I thought I would blog before I start work here.

Golly, it’s been a few months.  If you have came here before today, you may have noticed a ton of pages at the top. I was using that as a testing ground for a shopping cart. I tried various WordPress plugins, but I settled with Wufoo for my shopping cart.  Did you know they actually do them?

Let’s talk business

• Outdoor Furniture Comforts is launched!
• Living Comforts has its little home. We imagine it becoming like the Envato network.  We plan on expanding to more sites in the future, but for now, I’m keeping it low-profile. Right now the customers receipt has “Living Comforts” on it, so in case they Google it, we’ll have a home.
• I’m almost done with a little side project I have been working on. It’s got a members only section where they can update their profile. And it’s got the standard other things like contact form, about, etc. I may be building in a tournament functionality, soon.
• I am still working with those wonderful people who hired me the week after I had gotten fired.  And I’m getting $30 an hour starting this Monday!
• I have successfully mastered if/else statements in PHP   I’m no PHP pro, but I feel like that’s quite an accomplishment. Recently, I did a PHP script.  Basically, it directs you to a specific page based on the password you entered. Didn’t think I could do it!
• We have gotten 3 online orders via Barstool Comforts in about 2 weeks, but then it stopped.  That’s weird, we’re hoping we get another sale soon.
• End of June, we are hiring an online marketer to help us market Outdoor Furniture Comforts and maybe Barstool Comforts.  It’s a lot of money, so that’s why we’re waiting end of June.

  These people believe in organic search rather than paid search (via Google Adwords). I was almost sold on spending money on Google Adwords, but honestly — can you tell me: have you EVER clicked on any of the ads on Google? I have not. And I never will. I don’t want to be sold. So that’s why we’re going to work hard on getting up in the organic search listings, the ones that don’t have to pay.

• Eventually, I really want to blog. As in, blog about web design to the public. I have a space set up on www.gotmedia.org for it, but I have been so busy, I haven’t had the time to work on it!
• I’m almost done reading “The Ultimate Sales Machine” by Chet Holmes and it’s an amazing book. You HAVE to pick it up! No matter what occupation you are in, it will practically change your life.

About the Douchebag

No, I’m not referring to the other douchebag, actually I call him douche, my ex boyfriend. I’m talking about the douchebag who still has my $10,000, screwed over 4 other people, and remains a free man.

I’m still doing something about that. It’s in the works. However; I did hear from Gina who used to work with Jay. She said things are really screwed up over there. And she also got screwed over by some money from him. She calls him: “grimey”. I love that word!

Not So Great Things

I’ve said so many good things in this post, that it would be wrong for me not to say some bad things going on.  Let’s face it, life isn’t perfect.

• I’m still single. And I don’t like it. I keep myself very busy, which is good so I don’t think about it often, but I really want to hold someone’s hand and feel that love.  You know that love when you see them and they see you and you both get really happy? Yeah, that. That love when you come home and your sweety asks you about your day. Blah!
• My parents owe me over $13,000.00. And I really want it back. But they’re doing bad financially, but I just don’t like the reasoning as to why they’re using it. If they were using it for health reasons, I’d totally be up for it, but they’re using it for entertainment. I try not to get into it with them because they are my parents, they do my laundry, feed me meals, they raised me. At least I know that’s some money I will get back, after all, they’re my parents.
• I’m learning how to drive finally. It’s a good and bad thing. A really good thing because I don’t have to be independent all the time. A really bad thing because I don’t have the money for a car. I do, but I don’t have that $13k in my bank, you know?
• I miss having friends to hang out with.  However, Gina wants to hangout with me, so I will definitely give her a call when a day is open.
• And a really good thing… is that I have been working out 2 times a week since… end of February I think. Haven’t seen any weight loss in a significant amount, but it does take time. It’s hard abstaining from food after 7pm.

The end. What’s been new with you, huh?