Spring into the Present

So after spending a day Spring cleaning my ass off (any major cleaning you do in the Spring is Spring cleaning in my books), once again I find myself, glass of wine nearby, tired but not sleepy, and wondering, just what it is exactly that I an meant to do with my life? Maybe I'm doing it already? Maybe I missed the boat on my One Great Opportunity, or maybe my ship is yet to come in. Maybe that ship has sailed. Maybe you feel that you're in the same boat as me? Wow, there sure are a lot of boat metaphors...I wonder why that is...I digress, blame the wine.

I have been stressing myself out a lot lately with this pondering of what I will do next; what does my future hold; and you know what? It's exhausting. So I think it's time to take a step back into the present and forget about the future for now. That's scary thinking for me though. I'm a planner. I think I mentioned that before...so: Here's to the present. It's a pretty good place to be. Cheers! Wait, let me get a refill....CHEERS!

Clicking Makes Cents

I am really loving this stay-at-home mom gig, and really do not want to have to give it up once the maternity leave runs out in December. However, there is the issue of money. On that note, I have taken up mining the web for ways to make money at home online, that are not scams and do not cost anything to join. I don't know about you, but the last thing I have when I'm looking for work is money to spend. I have spent hours searching for these elusive non-cost, no scam sites, and so far, I've come up with a couple that really seem legit.Clixsense.com is the first one I found. All that is required of the member is that they click on the links provided, which open in another window, and that you do not close that window for 30 seconds; (there's a timer that counts down the time). There is no need to view the ad it links you to for the entire time. Once I see the window open, I minimize it and return to what I was doing. There is absolutely no purchase necessary. If a member would like to become a Premium member, it will cost you $10.00 a year. This affords you access to hundreds of links, allowing you to make more money. This is a pretty small investment, so I took the leap and purchased a Premium Membership. This is not a "get rich quick" deal. Most of the links posted only pay you a penny for opening them. That's right. The most you can earn is $1.20 an hour, but you know what? That's $1.20 more than I was making before I started clicking.

The second site I found is: trekpay.com. This one works a little differently than ClixSense. The site is completely free to join and as of yet, doesn't even offer a "premium membership" for a price. Instead of money, you are awarded credits for opening the links they provide you. The credits then translate into money which is deposited into your Paypal account once it reaches a $5.50 threshold. I have read from some other users that the credit to money ratio is not that stellar, one person said their 700 credits only translated to .52 cents, but, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I will keep my blog updated with new sites that I find, and also on the progress I make with the ones I have.

p.s. Clicking on the banners for these referenced sites at the bottom of my blog will earn me a little scratch from these guys, so do me a favour and join! Like I said, it doesn't cost you anything, and even if you don't use the sites once you join, it will still help me out! Thanks for reading and happy clicking!

The Preposterous Proposal

So like everybody everywhere who watched the Bachelor last night, I am stunned at Jake's choice. Vienna? I mean really? Of all of the ladies, I personally found her the least attractive; she doesn't know how to dress to suit her frame; she's inmature, spoiled and inexperienced in both life and love, but yet Jake LOVES her. Barf.
It's a mystery to many viewers how this could be, but I think it's a three fold combination of things: 1. She was the underdog. No one liked her so I think he felt sorry for her; 2. they bungee jumped together. When you go through something like that - where you're in mortal terror - I think it binds you to that person. I would bet if he'd made that jump with anyone else he wouldn't be with Vienna now; and 3. lust. That one doesn't need further explaination. Double Barf.
Not that I think Jake would have had eternal bliss with Tenley. The chemistry simply wasn't there (probably because he was always thinking about Vienna). As a wife, Tenley seems like the perfect catch, but I think she's still got some healing to do. Girl just needs to go out there and have some fun. I hope she finds the right guy for her.
Now, my other beef with this show is that anyone can fall in love in paradise. Listening to Vienna say "I want to marry Jake because I want to feel like this forever", news flash sweetheart: THIS ISN'T WHAT YOUR MARRIED LIFE IS GOING TO BE LIKE! I would like to see the show incorporate some Amazing Race or Survivor elements. You learn a whole lot more about your compatibility with a person when you're stressed to the max, physically uncomfortable and have no one to depend on but eachother. You either pull together, of tear eachother apart.
Good idea right? Someone forward this to the forces that be on the Bachelor...