Love, Life and Appreciation

Fiverr is a website I found while searching "ways to make money online." When I first saw Fiverr I thought of marketplaces like Ebay, though Fiverr is slightly different. Fiverr is a marketplace in which people can post gigs, based on things they like to do or purchase a gig more to their liking. There are a mesh of categories of gigs on the site. Some include Graphics & Design, Writing & Translation and Lifestyle, among a variety of others. There's even a Fun & Bizarre category.

Just browsing the site I was overwhelmed by variety of services, on the first page alone. It's like a one-stop shop for services. There are some listening which have a yellow banner across them which indicates that they are a top rated seller. There is an informative How It Works outline for both buying and selling, which pops on the home page. From looking at some of the gigs, offering more to the offer increases the starting price. One thing I really like about the site is that it features services from all over the world. If you select to sell, you can post multiple gigs and different categories.

To find out more about Fiverr, check out the Fiverr Directory.

Happy buying or selling!

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It's been a while since I posted an entry on my 30 Things series. I kind of forgot it...Nonetheless, here's another installment as part of that series.

2. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.

Fear 1: Spiders
Ok, I think this is a common fear among many people. I really do not care for spiders. Big one make me jump, scream and tingly and little ones even make me tingly. I definitely avoid the area where the creature is and if I do kill one, I hit it at least 5 times to make sure it's dead. Oh I don't like picking them up either. I reach down slowly and walk quickly to the trash can. My fear of them comes from the way the move. It's so creepy. I also have a fear one with pop out of the trashcan after I killed it. I don't bother spiders outside like on a leaf or something like that. That is there natural habit. They can do what they do, and I'll do what I do. I especially try to avoid a spiderwebs if I'm outside.

Fear 2: House Fires
This fear came became a fear when I was younger. There was a home in the back of my parent's house that caught fire and I'll never forget that night. I remember hearing people taking outside and hearing firetrucks. I looked out one window of my parents home that night, and saw nothing. I looked out the window on the other side and saw a big burning house, cars were parked on our lawn and people were just standing and watching. The home was engulfed and the fire was so strong the firefighters were telling people to get back and you could feel the heat. I remember when the roof collapsed, the embers were floating towards my parents house and I really thought that the house would catch on fire too. There was nothing left of the house after it was extinguished. Fires are so devastating. My fear is of the fire and not being able to get out.

 Fear 3: Guns
I do not like guns. I have many friends that own guns, my father and grandfather have guns, but me I will not hold or own a gun. There's been so many shootings of innocent lives, one of the first I heard of was Columbine. Recently in movie theaters, malls, and elementary schools, it seems when in the gun gets into the wrong hands, there is a tragedy. I have never come in contact with a gun. I hope more control can be put on guns, to make it a safer place for everyone.

Though these are my fears, they do not limit me towards achieving my goals, they allow me to be more cautious. 

We might be in for some big changes these next few weeks. Rex is doing well at his job though it's an hour from my parents place. We are really thinking about moving out that way. He has to be at work at 5 am. and basically leave from the house around 3:30 am. The time he leaves is not set. He can't go home until everyone is done. It looks like the time might be 3 pm but it could be even longer than that and he might not get home until much later. He's working in Allentown, PA.

May did well for her first day at daycare, her caregivers said. She even took a nap while she was there! When I dropped her off today she was upset. I know she is in good hands at the daycare though, they are so reassuring. It's such a nice daycare center too. Yesterday, I stayed home with her, I had off. She was so active. She is getting more and more active each day. The makeshift barriers we have around the house are no match for her any more. She's smart enough to open latches and climb over chairs. We're thinking of getting a gate now.

There's a lot of different routes we can take though. Rex's job does pay more and is full-time with benefits in the following months. My job varies from part-time to full-time, with no benefits. We always seem to be short and one person pretty much has to do two to three jobs on top of their own. The CNAs are either being fired or quitting which makes it harder to get the meals out on time. I've been there for over a month now and only once I can home around 8 pm. That's when my shift is supposed to end for the night shift. Every other time I seem to get off more around 8:30 and beyond, the latest was 9:09. It's hard for Rex and my parents because we are still trying to get May to go to sleep around 8 and most of the time, she doesn't go to sleep until I come home. The day shift is a little bit more better and there's more hours with that shift as well.

We are really discussing our next steps. I've been looking for jobs around Allentown and Rex is waiting to here back from a job around were my parents are. We know we definitely want to move out of my parents house. Though May is a daycare, we still can enroll her another daycare where we are more going to stay. We've been trying to get back on our feet since we had to move out back in December and though it's a bit a way, we might be headed towards that way. Rex has the more stable job and we both agreed that whoever gets the more stable job, we'll go there. We both know that the job I'm at won't been even a year. There is so much more than 10 years ago. For Rex to keep the job, we should move closer. I commuted one summer semester an 1 hour from my home in South Jersey to my school in North Jersey and it was a lot.

Next week I also hope to defend my thesis as well. That has been a bag of mixed emotions but one thing I definitely want to do is finish what I started. One thing I've learned along the way is that you may head down one road but there might be a curve. The curve might be smooth but in many times its rough. You may be weak and weary after the curve but just keep moving forward. Eventually there will be a brighter day. 

The time has come. May has now started daycare. I dropped her off at a daycare not too far from where my parents live in Delran, NJ. My mom has been saying we need to find a place for her to stay especially now that we are all working. The daycare is actually pretty affordable and the staff there seems very nice.

I feel very fortunate to have spent as much time with her as I did. I know that many other parents are not as fortunate. May was not happy when she saw I had left and was finishing up the process of enrolling her inside the office. I knew she wouldn't be happy. I felt so bad and I just wanted to say, "Ok nevermind," and take her back home. The staff assured me though that it was normal and she'd be OK. They also said I can call in and check on her. I called in not too long after I dropped her off and they said she had stopped crying and was eating. I packed her about three different snacks of animal crackers, cheerios and Gerber puffs. I also packed bananas, yogurt and spaghetti for her lunch. May has been more picky with the foods we've been giving her. She stopped eating mashed up food at around 14 months. She has four teeth and would rather eat spaghetti, rice, among other more adult food. She's been putting more toys in her mouth as well as her fingers and we think she's teething.

May is also walking more independently. Rex told me she walked, WALKED from the front door to the kitchen and back again. Just the other day, she walked over to me as I came in through the door. My she is growing so fast! She'll be 16 months old on Sunday. I know that putting her into the daycare, will introduce her to more things. She'll be at the daycare for pretty much the whole day. Rex or my mom will most likely be picking her up from daycare. I know eventually we'll get more into a routine, though it's a big transition especially for her.

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SurveyMonkey Contribute is free to sign up. The initial survey in which you fill out your preferences is not long. I'd say it takes about 5 minutes. Many of the surveys I've taken with them are quick. More less than 3 minutes. There is a large list of charities to chose from and you can change the charity you selected at anytime. So far I've taken about 13 surveys. Here's a look at how much I've donated so far:

One thing about the surveys is they are available for a limited time. There have been many that weren't even open for 24 hours. My suggestion is if you get an email for a survey try to complete it within the day you receive it. The chance to win the Amazon gift card is through a sweepstakes game where you click a spin to win.

The chance to claim the spin to win stays active even after you complete the survey. If you don't complete the survey the company does not donate the $0.50 to the charity and there is no option to play to win. I've only spun played to win the Amazon gift card about 5 times. I enjoy answering the surveys and donating to the charities I selected. Oh you can only donate to one charity at a time as well. Many of the surveys are very intriguing and short and they are for a good cause!

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