You know I was just thinking about what a mess doing my taxes was this year. Last year wasn’t so bad because I’d worked at the hospital part of the year before and also earned money from my websites. Last year though, all my income was from my websites and calculating everything was a pain in the butt.

I think I’m going to look into getting some kind of financial reporting software so I can keep track of my daily, monthly and yearly earnings in one place. I do have Excel on my computer, but I’ve just never really liked using that program.

Speaking of earnings mine are down so far this year. Ever since we got our Puppy last November my earnings have been a lot less. I find the puppy very distracting. She’s getting better at entertaining herself, but it’s still difficult to work on my sites with a dog dropping toys in my lap constantly or whining for attention. As a result I’ve been trying to work on more passive income earnings for my websites.

How do you get work done on your sites when you have a lot of distractions around?

Wordless Wednesday

Aren’t these bear cubs absolutely adorable? Too bad they can’t stay that size huh?

I’ve never seen bear cubs this young, but I have seen slightly older ones in the wild. I believe the last time I saw a young bear cub was in Algonquin Park. We’d been camping and we drove to a garbage drop off (not a dump, just a drop off with trash cans) and the young cub was near one of the trash cans.

Needless to say we didn’t get out of the car. We couldn’t see Momma bear, but surely she was around and you never get between a mother bear and her cub. That’s like asking for a death sentence!

Many of my regular readers probably already know that I used to be a jeweller. I wasn’t a retailer, I actually made high end jewelery to be sold in jewelry stores. I had my own business but I eventually closed it down to pursue another career. I don’t regret my choice, but I still have an interest in the jewelry trade and of course unique designs.

Now I know that many of my readers live in the UK. Perhaps you’ve been thinking of getting engaged and are currently searching for just the right diamond engagement ring? Look no further! 365-diamond.com has a wide selection of Engagement rings. They also have a lovely selection of Wedding Rings too. This company is based in the UK and their prices are 50% lower than for comparable jewelry on High Street.

If you’ve purchased jewelery lately or if you’re about to make a major purchases - ie perhaps you’re looking for Engagement rings you’re probably aware that the price of gold has gone up quite a bit lately. Even though the prices of gold and other precious metals and gems have gone up 365-Diamond is still able to offer incredible deals.

What I like about the site is that when you search the Engagement rings section you can choose whether you want to look at round brilliant cut diamond rings or engagement rings with other settings such as princess, diamond set shoulders, marquise, emerald cut, pear, oval, heart shaped or a cluster style diamond ring. Just find the style and ring that interests you and once you’ve done that you can choose whether you want the engagement ring to be yellow gold, white gold or perhaps even platinum. You’ll also be able to choose the diamond size and diamond quality.

As you look at the engagement rings that interest you you’ll be able to see the ring at several different angles. I like this idea. You really get a good idea of what the ring really looks like and perhaps even how it might look on your fiance’s finger.

Another great reason to buy from 365-Diamond is that when you buy one of their certified diamond rings you’ll receive a diamond certificate which will help you verify the quality and weight of the diamond. This is a great thing to have as you’ll likely be interested in insuring the ring. Every purchase comes with a 30 day return policy so if you aren’t satisfied you can alway return it.

One last, yet important thing that I like about this online jewelry store is that they only sell conflict free diamonds.

A little while ago I decided that the houseplants needed watering. My puppy, Midnight, is interested in just about everything I do. She follows me everywhere she can. So of course when I grabbed the watering container and started filling it up with water she was right there beside me.

That’s not where things get strange …

She loves that plastic watering can. I think she thinks it’s a toy. As I walked back and forth filling the container up with water and then walking through the main floor of the house watering various plants she was right beside me, trying to get the watering container from my hands the whole time.

When Chris came home from work I told him that maybe we should take the watering can with us when we take her for walks. Perhaps she’d finally heel! Chris picked up the watering can and walked through the house and she was right beside him the whole time intently looking at the watering container.

I really do think it might help stop her from pulling us pretty much off our feet when we take her for a walk if we try bringing that watering can with us! We have a harness for her but even that’s not helping that much now that she’s gotten bigger and has put on more weight. When she pulls she’s really strong. So yeah … maybe later tonight when we take her for a walk the watering can will come along for the trip.

I haven’t been feeling well today at all. My Crohn’s is acting up and my stomach has been cramping all day.

Last night I fell asleep on the couch and slept pretty much straight through ’till 6 a.m.. Chris happened to get up in the middle of the night because he couldn’t sleep. I can remember him having a cup of warm milk at about 3 a.m. but as far as I know I just looked at him sleepily and went back to snooze land.

I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t. I was in too much pain. However around 2 pm a huge wave of tiredness hit me. Midnight was snoozing on the living room floor so I got her to go into her crate and then I lay down on the couch for a short nap. You know what time I woke up? At almost 7 p.m.!

This type of thing has been happening quite a bit lately. I guess I’ll have to go back to the specialists office and see if he can adjust my medications. I just have to start feeling better.

Laying around so much has actually made me gain a bit of weight. I can’t eat a lot with the Crohn’s, but when you feel so ill that you aren’t all that active you can still gain weight. Luckily it’s not too much. I did once consider trying diet pills, but that’s not the way to go for me. I just want to try to get more active. That’s one of the main reasons we got the puppy in the first place.

I hope that I start to feel better soon. Today is just intolerable. I might just go back to sleep and hope that I wake up feeling better.