disassembling of body parts that was beyond my belief. I have only told a few close people the things that were said to me. I believe in Organ Donation and I am a Donor! However, the request were shocking. I can understand some of the request . I will not share what was asked because I find it upsetting. I know science and medicine can only continue to improve with the research necessary to bring new and better options for care. I guess I was just stunned and years ago, I relieved that phone call over and over. I had to remain strong for my young child and only now can I even express in words my pain.( Wow, that last few sentences even surprised me as I am just unconsciously brainstorming). Thank-you for “listening”.

Anyway, I have been having a few bad dreams and I contribute it to the viewing of a movie several evening ago. We watched the movie, extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. It was a real heartbreaking and tragic story. I did not realize that it was this movie when my family rented it. I never had planned to see this movie as I am so sensitive to the loss of life and the tragic of September 11th.

The movie was actually a good movie but I burst into tears on more than one occasion. It was one of those movies where after viewing i, I just had to let go and cry. My crying went from the movie to the stir of emotions within me. I cried and cried. The bad dreams began the same night.

I do have faith in my God. I know that my Dad had been suffering for a long time. terminal illness was tragic and horrible. I am happy that God released him from his pain. I know that he is in heaven rejoicing, reunited with his mother that preceded his death by only 22 hours, reunited with his wonderful Grandfather, Max, his hero, Reunited with his very heart and soul with his three-year old daughter, Laura, taken from him at only 3 years old, reunited with God with Heaven without any more worries or pain. resealed from a terrible serious of illness that overtook his once strong body, protecting and looking upon his grandchildren and wife that he so loved. May Gold bless him! I love you and miss you Dad with all of my heart.

wedding pictures and a baby

Mom and Dad (Me n God-Daughter, Dawn)

Once day I will share just how special of a Man my Dad was. He was wonderful. None could have asked for a better grandfather. He was a gret man full of love. The funny thing, he was my step-father. Even I would not have believed it if I didn’t know it was true. The first 14 years of my life, I was without him. I know that part of God’s plan for him was to be our Dad. Never once did he ever treat us like we were not biologically his. The Best Dad ever!

My faith remains thought the pain of losing my DAD. I am happy that he is free of his pain. Thank-you God for bringing him into my life and changing it.

Shopping at Become.com

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I love online shopping! I think it is fun to browse around and find exactly what I want. I can shop when the local stores are closed! I can shop while my children are sleeping and not fussy and bored with my shopping! I can shop without the spouse escorting me to the “man” sections of the store! I can shop without anyone being in my way and I can shop without standing in a dreaded line! Yay online shopping!

Today, I discovered a new hangout to browse and shop! I discovered Become!  This is a nice online shop where you can purchase all kinds of items including auto products, entertainment options, cameras, baby items, clothing, jewelry, gift items, flowers, health and beauty items, electronics, computer and office supplies, sports items, Eco friendly items,toys and even more! I love a place where I can shop for a variety of items all in one place.

The Become site also offers assistance in gift purchases, tips, top ten sale items and even compare items and prices and follow fashion trends. The become shopping website also offers beauty tips. You can learn what the top ten perfumes are and tips on wearing them!

Here is a peek of a few items that I found at Become.com that I would like to buy! I love the Milano Mini Rocker, the Rolling Table size 22X16 for my vendor shows for my diaper cake and gift business and the ctcunion sp-se-r16-8 for my home office!

I love the Become.com Shop. What a great place to shop at my leisure and in my pajamas!

Kitchen and Bath Remodel Delray Beach

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I have been researching making a few renovations in my home. I have made some repairs in the main bath including repairing a hole in the floor, adding a tile floor and new baseboards. The room is more visually appealing minus the faults that have been repaired over our Easter/ Spring break. The small hole in the floor has been fixed, the linoleum has been pulled up and tile has been laid. I am so happy that the major flaws have been repaired.

However, the bathroom needs a face lift. The space needs to be brighter. I would also like to update the cabinet, sink and add additional storage space for linens. The room is big but the original design does not make the best use of the space. There is a lot of space that is wasted. I have visions of Storage and organization!

I love the storage space in this bath! I especially like the towel cubbies. So cute!

a white bathroom with storage space and a sink

Adorable Towel Cubbies!

While upon my search for ideas and someone to complete the remodel, I discovered a lovely gallery,(bath and kitchen remodel Delray Beach, the gallery included a funny remodel project that you must see, Lol.) of completed bath and kitchen remodelling projects. The city of Delray Beach has a wonderful asset in this bath and kitchen remodeling company. I hope that I can find someone in my area with the skills and a portfolio similar to the gallery of bath and kitchen remodels in the city of Delray Beach.

The gallery has given me a few ideas for my bath remodel.  As you are probably aware, the kitchen and the bathrooms are the most popular choices for home remodeling. These two rooms can make or break a home sale, create the visual cleanliness of a home and even how you feel about your family spaces. For instance, Last month, we updated our kitchen stove. We traded out an old black gas stove for a white flat surface electric stove. The kitchen looks newer and cleaner. I love the difference that brightening the area and updating the appliance has made in our kitchen. It looks newer. I think that the kitchen tends to be the hub of the home and the bath is a place that needs to both be clean and pleasing to the eye. I want my bathroom to look appealing, clean (and be clean) and also provide a feeling of serenity. I love to take long bubble baths and I would like my color palette, organization and space to have the ability to provide me with a feeling of relaxation and a sense of pampering!

Wish me luck as I look for storage options and a Michigan company to consult with for my bathroom remodel. I hope to find someone soon. I would like to remodel the bathroom while the children are out of school for the summer. Between a family vacation, summer camp and a lenient morning schedule, It will give us time to have the work completed while we can adjust our schedules to temporarily having only a one bath home.

 

 

Building a Bat Box

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Our plan for a little Homesteading project for the garden is a handmade bat box constructed from upcycled and recycled materials around the house!

Bats are an extremely important to the environment. I read on several websites that one bat can consume anywhere between 1000-1200 mosquitoes per hour. I find that to be impressive. We have had a “mild” winter according to local meteorologist. Therefore, we are expecting an increase in the insect population!

Last summer, I remember seeing hoards of insects grouping and swarming as they flew through the air. I was worried about the possibilities of the children having allergic reactions to insect bites and random worries such as malaria contamination due to the overpopulated mosquito population. Hmm, Overpopulated population, sounds a bit funny and an improper use of grammar!

Anyway, I have decided to use some of the wood that we have in the garage, shed and from a recent home repair project to build a bat house. I learned that there are many positive reasons to build a bat house and many templates to learn to do so.

So, here is the beginning of out Bat house in pictures:

Apallet and woo and tools in green spring grass

Preparation

Photo 1 is the items that I first gathered to create my bat box. The Pallet and garbage bag were added to the work pile in order to begin my palette garden project.

boy and hammer

Little Helper hammering the nails!

A half made bat box in wood

Half complete Bat Box

As you can see, m y helper had to take a break to take a bite of a few yellow Easter Peeps!

So, I used two sizes of nails, left over wood for frugal living and to upcycle/recycle building materials, an old knee high made of nylon to cover the interior base board for the bats to have the ability to have traction when inside of the bat box, tools of course and lots of time.

Also, my time was not used to the best of my ability as my wee little helper had to be supervised for safety reasons, two smashed mommy fingers and we were working hard…Not working smart, lol. As it turns out, the addition of a hand held saw and perhaps a drill would have made it easier to make the bat bx.

I am going to add these tools to work on the bat box tomorrow. I have decided not to take apart the imperfections as to keep the character of the bat box, appreciate the help of my assistant and it is a learning process as I have never seen a bat box in person or have ever tried to build one. So this is our project half completed!

Tomorrow , will bring about the addition of a roof, side walls and perhaps caulking and eventually weatherproofing!

I hope that you enjoyed seeing our little bat house homesteading project!