Life with Us

Hello!
I am still around, just busy writing... I just did a little website and you can check it out here. Please visit if you can! I will write more later. It's time for bed!

2009-04-30T12:59:00.001-04:00

Make Money Writing Online Articles
A list and description of ways and different websites where you can get paid to write.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1691961/make_money_writing_online_articles.html

Good afternoon!

2009-04-28T19:18:00.002-04:00

Well today is Tuesday... tomorrow, Wednesday, John's sister will be coming back from her trip to Panama (John's birthplace - the Panama Canal Zone) and she will stay with us for 3 days. That will be nice. Also late tonight my parents are coming back from their trip to Oklahoma where they visited my brother, his wife and their baby girl, Maria. Maria is a month younger than Emma so the little cousins are the same age! That great because as they get a little older hopefully they will play together.
John and I will also go to Oklahoma soon to visit, we haven't gone yet and my brother recently bought a new house, so we have to go see it.
Anyway, that's the latest for now. I have to go write a couple of articles... Must make those pennies!

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: We are being visited by aliens, astronaut says

2009-04-26T21:58:00.001-04:00

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: We are being visited by aliens, astronaut says

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Hi!

2009-04-26T14:36:00.007-04:00

Well here is another post....As you can see by my article posts below, I have been busy trying to write articles while taking care of little Emma!
She will be 11 months old already on the 29th, WOW! Time flies, doesn't it?
Anyway... I will continue to be busy writing since I just got accepted to write at Suite101. I'll post my articles from there as soon as I start writing them!
Here is a picture of Emma from the other day as she played in her little play yard. She's standing up now and is trying to walk, so we are sure she'll accomplish that quite soon!

She's so cute! She loves to play and push buttons, specially music playing buttons or the ones on the remote control.

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: Team detects lightest exoplanet discovered

2009-04-24T18:14:00.001-04:00

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: Team detects lightest exoplanet discovered

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Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: The sky this week - April 25 through May 1

2009-04-24T17:11:00.001-04:00

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: The sky this week - April 25 through May 1

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Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: Can chocolate make you a math genius?

2009-04-05T18:26:00.001-04:00

Ft. Lauderdale Science News Examiner: Can chocolate make you a math genius?

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Still here!

2009-03-28T01:35:00.002-04:00

Hello... It's been a few days so I thought I'd post something! I've been busy with the Life Tips site and Helium. I also just started writing at Examiner.com, so it's non stop! Emma and I have a cold... ugh. We all went on a family trip to visit John's sister in NC and we probably caught some germs somewhere along the way. I think Emma got it when she bit the table at a restaurant - it's teething time, what can I say? She got the cold first and then I started sniffling... yuck! I hope we feel better soon!

Here is Emma on our trip to N Carolina where we stopped for lunch.

Emma has also been trying to stand up. She has only crawled very little, but seems to prefer walking. She always puts her feet on the floor instead of her knees. These passed few days she has been really trying to pull herself up on the couch! I think she'll be walking soon. She'll be 10 months in a couple of days, on the 29th of March. Wow, how time flies!

A funny article I wrote...

2009-03-18T01:08:00.001-04:00

Best Excuses for Calling in Sick
Some excuses to use when a worker needs time off
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1560792/best_excuses_for_calling_in_sick.html

Good Afternoon!

2009-03-09T17:58:00.003-04:00

I just started writing at LifeTips.com. I am managing the 'Baby Tips' page over there. So if you have a chance go check it out! It's full of tips for baby, I have put a few of my own already, but most are the generic ones that were there before I picked up the site. I will be adding new ones everyday. Click here to go see! Thanks!

Hello again!

2009-03-05T20:57:00.003-05:00

Wew! I just realized that it's been too long since I've posted anything... I've been busy trying new sites to write in. I've also written a couple of new articles at Helium. You can check them out here.
Anyway, yesterday I was playing around with my iphone application called 'Cylon detector', which is from the show Battlestar Galactica (yes, I know, I'm a sci-fi geek!), well, this is what it came up with:

isn't it hilarious?? I'm so bummed out because there are only 3 more episodes and a movie left of BSG... it's such a great show, I can't believe they are ending it so soon. Oh, well... We will have to see if the spinoff show, Caprica will be any good. I hope so!!!
On other news, I just joined eHow.com and will write how-to articles over there. Another site that lets you post articles in is Constant Content, where you can have them bought by people who need content for their websites. You can make some 'alright' money if you sell a lot of articles. We'll see...By the time I'm down with all this, I should be an expert in how to kick start a writing freelance career from scratch! Hey, now there's an article idea...

Around Wellington

2009-02-11T00:07:00.003-05:00

Well, the Around Wellington February issue is out and it came out very nice! Around Wellington is published and edited by my friend Krista. She does a great job and the magazine looks very good. I wrote an article for this issue about Valentine's ideas on a budget. Go take a look! Click here for the magazine's web page and look for the 'current issue' icon to get the pdf. I also posted the article on Associated Content. I will be writing a sci-fi column for Krista's magazine as well I think it will be fun!

Went buying more formula and food for Emma today... Good thing she only has about 4 more months to go on this formula, because boy is it expensive!! It costs over $6 for a 32oz can, which is enough for about a day. I can't wait until Emma can eat our food, it will be easier, cheaper and also more fun especially when we go out to eat and she won't have to just sit there in her chair or stroller while we eat...

Anyway, it's late so I better go! Talk soon!

It's cold in Florida!

2009-02-03T16:09:00.015-05:00

Well... a little cold anyway. Although they say tomorrow will get into the upper 30's, so that's pretty cold to me! Anyway, I am posting a picture of our little Emma in a cute winter outfit she got from some nice friends. And also another of her with Lulu, our cat and one with her mommy. We're also going on another trip to North Carolina later this month to see John's sister, so we are hoping to see some snow up there! Last time was so much fun and seeing snow again was great! Well I have to go do some errands, I'll be back soon and post more. See you soon!

It's almost February!

2009-01-29T17:15:00.003-05:00

Wow, time flies, doesn't it? Well here I am still writing a little here and a little there. All in between taking care of Emma, cleaning (a little bit, at least) and all other daily duties... My friend Krista, the one with the community magazine called Around Wellington is going to launch it as an online magazine instead of print. This makes it easier on her since she runs it pretty much on her own. Anyway, I will be contributing a column to it called 'the Space Room' where I will write about all things Sci-Fi and some Astronomy as well. I think it will be fun! When I have the first column I will link to it and you can check it out!
I will write more later, I have to go do some errands!
See you again in a little bit!

Should You Self-Publish Your Novel?

2009-01-20T23:11:00.000-05:00

Well, now that I self published my novel, I thought I would write an article about it! here it is...

Should You Self-Publish Your Novel?

I published my novel! Well... sort of.

2009-01-20T03:44:00.005-05:00

Ok, so I went to Lulu.com at my sister-in-law's suggestion... I followed the directions to upload the novel and get a cover, etc... hoping to get a price on self-publishing. Well, I went through the whole process and at the end it said: Your novel has been published! I didn't even pay anything! Now it is available online at lulu.com. I think if I want to distribute it at other retailers online (such as Amazon) that's when I have to pay a fee. So I will go and check it out and see the price and I may just do it. Why not? This way I will get my novel out there and at least I will have a published book! Many writers start out by self publishing their work, so I thought that it as worth a try. Anyway, it's reeeeeeeally late and I have to go to sleep! Go to lulu.com and look for the novel entitled 'The Junior'. Thanks!!!!
www.lulu.com/content/5780062

Best Ways to Exercise

2009-01-17T02:37:00.001-05:00

Best Ways to Exercise

This is an article I published on HubPages... Some advice on exercise and being healthy, we can all use that!

Hello and Happy New Year!

2009-01-14T00:10:00.009-05:00

This Christmas has been great! We had family visiting and we had a blast. We started with a wonderful Christmas (the cookies were a hit! Yay!), a fun New Year, followed by our baby and my brother's baby's baptisms... and then it was off on a CRUISE!! Yes, we all went on a seven day cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. It was so much fun that no one wanted to come back! This was our first time on a cruise and I have to tell you, it was a lot of fun and so worth it. I definitely recommend it. I am already looking into another one for next year. Anyway, it's back to reality and back to my writing again... I just started doing articles for Helium, so I submitted my first one to them. Hopefully it will be published soon. I have added a link to Helium on the side bar of this blog if you want to check it out... I am also posting a couple of pictures of the cruise, the first one is of John and Emma on the ship's 3rd deck, the second one is of me holding Emma over the waves of a St. Thomas beach and the third is all of us having a Birthday Dinner for my dad on a nice restaurant in the ship. Talk soon!

My Harry Potter Article

2008-12-31T02:57:00.001-05:00

Harry Potter Vs. Harry Potter: An Opinion on the First Three Harry Potter Books Versus the Last Four Books
An opinion on how the first three books differ from the last four and why I feel that the first three are better as to what I look for in a fantasy story.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1280927/harry_potter_vs_harry_potter_an_opinion.html

My Battlestar Galactica Hub

2008-12-26T15:57:00.000-05:00

My Battlestar Galactica Hub

Here is the latest article I wrote on Hubpages... it's about Battlestar Galactica, one of our favorite shows on television...

It's Chrismtas Eve!

2008-12-24T22:18:00.004-05:00

I hope everyone is having a great Christmas Eve! I made some cookies today and they came out good to my surprise... They are sugar cookies, but instead of using vanilla extract (I couldn't find any...) I added some cocoa and butterscotch liqueurs. They really gave it a nice unique taste and with a bit of chocolate and some sprinkles they look very Christmassy too. So they will be one of the desserts for tomorrow's Christmas Dinner. Another good way to slightly change the recipe of a cookie is to use whole wheat flour. It makes them healthier and the taste is not bad at all.
Anyway I am posting a picture of the cookies I just made, before they are all gone!

Have a wonderful Christmas!

Hello, Happy Sunday!

2008-12-21T14:50:00.006-05:00

It's Sunday, a nice day to hang out with the family... Later we'll go shopping for baby stuff and maybe some Christmas things as well... not much excitement going on today... Well, it's almost Christmas! I still have to do most of the shopping, as usual I have waited until the last minute. Oh well, I still have a few days. I am posting a picture of the hubby John with baby Emma at the beach.

Staying Stress Free During the Holidays

2008-12-18T22:36:00.001-05:00

Staying Stress Free During the Holidays

Another article I wrote over at Hub Pages... hope you can go take a look!

Happy Wednesday!

2008-12-17T14:58:00.003-05:00

Hi! Here is a link for another article I wrote about moms and exercise... go take a look if you have time. Thanks! http://www.webcontent.com/Exercise-Tips-for-Busy-New-Moms/a6592_1

Here again!

2008-12-17T02:25:00.000-05:00

Hello! Here I am again.... I've been wasting lots of time on the computer trying to figure out how to make this Adsense thing work for me... Adsense is that Google thing where you place ads on your site so that you can get a percentage when people click on it. I think that hte key to that is to have a large amount of traffic to your site so that there are lots of clicks. Oh well, I will keep trying, but my main interest is to write so that's what I should focus on, I just want to try for some extra income while I build my writing portfolio. One good thing that can help me in that department is that my friend Krista, who runs a community magazine called 'Around Wellington' - you can visit here: http://www.aroundwellington.net, will run an article that I am writing on the February issue about Valentine's Day. I am working on it now and hopefully it will be good! Anyway on top is a picture of Emma and I in North Carolina in the snow a couple of weeks ago. My husband, John, Emma and me went to visit John's sister and her husband and had a great time!

Easy Christmas Gifts You Can Make Yourself

2008-12-16T14:38:00.000-05:00

Easy Christmas Gifts You Can Make Yourself

This is an article that I published on Hub Pages, go take a look!