How Do You Start a Blog?

When I talk about blogging with my friends that are not bloggers I always get a lot of questions about it.  I have had a few ask me what it is because they are not sure what a mom blogger is.  They are usually older and no so internet savvy. Some of my friends that are familiar with blogs ask me how I did I get started in blogging. I tell them that I have always loved to write; even when I was younger I kept journals and wrote poems in a notebook. I have had a blog since 2001, I was on Live Journal. I wouldn’t really call it a real blog. It was just random thoughts about things.  When I told my aunt and uncle about blogging, they were kind of skeptical at first, but quickly realized it was legit.  I have friends that ask me how do I get in to blogging.   I always tell them, first start a blog. Write as much as you can about what you love. If you want to review products, start writing about things you use at home that you love. It is important to show your writing style and personality. The brands you will possibly be working with, will want to know that you are a great writer. I had never been big on spelling and grammar, I would try and use good grammar and spell things correctly, of course but other people’s spelling and grammar didn’t bother me all that much, until I started blogging. I am not sure why that is, probably because I am more aware.

The most important thing to learn when you decide to start a blog is, it takes a lot of time. You have to start small when asking for products for review. You will be doing most of the grunt work when it comes to finding reviews. You will eventually start receiving emails once you have been noticed by companies and PR reps. It can be hard in the beginning. I remember that I cried when I started blogging. I was afraid I wouldn’t get anything else to review and what I had on the list was it. Once I built up my Brand experience working with many companies, the emails keep coming. The more you blog the better you will get. Blogging is fun, but it is also hard work. You really have to have a passion for it.  There will be times you will get overwhelmed or told no, but if you keep trying and keep blogging you will get past it.  You will meet some of the most amazing people through blogging. It is such a great job.

Get Paid to Search with Qmee

I am constantly looking things up. I always joke that Google is my best friend. When I don’t know something, I Google it, if I wanna learn more about something, I Google it.  Noah knows what Google is too. When I don’t know the answer to a very complex Noah space or sea life question, he will tell me to Google it.  This is quite often, not because I am not smart because I am, I just don’t know everything. He just learned what google is, in Webster’s dictionary. He will proudly tell you google is a number with a hundred zeros.  Since I spend a lot of time searching everything, I was really excited to learn about Qmee.  Qmee is an app that you install on Firefox and you just search like normal and you get paid to search. When you go to Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay just search like you normally would but keep your eyes peeled for the Qmee Toolbar to pop up on your left side. There are links that you can click on and you get paid.  The amount you receive from clicking the link varies depending on the advertiser.  They are real sites like Dell, and Sony for example. It is really easy and fun.

 It is totally legit and you get the money straight in your PayPal account or you can donate it to charity. I have done pretty much every money making thing online, and there are minimums or points you earn and it’s ridiculous. It takes you forever to get your rewards.  Qmee is different because you can get your money sent to your PayPal any time you want. You could cash out after 52 cents if you wanted to.  I am saving up my money in Qmee for something special. If Noah had his way, he would want me to save up $500 to buy him some Moon Jellyfish.   I have $13.84  in my account right now. All you need to get started is a computer, Firefox, and a PayPal account. There is not a mobile app at the moment, I am really hoping that they make one, cause I am addicted to my phone.  You don’t have to waste your time filling out surveys that take you thirty minutes, just to find out you don’t qualify. You don’t have to complete offers, or anything. We all search online, why not be paid to do it?

Qmee is still in BETA so it is by invitation only. I have 20 invites that I am thrilled to share with you.  Get in now while you can.  I personally love Qmee and I use it every day.

The first 20 people who  sign up will get to try Qmee too. Sign up for Qmee

Let me know if you sign up and what you think!

Whiffits Diet Enhancers

Before I got pregnant with Noah, I was very skinny.  I may have been a little underweight.  During my pregnancy I gained a whopping fifty pounds.  I was huge; my family would poke fun at my size because I used to be so skinny.  I know they were doing it lovingly, my aunt even commented I finally had a chest.  Now that Noah is six and a half and I am still a little overweight I am self conscious about it. I am sure everyone thinks that I am probably fine, but I would love to lose around fifteen pounds.  My problem is I tend to eat too much. I work from home so I am always eating something. It’s harder when you are at home all day and you have easy access to food all the time.  I guess the term is grazer, but I graze all the time. I learned about a product called Whiffits. It looks really cool because you use your nose to curb your appetite.

Whiffits™ is a unique non-invasive diet enhancer that comes in the form of scented wands. Embedded in each wand is one of three specifically designed scents proven to assist any diet plan you might be implementing into your lifestyle. Many diets can be effective, but the urge to eat fatty and unhealthy foods that you've been deprived from for so long can be overwhelming and counterproductive. That said, just a few sniffs throughout the day releases a unique combination of aroma molecules that trick your brain into thinking you've eaten. The end result: you eat less, save money by not buying food you don't need, and the pounds drop off.

Whiffits™ is for real. The effectiveness of Whiffits has been proven through clinical studies, showing a significant decrease in food cravings and noticeable weight loss. This method has been proven to be successful on its own, but combining it with a diet and healthy lifestyle will only expedite the process further.

The official BioTem Clinical Report confirms the effectiveness of the revolutionary new diet wand with average weight loss of 19 lbs per participant over the course of the study. The study subjects reported an impressive 50% decrease in food cravings within 5 minutes of inhaling the special diet wand aromas. Directly from BioTem's official Clinical Report – "This study conclusively proves that inhaling these specially developed scents in the diet pens results in weight loss without any conscious changes in diet or exercise." Another study – The Role of Specific Olfactory Stimulation in Appetite Suppression and Weight Loss compiled by the Division of BioTem Cytotechnologies– also confirms this information.

"One method which seems promising is the role of olfaction in weight regulation. Specifically, the inhalation of positive hedonic (pleasant smelling) scents has been shown to have beneficial effects on appetite and hunger regulation. This idea stems from everyday observations of how food aromas affect appetite and from clinical observations of how patients with acute anosmia often gain weight. These observations suggest a breakdown in an olfactory satiety feedback mechanism. Also, there are scientific EEG and brain mapping studies documenting the effects of the inhalation of particular food scents on brain wave activity."

I know with Whiffits I would be able to stop eating all day and lose weight in the process. It’s easy, its painless and only takes a moment and I will not have the urge to pig out during the day anymore. 

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