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Father’s Day Sales at Target, Best Buy, Hallmark, and More

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Father’s Day is coming up in just a couple of weeks. Have you figured out what gift to give your Dad this year? If you haven’t a clue, then you should check out these Father’s Day deals and sales. Save some money, and make your father have a happy day, at the same time! Hallmark has a special online offer that will let you save $2.00 on 2 personalized cards. Use the code SAVE2 when you are ready to check out. June 10, 2013, is your last day to use standard delivery to get those cards sent to your dad … Continue reading →

New Mexico Genealogy

New Mexico has been given the delightful nickname of “Land of Enchantment”. Many genealogists become enchanted with their research into their family tree. Do you have ancestors who once lived in New Mexico? Here are several resources that will help you with your New Mexico genealogy research. The New Mexico Genealogical Society celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2010. Their website has information about upcoming programs and events that the Society will be involved in. They have a blog you can read for more information. Cyndi’s List is probably the most comprehensive list of links to genealogy resources online. If it … Continue reading →

Home Based Business Opportunity – CAbi

If you are looking for a home based business opportunity and you are thinking about direct sales, you have probably realized that there are direct sales opportunities available for practically every type of product you can imagine. Of course, in order to be successful with your personal foray into the world of direct marketing, you must be sure to choose a company and a product that fits who you are. For example, if you don’t use scented candles at home and you do not care for cutesy home décor, then don’t fool yourself into thinking that you will be the … Continue reading →

Genealogy and Family History Conferences for Fall

Genealogy conferences, and family history conferences, can be exciting to attend. Instead of watching a webinar while you sit at home, you get to travel and to meet with other genealogists. The FamilySearch blog has a short list of upcoming genealogy and family history conferences that are happening this Fall. I’ve added in a few additional ones. The AAHGS, which stands for the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, is having their 33rd AAHGS Conference on October 4, 2012, through October 7, 2012. It will take place in the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. The theme is “Our … Continue reading →

Home Based Business Opportunity – Longaberger

Since today is America’s birthday, I would like to mention a home – based business opportunity that not only involves products made in America but also offers a business opportunity especially for military families. The Longaberger basket company offers a direct sales business opportunity where consultants sell baskets and other home décor items through web sites as well as home parties. Longaberger is based in Dresden, Ohio and was founded in 1973 by Dave Longaberger. Today, Longaberger consultants offer their customers the high quality handcrafted baskets which are the company’s claim to fame as well as pottery, wrought iron, and … Continue reading →

Spice Up Summer Travel

Does your idea of a super summer vacation include posing by a huge ball of twine or touring a collection of hand painted toilet bowl covers? Not everyone’s ideal vacation spot features palm trees, cobalt blue water and powder soft sand. Rather, some travelers go to great lengths to visit the nation’s most unusual and wacky pit stops. If you are looking to spice up your summer road adventure consider checking out these odd places: World’s Largest Ball of Twine: Located in Darwin, Minnesota, the eye-popping attraction is the perfect spot to take a family photo that will be remembered … Continue reading →

Summer Organizing

I get the concept behind spring cleaning, but in my world, summer is primetime for purging. I’ve been trying to reorganize and deep clean my scrapbooking space for months; however, I simply haven’t had the time to undertake such a monumental task. Which is not to say that I have this humungous crafting space to create all my scrapbook masterpieces. Rather, I’m just a slob. If you’ve been dreading the idea of organizing your scrapbooking area, there’s no time like the present to get it done. Let summer’s extra long days inspire you to open your windows, dump out the … Continue reading →

Preserving Generational Memories

Some families celebrate the summer with an annual reunion; however, there are some clans that only undertake a massive get-together every other year. If you are part of the latter group, but miss crafting a scrapbook of the event, don’t fret. There are plenty of ways you can create a memory album featuring multiple generations of your family. The first hurdle to overcome is photo and memorabilia collecting. Since you won’t be snapping pictures of all of your loved ones in one central place, you will have to gather images individually. To help you with this task, consider asking relative … Continue reading →

A Useful Book For Aspiring Home Based Professionals

I’m no dummy, but I do find that when I want to educate myself about something completely new, the “Complete Idiot’s Guide” series of books is the first place that I look. If you are thinking of starting a home – based business, there is a book in that series which is just for you. “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting a Home – Based Business” by Barbara Weltman is written in the same accessible style as the rest of the series and is a worthwhile read for anyone who thinks that they may be interested in starting a home … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com Offers Free Access to Japanese – American Internment Records

Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites in existence. Genealogists will be excited to learn that Ancestry.com has been kind enough to offer free access to some of their records, for a limited time. You can explore their collection of Japanese – American Internment Records for free from right now through February 23, 2012. It is always nice to get something for free! Ancestry.com has established a pattern of being really good about giving genealogists free access to certain categories of records for a limited time. Usually, when a company decides to give away something for free, that … Continue reading →