Contribution by Stevie Kirby

My boss asked me to go to smallbusiness.xo.com/ to check out some new business solutions for the office – I don’t know where he gets off! I’m not the office manager, Maggie is, but she’s the most worthless employee I think I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe I’m stuck doing things like research for the office and emptying the dishwasher but you know, I like my job for the most part and it’s a tough economy out there so I’m not exactly trying to find a new job right now. I think it’s crazy I’m expected to do all these things that don’t have anything to do with what I was hired for but you know, I guess it’s all part of the deal when you’re a valuable employee at a small firm and you can be easily replaced, you know? I wish I could afford to start looking for something else but in this job market it’s the best idea for me to just stay here and keep on keeping on with this current position.

This was a twin yolk egg. I usually would see these kinds of eggs when I am pregnant. And I think it’s just a coincidence. With my first kid, I saw just one egg with twin yolks. But with my 2nd pregnancy, I saw around 6 pieces of them at once. I was thrilled with it. This photo was one of the eggs I saw during my 2nd pregnancy.

I have a friend who took up BS-Airline Management in college and she chose to be a study now pay later student. Right after graduation, since she had nice grades, it’s her school which recommended her a work. So, she worked as one of the flight stewardesses in one famous airline company in the city. With that, she always will wear airplane cufflinks which were made with quality and style. Upon seeing her with it, I asked that if possible, I will have at least one piece. Since she’s kind, she gave me one. And I was happy and thrilled. I know it’s memorable to her but she’s so generous in sharing a piece to me. (Thanks friend!)

This was one of my fave fast food when I was preggy with my 2nd baby. And what I wanted to have was the taco salad for more than 6 months. YAYYY!

What I like with unsecured small business loans is that it’s easy to apply with. The requirements are easy to accomplish and I presumed there will be no credit check. Also, I think, those companies that offer this type of loan, will not require a good credit score or anything. I just need to have a small biz loan for the maintenance of my small biz. I want this biz to stay for several years if not for life.

Oh I can remember that my friend’s husband won ipod docks during their Christmas party last year. And so this year, her husband keeps on checking for great deals on iPod. And surely, iPods will be bought to be paired with the iPod docks. I am sure my friend will enjoy it! She loves music a lot and if the iPod docks will be paired with the cool iPod, it will be of delight to her in so many ways.

Guest post of the week by Nestor Nielsen

Someone once told me that their family always gets a big family gift instead of a bunch of small gifts that nobody even really wants. I thought this was a great way to cut down on expense and clutter, so I asked my family what they thought of the idea. We brainstormed a list of ‘family gifts” that we could get. They included a Wii, a family vacation, a basketball hoop, and a flat screen with a subscription to satellite TV. They are all, obviously, very different in pricing, but we thought that putting together a bunch of different options would make it a fun game. So, we put all of the ideas in a bowl and picked one out. It was very dramatic, and when I announced that satellite TV won, everyone was thrilled! I went to direct tv walnut creek, and ended up spending much less on that then I would have on all of the trinkets added together normally. I think it’s a great tradition, and will probably keep it up!