This guest post from Werner Rogers
Has anyone been to smallbusiness.xo.com yet? I own my own small business and I've been looking for a way to streamline all the technologies I seem to have floating around at my office.
When I first started this business I wanted to make sure I was as advanced as possible but now that I'm in the mix of things I feel like I got a little too much tech around here. I think when I bought that tablet last month I realized things were heading in a direction out of my control… I even had to hire an IT consultant to come in once a month and make sure everything was running smoothly.
I had a business professor tell me once the key to having a successful small business was making sure you never had people hired to do things you couldn't do yourself. I think the fact that so behind when it comes to technology knowledge makes me uncomfortable that I can't run every aspect of my own business.
Jan 25, 2012
Shopping Online Made Easy with Baby Blankets
Recently we had a new addition to our family. We welcomed Rylan Stephen into the mix. My Great nephew. He is adorable, putting on weight and growing faster than you could ever imagine. We love shopping or at least I do for his Baby Blankets.
He is even beginning to start to say, "I good", remember teaching your babies that? Usually the first words they learn or are taught to learn are 'Mommy and or Daddy'. It was always a race to see who's words he/she spoke first. Mommy or Daddy. In this case we have tended to teach them to say the words 'I good.'
So what did you teach yours to say?
He also rolled him self over for the first time earlier this month and for only being 4 months old he did quite the job with the performance. Of course his Mom was extremely proud and so was his Grandma.
He likes to swing in his swing while using baby sling.
He also loves his Crib blankets and uses them while stretched out in his crib. He is such an adorable little boy and seems so content when he is sleeping. Yeah I said sleeping, however he is a good baby when he is awake too that is for certain.
Overall he is just the best thing to happen to us in quite some time. For those of you who remember ready some posts earlier this year we had quite the year as a family. First of all I lost my significant other who decided that we weren't meant to be and then less than a month after she left my Mother passed away with a long bout of fighting COPD. In the long and short of it, "Don't Smoke if you don't have to". Then after that we had a Tornado destroy our little town of 250 people. Out of the 110 homes in the town only 47 of them were left. It has began to restore but will not be the same for many many years to come. I never want to experience anything like the above again in my life time. I also would not wish such devastation on anyone.
However as stated the new addition to the family has been a huge bright spot and we as a family are trudging forward. Wouldn't have it any other way and God has been blessing us through our journey.
He is even beginning to start to say, "I good", remember teaching your babies that? Usually the first words they learn or are taught to learn are 'Mommy and or Daddy'. It was always a race to see who's words he/she spoke first. Mommy or Daddy. In this case we have tended to teach them to say the words 'I good.'
So what did you teach yours to say?
He also rolled him self over for the first time earlier this month and for only being 4 months old he did quite the job with the performance. Of course his Mom was extremely proud and so was his Grandma.
He likes to swing in his swing while using baby sling.
He also loves his Crib blankets and uses them while stretched out in his crib. He is such an adorable little boy and seems so content when he is sleeping. Yeah I said sleeping, however he is a good baby when he is awake too that is for certain.
Overall he is just the best thing to happen to us in quite some time. For those of you who remember ready some posts earlier this year we had quite the year as a family. First of all I lost my significant other who decided that we weren't meant to be and then less than a month after she left my Mother passed away with a long bout of fighting COPD. In the long and short of it, "Don't Smoke if you don't have to". Then after that we had a Tornado destroy our little town of 250 people. Out of the 110 homes in the town only 47 of them were left. It has began to restore but will not be the same for many many years to come. I never want to experience anything like the above again in my life time. I also would not wish such devastation on anyone.
However as stated the new addition to the family has been a huge bright spot and we as a family are trudging forward. Wouldn't have it any other way and God has been blessing us through our journey.
Jan 19, 2012
Is it So Important? What to Wear
Sometimes it is very difficult in making the decision of what to wear. At least for some folks. For me, well I do sometimes just grab the next available thing hanging in the closet and go with it. Others like my significant other takes time, changes a couple of times and then asks the unanswerable question, "honey does this go together", or "does this look alright"?
Well of course it goes together and of course it looks alright. What else am I suppose to say? I know I'm suppose to be honest but I generally have to watch my honesty with some as I have been called brutal honest. That at times leaves a mark.
So I tend to give myself permission to be a little less than honest or a little above what I think in my honesty. Like the old man and his wife who just came up out of the cyclone cellar to find his home and everything in ruins. He says, "hey look ma, nothing the matter here, isn't it grand the wind stopped blowing"?
So I guess you get my point, only the old fart wasn't being dishonest with his wife he was being dishonest with his self. He really seen nothing wrong when in fact they had lost everything. Trust me, if you read back to a few months ago or last summer you will see that I went through a tornado and we lost pretty much everything. At that time it wasn't important to decide what we was going to wear, it was important to just have a little something to wear and for that we were grateful!
The next time you look into your wardrobe or closet, where ever you keep your next outfit, just remember it's more important to have it than what others are going to think about what you have on. Sure we get caught up in what others think way too often.
I say give yourself permission to be happy, comfortable and grateful on a daily basis!
Well of course it goes together and of course it looks alright. What else am I suppose to say? I know I'm suppose to be honest but I generally have to watch my honesty with some as I have been called brutal honest. That at times leaves a mark.
So I tend to give myself permission to be a little less than honest or a little above what I think in my honesty. Like the old man and his wife who just came up out of the cyclone cellar to find his home and everything in ruins. He says, "hey look ma, nothing the matter here, isn't it grand the wind stopped blowing"?
So I guess you get my point, only the old fart wasn't being dishonest with his wife he was being dishonest with his self. He really seen nothing wrong when in fact they had lost everything. Trust me, if you read back to a few months ago or last summer you will see that I went through a tornado and we lost pretty much everything. At that time it wasn't important to decide what we was going to wear, it was important to just have a little something to wear and for that we were grateful!
The next time you look into your wardrobe or closet, where ever you keep your next outfit, just remember it's more important to have it than what others are going to think about what you have on. Sure we get caught up in what others think way too often.
I say give yourself permission to be happy, comfortable and grateful on a daily basis!
Jan 13, 2012
Walgreens and Express Scripts together again?
This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.
Imagine your favorite pharmacy. The quickness of service they provide, the ability to get it accurate, their friendliness, their overall attitude in serving you as a customer as their number one GOAL!
Then it all comes crashing down due to the fact that one of their network providers Walgreens and Express Scripts has been unable to reach an agreement with each other. So now you have to go across town, which cost you more in gas, perhaps you have to find another pharmacist or even change your doctor. Wow what a mess this causes you in time and anxiety!
This is NOT an agreement that Walgreens is proud of nor endorses. They would have loved for express script to remain one of their primary providers. This includes all Walgreens pharmacies nationwide and Duane Reade pharmacies in the New York City area.
Now patients are forced to drive farther, wait longer and deal with the inconveniences of finding another provider for their medication and refills. Also as a result some prescriptions are costing more and patients are having to deal with a new pharmacist as well. Imagine yourself in this situation. Not fun at all of course and frustrating as well. Below are some things that Walgreens did to attempt to continue a working relationship with Express Script:
- Did not ask for a rate increase in medication or refills
- Prescription Savings Club at Walgreens (a special discount)
- Offered savings through 90 day supplies
- Offered an increase in savings by proposing using even more generic drug prescriptions
- And much much more to alleviate any pain to the consumer
Update Below
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Walgreen Co. is willing to resume selling prescriptions to Express Scripts Inc. customers after the end of their contract Dec. 31 forced millions of consumers to switch pharmacies, Walgreen’s pharmacy-services chief said.
“We’ve always been willing to remain in the Express Scripts network, but it has to be at a rate which is fair for the value that we provide,” Kermit Crawford, president of Walgreen’s pharmacy, health and wellness services, said today in a telephone interview.
Walgreen, the largest U.S. drugstore chain, offered “significant cost concessions” in mid-December negotiations with Express Scripts from an earlier proposal to keep reimbursement rates flat for the next three years, Crawford said. He supervises Walgreen’s negotiating team and reports to Chief Executive Officer Greg Wasson.
Express Scripts “did not accept that offer and actually suggested pushing negotiations into the new year,” said Crawford, 52. “So I would say the ball is in their court. We are actually not waiting to hear from them. We’ve made the decision to move on.”
Express Scripts is open to an agreement with Walgreen, Brian Henry, an Express Scripts spokesman, said in an e-mail. Still, Walgreen wants to be paid more than other pharmacies, he said.
Catch up on the latest by following them here Walgreens on Twitter and here Walgreens on Facebook. Share with your friends and family as well, who knows who you yourself may end upp helping.
Jan 12, 2012
Crazy Weather in the Land of OZ
This past week it has been in the 70 degree temperature range for most of the early and late afternoons. Not much wind and plenty of sunshine. Hey the grass was even beginning to green up a little. I had made the comment to a friend of mine that if it kept up we would have to dig the mower out and give it a once over so that it didn't get too high. NOT!
Obviously in the middle of January that is not going to happen but wow it has been such a fabulous Fall and Winter so far this year. Late 2011 was unseasonably warm and so far we have broken some records for the high temperatures.
However today and the rest of the week it is suppose to be colder than a well diggers behind and today it has already proven to take this much colder turn. For example today or last night it was down to around 14 degrees with 20 mile an hour winds so the temperature felt like 0 degrees. It also began to snow and ice some but hasn't amounted to too much thank goodness.
It is very cold out today as compared to this time last week but hey like I stated it is January and it is expected! I am so ready for spring and summer though, if you like the cold you can have this.
How is your neck of the woods? Has it been unseasonably warm so far this year and not much precipitation. That is another thing we have not had very much snow of course with the warmer weather but we have not had very much rain either. We need some rain and or plenty of snow. The ponds and lakes here are looking a little bare around the edges.
Give us a shout and let us know about your temps and what it is like in your area. Or better yet leave a comment in regards to your favorite time of the year. Send to your twitter followers and or your facebook friends as well. Most of all thanks for stopping in and taking the time to read. May your blessings be many and your troubles be few!
Obviously in the middle of January that is not going to happen but wow it has been such a fabulous Fall and Winter so far this year. Late 2011 was unseasonably warm and so far we have broken some records for the high temperatures.
However today and the rest of the week it is suppose to be colder than a well diggers behind and today it has already proven to take this much colder turn. For example today or last night it was down to around 14 degrees with 20 mile an hour winds so the temperature felt like 0 degrees. It also began to snow and ice some but hasn't amounted to too much thank goodness.
It is very cold out today as compared to this time last week but hey like I stated it is January and it is expected! I am so ready for spring and summer though, if you like the cold you can have this.
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How is your neck of the woods? Has it been unseasonably warm so far this year and not much precipitation. That is another thing we have not had very much snow of course with the warmer weather but we have not had very much rain either. We need some rain and or plenty of snow. The ponds and lakes here are looking a little bare around the edges.
Give us a shout and let us know about your temps and what it is like in your area. Or better yet leave a comment in regards to your favorite time of the year. Send to your twitter followers and or your facebook friends as well. Most of all thanks for stopping in and taking the time to read. May your blessings be many and your troubles be few!
Jan 6, 2012
InSanity Deals You Can't Refuse
Imagine big names, small prices with Free Shipping, up to 80% off storewide and over 260k facebook likes. Wow what a store I have found for you. No More Rack, in other words nomorerack is the place for you and all your needs.
From kids, women, electronics, accessories and more nomorerack has got it all. Not only all but it is a safe and convenient way to shop online. Are you a new customer? Check out their credentials and register, you will see that they are serious about your Privacy! The place as I like to call it, nomorerack.com.
Do yourself a favor and apply this site to your favorites/bookmark area of your computer so that you are certain to return for huge savings. People are finding it a valuable place to shop and do their online business and gifting needs. And who wouldn't with the ease they provide and make shopping fun again. I am so glad I came across this site and I truly wanted to share it with you so that you too can have the same opportunity as the rest of us.
No more wasting time searching for that ultimate bargain when it is right at your fingertips with Nomorerack.
What do you think? Are you sold yet on the idea of using nomorerack? If so please take the time to comment below and let us know. Also don't forget to share with your friends and family on facebook (you can even sign into nomorerack with your facebook account) and send to your followers on twitter. Most of all thanks for taking the time to read and be a part of this blog. If you have any suggestions please feel free to add them below in the comment section as well.
Thanks from us at Lee's Shizzle Blog!
From kids, women, electronics, accessories and more nomorerack has got it all. Not only all but it is a safe and convenient way to shop online. Are you a new customer? Check out their credentials and register, you will see that they are serious about your Privacy! The place as I like to call it, nomorerack.com.
- The hottest deals online!
- Every day we offer fantastic deals on the best brands for 60-90% off retail! Don't miss out - these deals last for 1 day only! And you can earn huge credits for valuable purchase on a daily basis. So what are you waiting on, check out these enormous savings each day while you are online.
Do yourself a favor and apply this site to your favorites/bookmark area of your computer so that you are certain to return for huge savings. People are finding it a valuable place to shop and do their online business and gifting needs. And who wouldn't with the ease they provide and make shopping fun again. I am so glad I came across this site and I truly wanted to share it with you so that you too can have the same opportunity as the rest of us.
No more wasting time searching for that ultimate bargain when it is right at your fingertips with Nomorerack.
What do you think? Are you sold yet on the idea of using nomorerack? If so please take the time to comment below and let us know. Also don't forget to share with your friends and family on facebook (you can even sign into nomorerack with your facebook account) and send to your followers on twitter. Most of all thanks for taking the time to read and be a part of this blog. If you have any suggestions please feel free to add them below in the comment section as well.
Thanks from us at Lee's Shizzle Blog!
Getting Married or Engaged
Are you planning on getting married? Are you looking for titanium rings perhaps. Well look no further, the place that has unique and inexpensive wedding rings is at your service. Just click one of the highlighted links in this post and you will be happy for ever after as they say.
Diamond engagement rings and wedding rings are perhaps the most poignant and most expensive pieces of jewellery couples can expect to purchase over their lifetime. Whether you are purchasing a diamond engagement ring or wedding rings alone or as a couple, here are some of the fundamentals of diamond purchasing for your wedding that you should be acquainted with before heading off to see a Montreal jeweller.
My husband and I had a Rev. perform our ceremony. We met with him and felt comfortable with having him as our officiant. As others have said, we were a bit apprehensive about locating an officiant online. No need to worry!
We do not belong to a church, nor to we adhere to any specific religious teachings. It was wonderful to be able to create our very own ceremony. Rev. Michelle provided us with a comprehensive planning packet from which we were able to take bits and pieces. We did not write our own vows, but custom created them based on the information she provided along with other poems and sayings. Being able to have our ceremony say exactly what it was that we wanted was priceless!
Rev. Dave helped to coordinate the rehearsal and made sure everyone knew what to do and where to go. We did the sand pouring ceremony, the tungsten rings bit and Rev. Michelle located the exact set that we wanted and added it to our bill. That was nice, because then we didn't have to make another separate online purchase.
The only "oops" was that when the "repeat after me" part came up for myself. Rev. Dave said one of the lines mixed up. I began to repeat, and then looked at him and said, "Wait. What?" Everyone laughed (myself included), and it felt as though the entire room breathed. Guess it provided some comic relief. I cannot wait to see our wedding video. We are all human and sometimes mistakes happen. If anything it made our ceremony all that more unique.
Rev. Dave's wife was also helpful in that she packaged our sand ceremony up nicely so that it didn't get messed up.
I would highly recommend the service of Titanium Style and Tungsten Rings to any bride and groom.
Diamond engagement rings and wedding rings are perhaps the most poignant and most expensive pieces of jewellery couples can expect to purchase over their lifetime. Whether you are purchasing a diamond engagement ring or wedding rings alone or as a couple, here are some of the fundamentals of diamond purchasing for your wedding that you should be acquainted with before heading off to see a Montreal jeweller.
My husband and I had a Rev. perform our ceremony. We met with him and felt comfortable with having him as our officiant. As others have said, we were a bit apprehensive about locating an officiant online. No need to worry!
We do not belong to a church, nor to we adhere to any specific religious teachings. It was wonderful to be able to create our very own ceremony. Rev. Michelle provided us with a comprehensive planning packet from which we were able to take bits and pieces. We did not write our own vows, but custom created them based on the information she provided along with other poems and sayings. Being able to have our ceremony say exactly what it was that we wanted was priceless!
Rev. Dave helped to coordinate the rehearsal and made sure everyone knew what to do and where to go. We did the sand pouring ceremony, the tungsten rings bit and Rev. Michelle located the exact set that we wanted and added it to our bill. That was nice, because then we didn't have to make another separate online purchase.
The only "oops" was that when the "repeat after me" part came up for myself. Rev. Dave said one of the lines mixed up. I began to repeat, and then looked at him and said, "Wait. What?" Everyone laughed (myself included), and it felt as though the entire room breathed. Guess it provided some comic relief. I cannot wait to see our wedding video. We are all human and sometimes mistakes happen. If anything it made our ceremony all that more unique.
Rev. Dave's wife was also helpful in that she packaged our sand ceremony up nicely so that it didn't get messed up.
I would highly recommend the service of Titanium Style and Tungsten Rings to any bride and groom.
Jan 3, 2012
Free Shipping on Select Adriondack Chairs
For kids to patio furniture and even love seats, Adirondack chairs are the bomb! I really like their rockers. For comfort and design in the soft, round lines of the Captiva Adirondack Rocker. It's styling compliment any décor, featuring quality Cedar wood.
We like to have company over during the spring and summer months for cookouts and the occasional leisure time activities that light up the night such as the 4th of July and Labor Day. Even the dog days of summer are captivating and comforting when we pull out our Park Benches from Adriondack.
One of the things that we also like really well and are considering getting is some playground equipment for the kids. While we are doing our thing as adults, usually the neighbors and relatives bring their children along as we are kid friendly, so they need a place to play and release some energy prior to eating and watching the fireworks so to speak. How about you?
What do you think of the Playground equipment and picnic tables? Chime in and let us know if you have had any experience with Adirondack furniture and or playground equipment. Take a minute and comment below and please send to your twitter followers and facebook family and friends. Most of all thanks for taking the time to stop and read up on this wonderful merchandise.
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We like to have company over during the spring and summer months for cookouts and the occasional leisure time activities that light up the night such as the 4th of July and Labor Day. Even the dog days of summer are captivating and comforting when we pull out our Park Benches from Adriondack.
One of the things that we also like really well and are considering getting is some playground equipment for the kids. While we are doing our thing as adults, usually the neighbors and relatives bring their children along as we are kid friendly, so they need a place to play and release some energy prior to eating and watching the fireworks so to speak. How about you?
What do you think of the Playground equipment and picnic tables? Chime in and let us know if you have had any experience with Adirondack furniture and or playground equipment. Take a minute and comment below and please send to your twitter followers and facebook family and friends. Most of all thanks for taking the time to stop and read up on this wonderful merchandise.
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