My husband saved some money and is in the process of building another desktop computer for us to play on... He ' s taking his time and searching for sales so I ' m not worried... So, he ' s got a plan - a plan that includes a couple 300GB hard drives (to run in a "raid" of course) and a super fast processor... I am working on painting a case too - an old one just to play "artist" and make it crazy girly... Hubby ' s computer business only really runs when he ' s home to build or tweak... … View Post »

and I might actually learn to brush my hair this century... Because I start college Monday... I start at a technical computer school that provides me with not only a ton of information but also the connections to get a job when I leave the school... Hence - I need to "put on the suit and act as if" (I love that statement - wish I knew who said it first)... I don ' t have any extra money for Cartier or Patek Philippe brand watches - but I totally have a fake-Rolex that my husband brought me from Iraq!... I also shop at the Exchange at places like Ross for name-brand stuff... Hubby got my Mac all set up in the "guestroom/Christine ' s office" so all I need is a chair (and a bulletin board to keep track of those pesky assignments both from school and from the internet)... Wish me luck!... … View Post »

Tis the season for ghouls and ghosties folks... My son and husband are in their element I tell you - it ' s hard to get either of them out of the Halloween section at Wal-de-Mort... So, I kinda treated them tonight and we hit up some of the local fly-by-night Halloween stores... I still need to complete my costume though - and soon... The rest I need to get off my ass and order online... We need to get our living room in order and get some home theater seating for all the movies we usually watch in October... … View Post »

Even more so, I hate renting OUT a house which is the case right now... We own a house in Jacksonville and it ' s currently being rented - and the tenant has been late on her payment twice now... In fact, this month we ' re "getting paid" on the 24th - which translates to she ' s paying our manager on the 24th and we won ' t see the money until next month... A good thing is that the contract runs out in November... Has anyone had any luck with that?... Oh, by the way, if you ' d like to learn a little about TRAVEL in the Outer Banks check out my recent post on my other blog entitled " Travel in the Outer Banks " (yes, I realize it ' s a very original post title)... Here, our landlord is okay... … View Post »

Department of Employment shot by Mike Colvin I was checking out Craigslist last night for some web design or freelance work and realized that I am WAY behind the learning curve... Seven years ago (when I only had two classes left) I dropped out of college... I was on my way to getting an Associate in Arts (read: GENERIC) degree that I could use to transfer to another college with... I found a nice school with everything I am looking for in a career in web design and advertising... Hopefully, me going to school for what I love to do will impress those I go do employment screening with and they might just think I KNOW something!... Getting more education and potentially getting a job in field that I love to work in anyway?... Now, if I can still stay at home with my kiddo?... … View Post »

Seriously, I just re-watched my DVR of the 2008 MTV VMA ' s (Video Music Awards) and she was all over the awards (in a GOOD way, not in a strut herself all over the state way)... The skit went over only slightly better than Spears ' infamous performance from ' 07... But, aside from that I was soooooo happy to see her bag not one, not two but THREE (good) awards that night!... This time, she took home awards for Best Female, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year - for her "Piece of Me" clip... The third speech though I think she was so caught off guard that she did off the cuff speaking - thanking her fans... … View Post »

Driving to and from Florida recently I am sure I spent well over $300 on gas alone... … View Post »

My husband and I were discussing work the other day - mostly MY work schedule... Right now I ' m open for business like - 24 hours a day... I don ' t really have an exit sign because I haven ' t found my groove yet... I haven ' t set "work" hours because I have yet to set "home" hours (i.e. when to do each thing that needs to be done each day like dishes or laundry or homeschool even!)... I have several projects going on right now including a few reviews that need to be done, some blog work, some networking, learning social media (completely), and some freelance site design (now that Starryskye Designs is up and running again)... Oh; and FYI - my friend Lisa is having a giveaway at her site where you can win a quarterly membership to try out ListPlanIt !... … View Post »

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