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to my ebay business i ve found a new way to create my listings that works better with my crazy day job schedule and my kids needs too on the weekend usually sunday afternoon i take pictures when i have 30 free minutes at lunch time during the week i create a basic listing for an item or two the pictures and initial descriptions are wrong but at least the listing is up that night i spend another 30 minutes once the kids are in bed making changes to my new listings changing the picture links adding measurements and so on it s slow granted but 2 or 4 listings a week is better than nothing of course this works because right now i have a backlog of inventory that needs listed both consignment items from family as well as my own purchases once that inventory runs out i ll have to find time to shop again but i m not going to worry about that right now and don t even ask me about my jewelry making posted by texastesla at 7 27 pm no comments labels business ebay listings monday february 15 2010 support the diplomats too in case you haven t heard we re at war in afghanistan and while the troops there definitely deserve our support they get shot at after all most people tend to forget that we have diplomats in danger too diplomats like my brother working somewhere in helmand province trying to settle our problems peacefully trying to help the afghan people create better lives for themselves so they aren t so easily tempted by the taliban to do bad things those diplomats live in the same conditions as our troops they share shipping containers and tents eat bad mres wear body armor get shot at their families deal with the same stress with occasional contact email skype broken by long and scary stretches of nothing they are there to make our lives better because they volunteered and they get paid government wages meaning not that much considering the mortal danger they face what they don t get is public support where s the bumper stickers the campaign rhetoric the photo ops with public figures nowhere diplomats serve and sometimes are injured or die under the radar so next time you hear or read about afghanistan or iraq take a moment and think about the civilians serving too support your local diplomat posted by texastesla at 5 33 pm 1 comment labels afghanistan diplomat foreign service iraq war monday january 25 2010 i know i said i wouldn t yet again i find myself staring down a diet or at least i want to i probably need to ugh don t you just hate the word diet conjures thoughts of deprivation hunger grumpiness i don t want to deal with it and yet and yet all of the just eat less and just exercise non advice out there doesn t help either if it was just that easy i wouldn t struggle and neither would the millions of other people this time i have friends trying too we re all in this to support each other will it be successful i don t know i hope so and yet when it comes down to dinner time or dessert time or whatever time ultimately it s just me and the food posted by texastesla at 8 15 pm 1 comment labels again dieting with friends thursday january 7 2010 now what i had this plan for the new year on the nights when hubby worked late i would list items on ebay after the kids went to bed on the weekends while kids were at soccer basketball ballet practice i would take pictures and maybe shop a little we d keep paying off bills and socking away funds for a trip to europe in 2011 then hubby decided to quit his job i can t fault him for the reasons if you were the general dogsbody of your company despite being a top salesperson you d quit too still with the economy in the toilet it s hard to see him finding another position with flexible hours at part time yet still making decent money so the extra money is gone poof the extra time to sell on ebay without guilt over using us time in the evenings also poof and while i know that our situation is nowhere near as dire as many people lately it s hard not to be discouraged even unhappy posted by texastesla at 7 43 pm no comments labels ebay job paycheck plans saturday january 2 2010 new year 2010 wow this year sure slid by fast things have been so crazy between work and home that i haven t had much to say here or really i ve had plenty to say just no time to say it in so for the new year i resolve to make more time for myself to ebay and etsy and blog more and if this post is a bit brief well at least it s a start now off to catch up on a few favorite blogs that i ve neglected too much lately posted by texastesla at 1 20 pm no comments labels new year 2010 wednesday october 7 2009 five years after about the age of 26 it s normal on one s birthday to reflect on the past with a touch of nostalgia and melancholy the future stretches on ahead with no major delineator posts except perhaps collecting social security and qualifying for the early bird special who wants to contemplate that so this week i m looking back frankly i m shocked how quickly the years have flown by even with the visible passage of time wandering my house in princess pajamas 5 years has snuck up on me so fast not that my baby is a five year old but that 5 years ago was a neon encrusted year for me huge changes loss new friendships soul searching i can remember it all very very clearly yet those intervening years have dulled the neon making that banner year more of a speed bump and less of a brick wall when i consider those i lost my beloved grandma for one what used to be agony has dulled to a tender ache i miss grandma dollie still and wish she could have seen her little great grand daughter grow but i m no longer reduced to tears when i see her picture concurrently the new friendship i forged in those troubled times has matured and become a comfortable relationship i can depend on despite the 1800 miles separating us and so the passage of time has been well a blessing even while etching faint lines around my eyes slowing me down and adding a few pounds it has blunted pain and softened hurt whatever i think about that new number under age i m grateful to be older posted by texastesla at 8 49 pm no comments labels birthday melancholy passage of time saturday october 3 2009 no the economy is not better i listen to the news read the major business websites and despite some rather rosy projections from experts i just don t believe the hype the economy is not recovering i know this because of my own series of leading indicators people in my job are still extremely worried about layoffs goodwill is still packed with shoppers on the weekends ebay sales while doing ok are mostly to people wanting a steep discount even on already less than retail pricing there s no way i ll be able to sell my house in the next year or two heck maybe in the next 5 years despite my growing family s needs for more space so i m going to keep my purchases small try to keep stocking my ebay resale items while not worrying so much about jewelry and such on etsy where sales are hurting and hope that things improve before christmas posted by texastesla at 6 43 pm no comments labels ebay sales economy etsy sales job losses problems sunday september 27 2009 why is this so hard like some 65 of all americans i fall into the overweight category yes i ll admit that out loud and like the vast majority of people in this category i have struggled dieted and fought over and over to get back to normal why then do i continue to fail i ve struggled with my weight for many years even in high school when anorexia was chic slimfast was the breakfast of choice and i was physically active several hours each day sports pe etc i was flirting with the upper limit of that normal range when i left for college and swapped field hockey for hours in the lab the weight started to pile on granted my meals then consisted of mac cheese raman noodles and ice cream i won t claim to have made all the right decisions still in the years since college i ve learned many things out negotiating a car dealer maintaining a home with luck and lowes using a cookbook and even making yummy meals from my imagination the days of microwave cheap are over and i happen to think i m an intelligent strong person i ve earned an advanced degree in physics i ve weathered some pretty big storms in life i exercise self restraint all the time saving money for trips and getting up for work even when tired i know all the right things i need to do when it comes to nutrition lots of veggies lots of fruit less meat avoid restaurants and fast food and i try to exercise 3 or more times a week so with all that going for me why am i not thinner is the dieting industry part of the problem meal replacement shakes and bars aren t real food counting calories or points or whatever the latest magic number is only leads to mild ocd every diet every weight loss strategy revolves around an obsession with food how much you eat what you eat when you eat and how you workout to counter what you ate with that much thought and energy centered around food how can you not be hungry and stressed out and want something to eat to make you feel better i wish i knew what the answer was why can t we just eat good food real food nutritious food eat soup with dinner because you like the taste not because you think the liquid will fill you up have a salad for the delicious crunch of lettuce not for the low calorie aspect is there a way to reach that place again to eat when hungry stop when full enjoy but not too much the taste and move on with the rest of your day i don t know what i do know is that i m done with dieting it s never done me any good it just makes me more stressed more hungry and more grumpy if that means i ll never reach that magical normal number again so be it at least i ll be happy posted by texastesla at 11 30 am no comments labels body image dieting weight loss monday august 10 2009 beauty queen madness this weekend i sat through an hour of toddlers and tiaras boy do i regret it not only is the sight of spray on tan stage makeup curly hair pieces and glittery dresses shocking the stories behind each kid made me ill the 4 year old girl whose mother referred to tantrums as diva moments and shrugged them off along with the 70 000 in pageant related expenses the 7 year old twins competing against each other and mom had her favorite as everyone in the family and audience could tell i suspect the therapy bills for the lesser twin will be legendary the cute 8 year old boy and his 2 week old brother both dressed in tuxedos and proud mom comparing their on stage performances an hour of self involved parents wrapped up in their own dreams of winning children an hour of tired unhappy children why did i subject myself to this why would anyone think this is ok let me just say my children are beautiful they have freckles missing teeth and silly grins their hair is windblown and messy their clothes occasionally torn or muddy they laugh and smile and dance around out of shear joy not to please someone with a judge sticker on their shirt they will never enter a beauty pageant but they will win praise for hard work for good grades for being friends with the new kid for trying their best in soccer they are learning to value themselves and others for qualities inside each person and not for the exterior appearance if there were an inner beauty pageant my children would be winners no crowns necessary posted by texastesla at 7 00 pm 2 comments labels beauty pageants children inner beauty toddlers and tiaras tuesday august 4 2009 my foray into scrapbooking i m trying to scrapbook really i am many years ago like 20 but who s counting my stepmother did a little scrapbooking with me of course back then it didn t have an official name let alone a whole section at joann s nope back then we bought plain photo albums the old fashioned kind with paper sheets instead of plastic holders we used whatever paper souvenirs from the trip we could find maps brochures tickets postcards and decorated the blank spaces around our photos it was rather simple yet fun to do and made for a great way to capture a trip those old scrapbooking days lasted just a few short years as i grew older and busier i found little time for it slapping pictures together was all i could manage and once i bought a digital camera it was even easier to just save everything to disk however as i watch my kids grow older i find myself wanting to capture their childhood for them in something other than flash memory in a way that makes them really recall the summer vacations and weekends away i m attempting to scrapbook again what a difference simply walking into the paper section of my craft store makes me want to turn and flee still the wide selection of colorful papers does draw the eye the rows of decorative stickers and ribbons are tempting my first stop disneyana is overwhelming so many choices of paper so many stickers once i try to move on however i quickly realize how very slanted this whole scrapbooking thing has become princesses check babies check sisters love reflection girls weekend check and check legoland not a chance i can find all sorts of cute words cursive titles and adorable cartoon images what i can t find are stickers and text that the average 9 year old boy would find neat that a tom boy tween won t gag over so as i finish the first of my new scrapbooks and gather the materials for a second i find that my new way is looking much like the old a little easier of course i can create labels on the computer in fun fonts and the range of archival tapes and glue is great but still the decorative details are still mostly ticket stubs crumpled park maps and lots of smiling faces with puffy mickey stickers of course posted by texastesla at 8 28 pm 3 comments labels girly kids memories scrapbook scrapbooking older posts home subscribe to posts atom texastesla jewelry musings and more handmade jewelry is an art a science and a pain in the butt particularly when you have a family a job and 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