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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Hey! My soaps are on the Hot List :)

We're going places, baby :)

www.madeitmyself.com

Check out the Hot List!  The Pine n Mint soap is mineeeeeee.  Lol!  I hope that translates to sales.  I had a decent week last week but this week is not looking as good.  Hmm.  Time to kick it up a notch!

Monday, February 21, 2011

Just 1 click feeds a hungry person (and it's free)!

I found this great website I want you to check out!!!  All you have to do is click on the button on the site and 1 cup of food is donated to feed someone hungry all over the world.  It's free and totally worth it!!!  You can do it once every day.
http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces

I love this!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

::eerie sound effects:: I've been going to ..... the GYM!

So I've been going to the gym since December.  I sort of want to keep a few blog posts about this, as I tend to be really lazy about actually going.  I have not lost weight since beginning, just because it's sporadic. 
Honestly, the biggest problem is the fact that I need to get my car fixed, and if you read my last blog post, you'll see the bar I was working at went out of business and didn't bother to tell me, so I had no time to search for another job.  That being said, I can't fix it right now but am working on it!  So, since it's winter time, I would much rather drive to the gym than walk there (I'm not a fan of cold weather).  And since I can't, I don't go.  I borrow my mother in law's car when she's home, but she works her tail off at 2 jobs and sometimes isn't home before the gym closes for the day.  Kind of sucks, huh? :(
soooooo
Here's to my weight loss goal.  I'm gonna be accountable.
Sunday, February 20, 2011:  No exercise (LOL). 
But tomorrow it is supposed to be WARM!!!!  Like, 76 degrees!!!  I am so stoked.  I plan on being outside a lot tomorrow.  I am gonna go to the gym, clean off my front porch, and plan my container garden.  Also I am going to take lots of pictures of my products in the natural light and ship some packages out.  It's shaping up to be a fabulous day, and it's not even here yet!  I think I will post weekly about my excursions to the gym.  Daily would be too much, lol.  I would rather talk about other stuff.  :P
Take care, until next time!
Ashley

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Been pretty busy lately...

Hey :)
I've been pretty busy lately trying to get my head back on straight... the bar I was working at went out of business and didn't tell me until the day they closed.  So I had no time to find another job.  I've been really trying to get my soaps into people's hands.  :)
I'm going to put the websites I sell my items on.  I have so many things to share :)  Oh and I started crocheting and have been practicing.  I knit hats and scarves and want to crochet outfits and accessories.  I'm pretty excited about learning all of this!  Ok, here are the sites I sell on if you're interested in looking!
http://yardsellr.com/yardsale/Ashley-Chamness-90372
http://myworld.ebay.com/jeweledvixensoaps
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeweledVixenSoaps
http://icraft.ca/jeweledvixen
http://www.madeitmyself.com/user/jeweledvixen.aspx
Woo!  That's a lot, huh?  Hehe.  Thanks for checking it out.  :)
<3 Ashley

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Holy hiatus!

Hey gang.  I'm back after 3 weeks or so.  I've had a lot of negative things happen since I've written, one of them being my mother's ex boyfriend assaulted us on my front porch.  Been involved with the police and courts and all that.  I'm really tired.
Anyway, no need to be such a downer!  My babies are in bed, the doors and windows are locked, and the heater is turned up.  :)  I'm about to crochet while I watch Law & Order.  After that I will try to do some business-related work.  I can't figure out why I have no sales on my etsy.  Or ebay.  Maybe because I don't have enough listings, but I just can't afford to list anything when I don't sell anything.  One of those things.  I keep renewing my things hoping somebody will just buy one so I can list 10 more :)  Lol.  I am really trying not to invest anymore of my day job money into the business.  But I think I'm going to have to.  Bummer!  Gosh, somebody buy something!  LOL! 
At least things are back to normal with my personal life and the kids are excelling at school.  I am pleased.  I have a few other sites I will be selling on and will post them here.  I have one already, here it is...
http://www.madeitmyself.com/user/jeweledvixen.aspx
Also, my schoolwork is going well.  I have 2 more weeks until I get a 1 week break, which will be nice.  Microeconomics is actually a big PITA!  It has a lot of technical jargon that if you don't study until your eyes pop out of your head, you'll never remember them all! 
Sorry for the pathetic post!  It will be better next time, promise.  Lol.  :)