Archive for May 2009

Saturday Kata, Climbing and more

May 31st, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Coaching, Make Things Simple

Morning!
And how is your weekend treating you?  Over here in LingLand, things are most interesting indeed!
Lessee, where to start.  First, the magnificent Sears Repair came by, fixed the washing machine…but alas, it broke again later that day.    Methinks there is something besides gremlins going on with it that needs to be addressed, so [...]



Magnificent Sears Repair to the Rescue!

May 29th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Insights, Make Money

Morning!
You might remember last month, my beloved washing machine entered into a fit of doom and despair.
I tweeted about it and within hours, Sears Customer Care responded to my tale of woe!  The next day my issue was solved along with a complimentary service call too.
Well, zoom up to last Friday – said washing machine [...]



Tuesday Smooshed Ankles

May 27th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Insights

Morning all,
My Tuesday, I will admit, could have been better.  My left ankle is acting up bigtime, which makes exertion pretty darned not fun.    I made sure to take it easy in karate sparring, but did hear from the sensei,
Ah, that’s why your horseback stance was so lousy!
Tact.  Gotta love it.  [...]



Memorial Day, Squidoo and more!

May 26th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: 2010 Economy, Make Money

Morning,
Well!  I hope your Memorial Day weekend was most peachy indeed!  The husband and I packed in the Ling clan and visited a picnic/benefit down by the racetrack.  Note to Mom – I’ve never been to a racetrack before, and let me tell you….I know exactly what I’m missing (ie, not much for me!).  Racing [...]



77 Great resources regarding Happy Memorial Day!

May 25th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Insights

Morning everyone,
Today in the USA is Memorial Day.
Are you aware of the history behind this holiday?  According to The History Channel



How do I make money with my blog?

May 22nd, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: 2010 Economy, Make Money

Morning all,
This question:
How do I make money with my blog?
just showed up at my forums!
It’s a very common question often asked…here are some of my ideas.



HUGE amount of work looming

May 20th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: 2010 Economy, Make Money

Morning!
Hopefully I can get back into my "updating my personal blog every day" mode!
I just took a look at some of my old portal sites, and realized….a few years ago, I put several of them on hold until I could revamp the entire design.  That’s money being lost right there – I need to rebuild [...]



Powerpoint rocks!

May 13th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Coaching, Insights, Make Money, Make Things Simple

Morning!
Are you aware of how truly wondrous Microsoft Power point can really be?
I just finished designing a rather magnificent presentation for a client, and in the process taught myself bleeploads of nifty animation techniques! 
But not only that…did you know you can create YouTube videos from Powerpoint as well?
I’m currently playing with that, and will showcase [...]



Mother’s Day Magnificence, Star Trek and more!

May 11th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Coaching, Insights, Make Money, Make Things Simple

Morning!
And how was your Mother’s Day weekend? 
I’m thrilled to report that mine was superSplendiforous indeed!
It all started on Friday night after karate – my husband made me a yummy lobster dinner (and cleaned up too!) that was quite delectable indeed.  On Saturday, I took the kids to kata class and relaxed with the husband; very [...]



Scardy Chicken Pox Begone!

May 8th, 2009 | By Barbara | Category: Insights

Morning!
Today was quite the amazing collection of coffee-fueled adventures!
First business:
Super conversations were generated over at

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