Free Phone Calls To Haiti

Vonage is committed to helping during difficult times. In the wake of the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti, Vonage is currently offering free international dialing to Haiti for all U.S. callers. Dial 800-809-2503 and follow the instructions to place a free 10-min call. We encourage you to pass this Vonage toll-free number along to non-Vonage customers who want to call Haiti.

Remember, calls to Haiti are free only if you use this toll-free number to place the call. If you dial from your home phone without using the 800 number, you’ll incur standard long-distance charges. Please note that due to infrastructure limitations in Haiti, you may experience difficulty reaching your party successfully. This free calling service to Haiti may be discontinued at any time.

Late Night or Overnight Work At Home Jobs?

This post is a little off topic and really more of a plea for help:-)

For the work at home people, I was wondering if anyone knew of any call centers or work at home jobs that are open or available 24/7? I am trying to find a late night or overnight job. I'd like to find something that pays at least minimum wage. Any help would be appreciated!

Increase breastmilk

Many moms wonder how to increase breastmilk supply when breastfeeding. It's amazing how many truly need help in making enough breastmilk and improving their breastmilk supply.

Many times these same moms never get the answers they are looking for. They are told repeatedly to simply breastfeed more or pump more. I know from experience! For the moms that are already breastfeeding or pumping as often as possible, these words can be frustrating to hear.

Breastmilk supply doesn't just drop overnight. If you've been skipping a breastfeeding or pumping, it generally isn't going to show immediately. Once your milk supply has dropped though, it does take work to get it back up.

To improve breastmilk supply, it takes patience, time, and dedication. You have to be dedicated to doing the work to increase your supply and keep it up there.

You can also use herbs to help improve your milk supply during those times. I've heard many, many breastfeeding moms talk about herbs that helped increase their supply.

Preferably, you are going to want herbs that are known to help with milk supply. You will want something that is affordable as well. For herbs to be effective, you have to take them in larger amounts.

Breastea is a great tea to try if you are working towards improving and increasing breastmilk supply. Each tea bag makes one gallon of tea. Before going to breastfeed baby, just pour yourself a glass and sip on it while breastfeeding. It's so much easier then having to make a cup every single time. Not to mention, a lot cheaper.

Breastea doesn't just have one herb, but 4 that are recommended by moms for moms with low milk supply.

Back in the days before medicine, herbs were all people had. So they figured out which herbs work for which problems, and I'm amazed at how accurate they generally are. I've used herbs for different problems over time, and I have had great success with them.

With that being said, I think that herbs should be the first thing a breastfeeding mom tries if experiencing milk supply problems.

When you are making more breastmilk, breastmilk storage is pretty easy these days. Just go by your local Wal-Mart and pick up breastmilk storage bags. You can then put your extra pumped out breastmilk into the storage bags and freeze them. This makes it so easy, especially if you work and need to leave breastmilk with the sitter.

So if you are experiencing low milk supply and want to improve it, first check and see how often you are actually breastfeeding or pumping. Order Breastea. If you see that you need to breastfeed or pump more often, you can get your schedule down pat while waiting for the Breastea to arrive. After you get it, make sure you are breastfeeding or pumping enough and start drinking the tea as well. Remember, it takes time, patience, and dedication to get your milk supply back up.

Also remember that not every herbal product works for every person. We all have different body chemistries. Some herbs will work for one person and some will work for another.

For example, if you have already tried fenugreek seeds to improve milk supply and it didn't help, don't assume that nothing herbal or natural will. I know that I almost made that mistake. I had taken fenugreek seeds with no results. So that almost made me not try other herbal products for low milk supply.

I had also tried all the old fashioned remedies for it as well. Although some moms swore by oatmeal, I didn't see an increase in my milk supply at all. That didn't mean it doesn't work, it just meant it wasn't the right thing I needed.

You will see and hear a ton of recommendations for different ways to increase your milk supply. It will probably be a trial and error process for you until you get the right product to improve your milk supply. The important thing is not to give up! Be patient and eventually you will be able to get your milk supply at the place where you need it to be.

Matters That Urgently Need YOUR Support

I'm really amazed at some of the bills that are advancing in the Senate. Two of these really stuck out, and I hope you will show your support in these matters. As Americans, we can't allow our simple freedoms to be taken away. It seems that there is a rule or regulation for every single little thing, and it just seems tobe getting out of hand. Please see the following issues. You can show your support in not allowing these to go through by simply visiting the link. You will then be asked to enter your name, email address, and regular postal address. After that, it's sent directly on to your local Senate.

Issue 1.

Support Parental Consent Act-Prevent Compulsory Screening, Medication of Children

Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced the HR 2218, the Parental Consent Act (PCA) on April 30, 2009. This bill will prohibit the use of Federal Funds for compulsory mental screening of children in schools and elsewhere. These screening tools such as "Teen Screen" have no scientific validity, use misleading and inappropriate questioning methods and are designed to lead to "diagnoses" which then mandate "treatment" with dangerous psychotropic medications of children and adolescents.

These drugs are neither safe nor effective, but they are dangerous, often leading to neurological, endocrine and organ damage, lethal behavior (both suicide and homicide) and other serious side effects. Drug damage is "treated" by the addition of more drugs leading to the potentially deadly state of "polypharmacy" or multiple drugs in an untested and toxic cocktail leading to unknown and novel side effects, some lasting for life. Safe, non pharmaceutical options exist for the conditions "treated" by these dangerous medications

Urge your State and Federal legislators to protect children and parental rights at the same time by voting against any and all legislation which

* Compels parents to agree to medicate their children against their belief or judgement
* Permits schools and other agencies to deny services to children who are not medicated
* Uses State or Federal funds for compulsory screening or medication of children
* Permits schools or other agencies to bring charges of medical neglect or abuse or similar charges against parents who choose not to medicate their children.

The rights of parents and children to remain free of dangerous medication and/or ominous "screening" is essential to a free society and a healthy national cohort of children.

Thank you for your support of freedom and the health of children.

Yours in health and freedom,

Rima E Laibow, MD

Medical Director

Natural Solutions Foundation

www.HealthFreedomUSA.org

www.GlobalHealthFreedom.org

I'm sure you can see by reading the above why it's important that this does not go through. We can't let the government dictate how we raise our children. You can sign and send your own letter within one minute by clicking this link here.

After you are on the page, scroll down to the blue button #2. Enter your info and click send.

Issue 2:
Educating the Senate: Do Not Supress Organic and Small Farmers and Ranchers; Natural Food Products

The Obama administration is pushing new farm controls which will drive small and independent farmers off the land, literally leaving the field to Agribiz, (implementing all of Codex through complete HARMonization and allowing the FDA to declare Marshal law) through Congress as fast as possible and have coordinated the bills so there will be no debate and committee meetings are closed.

So to make a long story short, this is hurting the local farmers. Not the big guys that always somehow manage to give Americans some kind of illness like Salmonella. I think the big companies should be regulated. This would hurt our local growers and farmers and it's not right.

Again to sign this petition and send, click here. Then scroll down to the blue #2 button, enter your name, email, and address and click send.

These issues are not going to go away. All it takes is a little bill passed here and there. Eventually our lives are not our own to live as we see fit, and we no longer have any rights. Please don't let this happen.

To see a list of other important issues, click here.

Concerns about Commission Junction

How many of you use a program like Commission Junction on your blog or website?

I have been using it for awhile. I can't say that I have ever hit their minimum payment amount though. I check it periodically, but it doesn't seem like there is much action going on.

When I decided to try a program like this, I really wasn't to concerned about inaccurate tracking. I figured they must have their system down pat to even offer a program like this. Now I am not so sure.

A few weeks ago, someone I knew decided to make a purchase through one of my affiliate links. This never showed up in my CJ panel. Looking on their website, I see the following posted in the FAQ in regards to this problem;

"The main thing to remember here is don’t spin your wheels worrying about one lost transaction. New publishers make the fatal mistake of becoming so obsessed with pursuing one missed sale, that they don’t focus on what really matters: finding ways to drive an ever-increasing, large volume of traffic through their web site or paid search links.

When a fisherman pulls his net out of the water, a few fish drop off the side and back to freedom in the ocean. The fisherman doesn’t fret about the one fish lost, but how he can cast a wider net to catch more fish.

Don’t lose sight of the big picture! The people who succeed in affiliate marketing are the ones who are able to attract and keep the attention of thousands—if not millions—of site visitors. And they don’t go to bed at night fretting about the one user out there that was blocking cookies."

I'm sorry, but I am very concerned about the one lost sale. Because one lost sale after another adds up. Most of us are not "big fish" and we simply can't afford to lose even one sale. Why would we even try to drive more sales to something that we can't even be sure we are going to earn our commission off of?

There was nothing wrong with the cookies or security settings on this person's computer. They weren't "set" to high. There was no reason for this sale not to show up. Yet it didn't.

So I sent an email to customer service. I was told to contact the vendor directly and provide them with a transaction number, date of order, and all this other information.

That's fine and dandy. What about the sales and people we don't know about? There isn't any possible way to know how many sales are slipping through our fingers.

At this point, I am seriously reevaluating whether or not I will continue with this company. Granted, I haven't even seen one payment. The big question is whether I simply haven't had enough sales through my links or whether they are reporting it accurately.

So what's your thoughts and experiences on this type of situation?

Low Milk Supply.... When you need to increase it.

When breastfeeding, have you ever noticed that you just aren't making enough breastmilk for baby? Or do you just need to increase milk supply just every now and then?

I'm horrified to hear that so many doctors are telling breastfeeding mothers that they need to stop breastfeeding and switch to formula, when they bring low milk supply concerns up to them. Why don't they just advice them to try herbs?

Certain herbs really do work at increasing breastmilk supply. Who would think something so simple would really work so good? The use of herbs to increase breastmilk supply is something that has been passed down from generation to generation of breastfeeding moms. Many, many moms (that have low milk supply) are able to produce enough breastmilk by using herbs. Thus, there is no need to quit breastfeeding because of low milk supply.

When you are experiencing low milk supply and need to increase production, the first thing you need to check is how often you are breastfeeding or pumping. Without feeding or pumping enough, you are not going to have a good, solid milk supply. It's preferable that you simply just breastfeed whenever baby wants. You can do one or the other, although for the best possible milk supply, you would want to breastfeed on demand. Some moms have to strictly pump for various reasons. If you are pumping simply due to latching on problems, make sure to talk to your local lactation consultant with help getting baby back on the breast.

So no matter whether you are breastfeeding or pumping or both, you have to make sure you are doing it often. If pumping, make sure to pump for fifteen minutes at a time, every 2 to 3 hours. Overnight, you can pump every 4 hours. And remember it takes time to increase your milk supply. Results won't happen overnight.

If you find that you need to increase milk production, drinking just one cup a day of herbal tea is not going to do it. You are going to want to drink 4 to 5 cups daily. Some moms need more. It takes a good amount of herbs on a regular basis to work. So you are not going to want to use tea bags that make just one cup of tea. Unless you can afford to buy several boxes of the product.

Breastea is a really great tea to increase low milk supply. Each tea bag makes one gallon of tea. For $14 you get enough Breastea to last at least 10 days. It's very affordable.

So how is Breastea going to help you increase milk supply?

Breastea contains several herbs known to increase breastmilk supply and production. It is also the only tea of its kind to contain Rooibos, which have several great benefits to mom and baby. Most moms see an increase in low milk supply within the first day. Increases in milk supply can happen by the ounces.

For Breastea to work, you need to be a breastfeeding mom that breastfeeds or pumps on a regular basis. This is especially important once you start using herbs to increase production. As your body starts making more breastmilk, it needs to be used. This shows that your body that the increase in milk supply is needed.

Breastea can be ordered online and sent right to your door. Shipping is affordable.

Whether you need Breastea on a daily basis, or just certain times of the month when milk supply drops, it's a great tea to have on hand. Once you try it, you will see the difference in your milk supply. It's very helpful if you are a working mom and you need to make more breastmilk to have for a caregiver to give baby while you are at work. Just remember, as with any product, give it time to work. Make sure you are pumping and/or breastfeeding often.

If you have been advised that you will not make enough breastmilk to continue breastfeeding, don't despair. Try Breastea out and increase your milk supply. It's very possible to keep breastfeeding, even when you have low milk supply.

Game Fly - Renting Video Games That Are Mailed To You

Has anyone else tried GameFly?

It's actually pretty neat. You sign up for a membership, and then go online and pick out the video games that you want. Depending on your plan, you can have 1 to 3 games at a time. They are mailed to you pretty fast!

We actually just have a PlayStation 2. I've noticed that you can rent games for WII, XBox 360, and pretty much all the others ones that are on the market today. We've been a member of GameFly for about 3 weeks now, and I am pleased with the service. The games are mailed fast. I haven't had a problem with the quality of the games. When you are mailing a game back, they actually know this due to the post office scanning it. So they mail your next game out before they have even received the one you are returning.

I found out about GameFly after renting a XBox 360 game from Blockbuster. I couldn't believe that it was $7.99 plus tax. So my brother told me to try out GameFly (we had rented the game to play on his XBox), and I am very pleased with it.

Even though PS2 isn't that popular anymore, GameFly has thousands of games that will work with our video game system. Our plan is the one out at a time plan, but you can get up to 3 out at a time. Very affordable. I think it's really neat that services like these are offered. It definitely saves a trip to the video store!

So if you have some type of video game system, try it out by clicking here.

Garth Brooks and The Songs That Never Get Old

I was driving down the road last night, and it seemed like most of the country music stations were playing a Garth Brooks song. I started wondering if maybe it was his birthday (it's not though he was born Feb 7, 1962), but I wasn't complaining. Although I wouldn't say that Country Music is my fav type of music, I LOVE Garth Brooks.

His songs were just great. I don't know how he did it, but the man just had a gift. His songs somehow manage to combine good tunes with everyday situations. Garth was able to word the songs so well that you could feel like he was walking in your shoes. I bet all of us could listen to one of his songs and have a person or place in our minds from our own lives. He just had a way with music. It's a shame he retired, but I've heard that he has plans on returning to the music scene.

So Garth's music has been on my mind and I thought I'd share my favorite songs here. I'd love to know what yours are too. I couldn't find a video for #7, but it's Somewhere Other Than The Night.

My favorite Garth Brooks songs are;

1. What She's Doing Now


What She's Doing now: Garth Brooks

Free Bird | MySpace Video

2. Learning To Live Again


Garth Brooks - Learning To Live Again - WITH LYRICS!

Lol | MySpace Video

3. To Make You Feel My Love (This video has clips from the movie Hope Floats. Great Movie!)



4. That Summer




5. Beaches of Cheyenne



6. Wild Horses

A fast and simple way to lower credit card debt

Have you ever gotten a credit card that started out with this really low apr (finance fee), then a few months later it doubled? Of course, this always happens after you have a balance on it.

I feel that credit cards are a good thing to have. A lot of people knock them, but I think it's great to have a credit card on standby for emergencies, etc. Yet in these times, many people are carrying a balance on their cards. There have been so many lay offs and increasing prices that many Americans that were middle class before this started, find themselves hitting poverty level.

One of the most important things about credit cards and credit card debt is to make sure you never miss a payment. Even if you can only afford the minimum payment, make it. If you skip a payment, it really hurts.

There really is a simple way to make a dent in your credit card debt. You can do this by transfering your balance over to a new credit card that offers a low apr. Many credit cards do this at least for six months. Before applying make sure to read the fine print.

You don't want to get a credit card that charges an annual fee. Most credit cards these days offer cards with no annual fee, so make sure to check that information first before applying.

After you are approved, check and see what your credit limit is. Transfer the balance from the prior credit card over to the new credit card. Make sure you close out the previous account. You don't want to charge it back up, especially at the higher rate and finance fees.

Now you have your balance on a new credit card that hopefully offers the low rate for at least six months. Make sure to pay as much as possible on it every month. This way you know that you are making a dent in the balance because of the low rates.

A lot of times people don't realize how much of their minimum payment is going towards fees. By transferring your balance over to a low fee card, most of the minimum payment is going to make a difference.

Some people choose to call one of those places that consolidate your debt and contact the credit card companies on your behalf for a lower finance fee, etc. I would not do this unless it was a last resort. This shows up on your credit report and will make it harder for financing in the future. If you really need it do it, but not unless you are at that point.

I really recommend Discover. I've heard good things about the company. They are offering a promotion where you can get $50 Cash Back Bonus with the Discover® More Card! If you have a credit card that has shot up the fees, I would recommend applying and getting approved. After this, you can transfer your balance over.

Top Droppers For September 2009

Sorry for the delay everyone, but here is the list of the top ten droppers I had for this month, September 2009. The first five will get a 100 Entrecard credits a piece. If you are in the top five, make sure to check your Entrecard account.

Top 10 Droppers;
1. Sands of Thyme

2. Imagination Madness

3. One 2 Day

4. Tiddly Winks

5. The Chickenista

6. I Like It Frantic

7. C'est La Vie

8. The Art and Science of Parenting

9. And There Ya Go

10. MB's Tips, Thoughts, and Reviews

I apologize that I don't have as much time as I used to to get on here and blog or drop. I appreciate the visits though!