Changes and Preparation

Hello, World!

Today is canning and cleaning day here at The Ponder home. I'll be making a trip to Flower Acres today to see what new produce I can gather up.

Yesterday, we had pizza from Little Caesar's, and I did some shopping at Cash Savers for the 6 for 22 deal in meats. Gotta save money any way I can, right?

Don't know if I got the job yet officially, but since she said we are just waiting on the background check, I am going to assume it's in the box. Of course, assuming always gets me in trouble. But, I'm stepping out in faith, anyway, so I decided to celebrate and also get us some stuff to make strawberry shortcakes with to celebrate. The guys enjoyed that!

I am going to do some changes at The Ponder News blog, as well. I'll be focused more on issue-oriented posts rather than solely on press releases now. I feel it is time to step up my game. I have enough sources now. Now I need to focus on traffic and my readers.

Need to give them a reason to keep coming back.

ON the website, I'm focusing on affiliate marketing. Anything you want will be found there eventually, all filed neatly for easy searching.

Eventually, I'll be making my own advertising banners to display on my news posts, rather than sending you directly to each affiliate, you'll be sent to a page with all the affiliates that fit that category, for a more complete shopping experience.

Wow. This is time consuming. But, what else do I have to do?

Have a blessed day!

Changes

Good morning, World!

I am now into day 3 of my 4 days off. I have accomplished getting my taxes done this week, as well as starting two trade accounts, doing a lot of surfing, playing games online and taking a trip to Sam's Club for groceries to celebrate my tax refund.

As I was speaking to the lady yesterday at the tax office, I told her, "One year ago today, I wasn't even thinking about being where I am now. So much has changed in my life for the better!"

Just ONE year.

This time last year I had no insurance, suffered from random Gall bladder attacks (and couldn't eat bacon...LOL), lived in a tiny one bedroom apartment that I paid too much for, my baby dogs lived a hundred miles away and I never thought I'd see them again, and I worked as a waitress at Denny's Restaurant. And my tax refund was confiscated by the government to pay for my student loan. And, I had no credit. And I lived alone.

Today, I own my own home, my gallbladder is gone, my babies are home, and I work for the Great State of Texas as a Corrections Officer, and I have every kind of insurance there is! AND I get a refund! And, I have a LOT of credit if I need it! And I live with two great guys!

Wow. I have been so BLESSED...and God hasn't stopped yet!

I'm not complaining at all! (But if He did stop right here, I'd still say I am SOOOO blessed!)

Ya'll have a blessed day!