Making Moving the Least of Our Worries

June 21st, 2010

My boyfriend has been transferred to another city because of his work and since he could not take the fact that we would be apart, he asked me to marry him and move with him right away.  Of course I said yes right away.  Now, aside from processing our marriage papers, we are also packing our stuff to be shipped to his new home.  Good thing we were able to find a Raleigh moving company that would bring the items to our new home.

They were easy to talk to because they even offered their mobile storage units where we could store our stuff since we could not give a definite date on when the house in the new city will be available.  They told us to just inform them if the house is already available so that they could ship the stuff right away.  Plus their rates are very affordable so it did not take a huge chunk out of our budget.

Now moving our stuff is the least of our worries thanks to this great moving company.  We know that our stuff is in good hands and will be delivered to us in the condition they were in when they got it.  We would be able to concentrate all our efforts in the coming wedding.

Help from the other Side

June 17th, 2010

It never crossed my mind to sell wedding ring after my wife passed away. I really loved her and it is very valuable to me. But the world doesn’t stop for any man or woman. Life must go on and I needed the money to support our kids. Though it is very painful to part with them, I know that I must. It is for the greater good. A friend recommended that I sell our rings at this certain website on the internet.

He helped me with the process and a kit was delivered. I placed my precious rings on that kit and waited for the payment to arrive. It was a good sum, and it helped me support my kids and it paid for their tuition as well. Something valuable has been lost and something new was gained. I think it’s time to sell diamond jewelry, my wife left quite a collection. A diamond or two would be sufficient for the kids to graduate college. Hopefully they would be more independent when that time comes. But for now, I am the mom and dad and they are my responsibilities. It is hard to be a single parent, I’m just glad that my wife is still helping me even though she’s gone.

T shirts for the Hospitable People

June 8th, 2010

I spent two glorious weeks vacationing with my best friend Laura’s family in their summer cottage.  They were very gracious hosts and made sure that I was comfortable the whole time I was there. I really wanted to stay longer however emails and lots of letters to review were waiting for me at my office.

I thought of giving them something as a thank-you gift for welcoming me into their home and letting me spend my vacation with them. I wanted something useful yet fun.  I searched for ideas on what to give when I remembered that Laura’s dad loved to wear t shirts with funny quotes printed on it.  That gave me the idea to search for a similar shirt to give to them. I found one site online that sold funny t shirts which I know they would love. I ordered a couple of basic shirts and some women’s shirts to give to her parents and for Laura and me.  I spent less than I had planned to and the best part is they loved the shirts that I gave them.  I am looking forward to going back here again.

Stay Green

June 7th, 2010

It is a known fact that IT assets, devices and equipment can do more than just a short term harmful effect to Mother Nature if not disposed properly.  Every year, my city is faced with the same problem where to dispose the used computer devices and equipment and how to properly dispose them.  I worked in the environmental branch of the government and we are always hounded by the City Mayor of this particular environmental dilemma.

But that had completely changed when we were informed about a particular store/dealer that buys and resells Used HP Storage, excess IT assets and computer accessories.  The store/dealer has a legal and non-hazardous way of disposing these computer items.  They passed the federal and state law governing preserving the earth’s balance.

For the items that can still be refurbished and reused like HP Disk Storage, what they did was resell it and we were able to get profit out of that too.  We were able to lessen our worries in disposing the city’s excess IT assets in ways that we were able to maintain the nature’s balance and did not harm the planet and was able to save the city a few bucks and was even profitable too.

Satisfy your Value Needs

June 3rd, 2010

To sell diamond ring is my last option to send my kids to study in college.  I don’t want to but I have to. It would be regretting because it’s the only precious thing I have in my whole life but the education is more important to me.

Enrollment is ongoing; I don’t want to delay their enrollment so I went out and desperately searched for the good appraiser of the diamond ring. All of them offered very low cost of its actual price other jewelry shops dissatisfied me; I don’t want to risk it for nothing. I approached my friend who works in a jewelry store with the expectations that he can give it in a higher price but I was upset like the other company offered. I remember to sell gold instead of the diamond ring. I accidentally found the gold in the backyard of our ancestor’s house. I brought it to the national gold buying companies and then again, I was not satisfied to their offers.

Like the gold, I accidentally found the website of a gold and diamond source in the internet. I sold the first smallest gold to check if it’s real. I was impressed when I got the check the day after. This was simply amazing!

Hearts Bunnies and More

May 26th, 2010

I’ve been looking for infant sleepers for quite a long time now. You see, my friend is expecting a baby any time soon and we are giving her a baby shower next week. I have been looking at several malls and department stores, but I can seem to find the cutest ones. I actually have some girls pajamas kept properly in my daughter’s closet. They are still on a very good condition, but still relatively large for my friend’s baby. However, since we already know that her baby is going to be a girl, I am still planning to give her the PJs my daughter has outgrown.

What I did is that I went online and looked for online shops which have sleepers and pajamas with unique designs. I did found a shop, and I was able to find cute little bedtime attires which will be very adorable when worn by my friend’s baby. They have cute little drawings of hearts, bunnies, flowers and many more. I can barely choose from the lot. But, since they are pretty affordable, I decided to buy more than one. I also bought some new PJs for my daughter since I know that she will really like them as much s I did.

Our Tenth Year Remodeling Plan

May 17th, 2010

Our ten-year old house never had any pampering before. Never had any repainting and remodeling done. It looks exactly the way it was before ten years ago. And it looks nice to me—still. Some of our neighbors had already fled their homes and moved in to new district. Some—stayed including our family friend that just went through home remodeling Tampa FL crew a week ago and the house looks gorgeous. One could easily say that it was probably brand new. I heard they had a great time with the company and probably hire them again for any reconstruction.

Mom was totally jealous when a fellow neighbor showed her their newly walk-in closet. It was spacious and has the right amount of shelves and drawers. Her clothes, shoes and bags were place neatly on each others racks. I’m pretty sure Mom never slept that night! She always dream of having a closet storage herself but never found the right company.

One time, we saw a TV ad on showcasing the homes of A-Listed Hollywood actors and actresses living in Clearwater. The actor proudly presented his diamond-shaped swimming pool in the middle of a lush garden. This is my most favorite part in the house—he said. Later that night, Mom was ready to plan out her homework on house remodeling and has the right remodeling Tampa FL company to do it. She laid out everything and simply waiting for the right time to do it. Way to go mom!

The Chicago Siding Company That My Father Owns

April 14th, 2010

The Chicago siding company that my father owns is having a big sale. They are advertising it all over the television, the radio and in the newspapers. I am quite sure that all of the employees will be very busy. The girls in the office are going to be answering phones all the time and the guys out in the warehouse will be ordering and getting everything sorted. I know that all of the available salesman have been working overtime doing estimates and setting up the work schedule for the crews.

My father has owned the Chicago siding company for twenty years and he thinks that this is going to be the biggest sale that he has ever had. He is hoping to gain at least two hundred new customers over the next month from this sale.

I remember when he said something like that before, he had a big replacement windows sale about five years ago and it did not go over as he had planned. Somehow, the truck that was carrying most of the replacement windows that he had ordered, had an accident and it took over six weeks to have them all replaced. He lost a lot of customers during that sale that were expecting quick service but they did not get it.

Raleigh Internet Marketing Company Is Raising Prices

April 5th, 2010

Our internet marketing Raleigh company that we have been using for the past four years, has just informed us that they will be raising their prices. It is understandable, with the way that they economy is, but I am not so sure that my boss will be okay with it. The main reason that he chose this particular internet marketing Raleigh company, is because they were the lowest priced one at the time and then they just seemed to stay that way.

I will have to be the one to inform the boss about the price increase and hopefully he will just grin and bear it instead of making me find someone new. I truly think that even with their price increases, they will still be one of the lower priced companies in the city.

I remember when an internet video creation Raleigh company quoted our company a certain price for what we wanted done, and then they called back two days later and told us that they were wrong and changed the price. I was the one to tell the boss and he decided to cancel the whole project due to the new quote from the internet video creation Raleigh company.

Discontinuing Some Of Their Office Supplies

March 22nd, 2010

The big catalog, that just came in the mail this morning, from the office supply store that we used to use, had lower prices on their office supplies that they are discontinuing. I decided to switch to a different company when they delivered late to us, four months in a row. I know that they were going through some management changes but they could at least try and have good customer service.

I called every time that the office supply store was a day late and the operator that I would get, which was different every time told me that she was sorry but it would get to us as quickly as she could get it there. This pretty much meant, you are not a priority to this company and you just need to wait your turn. It is not surprising to see that they are discontinuing carrying a lot of the office supplies that they used to carry. Maybe if they have a smaller inventory, they can keep track of their products and orders better.

I am glad that we found a new office supplies store, before they were given the chance to tell us that they were not going to have the things that we needed anyway.