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Small Businesses Penalized

Posted on12. May, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Ouch. It’s a bad time to be a small business owner in this country. Not only do we have no real voice in our government (compared to the heafty lobbying power of the big corporations), we are being penalized for our success. The Washington Post reports that small business owners are going to see a [...]

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Watch and Learn, Weedhopper

Posted on02. Apr, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I took the boys to the dental hygienist the other day. I just love this dentist’s office, everyone is so friendly and the place is so clean and colorful. So as the hygienist worked on my son’s teeth, we chatted for a while. We talked about education in general, and online education in particular, which [...]

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Working From Home Opportunities

Posted on27. Feb, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for some work-at-home jobs. So far, I haven’t found anything besides paid blogging. Blogging for pay is an ups and downs kind of career, with dry spells from time to time. Perks can be very nice, from a promotional free hotel stay as payment, or cash payment, or keeping [...]

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Springtime… When Our Thoughts Turn To…

Posted on12. Feb, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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A NEW WARDROBE! Yeah, baby! A number of my girlfriends are returning to the workforce, now that our kids are all older. It’s a great feeling to realize that you’ve (finally) raised the kids and they can now fend for themselves, haha! I haven’t found a new job yet (I am still looking for something, [...]

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Home Improvement for the Blog

Posted on12. Dec, 2007 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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It’s a sleety, snowy, stormy mix of precipitation for the next few days. It is not pleasant to go outside when it’s raining and 32 degrees out. And it’s too gloomy to finish framing my French door. So, we’re inside, waiting for the snow to come. The kids are hitting the books and I am [...]