Start Your Own Thing

jolenemacinjax — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:06:40 +0000

We are all looking for something to supplement our income, a hobby that we enjoy that is relaxing, or even just something to break the monotony of our everyday lives. Yes, it would be great to find something that we can make money at and that we really enjoy doing. In these hard economic times we are searching for ways just to make ends meet. One of the things that I have discovered that I like to do, besides writing articles on blogs and creating websites, is to make jewelry and selling them on my online website. If you have a hobby that produces goods that you can sell, or if you are thinking of starting your spring cleaning early there are ways to advertise your stuff that doesn’t cost you any money. You can have a yardsale, which we do every other weekend, advertise on Craig’s List or you can try the website called Yardsellr.com

I have been using this service for a few months now and are very happy with the results. The way they work is you create a user id, click on “sell” button, create a description, upload pictures, and click on the mailing button. You can have the the buyer meet you at your house, if the item is too big or too expensive to ship. They also require that you send the items with a tracking number. Which cost about $2.00 per box at the U.S. Postal Service. They do not charge the seller for any items, however the buyers are charged a small fee. You can include shipping charges but most people just price their item just a little higher to cover the cost of shipping. This site allows you to add several pictures and you can sell as many items that you wish. You are encouraged to share your yardsale on your facebook, tweeter and Pin It accounts. This will increase your exposure and hopefully, your friends and relatives will share your yardsale with their friends and more relatives. This listings are for 30 days at a time but they allow you to re-list items at no additional charge.

If you have an invention, a book your are writing, a game you are creating, a movie you have created or a music DVD you want to produce for your band there is a GREAT website you can try for funding. The Kickstarter website This is a community website that has subscribers from all over the world. You read through the types of projects that interest you, read through the requirements, create your own project page and give it a try. This is a ALL or Nothing Funding Opportunity and you have to offer incentives to the benefactors that centers around your project. You never know you could have the next great thing in your garage or hobby room! Here is our Kickstarter project page to get you started:

Night People in Mandarin

jolenemacinjax — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:24:40 +0000

Have you noticed that most places, other than bars, close around 9:00pm here in Mandarin. I mean if you are a night-owl and really want to go out for a bite or need something from the stores there are not a lot of places you can go. Thankfully, our Walmart on San Jose Boulevard is usually opened 24/7 and you can get pretty much anything you want from there but sometimes it would be nice to be able to go somewhere else in the middle of the night.

I am a night-owl. I work the midnight shift at one of our hospitals in the Emergency Room. I have to pretty much keep to that schedule even on my off days or else I will mess up my sleeping patterns. So, when I get restless on my days off I usually go for a drive. It’s pretty nice out there for the most part with hardly no one else on the road but if I want to get a burger or a decent cup of coffee then my choices are limited. The people at the Gate Store on St Augustine Road just before the I-95 overpass almost never disappoints. They keep the coffee fresh and the flavored coffee creamers cool at almost all times of the night. Their store is also very clean and the prices for other stuff is not too outrageous.

Of course as far as the great burger or pizza is concerned I am out of luck after 10:00pm or 11:00pm during the week except for McDonalds down by I-295 on St Augustine Road. But just remember their menu is limited after 11:00pm and I found out that all the 24 hour McDonalds closes between 3:00am and 4:00am for computer updates.

So, for those magic hours after 2:00am when the bars close and before 5:00am when the fast food places open for breakfast there are not too many choices in the Mandarin Area for a night-owl to go. If you know of any businesses opened after 11:00pm during the week or even the weekend in the Mandarin Area please post that information here and what they offer! I must find another place to go when I can’t sleep and don’t want to wander the aisles at Walmart!

Cheers!

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