Getting ready for spring around my home

Guest post written by Elizabeth Harriet

Spring is my favorite time of the year, by far. It's just always so pleasant and I would even say a little sleepy in a good way. Or at least more relaxed in comparison to summer when the kids are out of school and running around the house every day. One of my favorite places to be around my home is my patio area, but I don't spend any time out there during the winter because it's way too cold. Well now it's about time again to start enjoying that outdoor space, but it needs a little sprucing up first.

I have some really great wicker furniture out there, so i thought that I would take the furniture that I already have and improve upon it and the area without spending a whole lot of money. While I was looking online to see if I could find some ideas on how to do that easily, I saw some Internet provider deals and after I looked through it some, I chose to switch over to a new provider for our home.

i decided to make some new patio furniture cushions. My old ones were kind of lumpy and faded looking anyway, so that's going to make hte patio look instantly better.

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To-Do later notebook

I've began to work on a way to help me remember what I need to remember during the work day and not worry if I later on forget things that didn't really matter. I'm sure that I am not the only one that can get distracted by something that seems like it just HAS to be taken care of *RIGHT NOW* and then spend too much time on it and fail to get some of my work done. Right?

I've started a notebook to help me stay better organized and on topic, rather than allowing myself to investigate things that can otherwise distract me from what I need to be doing. By making brief, and I do mean brief, notes in the pocket sized notebook, I am able to remember things later on when I can focus on them, and get my work done while I am supposed to be focused on the work and not things I find during researching things I am working on writing.

So far I doubt if any of the notes I have made are more than 25 words in length, each just enough to help me remember what it was that I want to look up when I am able to get around to it.

Motorola Milestone Smartphone

If you are looking for a new phone and have never before had one of those expensive Smartphones, then I suggest taking a look at the Motorola Milestone. I have had this phone for a couple of months now and I am exceptionally pleased with the little phone.

The only issue I have had with it was when I tried to watch episodes of Chaos at CBS.com I was unable to because I had to log into a WiFi network to watch them. But, if I had logged into the wi-fi network, I could apparently have watched them, so it is not something that really detracts from the phone. And I can watch a LOT of TV shows on it without being on wi-fi too.

It has come to be another computer to me, holding books and short stories that I need to read, allowing me to make posts to my website blogs when I have to on the go, and letting me post pictures or comments to FaceBook and Twitter on the run.

And, best of all, with the newer Smartphones now hitting the market, the Milestone will start being more affordable to the average user. Full slide out QWERTY keyboard and onscreen touch keyboards make it fast and easy to use on the go for any small business in need of a pocket sized computer.

Accutane Lawsuit

Being in business means that it can be important to look your best, however, for many people that were prescribed Accutane by their doctors to treat severe acne the side effects have been extreme.

Personal injury lawyers O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath of Austin TX would like to let you know that you can call them if you have suffered from injuries that were caused by use of Accutane as prescribed by your doctor.

Accutane can result in serious injuries such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or inflammatory bowl disease (IBD). Indications of these serious conditions can include cramping, pain and bleeding.

If you take Accutane and have any possible side effects consult your physician immediately. O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath also suggests that you contact their Austin TX office to find out if you have a case for an Accutane Lawsuit because of your injuries brought on my the use of Accutane as your doctor prescribed it. Use either the link above or the contact information below.


O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath
Personal Injury Lawyers
808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701
512-494-9949

Spring Cleaning the E-Mail

I spent all day yesterday getting the spring cleaning out of the way, spring cleaning for my e-mail that is.

Most people think to air out their house int eh spring, but it is also a great time to do a little spring cleaning of work stuff as well, in particular of an overwhelmed e-mail account.

Don't let your e-mail be taken away from you. By taking the time to tackle a few steps you can reclaim your e-mail.


1. Update your SPAM filters to remove new keywords that have started to slip through your current SPAM filters

2. Unsubscribe from old e-mail lists that you no longer have the time to read, or set those e-mails to automatically delete themselves so you never see them until you have time to read them once again.

I found a good article for information on how to clear up issues with Outlook Express at Speed Up Outlook Express on GetISP.info

Extension to file Taxes

I'm not sure just what I would do without the option to get an extension to file my taxes. Sometimes, when I hit a year like this where I look up and go "OMG it's April 15th already?!" it really helps to be able to calculate things out and request a bit more time to get the forms all properly filled out and get them filed with the IRS so that everything is right.

I spent yesterday and today calling the IRS to ask questions about where things go, what code is supposed to be used on someone's tax for general contracting labor and several other minor things that I just flat could not locate in the tax books that I have and could not find what forms and publications to look for online for some of it.

So, yeah, extension is good!

Crackers Destroyed Website

I was rather annoyed the other day when I logged into my main website to discover that some cracker had cracked the code on it and plastered very nasty junk all over the website. I tried to hack into the code from the backend and remove the infection, but I did not have very much patience and finally just dismantled the entire website. I will be rebuilding it as soon as I have enough time to dedicate to a full rebuild.