Today, being the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers, I decided I would post on my social media sites an article about why America and more specifically Americans are great. So I "googled" and found nothing but article after article stating that America was in fact, not great. When did we become..this? When did we switch from a people proud of our accomplishments and proud of each other to a group of victims all waiting to talk about how bad their group has been treated and how much better it is...in every other country in the world. My goodness, maybe Donald Trump is gaining so many followers because he promises greatness and winning. I for one am exhausted with people, American people..bashing the United States.
Allow me to remind those of you who want to disparage this great country, that all country's have a violent past. All of them, Rome was not built without a bit of blood shed. No country is without their sins. If we are so horrible, why do people still dream of coming here, even when they truly love their homeland? I found this article, after looking for quite some time written by an immigrant to this country. It is definitely worth a read, it shows you how those who come to this country view us.
http://www.phillytalkradioonline.com/comment/10-great-things.html
In it he calls America the freest most virtuous nation on earth. I am going to quote a paragraph from this gentleman's article.
"But if freedom brings out the worst in people, it also brings out the
best. The millions of Americans who live decent, praiseworthy lives
desire our highest admiration because they have opted for the good when
the good is not the only available option. Even amidst the temptations of
a rich and free society, they have remained on the straight path. Their
virtue has special luster because it is freely chosen.
By contrast, the societies that many Islamic fundamentalists seek would
eliminate the possibility of virtue. If the supply of virtue is
insufficient in a free society like America, it is almost non-existent in
an unfree society like Iran."
Our country has long been known as a nation of givers, always falling at the top of lists when it comes to the percentage of us who give to charity. The media isnt going to report on what is going right obviously..they aren't going to tell you about the thousands of volunteers, those who stand by their neighbors in times of trouble, and those who are not afraid to speak their mind when someone needs to speak up.
America, quite frankly, has forgotten how wonderful she is. We have become the high school girl who wasn't asked to prom, our ego bruised and not capable of believing in ourselves. It doesn't make us bad people to believe in ourselves or to believe we are great and that we are capable of great things. On the contrary, I believe that believing in how wonderful we are, believing in what we have accomplished and what we WILL accomplish is essential to us becoming an even greater nation.
Today Septemper 11, 2015 I hope we can remember how great we are and let the world know we are a country of people who stand united. May God bless those who died during the attacks and may he comfort those left behind.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The Nice Guy Epidemic Overtaking America.
There was a time when it was women who were always looking for relationships. Entire sections of books stores were dedicated to women finding relationships. Now I notice, as I peruse social media, tons of men bemoaning their single state. OH! and it's never their fault, its always the women. Unlike in the past where women's self help books were all about them becoming more dateable, more desirable to men..men seem to squarely blame women for their bad taste in men because of course women should want to date them. They after-all, are nice guys.
If you are one of those men...what I am going to say next will either hurt your fragile male ego or piss you off but it needs to get through your think skulls. First off everyone says they are a nice guy. EVERY GUY OUT THERE THINKS THEY ARE A NICE GUY. Its like some kind of damn badge you all wear. "I'm a nice guy." "Girls don't want to date nice guys." "I have proof women don't want nice guys." May I ask what a nice guy is exactly? What makes a guy nice? I mean do you think women are out there looking for men who call them bitches and have them rob liquor stores with them? I am unclear as to what you "nice" guys even mean by that statement. To me a nice guy is a man who is honest from the beginning about his intent and does not lead a women on who has more interest in him than he does in her. He ends it even when that might hurt him, because he knows its for the best. That's a nice guy. I mean if women could tell from the get go and read minds I'm pretty sure they wouldn't end up in pointless relationships. In other words, women don't look to get hurt but everyone wants what they can't have. I mean that's why you are alone right now, because instead of pursuing someone who might actually be interested in you...you are going after unicorns. (what I call women realistically out of someones league) You are just like the women you talk about..which leads me to this...
Women are just people. What do women want?? I mean it isn't like we are a collective. We don't all want the same thing. What each woman is attracted to varies from woman to woman. If you just can't seem to get women to go out with you..keep asking more women. Someone will say yes. It's a huge damn world and its a numbers game. Stop complaining and get real.
Do you really know why you can't get the girls you are interested in? Are you ready for the truth? You want a 9 and you are a 4. (metaphorically speaking) Be more realistic about who you chase. I mean you can chase nines all you want but that may not be what you can actually get. Just because a girl talks to you or even agrees to dinner and drinks doesn't mean she is ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. Why do we need to tell men this, as a women I know that. I get that, why don't you guys. Get over it. It's just how things are. I see men who really need to work on themselves and they wonder why no one wants to go out with them. A better question is, why would someone want to date you? Why? Your not getting used men, you are setting yourself up for failure....AND I know its hard to believe but women have things they find attractive physically and the woman you are chasing just may not find you physically attractive. The end. I know its hard to believe that woman can be so shallow. We are just as shallow as you guys. Remember that and life will go way smoother. I see men who think they can buy girls. You can't because in the end they will still be looking for something else and you can't have a successful relationship with someone who ultimately thinks they could have done better. You can't buy love. Let me say that one more time YOU CAN'T BUY LOVE. Not with money, gifts, deeds, or friendship. A person is either attracted to you or they arent attracted to you. If they arent, move the hell on. Oh, you know some friends who eventually dated, got married and had kids? Wonderful. That isn't going to happen to you. You want to get more girls? Put down books like this...http://www.nomoremrniceguy.com/ and read this article http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/
Why the hell do I even have to say this? Why do I see so many men complaining on social media these days anyway? Have some freaking dignity. Stop whining about women. (while I find you guys amusing, you guys are seriously very funny) Its unattractive.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
The last light and Get Hard..reviewed
the Last light is the kind of horror movie I love. There is no crazy serial killer offing college students one by one, no absurd chase scenes..justa good old fashioned fight between good and evil. The movie is visually very appealing, the lighting is in point, the music carefully selected to give just the right feeling of menace. The acting is superb. Seriously spot on. The only technical problem I can find is the ambient sounds were a bit to loud making the fact that they were recorded way to obvious. For a low budget film..this movie is very well done.
In it you have six survivors of..something, something none of them can quite remember. They only know that something is outside. Something that will destroy them if given the opportunity. Now the rest of this review will have *spoilers* because this is the kind of movie you can't really review without giving away major plot points.
Ok they are in purgatory, I caught that right away but I can see how some people may never figure it out. Without that knowledge you really can't understand the film. The problem with the characters is none of them (with the exception of one) has really done anything worth going to hell over. Good lord one lady is there because she left home for a job and almost missed her sisters death. The reasons are never quite given for two of the people there. This really bothers me, it's such a well put together film in every other respect, to have not put more thought into character development is just tragic. Also all they have to do is walk into the light to be saved? When they believe monsters are right outside the door? How does that have anything to do with forgiveness? Don't let these two problems stop you from watching this film though the performances the actors give and the great soundtrack and moody lighting make this film well worth the hour and a half run time.
Get hard
This film is not funny, well at least not most of it. That's pretty much all you need to know but if you want to know why it isn't funny here goes: Will Ferrell and Kevin heart have no chemistry. The best parts of the film are when Ferrell is interacting with annone else but heart. I feel like they keep teaming heart up with people in movies hoping that someone will give him that comedic chemistry he needs. Both Kevin and heat need straight men to play off of. Someone to bounce their actions off of. You can't have two larger than life characters on go at the same time. However Ferrell joining the gang and giving them stock market advice was pure gold. My advice is watch once it hits Netflix.
In it you have six survivors of..something, something none of them can quite remember. They only know that something is outside. Something that will destroy them if given the opportunity. Now the rest of this review will have *spoilers* because this is the kind of movie you can't really review without giving away major plot points.
Ok they are in purgatory, I caught that right away but I can see how some people may never figure it out. Without that knowledge you really can't understand the film. The problem with the characters is none of them (with the exception of one) has really done anything worth going to hell over. Good lord one lady is there because she left home for a job and almost missed her sisters death. The reasons are never quite given for two of the people there. This really bothers me, it's such a well put together film in every other respect, to have not put more thought into character development is just tragic. Also all they have to do is walk into the light to be saved? When they believe monsters are right outside the door? How does that have anything to do with forgiveness? Don't let these two problems stop you from watching this film though the performances the actors give and the great soundtrack and moody lighting make this film well worth the hour and a half run time.
Get hard
This film is not funny, well at least not most of it. That's pretty much all you need to know but if you want to know why it isn't funny here goes: Will Ferrell and Kevin heart have no chemistry. The best parts of the film are when Ferrell is interacting with annone else but heart. I feel like they keep teaming heart up with people in movies hoping that someone will give him that comedic chemistry he needs. Both Kevin and heat need straight men to play off of. Someone to bounce their actions off of. You can't have two larger than life characters on go at the same time. However Ferrell joining the gang and giving them stock market advice was pure gold. My advice is watch once it hits Netflix.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Why Tennesseans love hot food
In case you didn't know Tennesse is the hot chicken capital of the United States. The popularity of it grows each year and new hot chicken spots keep popping up all over Nashville, which is THE PLACE in Tennessee to get your chicken fix...specifically east Nashville. I recently read a very indepth article about the beginning of hot chicken in Nashville. The article did a great job of telling the story of one particular hot chicken joint, seregation in Nashville and what one person thinks is how hot chicken became popular. In the article the author basically surmises that the rich white people in Nashville never heard of hot chicken until the last few years because of segregation. This guy has no clue what he is talking about. You see hot chicken and hot food isn't a black thing. Let me shead some light on this.
First of all I come from a blue collar family. Well red neck is a better term. My grandfather on my mothers side was a farmer...a fix it yourself guy...a real man kinda guy. He comes from the last generation of men who can fix whatever is broken. He is the oldest of ten children I believe. (Give or take) so needless to say there wasn't a lot of extra money floating around.....and how do you think my grandfather likes his food? Let's just say hot is an understatement.
This is a man who I personally witnessed eat hot peppers off of the vine. No water, just to see if they are 'hot enough' yet. Who does that? He collects hot sauces like some people collect baseball cards. He was in the hospital once for a bleeding stomach ulcer, I'm not saying hot sauce put him there...but damn. The fact is you will always find a prevalence of hot sauce/hot foods in poorer communities, world wide. I haven't exactly figured out the correlation but believe me it does exist. I have an idea about why this happens though.
When you are poor, really poor..I don't mean McDonald's poor...I mean beans and rice poor, your food gets really boring. I mean think about eating the same dishes day in and day out. What would be an inexpensive way to add flavor and taste to your otherwise bland food? Hot sauce, pepper, chilies, ect, of course. At some point it becomes a novelty, even to the people who eat it regularly. A badge of courage so to speak. Who can stand the hottest of the hot? This is a thing in poor communities everywhere. It's easy to see how a hot chicken (fried chicken was the first foods to offered in a take me home sort of way, small rural towns often had take home chicken way before burger joints) place
would be popular in the 40's and continue in popularity all the way to today. It's basically a combination of poor people food. Tasty, amazing, poor people food.
Let's now focus on Nashville..the birth place...ok the place where hot chicken became a popular thing. Let's talk about how that happened. First of all Nashville has always been a place full of money...for a small group of people. Seriously at one point in time Nashville was one of the preppiest cities I'd ever seen. Hello vanderbuilt, Belmont and David lipscomb universities. Across town, for years though..there was a group of people who didnt make that kind of cash and they liked their food..suprise, suprise..just as my grandpa likes his...hot. Then about say, ten years ago, before the real estate crash....upper middle class people started moving to the east side...flipping houses and generally turning it into hipster city. ...and where did these hipsters go to eat? The long standing hot chicken joints, which because of the influx of people to the area suddenly were 'discovered' and gained in popularity.
So why does most of Tennessee like hot food....because most of Tennessee is poor. That is the answer. It has nothing to do with segregation..other than the normal segregation of classes that always occurs. People, make that poor people, have been eating hot chicken for a long, long time.
I like how the article I read talks about how the author was from Nashville but had never heard of it and how his friends were now moving to parts of Nashville they wouldn't have stepped foot in years ago, which basically confirms what I just said. Im not sure why it annoys me, but for some reason the east Nashville hipsters do. It's like they are urban explorers discovering things that have been around for decades or their suprise at their 500k 900sqft home next to the projects getting broken into.
No east Nashville hipsters you were not the first people to like hot food, drink pbr, or shop at goodwill...but I'm sure everyone making money off you is happy to let you stay in your delusion.
First of all I come from a blue collar family. Well red neck is a better term. My grandfather on my mothers side was a farmer...a fix it yourself guy...a real man kinda guy. He comes from the last generation of men who can fix whatever is broken. He is the oldest of ten children I believe. (Give or take) so needless to say there wasn't a lot of extra money floating around.....and how do you think my grandfather likes his food? Let's just say hot is an understatement.
This is a man who I personally witnessed eat hot peppers off of the vine. No water, just to see if they are 'hot enough' yet. Who does that? He collects hot sauces like some people collect baseball cards. He was in the hospital once for a bleeding stomach ulcer, I'm not saying hot sauce put him there...but damn. The fact is you will always find a prevalence of hot sauce/hot foods in poorer communities, world wide. I haven't exactly figured out the correlation but believe me it does exist. I have an idea about why this happens though.
When you are poor, really poor..I don't mean McDonald's poor...I mean beans and rice poor, your food gets really boring. I mean think about eating the same dishes day in and day out. What would be an inexpensive way to add flavor and taste to your otherwise bland food? Hot sauce, pepper, chilies, ect, of course. At some point it becomes a novelty, even to the people who eat it regularly. A badge of courage so to speak. Who can stand the hottest of the hot? This is a thing in poor communities everywhere. It's easy to see how a hot chicken (fried chicken was the first foods to offered in a take me home sort of way, small rural towns often had take home chicken way before burger joints) place
would be popular in the 40's and continue in popularity all the way to today. It's basically a combination of poor people food. Tasty, amazing, poor people food.
Let's now focus on Nashville..the birth place...ok the place where hot chicken became a popular thing. Let's talk about how that happened. First of all Nashville has always been a place full of money...for a small group of people. Seriously at one point in time Nashville was one of the preppiest cities I'd ever seen. Hello vanderbuilt, Belmont and David lipscomb universities. Across town, for years though..there was a group of people who didnt make that kind of cash and they liked their food..suprise, suprise..just as my grandpa likes his...hot. Then about say, ten years ago, before the real estate crash....upper middle class people started moving to the east side...flipping houses and generally turning it into hipster city. ...and where did these hipsters go to eat? The long standing hot chicken joints, which because of the influx of people to the area suddenly were 'discovered' and gained in popularity.
So why does most of Tennessee like hot food....because most of Tennessee is poor. That is the answer. It has nothing to do with segregation..other than the normal segregation of classes that always occurs. People, make that poor people, have been eating hot chicken for a long, long time.
I like how the article I read talks about how the author was from Nashville but had never heard of it and how his friends were now moving to parts of Nashville they wouldn't have stepped foot in years ago, which basically confirms what I just said. Im not sure why it annoys me, but for some reason the east Nashville hipsters do. It's like they are urban explorers discovering things that have been around for decades or their suprise at their 500k 900sqft home next to the projects getting broken into.
No east Nashville hipsters you were not the first people to like hot food, drink pbr, or shop at goodwill...but I'm sure everyone making money off you is happy to let you stay in your delusion.
Sunday, July 19, 2015
A weekend of terrible movies. (Joe dirt 2, trainwreck, and it follows)
It's hot outside. Really hot. So hot and humid that I get a headache after then minutes out there.this means my usual weekend experience of an ice cold beer by the pool is out of the question. I've spent the whole weekend watching movies..indoors. This has also been less than satisfactory. Due to multiple requests for reviews, here is my weekend at the movies.
Trainwreck
I'm not sure what I expected but an r rated lifetime movie wasn't it. I've heard people compair this to a typical romantic comedy. Noooo because this movie definitely deals with the Stars personal demons that include drugs, alcohol and sexual deviancy. Not in a funny look at how silly she is way but a, if I don't change my life I'm going to lose my family, friends and career kind of way...maybe even go to jail. This makes the film drag, it's about two hours and twent minutes long. I got bored after an hour and a half. The film makes no sence if you really think it out. Supposedly she is unable to commit because her dad tells her as a child that it's not possible. She then likes a guy and her problem isn't commiting but the fact she feels she doesn't deserve someone good in her life because she has slept around?? Wait..what?
That said John ceda is halarious and so is LeBron James. The hapless guy who plays Amy's love interest is funny and adorable. These guys deliver so real laughs during the film. The movie would have worked much better if her dad hadn't been seen after his brief appearance at the start of the film...and the rest of the movie had focused on Amy's character learning why she needs or wants a relationship..and the nerdy guy winning her over of course. Leave the sappy drama to lifetime please.
Out of five stars I give this one three. It's a funny movie, but it's no match for films like Superbad or Pineapple Express, who have more laughs and less drama.
Joe dirt 2
Dear David Spade,
I am super pissed about Joe dirt 2. You had what like...twenty years to write something and you give me some stupid time traveling, angel, inception bs? I give you NO excuses about a smaller budget because a big budget wasn't necessary. You acted like the first move didn't even happen. I mean Joe went from guest staring on mtv to obscurity again? Not to mention your constant rehashing of the same jokes. Again you had like twenty damn years to write new ones. Whyyyyyy???
Hey I have an idea why doesn't Joe run for the office of mayor of silvertown as the underdog? ...Or what if fame went to his head and brandy left and he had to win her back?? ...Or even if Brandy was pregnant and he gets lost in the tornado and has to make it back before she has the baby? I mean there is like three better ideas...right freaking there!
Guys the idea behind the film is so stupid..it's just hard to even watch the movie and worst of all towards the end it just gets boring. I swear at the end they just started making shit up. I don't even
think there was a script. Now that's fine if you are will Ferrell ....but the chick who plays brandy is no will Ferrell or even a Christina Applegate.
I'll give it this..it does start off with promise. I thought the first half hour was ok for a low budget crackle film. Christopher Walkin is obviously amazing, except when they make him say..get yo momma to sew this like thirty times.
Unfortunately I have to give Joe dirt 2 only two stars. The best I can say for it is...I've seen worse.
Anyway..hey David..lets just pretend this didn't happen.
Sincerely,
Joe Dirt fans
It Follows
Everyone loves this film...everyone. I have had people call me after watching it just to tell me I needed to watch it, so I was super stoked to watch it obviously!
What the hell is everyone talking about? This movie is so slow I could hardly watch. There is almost
no dialogue it. The great shots everyone keeps telling me are so good..are also boring, plain and unimagitave. Did I watch the same film as everyone else? The one good scene is at the very beginning when our lead actress is first cursed. I got excited after that scene...and then nothing. Snooze fest.
All I can say without giving to much away is... typical ending, not much excitement, poor dialogue..bad set, poor lighting..just nothing interesting. The idea behind the film is great..a std that really does follow you home! Yes please! Great idea. I'd like to see this made with an adult cast...better set design...and can we call a damn priest or something? Everyone knows you can't shoot a demon damn it!
I'd give this film a two out of five also. Again, I've seen worse..but this could have been executed way better.
Ok that's it..three crappy movies this weekend. So far this summer I haven't seen anything to get excited about. I'm hoping the new vacation movie will wow me! Fingers crossed!
Trainwreck
I'm not sure what I expected but an r rated lifetime movie wasn't it. I've heard people compair this to a typical romantic comedy. Noooo because this movie definitely deals with the Stars personal demons that include drugs, alcohol and sexual deviancy. Not in a funny look at how silly she is way but a, if I don't change my life I'm going to lose my family, friends and career kind of way...maybe even go to jail. This makes the film drag, it's about two hours and twent minutes long. I got bored after an hour and a half. The film makes no sence if you really think it out. Supposedly she is unable to commit because her dad tells her as a child that it's not possible. She then likes a guy and her problem isn't commiting but the fact she feels she doesn't deserve someone good in her life because she has slept around?? Wait..what?
That said John ceda is halarious and so is LeBron James. The hapless guy who plays Amy's love interest is funny and adorable. These guys deliver so real laughs during the film. The movie would have worked much better if her dad hadn't been seen after his brief appearance at the start of the film...and the rest of the movie had focused on Amy's character learning why she needs or wants a relationship..and the nerdy guy winning her over of course. Leave the sappy drama to lifetime please.
Out of five stars I give this one three. It's a funny movie, but it's no match for films like Superbad or Pineapple Express, who have more laughs and less drama.
Joe dirt 2
Dear David Spade,
I am super pissed about Joe dirt 2. You had what like...twenty years to write something and you give me some stupid time traveling, angel, inception bs? I give you NO excuses about a smaller budget because a big budget wasn't necessary. You acted like the first move didn't even happen. I mean Joe went from guest staring on mtv to obscurity again? Not to mention your constant rehashing of the same jokes. Again you had like twenty damn years to write new ones. Whyyyyyy???
Hey I have an idea why doesn't Joe run for the office of mayor of silvertown as the underdog? ...Or what if fame went to his head and brandy left and he had to win her back?? ...Or even if Brandy was pregnant and he gets lost in the tornado and has to make it back before she has the baby? I mean there is like three better ideas...right freaking there!
Guys the idea behind the film is so stupid..it's just hard to even watch the movie and worst of all towards the end it just gets boring. I swear at the end they just started making shit up. I don't even
think there was a script. Now that's fine if you are will Ferrell ....but the chick who plays brandy is no will Ferrell or even a Christina Applegate.
I'll give it this..it does start off with promise. I thought the first half hour was ok for a low budget crackle film. Christopher Walkin is obviously amazing, except when they make him say..get yo momma to sew this like thirty times.
Unfortunately I have to give Joe dirt 2 only two stars. The best I can say for it is...I've seen worse.
Anyway..hey David..lets just pretend this didn't happen.
Sincerely,
Joe Dirt fans
It Follows
Everyone loves this film...everyone. I have had people call me after watching it just to tell me I needed to watch it, so I was super stoked to watch it obviously!
What the hell is everyone talking about? This movie is so slow I could hardly watch. There is almost
no dialogue it. The great shots everyone keeps telling me are so good..are also boring, plain and unimagitave. Did I watch the same film as everyone else? The one good scene is at the very beginning when our lead actress is first cursed. I got excited after that scene...and then nothing. Snooze fest.
All I can say without giving to much away is... typical ending, not much excitement, poor dialogue..bad set, poor lighting..just nothing interesting. The idea behind the film is great..a std that really does follow you home! Yes please! Great idea. I'd like to see this made with an adult cast...better set design...and can we call a damn priest or something? Everyone knows you can't shoot a demon damn it!
I'd give this film a two out of five also. Again, I've seen worse..but this could have been executed way better.
Ok that's it..three crappy movies this weekend. So far this summer I haven't seen anything to get excited about. I'm hoping the new vacation movie will wow me! Fingers crossed!
Friday, April 17, 2015
How to work from home
I'm writing this article because I know many people part of my online community are struggling to find work, life balance, or need extra cash. So, because I believe sharing is caring and I believe doing good comes back to you..I'm going to share my experience working from home and give you GREAT online resources to find the right work from home job for you. Yes that means the names of real companies that hire work from home jobs. If you don't want to read my review, skip to the bottom! It seems like the people who have these jobs, for the most part don't want to share how they got started working from home. Its sort of like in the entertainment industry, you have to figure it all out for yourself. Well, I'm here to help!
Basically I was randomly applying to anything and everything. One day I was contacted by USHA a pharmaceutical discount card company. I didn't even remember applying, but when one applies to basically every job on the internet, it can get a bit foggy. I was a little rude to be honest, I really thought it was a scam. This ended up being the best job I have ever had and the only job I have LOVED. However, if I hadn't needed a job badly I would have never given this a chance. I am so glad I did.
I never met anyone in person for an interview even though the company was based out of my city. I had two interviews. One with hr and one with the actual owner of the company. I was hired the next day and trained from home. It was very fast. Except I wasn't really trained from home. If I didn't have extensive experience on the phone I wouldn't have been able to do the job. The first two weeks they paid me a bit less than the agreed upon amount but quickly raised my pay once I proved I was great at my job. I had so little contact with people I didn't even know they were going to do that. I was a 1099 employee and could set my own schedule, however I was a full time worker and I'm sure if I had not consistently worked 35 hours or more they would have let me go. If I did want a day off I would give one week notice and it was never a problem.
The one thing that would upset me was the lack of communication. If I had a problem with my system, getting it fixed would be very difficult. I couldn't just call someone I had to email and wait. Sometimes it would be over a day before I would hear back. This always made me worry I would get fired and I would stress over this hard. I really had nothing to worry about though. After a few months I figured this out and stopped worrying so much. The job is very autonomous, which is great but also unnerving when you are getting very little feedback about how you are doing your job. Once you get used to that, it becomes magical, no one is breathing down your back all day long. Just do your job and that's it!
Last month I got an email saying they were closing and I was so sad because I loved my job. I didn't want to work anywhere but from home! I quickly took a job I thought would be similar but found it wasn't..so what's a girl to do? RESEARCH.
The secret is there are HUNDREDS of companies that hire work from home employees. Some are obviously better than others. Most are 1099 but some are regular positions with very high pay and amazing benefits. Most positions require high speed internet access and a desktop computer. Specifications change depending on the company. Some want you to have a land line phone, fax machine or specific software. There are a few that just require a cell phone if you don't have internet access. However I recommend investing in a full home office if you need to. Honestly it is worth it. Pay varies of course, but most jobs range from 12-25 per hour. Obviously having experience and a degree gets you more pay. My advice is if you have little experience, go get some before starting with some of these companies because if you aren't good you get less pay and it can be hard to change that. While all of the positions aren't telemarketing, those are what many of them are. (there are also professional jobs like teaching and nursing and more though) Go work some very crappy call center job for a month or two. You really should have some experience. If being a service tech is your thing you DEFINITELY should have experience. Yes many of them will hire without experience but if you don't start off strong you get less calls when it is pay by call. Other positions will just let you go. So bring your A game. Or be prepared to get experience, then move on to a different company. In my research the people unhappy with their experiences are usually people who needed more training. Work from home isn't going to offer that usually. They want people who don't need supervision and can just get the job done.
So here is what you have been waiting on...the list of companies that hire work from home employees. Please do your research on each company you apply to. Check their rating on glassdoor if it is available. Yes, all of these positions are very real. Some of the ones where pay is not listed on the site i am giving you, pays more than 15 an hour. Those jobs do require educated/experienced people with a full home office though. The information I am giving isn't even everything I have found. So now that I have got you started, just keep hunting. The right work from home position for you is out there.
http://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/money-earning-directory/phone-work
http://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/money-earning-directory
This is woman has over 40 videos with work from home opportunities THAT SHE CHECKS OUT. I suggest you subscribe to her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85u7uQ5LUs&list=PLHeYJU6HrYnCkv5f8ae_Z7s-VW_hOrpW5
Basically I was randomly applying to anything and everything. One day I was contacted by USHA a pharmaceutical discount card company. I didn't even remember applying, but when one applies to basically every job on the internet, it can get a bit foggy. I was a little rude to be honest, I really thought it was a scam. This ended up being the best job I have ever had and the only job I have LOVED. However, if I hadn't needed a job badly I would have never given this a chance. I am so glad I did.
I never met anyone in person for an interview even though the company was based out of my city. I had two interviews. One with hr and one with the actual owner of the company. I was hired the next day and trained from home. It was very fast. Except I wasn't really trained from home. If I didn't have extensive experience on the phone I wouldn't have been able to do the job. The first two weeks they paid me a bit less than the agreed upon amount but quickly raised my pay once I proved I was great at my job. I had so little contact with people I didn't even know they were going to do that. I was a 1099 employee and could set my own schedule, however I was a full time worker and I'm sure if I had not consistently worked 35 hours or more they would have let me go. If I did want a day off I would give one week notice and it was never a problem.
The one thing that would upset me was the lack of communication. If I had a problem with my system, getting it fixed would be very difficult. I couldn't just call someone I had to email and wait. Sometimes it would be over a day before I would hear back. This always made me worry I would get fired and I would stress over this hard. I really had nothing to worry about though. After a few months I figured this out and stopped worrying so much. The job is very autonomous, which is great but also unnerving when you are getting very little feedback about how you are doing your job. Once you get used to that, it becomes magical, no one is breathing down your back all day long. Just do your job and that's it!
Last month I got an email saying they were closing and I was so sad because I loved my job. I didn't want to work anywhere but from home! I quickly took a job I thought would be similar but found it wasn't..so what's a girl to do? RESEARCH.
The secret is there are HUNDREDS of companies that hire work from home employees. Some are obviously better than others. Most are 1099 but some are regular positions with very high pay and amazing benefits. Most positions require high speed internet access and a desktop computer. Specifications change depending on the company. Some want you to have a land line phone, fax machine or specific software. There are a few that just require a cell phone if you don't have internet access. However I recommend investing in a full home office if you need to. Honestly it is worth it. Pay varies of course, but most jobs range from 12-25 per hour. Obviously having experience and a degree gets you more pay. My advice is if you have little experience, go get some before starting with some of these companies because if you aren't good you get less pay and it can be hard to change that. While all of the positions aren't telemarketing, those are what many of them are. (there are also professional jobs like teaching and nursing and more though) Go work some very crappy call center job for a month or two. You really should have some experience. If being a service tech is your thing you DEFINITELY should have experience. Yes many of them will hire without experience but if you don't start off strong you get less calls when it is pay by call. Other positions will just let you go. So bring your A game. Or be prepared to get experience, then move on to a different company. In my research the people unhappy with their experiences are usually people who needed more training. Work from home isn't going to offer that usually. They want people who don't need supervision and can just get the job done.
So here is what you have been waiting on...the list of companies that hire work from home employees. Please do your research on each company you apply to. Check their rating on glassdoor if it is available. Yes, all of these positions are very real. Some of the ones where pay is not listed on the site i am giving you, pays more than 15 an hour. Those jobs do require educated/experienced people with a full home office though. The information I am giving isn't even everything I have found. So now that I have got you started, just keep hunting. The right work from home position for you is out there.
http://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/money-earning-directory/phone-work
http://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/money-earning-directory
This is woman has over 40 videos with work from home opportunities THAT SHE CHECKS OUT. I suggest you subscribe to her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85u7uQ5LUs&list=PLHeYJU6HrYnCkv5f8ae_Z7s-VW_hOrpW5
Monday, December 8, 2014
Holiday Haters can go to H-E-double hockey sticks
Yesterday on Facebook I made an innocent post about 2 holiday movies (Elf and Fred Claus) and which was the best. I had some guy remark they were both silly and religious holidays suck. Whoa! Slow down there Scrooge. I see post after post from angry people who just seem to hate...everything. Its that time of year, when people are just a little meaner and a lot more crazy. There REALLY is no need to say things to ruin other peoples holiday. Really. If you don't like a holiday, ok that's great..just keep it to yourself because no one wants to hear all of THIS:
1. Happy Holidays and the "War on Christmas"
There is no war on Christmas. Long before it became the politically correct thing to say, I would pipe out Happy Holidays to people and so did plenty of others. When I say Happy Holidays I mean Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy...host of a thousand other small religious and non religious holidays that we often don't really celebrate anymore, yet still occur in December. I grew up in a small rural town that had very little racial or religious diversity, so it never even occurred to me that people were trying to leave Christmas out purposefully because someone may not celebrate Christmas. Exactly why are we making a big deal out of this? It just isn't a big deal. If someone wants to wish me well, I am fine with however they choose to say it. Who are these people getting so up set with people saying Happy Holiday or Merry Christmas?? All I can figure is these people just don't like being told what to do. They want to move through life without all the pressure of people telling them to be merry or happy I guess. I mean those are some pretty high expectations.
2. Holiday Haters
There are people out there who actually hate holidays. Not just Christmas either but Thanksgiving (how can you hate eating food), and well basically anything that involves celebration. I sincerely don't understand what they are objecting to? People having fun? Laughter? Children playing??? Is it limited to holidays, or all celebrations? Did no one give them valentines in third grade?
The reality is that life is hard. Something bad is happening to someone, somewhere every day. Yes holidays are silly and yes they are commercialized but they are important. They are days when we can come together and all have a reason to smile. I would celebrate holidays even if I had no family and no friends. I would volunteer and spend time with those less fortunate than myself and share whatever I had with them. There is ALWAYS someone less fortunate than yourself no matter what your circumstances are. If you innately do not understand the reasons we as a society celebrate things, I don't know how to help you.
3. Angry Christians
Someone said Happy Holidays! Christmas is to Commercialized! Christmas isn't a religious holiday (stop celebrating)! Complain, complain, complain!!!! Allow me to set the record straight. Christmas is the one time of year Christians really have the time to shine. You can build homes for the homeless, visit those in prison, feed the hungry....and make a difference. Don't you think that is what the birthday boy would want? Do you think he wants you making angry comments on news talk shows as the world rolls their eyes? Don't you think he would rather you be about his fathers business??? True religion is taking care of orphans and widows. In other words, what Christianity is really about is helping those who are not in a position to help themselves.Of course we should always be doing these things but this time of year...the world is looking. You can let them see large light displays and greed or you can show them light. The choice is yours.
1. Happy Holidays and the "War on Christmas"
There is no war on Christmas. Long before it became the politically correct thing to say, I would pipe out Happy Holidays to people and so did plenty of others. When I say Happy Holidays I mean Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy...host of a thousand other small religious and non religious holidays that we often don't really celebrate anymore, yet still occur in December. I grew up in a small rural town that had very little racial or religious diversity, so it never even occurred to me that people were trying to leave Christmas out purposefully because someone may not celebrate Christmas. Exactly why are we making a big deal out of this? It just isn't a big deal. If someone wants to wish me well, I am fine with however they choose to say it. Who are these people getting so up set with people saying Happy Holiday or Merry Christmas?? All I can figure is these people just don't like being told what to do. They want to move through life without all the pressure of people telling them to be merry or happy I guess. I mean those are some pretty high expectations.
2. Holiday Haters
There are people out there who actually hate holidays. Not just Christmas either but Thanksgiving (how can you hate eating food), and well basically anything that involves celebration. I sincerely don't understand what they are objecting to? People having fun? Laughter? Children playing??? Is it limited to holidays, or all celebrations? Did no one give them valentines in third grade?
The reality is that life is hard. Something bad is happening to someone, somewhere every day. Yes holidays are silly and yes they are commercialized but they are important. They are days when we can come together and all have a reason to smile. I would celebrate holidays even if I had no family and no friends. I would volunteer and spend time with those less fortunate than myself and share whatever I had with them. There is ALWAYS someone less fortunate than yourself no matter what your circumstances are. If you innately do not understand the reasons we as a society celebrate things, I don't know how to help you.
3. Angry Christians
Someone said Happy Holidays! Christmas is to Commercialized! Christmas isn't a religious holiday (stop celebrating)! Complain, complain, complain!!!! Allow me to set the record straight. Christmas is the one time of year Christians really have the time to shine. You can build homes for the homeless, visit those in prison, feed the hungry....and make a difference. Don't you think that is what the birthday boy would want? Do you think he wants you making angry comments on news talk shows as the world rolls their eyes? Don't you think he would rather you be about his fathers business??? True religion is taking care of orphans and widows. In other words, what Christianity is really about is helping those who are not in a position to help themselves.Of course we should always be doing these things but this time of year...the world is looking. You can let them see large light displays and greed or you can show them light. The choice is yours.
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