Five Guidelines for an Emergency Exit Plan

Guest Post brought to you by The Neat Things in Life. Keeping your employees safe is one of an employer’s responsibilities. To help do this, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Government requires that every business have an emergency exit plan. From having your stairwells equipped with stair nosing to having a gathering place, the plan should be well-thought out and written down. OSHA has several suggestions for a good plan, including the following five items: {Read More}

Rain, Cold, Ice = No Power

I am unsure how long I will have power, this past week has been a week from hell only with freezing cold temps and no power. It all started Sunday, about 8:30pm the power flickered, then it was no more. I am sure there was a lot of pissed off people here because of the super bowl going on. According to the electric company at this time there was over 12,000 people without power, and only about 100 works trying {Read More}

Learn With The Best At Muay Thai Camp

Fourteen years ago, I went to my first ever live boxing event. This happened to be my first date with my husband, and I was in awe at how the guys kept on their toes. Of course, the Southern boy won against the Northern boy, and my husband was thrilled, since he is from the south and I from the north. While Muay Thai is popular as a sport, it is also a great way to get in shape, and {Read More}

Angels Among Us Animal Rescue: Being The Angels For Animals in High Kill Shelters

I am participating in the Fenced In By Love by Dog Fence DIY 2014 awards and I nominate Angels Among Us Animal Rescue from Brighton, Tennessee. Growing up I was never much of a dog person, it wasn’t until 2012 we decided to get a dog, little did I know that dog would change my life forever. In 2013, we brought in a second dog into our home, these guys are like our babies, and we are glad everyday we {Read More}

I Took The Plunge

About a week or so ago, I decided to see if I could get a Bill Me Later account. I honestly, wasn’t expecting to be approved because I always get turned down when I apply for credit cards. To my surprise I was approved and given a credit limit. This limit kept haunting me, and I kept getting emails. I so badly wanted to purchase a laptop with this credit. However, my anxiety always came back with those what ifs: {Read More}

New Captcha Enabled

I am so sick and tired of spam, I wake up every morning to hundreds of spam comments, I go to bed every night with several spam comments. These spam comments wouldn’t be so bad, if they were not mixed in with the comments waiting to be approved. I have been struggling with this issue for a few months now, at one time I never got spam comments because the anti-spam plugins I once was using was nailing them all. {Read More}

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