Getting Creative for Dinner

Thanks to Lemuel Craft

What did we do ten years ago before every one had the internet in their home? The answer to every question and solution for every problem is right at our fingertips. Thanks to our hughes internet I can find out anything I need to know. It’s especially handy when I’m trying to avoid a trip to the grocery storeand come up with a recipe using what I have in the pantry. I’ve found some new favorites as well as had some misses.

Fortunately my family is pretty forgiving and I typically keep a frozen pizza for those nights when recipes.com has steered my wrong. One of our recent favorites was a mango couscous. I had some cilantro left from making chili and salsa and hated for it to go to waste. Matched with a random jalapeno (also left from chili and salsa making) some thawed mango from the freezer and a box f instant cousous, it was just like something we would have in a restaurant, especially when I served it with a piece of grilled tuna!

Boss' Advice

This guest post from Lewis Beck

The other day my boss sent me an e-mail and instructed me to “click here to keep my job.”What can I say? Is not the most verbose man in the world. As it turns out what he wanted me to do was find a way to streamline some of the technology at our office and now I feel really good about my position at the company. I feel like because I'm the youngest person here I have a lot of ground to cover and a lot to prove when it comes to pulling my weight at the office.

Who would've thought I could do all that in one fell swoop just by making sure I had all of our technology needs covered. I love being an assistant because I feel like I get to have a hand in everything and I'm not tied down to one particular job responsibility. I'm learning a lot about how this small business functions and I know that I'm becoming a more essential part of day-to-day operations here at the office.

Teen Loves

Post contributed by Alvin Moreno

When I was a teenager I wanted to be in showbiz but of course, the older I got the more ludicrous I realized that was. I wasn’t pretty enough to be an actress and I sure couldn’t sing or do anything useful like that so it just didn’t make sense for me to bend over backwards to try and become famous.

Now my TV involvement comes mostly in the form of checking on WWW.CANNONSATELLITE.COM to see what packages are available in my area although I AM thinking about getting involved in the local theater company at some poin in the near future. I’ve got some friends who do it too and if how much fun they tell me they have is any indication I’ve got a long way to go to really realize my full potential as a star – there’s nothing standing in my way, I guess, except my own insecurities and I’ve got to shake those sooner or later! Just ask my husband – I sing and dance all the time at home when no one’s watching!

Talladega

Posted by Von Battle

I logged onto http://www.satelliteinternetbroadband.com/hughesnet/Alabama/ and got satellite internet. We have never had internet at our house, but I usually just check my e-mail at work. Now that we have the internet, I was able to log on when tickets to our favorite event in Alabama became available.

Our favorite event is so cliché, but it is the Nascar race at Talladega. Usually, I try to make it to the ticket office and everyone who has bought tickets on line gets the best seats. We get descent seats, but not the ones that I would really like to have. So this year, I knew when they were going to be out, got on the internet and got great seats. We are right about the finish line about forty-five rows back. For a Nascar race, that isn’t too far back. You can actually see the track better.

Nascar is really noisy and it is better to be farther away from the track so that you don’t have to wear noise cancelling earphones. We just can’t wait for the race this year. It is going to be awesome!

Tips on Buying the Right Patio Furniture Covers

Outdoor patio furniture covers will help protect your furnishings from the elements of weather. With the covers, there is no limit to the different shapes, materials and designs available. You can quickly purchase your covers from an online shop or at the local landscaping or gardening store.

Are you a resident in of the areas that get strong winds, extreme cold or heat, or heavy rains? Whether you experience one or all of these weather demons, you still enjoy the outdoors. For this reason, many homeowners furnish their outdoors using patio furniture. You will want to cover patio furniture if you are to protect it against weather. How then do you go about getting the right outdoor patio furniture covers?

Here, some tips.

• Get into the habit of always going for high quality. Cheap covers may seem as ideal for saving some money in the short run, but all that changes the following year if you have to reinvest.
• Always get covers that slightly bigger than your furniture. Measurements on the packaging are often the maximum.
• Buy covers that will protect your furniture from UV rays. Such covers will keep your furniture from fading.
• If you live in windy areas, go for covers with strings.
• In times of extreme weather conditions, it is wiser to keep your outdoor patio furniture in a garden shed or garage than covering.

Husband Job Interviews

Guest post by Gerard Mcdaniel

I am so sick of living in Florida. It seems the people here are either old or vacationing. My husband is trying so desperately to find a job in a different state. Lately, he has had several interviews and we are hopeful something will work out. However, he still has more interviews lined up.

I am so excited about getting out of this state, but the process is leaving me home alone a lot. I told my husband I needed to get an All Home Security system. Even though we would hopefully be moving soon, I was getting too scared alone all the time. He agreed and we had the system installed.

Three days later he went off to Tennessee for a job interview that lasted the remaining of the week. It was a multistep interview, but for a great job. I was alone the entire time with my fingers crossed and hoping this would be the perfect job. Two weeks later my husband received a call and offered the job in Tennessee. Looks like we are moving!!

Don't Forget…

Thanks to Olga Quinn

When I first started doing hair for a living I didn't put much thought into what kind of website I would have. I just assumed someone else would build for me down the line, but in retrospect, that was not the best decision.

What I should've done was check domain names, chosen a hosting package and hired a designer right from the start. That would have saved me so much time and hassle in the long run. Either way, I had to slap a site together once I hit it big, and it didn't exactly turn out the way I had planned. I wish I'd had more time to make it exactly the way I wanted it and get it just right… I know I probably lost some clients along the way since my site was less professional than it should've been.

Hindsight is always 2020, and now I know, but just a word of advice from a small business owner, don't neglect your website! It's just as important as any other aspect of your business!