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Have you ever looked up a lost love?

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I didn’t realize this, but apparently around this time of year, probably due to Valentines day and people wondering about lost loves, sites such as PeopleFinders.com get a huge upsurge in people searching on their site.

I suppose that it’s true that the holidays, particularly romantic holidays such as Valentines Day make people think of what could have been. I must admit that I am one of those people that occasionally think of old loves around this time of year. I haven’t done any searches for them in recent years, but I do think of them.

There’s one old love that I remember that I think about from time to time. Even though I’m married now, I must say he was the most romantic of all the men I’ve ever dated. On one of our first dates he picked me up from my home to take me downtown for a nice dinner. We had an enjoyable meal and got to know each other better while at the restaurant.

Unfortunately, as he was driving me home at the end of the evening one of the back tires on his car went flat and we ended pulling over under a deserted overpass of the highway.

It was raining out- but it was that soft, warm rain that makes you want to go out for a walk with someone you love kind of rain. You know what I mean? Well, he’d run over to a pay phone and called for a tow truck since he didn’t have a usable spare tire, and while we waited, instead of sitting in the car, we stood outside the car in each others arms dancing to some romantic music that was playing on his tape deck.

All in all, despite the flat tire and the rain it was one of the most romantic evenings I can ever remember having with any of my dates. I suppose that’s why I think about him from time to time.

Now I happen to know that he still lives in this city, but I don’t know much about what’s been happening in his life over the last few years. I wonder, if I were to do a search for him at PeopleFinders.com if I’d find him, and what I’d write to him if I did find him. It makes me a bit anxious just thinking about it. I’m happily married so I certainly wouldn’t be looking to reconnect with him on a romantic level.

I guess that if I did find him I’d just write a simple “Hey great to find you on Peoplefinders. I hope that you’re doing well these days. Please write back if you’d like to keep in touch again.”. Then if he replied I’d tell him that I’m married but that it would be nice for us to get together for dinner or an event.

Have you ever used PeopleFinders.com or another people search site to find an old lover or an old friend that you’ve lost touch with? What were the results? Did you manage to get together once you started talking?






Winter care for house plants and ornamentals

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Did you receive any ornamental house plants over the holidays? How are they fairing in your home?

As you might know many of the potted plants that you might have received over the holiday season are not usually meant to be kept as permanent house plants. They’re raised in green houses and often don’t adapt well to the conditions within your home.

Many of them do not like being kept at high temperatures. If you want to prolong their life try to keep them in full sunlight, in rooms that are between 65 F and 72 F.

If you haven’t already removed the foil around the plants pot you should do that now The foil might be preventing the plant’s pot from draining properly and roots might stay too wet and die off.

If you have Amaryllis blooming in your home right now remember to cut the faded flowers. You don’t want seeds to form as that robs the bulb of energy that should be put toward next nears growth.

House plants with large leaves such as Philodendron, Dracaena, and rubber plant will benefit from a leave wash on occasion. Rinse with clear water or a damp clothe to remove dust and grime as this will keep the leaves pores open, and help keep your plant healthy.

If you want to reflect more light towards your houseplants you can line the window sills or shelves that the plants are sitting on with aluminum foil as it will reflect the light and provide a little bit of extra light for the houseplants.

If you live in an area with mild winters remember to check your window boxes and other outside containers that might have evergreen plants in them to see if they need watering.

The Million Dollar blog

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As many of my readers, on this blog and the others that I write, know I’ve been very interested in finding ways to make money on my blogs and websites. It’s not just extra income for me. I only wish it were. No, I’m home sick because I can’t work my 12 hour nursing shifts in the ER because of my illness and since I’ve been off work for over a year I simply have no money coming in from my workplace. So, figuring out ways to make money from home has become an important goal for me.

That’s why I enjoy discovering sites such as the Million Dollar Blog, which is full of helpful posts geared towards teaching others how to make money on the internet.

I love the motto on the site “Making Money $0.10 at a time”. That is so true! You can’t expect to begin making money on your sites the very first day you add Google Adsense, Agloco, Amazon or other types of affiliate banners to your site. Nope, it really is 0.10 at a time. That’s what I’ve found anyway. Perhaps a blogger or webmaster who already has an extremely successful and popular website might make more right off the bat, but for most of us all those clicks and small earnings take some time to begin adding up to real earnings.

Mubminahmed.com’s Million Dollar blog has several different categories, each containing a number of useful and timely posts about various ways to make money on the internet. Read his article about making money via Ebay as an introduction to this site. If you have an interest in earning extra income through your websites, or perhaps even want to get out of your day job and stay at home with the kids while earning a great income from home I suggest that you have a look at this blog.

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