What Ever Happened To Taking Care Of Business? 

I just want to know an answer to that question. What ever happened to doing what you are supposed to do in a timely manner, especially when you are being paid to do it? I believe that has broken down in today's society and it has been broken for a long time.

Let me tell you about my experience.....

A few days ago as of this writing, I needed something done from company 'A' so I was sent and completed the necessary paperwork. In order to do what I wanted done, I needed a signature from company 'B'. So I emailed company 'B' the necessary completed paperwork with voicemail message, five days prior to my phone call. 

Now before the phone call, I did a follow up email to company B's contact person two days later to see if he received the email, because I had not heard anything from him by email or phone, with another voicemail message. I even emailed Company B's coworker to confirm my contact was still the correct person, and explained why I needed his help. The coworker emailed back, yes. Still no communication from company B's contact person. At this point I am getting anxious because I have a deadline. So now I am at the 5th day with no acknowledgement whatsoever from company B's contact person. Now mind you, I have done everything I was supposed to do because I have gone thru this process before, so the completed document was in order, there was NOTHING ADDITIONAL that I needed to do. So now I have to do what I did not want to do which is call the boss (director) who is over the company 'B' contact person I am dealing with. Which I did not want to do, but had to because the contact person was not communicating with me at all with a status update, and my deadline was approaching. I contact the administrative assistant to the boss who gives an explanation for the delay stating the paperwork has to be approved by his supervisor before the contact person can sign it, puts me on hold, then returns and says the contact person I am dealing (who I sent an email to 5 days prior) received my email and will call me in a few seconds. After a few hours go by I called the administrative assistant to the boss back to say I had not heard anything. After another hold, I was again told I would receive a call back within a few minutes. This time, the company B contact person did call me back stating he will send in the paperwork to company 'A' today. So I said fine, thank you. I indicate that I need the information I am requesting by a certain date, can the process be expedited? He stated it would take 5 to 7 business days for processing, but he would ask. He provided me with his phone number (which I already had) and indicated I could call him at any time with questions.

 

All the while he is talking to me I am thinking to myself, "Why couldn't you have called or emailed me the day you received my email? Why did it have to take your boss talking to you, to get you to do your job and communicate with me and not just communicate with me, but send company 'A' the completed documentation?" I am still thinking to myself... "You could have submitted the documentation to company 'A' at the time you received my email, and then called or emailed me back a few days later if you were busy and did not want to communicate with me at the time."  But I did not tell him what I was thinking, I just accepted his answer and thanked him for his time.

The Power Of The Mind

The mind is very powerful. You can do whatever it is you want to do. The only reason you do not do something is because you “think” you cannot do it. Even people who have disabilities in their arms and legs can do what they make up in their mind that they want to do. I mean, it may take them longer to achieve their goal (i.e. a special wheelchair may be needed for the activity, speech synthesizer, braille, etc.) but it can be done. If a disabled person has an individual(s) supporting him/her to recognize their potential/desire then the dream can become a reality.  You, anyone, can do whatever it is you want. No matter what your age. You can make it happen for yourself.

My point is, if you can see it in your mind, if you can visualize it, see yourself doing it then you can make it happen. The question is how BADLY do you want it? When you can see yourself doing something I believe that is God telling you, you can do it. You have a gift. If you enjoy doing something, it is easy for you to do, you can spend hours doing it and not think anything of the amount of time that has gone by, that is your gift. Your niche, your thing, whatever you want to call it. I believe a higher power (for me that is Jesus Christ, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) speaks to me and blesses me. I believe HE will help me make my dream(s) come true, what I see myself doing in my mind. But the secret is, you have to go for the dream that you see for yourself, MAKE it happen. Whatever it is….singing, dancing, going to school, going back to school. Whatever. Don’t let someone tell you it is not possible, or that you should wait. If you want it, then go for it. Only someone who has the same dream(s) that you do will understand the way you feel. So to achieve your dream, it is important to connect to someone who shares your feelings, join a group, club, something that can encourage you to go forward and reach your vision. You may not be to the point where you can follow your dream full-time, you may only be able to give it two hours, or four. But it is a start. You do something with it every day. 

 Always Have Your Phone Charged

Don't you hate it when your cellphone runs low on its battery? That is so stressful.

I discovered a cell phone charger that will always keep my phone charged because it is attached to the back of it. I love it. 

Can you believe it? I can't. Imagine always having a constant charge on your phone. That is a game changer for me. It is the thinnest phone charger I have ever seen. 

Have you ever been on your phone talking to someone, playing a game, or doing something for work and your phone dies? You lose whatever it is that you were doing. Or you have to announce to the person you are talking to that your phone is about to die, and you have to get off the phone? To make matters worse you are no where near a charger, so you can't do anything on your phone because it is at 2%. 

Well with this charger those days are over because it is magnetic, and attaches to the back of your phone. So you will always have it with you.  You don't ever have to worry about being without a charged phone again. It is compatible with both iphone and android phones.

It fits in your wallet and has its own charging usb cable. You will instantly know how much charge you have left,  due to the four bars on it. 

You will be very pleased with your selection of this charger. It will hold a charge for several weeks after you charge it. So no more picking up your charging bank and finding it dead. This is the answer you are looking for. With different colors  like white, pink and black to match your style, you cannot go wrong. 

Place your order today and always have a charged cellphone. You will be glad you did.

 My Experience With Amway And Why I Am Still In It

For as long as I can remember I have heard Amway was a scam, a cult, the people in it are brainwashed. 

Then one day my mom became a distributor and I tried the products. I was suprised how much I liked them, the SA8 laundry detergent, the flavor-your-water twist tubes, the honey & glycerin soap. I was hooked. So I became a distributor under my mother, and she gave me all her customers. 

I was doing well...with all the products Amway had to offer like nine-to-five coffee, the personal shopper and the christmas catalog. At that time, there was a catalog called the Personal Shopper that had clothes in it, electronics, etc. My parents bought two ceiling fans from me, which are still being used to this day. The Christmas catalog  had nuts, candy and other fare of the season  to buy. But.....there was a problem. 

So here goes my experience with Amway....

I have sold Amway since the mid to late 1990s and I am still selling it. I chose to stay in it, eventhough the problem I had was getting worse. You see I was brought into Amway by pushy distributors above my mother. I had to go to their meetings at a restaurant, buy the restaurant's food then buy the products from my distributors, needless to say it was extremely expensive, and stressful. Since I liked the products far more than the situation I was in, I thought I would contact Amway directly. I explained my unhappiness and asked if there was anything that could be done. I was told that I could bypass my upline (the distributor above my mother), and connect directly with the distributor who was above them (in other words, go over the heads of my current ditributor, to their upline/distributor). That is what I did via a letter to my distributor. There was pushback. The distributor wanted to make changes, try something different (like the wife taking the orders instead of the husband who was putting down wrong order numbers), but I was not having it. Especially after I talked to the couple above them and discovered how warm and welcoming they were. From that day forward, I have never had a problem with Amway.

So I decided I would not have meetings nor recruit anyone. I believe people should make their own decisions. So there is no one under me.  I came to the conclusion that with the reputation  Amway has/had with some people, if I had a meeting those in attendance might feel they were being tricked, and that would create hard feelings. So I just let things happen organically. If a person likes the products after trying, then they can buy. No strings attached. Stress Free.

You can order from me (called The Gift Is What You Make It)  just like you would from any other online site, like Amazon. I can understand why people think it is a pyramid scheme because of how the recruitment is done by some IBOs. The Amway products have points attached to them, so if a distributor has not received 100 points in one month, than the distributor cannot use the points of their downlines under them. If the downline has achieved 100 or more points in a month, those points go directly to him or her. This is how I understand the business manual to read. The practice some Amway distributors follow has become tradition.

I love Amway and will continue to sell it. It is possible to make money with Amway, but I have other sources of income so I just buy for myself. If you are interested in product (cosmetics, shampoo, cookware, etc.), you can get it here.

Going Down The Stairs

Do you have trouble going up and down the stairs? Do you need assistance going down the stairs as I do? I believe this comes from anxiety, what happens to me is I see the stairs as being a daunting task that I cannot overcome and as soon as I see stairs I automatically gravitate to the railing.  The other thing I will do is  stop someone I'm with and say can you help down the stairs, without trying to do it myself because it's convenient it's easy it's my comfort zone. I know that I've had problems in the past going up and down so I don't try and that's not good. I want to break the cycle of my anxiety so I made-up a recording that I have put into practice and I've been doing this for several months now it's taken me years to get to this point but I hope the recording helps you because if you're like me you can't go down the stairs without assistance even if it's maybe three or four stairs, a small amount of stairs. You look at that like this is something I can't do and it's easier to go to a railing if it's available. But sometimes there  is no railing. So you ask somebody 'can you help me  go down the stairs'? And if there's no help around you panic, I mean you really do. I've been in a situation where I've really panicked and I've sat down on the stair and scooted down on my b*** to get down the stairs. It is my my sincere hope that this audio file  helps you.  This recording is  intented for ambulatory people. If you're  in a wheelchair or if you  have a  serious medical condition that does not allow you to go up or downstairs then I don't want you to practice what I'm saying in this recording.  I don't want you to hurt yourself. 

I do hope this audio file helps those individuals that have a problem going downstairs. Don't be afraid to try this. We stop ourselves from doing things. We stop oursleves from being the great people we know we can be. We talk ourslves out of it, give excuses like... my husband, my kids, I'm too busy, I am a caregiver. There's always an excuse as to why we can't do something.  I know. I am one of those people.  Don't stop yourself now. Go for it.You can do this... Conquer your inner feelings. Tell yourself you can do it. The recording is only $10. What have you bought that was $10 and you found out that it was not what you thought, and you wasted your money? That is not the case here. You know why? Because I am the person you are reading about, this is my own experience. I am going through it, sharing my truth to help you. I am taking you through the same steps I take myself through everyday, and I am improving. I am getting better and there is a change in me, confidence, and I want more of it. And you will too. Everyday you will get better. You will find that this wonderful feeling you have will spill over to other areas of your life. Take that first step. Buy the recording. I know it is scary, but what good thing isn't? You are taking that first step to help yourself. You will be SO GLAD you did. Don't put it off. 

Don't say I will get it later. Get it now. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. Don't let your doubt talk you out of it.               

                                              But It Now

                                                         

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 A Long Life For Your Computer

We are using our computer and laptops/tablets everyday. I know the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is turn on my computer and start the Loot.tv videos running, that I talked about in a previous post, so I can make extra money, and have it on all day. With as much as we are using our computers to search the internet, play games, research items, or communicate with friends and family, it is VERY important to keep our computer clean, free from malwalware and viruses, so it will last longer. So I thought it would be helpful to you if I shared my tips on how I keep my computer clean. 

I use CC Cleaner. I have used other antivirus software products in the past, but I find CC Cleaner works very well. The illustrations I will be using are from CC Cleaner, although you can use any antivirus software you want. I like CC Cleaner because I feel my computer is getting a deeper clean, than from the other software I have tried. Plus it cleans the registry of unused files (the brains of the computer) which helps improve its performance. When you download programs, those files install in the registry, and when a program is  uninstalled not all of that programs' files are removed. This is where the CC Cleaner comes in handy because it sweeps out (like a broom) those left over program files.

So here we go...

The first thing you want to do is download and install a computer software cleaner, if you don't already have one on your computer.  If you want to use CC cleaner, you can download it from here (during installation you should be able to decline any extra programs you do not want). I also like CC cleaner because it has the cool feature of attaching to your recycle bin, and, of course, you are removing 'trash' from your computer.  

Love Disneyworld But Hate The Stress Of Planning/Park Pass System?

Are you a Disneyworld lover? Whenever you go to Disney does it take you back to your childhood? A simpler time? When life was easy and the memories were grand? At Disney everything is SO wonderful. You can relive those memories all over again. 

Disney is your happy place. You are surrounded by mickey mouse, goofy, minnie, and all the Disney characters. You can get your picture taken with them, get your child's haircut at Harmony barbershop on mainstreet or watch fireworks everynight. Yes, fireworks. 

Two Quora Accounts 

I enjoy using Quora, reading questions, answering them and gaining knowledge. Quora is an information source where people go to ask questions on topics they need help with.

Recently I discovered I had two accounts, one with followers and one without, one containing my spaces (Quora's page equivalent to other social media platforms) and all things I have knowledge on, and one without.  As I looked at the two accounts they were identical with picture and profile description but the one without followers had upvotes next to the answers and recent postings, whereas the one with followers had answers that went back two years. I went to Quora's help center and learned the accounts could NOT be merged. Basically there was nothing Quora could do. I would have to copy the questions/answers into the account I wanted to keep and delete the other account. I had to ask myself , "Do I want to go through the trouble of  trying to fix the problem?" The answer was yes. I already spent a lot of time in Quora working in the accounts and I enjoy Quora. 

So, I scratched my head, puzzled as to how this could have happened. Then it occurred to me. At some point I signed in using my google account, which you are prompted to do by a popup message. 

 Happy Valentine's Day

Be Your Own Valentine. Love Yourself. Be Good To Yourself. You are a great person. You have the power to overcome any obstacle. 

I think everyone should be their own valentine first. This means you should treat yourself well, make yourself happy. If you make yourself happy, then you are guaranteed of making one person happy. You cannot please everyone. There will always be somebody that is not happy with what you are doing or planning to do. That person will always have some reason as to why it will not work, or you should put it off. So I 'would' say do not care about what others think, but you may have a significant other in your life or a close family member/friend whose opinion you care about, and you want to find out want they think. If you ask their opinion and they advise you honestly, weigh the good and the bad, if the good outweighs the bad then do what you want. If you are good to yourself you will be happy. You will be able to give the best of yourself to those around you. 

                                   Don’t Give Your Power Away

You give people the power to make you feel happy or make you feel sad. When you care about someone, you open yourself up emotionally to that person. If you want to be friends with someone, you try  harder to please them, in this way you open yourself up emotionallyto them. Your emotional involvement with them, is giving them the power to make you happy or sad. Don’t give your power away.

This is a good thing when that other person is encouraging you to be better, you enjoy being with the person, the two of you are working toward a common goal together to have more/be more than what you currently are, or where you currently are. Giving the other person power is a bad thing when the other person is making you sad, hurting you physical or mentally, making you feel sad when you talk to them, or telling you that you cannot do something, or disliking your ideas. Don’t give your power away.

Repair Your Own Computer 

Have you ever had problems with your computer? The black/blue screen after startup, the blue spinning circle, slowness, freezing. I have too and have been able to fix it. I am going to share with you what happened to me recently.

It all began several days ago when I went to start my work from home job. I turned on my computer and was not able to get to the login screen.  The only screen I could see was the Windows screen that has the day and time on it. I restarted the computer, pressed ctrl+alt+delete at the same time, moved my mouse upward on the screen and nothing worked. So using my working laptop and cellphone, I turned to my favorite remedy…Youtube videos. I typed 'can't get to login screen' in the search box and a plethra of items came up. In order for me to help the computer repair itself (yes, the Windows operating system does have the ability to repair itself), I had to find a way to make that occur.

 Correcting Bad Behavior To Live Stress Free

The events that unfolded at the nation's capital in Washington DC recently are a horrible, egregious disregard for the law this country was founded upon. We scratch our heads and ask ourselves, how could this happen, how did this happen. This is a reminder that words are powerful. The things we say have consequences so we have to choose our words carefully. In this situation words brought death, harm, stress and anxiety to others. And eventhough there was a disregard for the law, it is this law and the individuals behind enforcing this law, that will return us to the beginings of a stress free life.

When something disrespectful is done to hurt someone's feelings or what has been traditionally recognized as hurting someone, that is bad behavior.  When a person gets his/her way despite the fact that how they are going about getting their way is wrong legally, this is bad behavior. When the behavior is allowed to continue, the individual never gets the sense of "I can't do that".  The person's bavior may be morally wrong but not legally wrong. If it is legally wrong the individuals who know it is wrong may feel it would take too long to get justice or it is not worth trying. Therefore the bad behavior continues. Why reward bad behavior? When rewarded, it is allowed to take hold, cultivate, and grow. While a person's negative behavior may have been allowed, the person with the behavior has the responsibility to say, "I will not do this, this is not right to do". If this does not occur, action has to be taken.

We're Gonna Make It

There is help and hope on the way not only in the form of a Biden-Harris administration but with a promising vaccine for the Coronavirus. We can start returning to some form of normalcy.

Now I know there are a lot of questions with the vaccine....What if any are the side effects? How will it interact with medications I am currently taking? How often do I have to get vaccinated? We will learn all of this as we go. It is unchartered territory, but we will help one another through it. We will have leadership that will steer us and help us go in the right direction.

Of course this new normal will involve wearing mask and social distancing. This may be uncomfortable for some but it is a small price to pay when a life could be saved. Think of yourself as a superhero. If I wear a mask and social distance then the hospitals will be less crowded with patients. If I wear a mask and social distance then there will be one less person on a ventilator. If I wear a mask and social distance then the doctors and nurses will not have to call a patient’s family to say s/he has passed away. Ask yourself, How many lives can I save today if I wear a mask and social distance?

Help And Hope. We Can Do It

Wow, more isolation...wearing masks and social distancing for a little while longer. I know...everybody is tired of it. We are disappointed that our normal way of life and mores have been disrupted and we have to be inside for the holidays....what a bummer. But you know what? It's okay. It is going to be alright. We have help and hope coming in the Biden-Harris administration. They have the background, knowledge and leadership to get us through this and make us better for it. 

This pandemic experience will allow us to appreciate the moutaintop because we have been through the valley. This occurence has taught us to appreciate one another. It has shown us that we can help each other when the chips are down. We are resilient. We don't give up, we have the power to change a situation when we don't like it. 

The changes we have had to make, wearing masks every time we go outside, washing our hands constantly and turning our homes into our jobs and classrooms have taken its toll. But we found out that we can do it. We can develop workarounds to carry out our day-to-day activities, it just takes a little longer that's all. The things that have happened during this year 2020 have caused us to have uncomfortable conversations, but at least we have started the dialogue. We are all more alike than we are different. We all eat, drink and go to the bathroom the same way. The differences we have are sometimes the ones we have created. 

 Accept The Things You Cannot Change

I know it may be difficult to except the things you cannot change, but what happened is in the past. It is over. It is yesterday. We cannot get the past back and "redo" it, like hitting the 'undo icon' when typing on the computer. We can control what happens from this day forward, what we do in the present moment. Before the pandemic, we were able to have control over what we did. The pandemic put a stop to our routines as we know them. We cannot control or change it. But we can control how we react to the situation we find ourselves in. I know it is frustrating to wait. It causes us to have anxiety and stress. For our own health and mental state we have to accept what is. The current situation is not something that we wanted or asked for, but now that it is here we have to find a way to deal with it. There are different activities we can get involved in to take our minds off of the stress we feel, while we wait for things to return to normal (or "new" normal):

• Cleaning
• Cooking
• Exploring A Hobby
• Organizing Computer Files (USB Drive)
• Reading
• Starting A Long-Awaited Project
• Talking To Friends
• Volunteering
• Writing 

      Once we find a way in our lives to handle the uncontrollable situation, we will be better off. 

  

Oh The Frustration...How Can I Help Myself?

Okay, so we are into another wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. Talk about stress. Wow. Who would have thought it? How much longer will this go on? So what can we do to relieve the stress that we feel? Which I define as See Trials React Exercising Smiles and Strength. What I mean by this is, we can think of the pandemic as a trial (tribulation) that we can react to negatively or positively. We can see it as something we can learn from instead of seeing the doom and gloom, woe with me, I have all these bills and no way out attitude. Yes, it would help if everybody wore a mask to save the lives of themselves and the people they come in contact with. And yes, it would help if we had an immediate vaccine. But we can only control ourselves. We have to deal with the here and now. What each of us are going through in our day-to-day lives. 

We can take this situation we are all in and find a positive in it, which is what I mean by exercising smiles and strength. It is hard to put a smile on your face when you are in a negative situation...you frown, right? In this case, if you can find something good that has come out of the pandemic then you can be positive and have a smile. The positivity can make you stronger. There is a saying my mother told me as a child....you get stronger in the break. When a tree limb is broken, or when a tree is damaged, that tree limb grows back stronger than it was before. The part of the tree that was damaged grows back thicker. The same thing can be said for the situation we are in. I am sure there is something this pandemic has forced you to do that you have never done before. For example, you have either lost your job and/or working reduced hours, like me. This may be the first time you have set down and taken a good analyzing look at what you spend, and how you can cut back.  I am sure you learned something from it. This can be seen as a positive. The pandemic may have forced you to shelter in place with family and friends, giving you an opportunity to spend time with people you would not have...normally (if the pandemic had not occurred). Having conversations with people, learning about them/yourself, cleaning the house, finding other ways to enjoy yourself (card games, pool, board games). All these things can be seen as a positive. Something to make you smile and give you strength to endure whatever comes your way. 

 The Joy Of Ebay

If you have ever shopped at Ebay then you know how nice it is. If you don't know anything about Ebay then let me tell you. It is an auction site where you sell your own items, or bid on the items other people are selling. It has virtually everything under the sun like Amazon does. I would say Ebay is a real stress reliever because you can sell items in your home that you are not using anymore. 

You can make money selling the things you did not think anyone would want. I know with me when I am around a lot of clutter, it adds to the stress I am feeling. Now that we all have this 'stay in the house' free time, we can look around the house, garage, etc and see how we can make extra money. 

After you have done your research and seen what your item is going for, there are things to consider like shipping charges and sales tax. But once you have incorporated that into your price, the rest is pure profit. Yes, Ebay can be your personal goldmine. You can start right here.        

Another thing I like about Ebay is you can find great deals on what you are looking for. I have gotten products at very reasonable prices, and saving money always reduces my stress level. So go to Ebay's site and browse.  You will find some great deals that will leave you stress free. 

Working Together

I know this is a difficult time for everyone. It is easy to get depressed and think, What if I can't pay my bills? What if I can't feed myself and my family? I have felt the same way. I believe there is a Higher Power and that Higher Power says don't worry, I will take care of you. We have to believe that. Don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Tomorrow is not here yet. We don't know what it will bring. Let's just take one day at a time. I know, you may like to plan ahead. I know about planning. I do it myself. The situation we are living in now is a little different. The plans we used to make, may not be able to be carried out. And that is okay. It really is. Plans change. We have to be flexible and adjust when things don't work out the way we had hoped.

 Get Your Groceries Delivered  - Make Your Life Easier

Do you go to the grocery store? With the COV-19 pandemic has that become a hassle? Now you have to worry about getting sick when you go out. I know, getting sick with the cold or flu was possible before the virus. But this is different. This virus is fatal. Even when the virus is no longer everyday news, this will be a convenient option for you. 

When you go out now you have to worry about things you touch, touching your face, wearing a mask, etc. There are other things like social distancing your car in the parking lot, standing six feet apart in the grocery store, talking to other people, and on and on. 

There is no reason to go through that hassle anymore. You can have your groceries delivered with Shipt. I know there are others out there  (like Instacart), but this works for me. 

The Shipt delivery service is so convenient. You can schedule the time you want the delivery to come, the same day. You can leave notes and add a tip thru the Shipt website. This is all prepaid using your credit or debit card. The Shipt shopper keeps in touch with you every step of the way by text message. The groceries come to you. You can spend the time (and gas) you would have used going to the store, on something else. This has been wonderful for me. 

It has changed my life. Take the stress of grocery shopping out of your life and become stress free.

 Positive Encouragement

During these trying times sometimes it is difficult to stay positive. I know. I get the blues myself. It is very important to our health and wellbeing to stay as upbeat as possible. The depression we may feel from being in the house all day, being concerned about our jobs, what the future holds, it all takes its toll on us. It is difficult sometimes to come out of it. What we think affects how we feel (like feeling tired). I feel like, if I change my mindset I can change the world.

I want us to be encouraged. As the bible says, this too shall pass. We can do all things through the Lord Jesus Christ who strengthens us. I firmly believe this. HE is our power.

If you are interested, you can read the entire Bible here. It is excellent reading.  The bible is for me the foundation of life. It has all the answers to every problem. I hope you will enjoy it.

When you are scheduling some 'ME' time for yourself on the calendar below (by clicking the plus sign), read these during your private time, and help yourself to become stress free.