The things in my head go ’round and ’round

There are a thousand different ways to lose weight. One way is to move your butt more than what you are currently doing. Walk the dog, go to the gym, ride a bike, anything that involves moving your body more. The second is to decrease the amount of calories that you are taking in.

Both ways are easier said than done. Ask me, a life long dieter with the will power of a gnat. MLW has will power of iron. Once she makes up her mind, that is it for her. Me? Not so much. Which is why we have looked into Nurtisystems for me. If I know that I can only eat x, then I will only eat x. I am so much like a kid it isn’t funny. Give me too many options, and I am all over them like white on rice.

So we are looking into Nutrisystems, what it all entails, and what it is going to cost us. Enter some Nutrisystem coupons we found at an online coupons site. Using one of the coupons offered, I can save 10% off of my food, and get free delivery. Or I can choose 3 weeks of free food when I order 3 months up front. That is worth alot in these times of tight money.

Coupons are the way to go, and there are coupons out there for pretty much any product or service you are interested in. Take a look.

Namaste.

It is rather amusing what with snow in the forecast for tonight that I should be talking about car air conditioning. But this is the time of year when I start making plans about what repairs I will be making on The Red Beast. My truck is 14 years old, and every year I make repairs on it to keep it running right. This year I am going to be looking at the clutch, and the ac system. Specifically the A/C compressor. I could not survive in the humid wasteland that is Pennsylvania in the summer without a correctly working air conditioning system. It just would not happen.

So I looked up 1airconditioning dot com, and have ordered the parts my mechanic is going to need to get me on the cool side. Make the plans now, so that you have what you need when you need it.

Namaste.

Christmas can be a stressful holiday in the best of economic times. Unfortuantely this year it could be a little more stressful than usual. Layoffs, and the fear of layoffs makes the average family take a closer look at the money they have and they money that they want to spend on Christmas. There are different ways that you can take some of the sting out of your holiday buying. One of those ways is to use a layaway program.

A layaway program is where you go to a retailer, pick out the items you want to buy, and then take them back to the layaway department. There a clerk rings them up, bags them or boxes them neatly, lets you know the total and tells you what you will need to pay each week to keep those items. Yeah, you make payments on your purchases each week. How cool is that?

There is only one major retailer that is doing this anymore. Kmart. I used to work for Kmart and have to tell you that the Kmart Lay-Away is a very popular way to make sure that you can afford the items you want to give your family and friends for Christmas. The program takes some planning, you are choosing items for a futuer period in time. But think of the convenience of walking into the store, picking out your items, and having your shopping over until you go back and pick it up. That is convenience.

I a looking at at Sony 37 inch tv. This one to be exact:

Kmart Lay-away

I like the idea that I can go into the store, pick out my purchase, and then pay for it over a period of up to 8 weeks. That works for me in a big way.

Namaste.

We have had the Roxinator for going on 5 years. Here is hoping that she is finally getting to the age where she is settling down.

Regardless. Every year around this time we are inundated with ads for pet gifts, and pet pictures. Some are cool, some aren’t, but today I came across a site that is having a FREE Pet Photo Contest!

Here are the details:

Is your pet cute enough to win you $300?
Enter the Anamigo Pet Photo contest and find out.
Entries that get the most votes will win daily and weekly cash prizes.
You could win:
- Daily prize of $25. (You have 7 days to win!)
- Weekly prize of $125

Get your camera out and email your friends. Your furry friend could bring you in cash!

How cool is that? This contest is at Anamigo.com. You have got to check this one out.

Namaste.

I like to write about companies that do things for their communities. And I know that it is actually the employees doing the work, but hey, if they can get some time off from work or recognition for doing the good works, more power to them. Right?

Cydcor Launches Neighborhood Leaders Volunteer Program

Leading global provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams makes it
easy for sales offices to give back to their communities through new program

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (October 22, 2008) – Cydcor, the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams, has introduced its Neighborhood Leaders Program, a new internal program available to Cydcor’s network of sales offices. The program is designed to assist sales offices in supporting their communities through charity and volunteer work.

Cydcor’s network of nearly 200 independent sales offices located across the United States and Canada will be given financial sponsorships and encouraged to donate their time and talent to non-profit, charitable organizations in their communities. Each independent office is eligible to take advantage of Cydcor’s Neighborhood Leaders Program once annually.

“We’re proud of this new program, and Cydcor wants to support the efforts of current and new sales offices,” said Cydcor President Jim Majeski, “Cydcor believes it’s imperative to not only support the communities in which we live and work, but also to support those communities in which the sales offices thrive.”

In addition to the Neighborhood Leaders Program, earlier this year, Cydcor launched a Volunteer Day benefit for its own team members in which people are paid eight hours annually for time they spend supporting a charitable organization of their choice.

“Cydcor is dedicated to supporting team members and sales office charitable ventures and igniting interest in volunteerism, whether it’s financial or a donation of time,” said Jim Majeski, President of Cydcor. “Our goal is that this philanthropic spirit will continue to be instilled in our team members and becomes ingrained in our culture. It is simply the right thing to do.”
About Cydcor, Inc.
Cydcor, Inc., is the leading provider of outsourced, face-to-face sales teams to a diverse client base of companies in a range of industries, including telecommunications, office products, retail energy and financial services. Cydcor works with a network of independently owned corporate licensee (ICL) sales offices providing clients with access to nearly 3,000 sales professionals and 200 offices in North America. The privately held company is based in Westlake Village, California.
For more information about cydcor, log on to www.cydcor.com.

Namaste