Book Reviews and Money Saving Tips

Looking at my blog, I decided that it has become cluttered with attempts to generate some miscellaneous income. My Amazon Store, my CafePress store, my Zazzle store all get some interest but seem like they detract from the blog itself. Thusly I have put all of those commercial ventures on my web site with links from my blogs to them. If someone wants to buy one of my "oh, so chic" t-shirts, a book or something from Amazon, it will now take two clicks to get there, one to get to my web site and one to get to the store. If someone really wants to buy something, I think two clicks are not a deterrent. If they don't then the presence of those commercial items on the web site may have deterred them from coming back. Life is nothing but change. Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock suggested that we (his readers) would have difficulty changing with the accelerated pace of today's world. Change has gone from arithmetic to geometric. I think all of us are capable of change. ...

Have you paused for a moment in your busy day to ponder the fact that you have a clean, 365 day slate in front of you. You can start to do something you never did before, or stop something that is annoying you, like smoking or excessive anything. A new year doesn’t have to change anything…but it can. Change comes from within. If you are in a wonderful relationship, work to keep it that way. If you are in an abusive relationship, work to get out of it. Only you can change you. You may think that you boss, wife, mother, etc. makes changes in you. WRONG, if there are changes made, you are making them. Perhaps in response to input from others but you are the one that is making the change. Instead of lamenting about how helpless you are, look at your alternatives. Even if you are in a maximum security unit, in solitary confinement, you can make changes in yourself. If you are some of the lucky ones with nothing but joy in your life, spread some of it around. Be kind...