Having People With Know-How At Work

My workplace is not perfect, but one thing I have to say is that the people there have know-how. It is a manufacturing facility, and there are all kinds of machines there. Not only do the employees know how to run the machines, they know how to do other general maintenance on both the machines and the building. I have seen them tackle plumbing problems, AC/heating issues, problems with commercial pumps, and other such things. It is nice to have such expertise there. Not only can we get things fixed easily, it also saves us money. I wish I had people like that who lived with me who could fix home repairs!

A Good Night's Sleep

I got my bed from my grandmother, and I love it. I just melt into the bed, and the mattress is so great. My only problem is, I don't spend enough hours in my bed. I am sleep deprived, something I am going to work on toute suite. I am going to get more sleep for my health and beauty. But once I am in my bed, it dreamworld for me.

I am on a cruise right now, and my bed here is great too. Most of the hotel and cruise ship mattresses I have had have been pretty darn good. A friend of mine has the world's worst mattress on her bed in her guest room. It is like a concrete flloor. I haven't slept at their house for a long time and don't plan to for a while. If I wait long enough, surely they will have a new mattress!

Buying Games For My Nephew

My nephew is now 13 and that means it is harder for me to think of what to get him for his birthday or Christmas. Money is always good, and I give him some of that on each occasion, but I want to give him a present or two as well. Something that I can think of that he might like. He loves video games, so a
psp might work, or just some individual games. I wish I lived near him, so I could spend more time with him and naturally know what he likes or what he already has. Gift cards are also good, and I like to give those as well. But again, they are impersonal, like cash, so always want to give a thoughtful gift as well. It is so much easier for me to buy for my niece!

Diane Sawyer: Curiosity Drives Everything

I saw the most wonderful show about Diane Sawyer the other night. It was actually Diane Sawyer talking about her life and career on the new Oprah Winfrey network. Just Diane talking straight into the camera. Not only is she attractive, but eloquent and also wonderful. She radiates that she is a great person. Very genuine. She comes across as someone you would really like to meet.

She said a few things I could identify with, One is that curiosity drives her and has led to her success. Curiosity has led to her doing some great stories and keeping her on track in her career. Curiosity has also been my driving force as a journalist. You just have to find out about something and write that story. She also said that so many times she felt like quitting her career, but then she would get involved in a story, and then get interested, and she was hooked once more. Again, that strikes home!

Curiosity has really been my engine. I can't imagine not being curious about people, and the world and everything in it.

Getting Into Digital

I am really getting into the digital life, and I love it. In the last couple of years, I have attended a couple of wordpress conferences and wordpress meetings, other digital conferences, and am learning such things as how to be an e-commerce service provider and a variety of e-commerce solutions.

I need to earn more money, supplement my income, and become financially independent if I can. I would love to one day supplement my law career with online writing and such. There seems to be so many opportuntities out there, if you can just focus and tap into some of them.

I have dipped my toe into outsourced affiliate marketing but haven't seen much success yet. But then, I don't put enough time into it. But I will keep working on it, working on it.

Need To Manage My Money Better This Year

I really need to buckle down this year and watch my money and save as much as possible. Pay off as much debt as possible. Get my credit score up. I need to start couponing and being frugal. Not too frugal, but more frugal. Live more simply. I do well with my money, and then I slip up and don't. Once in a while I have had to get one of those cash advances, which I am not happy about, but what are you supposed to do? Like they say, it is better to pay $30 to get $300 for two weeks than pay $100 or more in overdraft fees. But I hope not to have to do it again. I just need to watch it and plan. Don't go out as often. Make more money!

Asbestos Can Be Deadly

Coming from a family where an inordinate number of members have died from lung cancer, I am always worried about breathing in things I shouldn't. Two grandfathers died from lung cancer, and my grandmother. Also my great-grandfather, and probably other family members of which I am not even aware. Of course smoking played a part in their deaths, I am sure, even though they all quite smoking 20 years before their deaths. My grandfather worked in a glass factory when he was a teen, and I am sure they did not wear masks back then. Particles were flying all over the factory. I heard that they could have gotten lodged in his lungs and created cancer so many years later.

And of course, there is radon and asbestos. A friend of mine died from lung cancer when she was in her early 30s, and she never smoked. So the odds may be great that either radon or asbestos might have caused her cancer.

And the commercials on TV about mesothelioma are just heartbreaking. One woman says that when her father worked in a plant when he was young, the asbestos "fell like snow." Many people do not know they have been exposed to asbestos, as it can be present in many place and products. As a lawyer, I wonder if I will ever take any of these case.

The best thing is to get an asbestos survey done if you are buying property, either commercial or residential. You want to make sure that the areas where you spend most of your life are safe to live and breathe. Then, if the building do have asbestos, you can get if fixed. Prevention is certainly key.