Don't Hate When You Don't Even Believe

Have you ever noticed how people claim a business isn't legit if they can't make money from it or they get frustrated when they lose money and give up because they can't make a profit from the product they are trying to promote?

I see both of those scenarios time and time again and I want to shake some sense into those who are a part of them. A good example of this comes from an empower network video produced by a woman name Jen. You can check it out here: http://jennytrecommends.empowernetwork.com/

In the video Jen talks about how she got easily bored with the products she promoted time and time again, so she almost gave up. Well, the reason she became bored was because she focused on the money and not on a product she truly loved.

If you're promoting a product you know nothing about or you wouldn't use yourself, why should your customers buy into your offer?

Believe it or not, your customers are no dummies and they'll see right past your pushy sell.

Don't let that become you! If you want to truly knock your customers dead, you have to enjoy the business you're in. You have to love the product you're selling.

Take for instance, my favorite blogging guru, John Chow. He wrote a review on empower network here: http://www.johnchow.com/taking-a-look-at-the-empower-network/

He gave his honest opinion and tried the marketing blog out, and it's what he does best. He loves blogging and technology, and of course it shows in every video, every post he does. He is a trusted blogging source. Businesses love him and customers love him!

Another good example that has earned a lot of trust is Stokes Media: http://stokesmedia.empowernetwork.com/

Have you seen their Cajun cooking show? You have no idea what you're missing if you haven't. Here's the link: http://www.cajuncookingtv.com/

Stokes does what they love the most, just like John Chow. I'm telling you, you really have to love what you're promoting or you're just not going to be as successful as you can be!

Dinner's Getting Boring

I'm so tired of eating out. I don't know how people can do it when you honestly don't have time to cook. It gets so tiring after a while, not to mention, expensive!

So I want to start cooking meals at home and cut out eating out. In fact, I'm going to start getting online a little more often and look at videos for new cooking ideas and meal ideas. Okay, so this may be a bit of a task since I'm always working it seems, but hey, who knows.

I Feel Like Ramen Noodles Tonight

My husband is a huge fan of ramen noodles, me not so much. But, when I feel like being a little lazy with the cooking or we're on a tight budget like we are right now, ramen noodles is what's for dinner!

So to jazz them up I added:

3 packages of beef ramen noodles to-
1 tbsp fresh jalapeno peppers
2 tbsp fresh bell peppers
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tomato diced

Boil noodles and chili powder til tender. Meanwhile cook sausage til done then add peppers and tomato and cook til tender.

Drain most of water from noodles and add sausage mixture. Makes 2-3 servings

Beef Tongue. It's What's For Dinner.

In an effort to get the kids to try something new and of course to just try something new all together, we're cooking Beef Tongue for dinner. Most people might get a little squeamish at the idea, but it's no worse than pigs feet or beef liver.

The kids however, are already protesting. At least our daughter is.lol She's one of the squeamish which is to be expected, so we'll see how it goes. But, in reality the kids are not used to a lot of foods. At one time in their life they were served on ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese. So I can understand why it's hard for them to try anything but pasta.

The only downfall I have found to cooking beef tongue is that it takes a long time to prepare. To cook beef tongue you have to boil it for at least 2 hours. This really the only easiest way the outer skin can be removed. Once that is done, the beef tongue is sliced and then included in a favorite recipe. I'll be baking the tongue with stuffing and serving it with green beans and mashed potatoes and gravy.

I have been boiling it for about an hour now and it's already starting to smell very yummy.

Osyter Awareness. Get the Facts.

Have you ever felt like the joke's on you? Well, I bet this mom-to-be Oyster did. Enjoy!

A father-to-be anxiously awaits the birth of his first child, but to his shock his wife gives birth to a baby crab. Quickly his wife looks up at him and says, "I'm sorry. I meant to tell you." To which he angrily replies, "You've been down at that crab shack eating crabs without me, again haven't you?"


If you're like me and love raw oysters, you may not even be thinking about the serious dangers of eating them raw. Oysters like, Gulf oysters can be very dangerous for some people. They can carry Vibrio vulnificus, a disease that can cause serious illness in some people.

An easy way to avoid the disease is by making sure you eat cooked oysters rather than raw ones. If you're like me however, eating cooked verses raw is easier said than done. So if this is the case, please at least educate yourself through Be Oyster Aware's website and get the real facts about consuming raw oysters. It could save your life.

Holidays and Work

Just found out yesterday that we may very well have to work Thanksgiving Day. Was looking forward to going out of town Thanksgiving, but either way I go, we're not going out of town. So it doesn't really matter if I work or not now.

The only other problem is there is a rumor that we won't get paid overtime for working Thanksgiving Day. I don't see that one happening since it happens to be a law.

The only thing I am worried about is whether or not we'll be working Christmas Day or not. I do want that day off. I won't know anything until the very last moment.

The good news is I am getting my car this Monday. I'll be paying it in full. My husband tried to argue that I wasn't getting my car Monday, so I laughed.

I am very excited about getting the car since it will mean I won't have to worry about a ride to and from work and I won't have to wait on my ride who gets off 30 minutes later than I do, going home.

I will still need to get tags, taxes and insurance on the car, but I plan on doing that with my next check. My husband is thinking it will taking me a while before I can drive the car, but fat chance of that! lol

Time to finish cooking dinner.I'm making ham and beans for dinner w/ sweet cornbread.