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Selling My Book on Amazon

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A couple of years ago, I was consumed with the idea of writing books. Well, stories, actually. And they were micro-fiction at best. For a few months, I wrote and wrote. I would sit down at the computer, and just ramble aimlessly. Or, I would have an absolutely riveting idea for a plot and start writing, but the story always got away from me and went in directions I hadn't planned on. It was quite disconcerting. I thought you might enjoy looking at one of the results . I think there's a free peek inside . I really meant to get back to writing. It's always been one of my favorite things to do; it just seems as though there's never enough time between my "real" job to pay the bills and just life in general. But I still believe I have a lot of stories inside me. Actually, I think we all have some great stories inside us. I want to keep working at it. I hope you enjoy some of my stories. And send me a note when YOU write something. Oh, I especially love scie...
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Still Learning!

I learned something new today. Yes, me! That feeling is pretty amazing, isn't it? When you learn something you didn't know before and you have that "aha!" moment. The thing is, learning is one of the few things I get really excited and passionate about. It's why I love to read, why I love watching YouTube tutorials and why I love to travel. Unfortunately, it's also the reason I get bored with jobs. Once I've learned how to do a job, I'm done. I'm finished learning. But I still have bills! ...sigh...which is why I have to find new ways to challenge myself in whatever work I'm doing. And I can do that, too, it's just not nearly as much fun as learning something brand new. But today--I LEARNED SOMETHING BRAND NEW!!!! Well, new to me, anyway. And I know you're going to think it's silly, because some of you already know how to code. But I don't. And I've avoided learning any code every since I failed that Java Programming...
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The Get it Free Guy-Matthew Lesko!

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I have been an admirer of Matthew Lesko for years. I have watched his enthusiastic antics as he showed people how they could get just about anything for free, or at a greatly reduced price. Are you unemployed due to the economy? Stuck in a job where you don't feel you're making a difference or being relevant? Are you just living from paycheck to paycheck? Or throwing money away on rent when you'd love to be in your own home? Matthew has so many resources available for YOU. Sometimes it takes some paperwork, maybe some thinking or making a few decisions. But a year from now, you'll be happy you finished that application, or kept that appointment. I firmly believe that if you can imagine your life as different, you can get there from where you are right now.
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Free Stuff?

Who doesn't love free things? The idea of finding freebies ranks right up there with finding buried treasure--I know I get excited at finding free stuff (even if I have to pay a little tax, I still consider it FREE!) So imagine my excitement at finding FreeStuff.com. I still haven't finished checking it out, so I'm off to see what else they have! Click here for more information!
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Just Because

Do you ever talk just to hear yourself talk? Let's be honest and admit that sometimes we firmly believe that what we have to say is much more important and valuable than what other people are saying. It doesn't matter what age we are, our opinion will always be more valuable to us. That doesn't mean that we never listen to other's opinions, because we do. That doesn't mean that we won't ever change our opinions, because it happens all the time.  But it does mean that if someone is voicing an opinion that is different from the one we are currently choosing to entertain, that they'd better have a pretty good line of reasoning to make us even consider a change. Otherwise, most of what they say is not going to resonate, to stick with us, and they are pretty much just talking in the wind. And we'll stop listening eventually and our inner voice will reassure us that we do, in fact, have the better opinion after all. So when we talk, we are convinced ...
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So Pretty

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If you are like me, you like to look at pretty things. Even when I know I can't afford something, looking is free, right? In my imagination, I know what it looks like, what I would put inside, or what I might stash in it. And a healthy imagination is a good thing. So I do a lot of web surfing on store sites. My version of window shopping. Oh, yeah. Check out this pretty case! I love collecting nice things! And sometimes, it makes me long for the days when I was still dreaming about my wedding in the future.... Wedding dress......yummmm But usually, I'm just happy to be thinking about what it would be like to have a great pair of boots. Great boots!
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November Ten

And here I am again. It seems as if I'm always in front of this screen and typing away. Even when I'm at my "job", I am thinking about what I'm going to write next, what I will say and how I will arrange the words to make it sound "the best". Isn't that what we all really want? To be heard as an individual? To be appreciated for our uniqueness? To have our existence validated by others? I say that, and on one level, I believe it's true. But there's this internal dialogue that replies: really? you don't even know these people, and you're asking for peer validation? It doesn't make sense. But still, it feels true on some level. So, I write these words and send them out into the universe. They may never be seen by another living person. But the fact that I've written them and imagine that they will be read as soon as I hit the "publish" button, validates my thoughts and feelings. At least to myself. Those are my ...
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