Happy Birthday, America! Plus Fireworks Photo Tips

Free Is Good
Land of the free, home of the brave. God bless our troops for the job they are doing to protect our country.  Our country and the state in which I live are in pretty bad spots financially, I hope we can pull through without having to go into a depression like some are anticipating. But on a lighter topic, I love fireworks. 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays.  I love taking photos of fireworks.  AJ and I… Read the rest

Custom Stamps

business tips
Cathy from Chief Family Officer commented to my Thank You Notes and Dollar Stores post and suggested that the most economical solution would be to make my own thank you notes. Of course, that is brilliant! I love doing creative type things, and even though I don't have lots of time to spend on artsy-craftsy stuff, I could put together fifty or so at one time and not have to worry about making more for a while. I just happened… Read the rest

July 1st – Is It Your New Fiscal Year?

Just Stuff
Just a quick update – sorry I've been missing in action.  The last week has been a whirlwind for my boss and I, as our agency runs on a fiscal year.  Yesterday was the last day and we spent it wracking our brains to make sure we got all the checks typed, the postage meter read, everyone's expense reports, etc.  Today starts a new year. I'm still trying to get all of the manual accounting into our electronic system, I… Read the rest

More Late Fees for my Boss

Just Stuff
So it happened to my boss again. Late fees for unpaid bills. I recently signed her up at Amazon – and they offered her a $30 discount if she signed up for a card. She agreed to sign up for the card. About a week ago she came to me and asked if I could check somehow and see why she hadn't gotten a bill for the Amazon credit card. I went online and we discovered she had incurred a… Read the rest