Archive for June, 2009

Crazy Costume Store

When my mom and I were trying to find a flapper style dress for her to wear to my 1920s themed wedding, we went into a vintage costume store near my house.  Although we found a fantastic dress there, we also had to deal with the shopkeeper — seriously one of the weirdest people I’ve [...]

Internet: Out with the Old?

When you work for an Internet-based business, you need to stay on the cutting edge of everything online. The web just changes so rapidly that if you don’t stay on top of it then you’re not going to succeed in an online business. This doesn’t mean, however, that you have to stop doing what you’ve [...]

What I’d Do If I Retired

I recently read an anthology about retirement. It was just short memoir pieces of people reflecting on their retirement experiences. This got me thinking about what I would do if I retired today.
Some of the things on my retirement wish list include:

Take a Canadian Rockies train ride. I’ve always wanted to do the via rail [...]

Hanging On To Old Habits May Be a Good Thing

My dad has operated his own home-based business for over thirty years. He still runs it basically the same way that he ran it when he first started it. I always used to think that this was ridiculous. Things have changed a lot since then. However, I’ve recently started to see the benefit of hanging on to [...]

Work as a Product Reviewer

One of the jobs that I’ve done in the past is being a product reviewer. This is someone who gets hired to test out products. The reviewer then gives his or her opinion on those products. This opinion is almost always given in the form of a written review. However, with the increased interest that [...]