It's been a While

I'm still out here struggling. I ran out of $$ to finish the house so it's been sitting for the past year. I am caught in limbo with my career. I love the freedom and adventure of working my current job, but I need more money and stability. I have been putting out positive vibes into the universe for over a year, so where is my opportunity? I never blow them off.

I'm not complaining, though. I am still doing better than most. I'm debt free (except for my mortgage), I have my health, and I have made one really good friend. I also like my job. My relationship is still going strong, but I am getting kind of bored with my partner. I'm ready to travel again and experience some more excitement.

What's next for me? I can only wonder.

I'm Ashamed

Not much accomplished on my e-books yet. I tried farming them out without much success. I need some inspiration.

Ready for some e-books!

Yes. Knowledge is power and people will pay for it. My goal is to write 5 smashing e-books in the next few months and market them online. That will be difficult for me because of my bad procrastination habits. I think I will go to Georgetown library tomorrow and begin my e-book on urban sustainable living. Other subjects I want to write about include black memorabilia, healing massage, how to start an entertainment company, and how to make jewelry. Well, we'll see how it goes!

2008 News

It has been a while since I paid you a visit. Things are much different for me now. I am a part-time teacher! I love kids because they are not full of sh*t like most people. You always know where you stand with them because they are so candid.

I have had a very leisurely summer. I have been working on my house again because a pipe burst and I had to redo everything. Luckily, I was blessed with the $$ to really finish it right. As soon as it's done, I will rent it out as a weekend getaway. I'll post some pics.

My next move may be to go back to the flea market on the weekends. I have to get my farmer's market permit. I would like to sell spices and teas at Shepherdstown and Harper's Ferry farmer's markets. During tough times, people gotta eat, but they dont' need soy candles.

I am also looking forward to working on a theater project with my main squeeze. Forget the small time stuff, let's make some real money!

I really am smart! Websurfing can be addictive. I am getting better at transcribing, CTRAN didn't pay me yet, though. I have to force my self to complete the simpleology stuff. I applied with a few other companies including gofreelance.com. I also discovered how cool alexa.com is at weeding out garbage websites. Tomorrow I'll be ebaying. I stay up too late for my own good.

Bye!

P.S. You should check out Clara Bow videos on youtube. She was so cute!

Online Education

for the past few days, I have been participating in Simpleology 101. It is a free online program that teaches you how to be successful. It has helped me to see the errors of my ways. My mind has always been a playground. Ever since I was little, I daydream about all kinds of things to entertain myself. I mean, elaborate fantasies about women who have caught my attention. Katherine Delafield from General Hospital, Counselor Troi from Star Trek, and Anita Hill, to name a few. I imagined their lives going better and getting married and having kids. It's funny, but I never had those same daydreams about myself. Anyway, one of the side effects of this hobby, is I have a short attention span. This inability to focus is one of the things that is holding me back.

I am working on improving my focus and other things with the help of simpleology.com. It's a cool program, you should check it out.

In a few minutes, I will join a conference call with Emerald Passport International. It is an online course that teaches you how to be successful. I am psyched! I am getting a really good feeling about it. I will let you know.

I think I am smart

I just watched "The Secret" for free online. It works! I have been focusing on my bright future for the past 2 days, instead of stressing over my problems. My boyfriend has been nice to me, I am finding more online opportunities, and I am seeing gold in old things I gave up on.

This past year has been tough for me. I have had some successes and some difficulties undertaking new projects. I built a house in West Virginia. It's beautiful, but I am having a hard time paying the mortgage. I have solutions, but they take time. I will weather the storm and work it out.

My latest money-making-scheme is being a legal transcriptionist. I have been working on this project for the past 2 months. I signed on with a company in Rockville. It would have been all good, but I had all kinds of problems ftping files on Vista. I finally worked that out 2 weeks ago. Transcribing is not easy. The tapes are hard to understand and you must keep rewinding them. Also, the pay is not all that great if you are not lightning fast. I will get better at it. I have to put some more quickwords on my Wordperfect. I also have to get a foot pedal and another keyboard for my laptop.

Luckily, I have an excellent grasp of the English language and vocabulary. I will master this soon.

By the way, don't mess with Cambridge transcriptions. These bitches over there named MARY and CORINNE asked me how many minutes I could do by 9 am the next day. I told them I could do 90 minutes. They sent me a 60 minute project and I completed it on time and sent it in. They got mad at me because I asked if I would be paid extra for a 24 hour turnaround. Then they said they wouldn't pay me for the job! What nerve! Anyway, they will pay me or I will report their asses to the DCRA.

Now kids, lets focus on positive things again. Does anyone out there in blog land want to be my friend? I had my feelings hurt by an ex classmate who did not respond to my e-mail last week. I am getting over it though.

Meanwhile, I am going back to work for my ex-boyfriend/boss Lindsey. We are going to promote shows and sell posters on Ebay. I have renewed enthusiasm for it. I don't mind working hard, I just want to work smarter.