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Getting Yourself Ready For The Challenges Of College
Being ready for college and actually going to college are two different things, and you’ve got to be prepared to survive all on your own. So now’s the time to really ask yourself this question.
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6 Interior Design Ideas for Creative Kids
Are you looking for ways to channel your child's creativity in a way that will enhance your home's decor instead of detracting from it?
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Want Ad – Wife Needed
I am trying to live a more minimalist life. I really deep in my heart want to live with less junk, less clutter, and less time needed to be spent cleaning the house. Why? you ask. Well, the number one reason is…. I hate cleaning house. It is such a waste of time. You do it and you just have to turn around the next day and do it again. No one notices unless you don’t do it. I could do so much if I didn’t have to spend time on managing my house. Doing the same stuff over and over again day after day. Isn’t that the definition…
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Bloggers Unite on July 12 #NetNeutrality Day of Action
As bloggers, we depend on page views and interactions on social media. We can’t afford to have our internet slowed down, throttled, or downgraded just because some big media company wants to get richer. Do you want to make sure everyone can continue to access your blog? I know I do. Join me and millions more around the world on July 12th and show them we will not let our internet be taken. Read on to find out how you can get involved. Right now, new FCC Chairman and former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai has a plan to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies immense control over what we see and…
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Tangible Assets Versus Overhead in Nonprofits
One of the most important things I tried to get funders to understand was that tangible assets did not make a nonprofit run. Computers, paper, books, markers do not make a community center run. It is wonderful to find funders who will cover the costs of these items but the real work is done by the people. People who have families to support. People who need to get paid. Not only people but things like overhead costs of rent and utilities on the buildings. Money for transportation and childcare. Donors/funders want to provide money for training materials, but not to pay the trainer. Without a trainer, the materials are pretty useless. They…
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You Don’t Know Me #BehindTheBlogger
You don’t know me but reading my blog gives you some insight into who I am right now. Who I was before remains a mystery at least for a little while. My lives are starting to collide with old friends discovering my blog and new friends discovering my life. On my blog I reveal bits and pieces at a time but it is focused on my life now, not what came before, so I will share a few things that came before so that you can learn a bit about me, the person, not just the blogger. In 2011, I lost my house to foreclosure and was featured on…
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The Riverside Speech
There could be no greater writing prompt on January 15th then leadership. January 15th is the birthday of a great leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Much has been said and written about Dr. King and I am sure that anyone who reads this is aware of his famous speech “I have a Dream” that was delivered in Washington DC. Most people are not aware of a much more powerful speech that was delivered exactly one year prior to his assassination. This speech given at Riverside Church in New York showed a more radical side of Dr. King. Most people are not aware of a much more powerful speech that…
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A Robust Jot
Robust is the word for my post today. I wish I could think of a robust topic to create a robust post about but, my mind is blank today. I have spent the day diligently trying to get my planner on track for 2016. Now my mind is tired and full of swirling thoughts of calendars, to-do lists, and color coding markers. I will have to be happy with this jot and not stress over the fact that it is not a post. I am off now to make a robust red sauce for the pasta because everyone is staring at me with that hungry look. Today’s Just Jot…
