Write

I received an email from Helium.com alerting me that my status has been upgraded to Premier Marketplace Writer.

This made me smile.

I entered the mypoints.com Best Mom Awards contests. You have to write why your mom is the best mom and you have a chance to win points daily and the best story wins something like 10,000 points.

I actively participate and write in a group panel/forum for a food company.

Based on my enteries and feedback, I have been asked to participate in study to improve relations between the company and their customers.

The pay is $60 for the hour plus transportation and meals. If I can leave work early I will try to participate.

I found out my husband’s grandmother and I share a secret. We both write in notebooks every day. Our notebooks keep us organized and helps us keep up with important events in our day as well as things we need to do.

I love my husband’s grandma and to find out we both do this makes me feel happy.

The article I submitted to Associated Content was approved and I accepted their inital offer.

I am adding it to my savings as soon as it hits my paypal account.

I submitted a second article to Associated Content. I have about a week to find out if it is accepted or declined.

I found a website that pays you to write tips for their site. They pay $3 for an approved tip. They pay via paypal.

So far three of my times have accepted. I am waiting to see how long it takes them to pay. The acceptance/decline response time is pretty quick.

If they pay in a reasonable amount of time I will try to submit more tips for pay.

One woman has 200 approved sumbitted tips and was paid promptly.

I found out about this site during my daily research for ways to improve my life. I find that when you read other people blogs you learn something that you can use immediately in your life.

I love blogs!

Every weekend something pulls me out of my bed at about 8 am or so in the morning. It’s the urge to write. It’s the only time in the week where I have the time and quiet to sit undisturbed and write.

Everyone is asleep and I can drink my coffee and write to my hearts content. This past weekend I was able to clear my head of all my thoughts. I tried hard to do it during the week and when I get home but it doesn’t have the same effect.

I am looking forward to tomorrow. I don’t have anything to do, I have my notes to expand on, and it’s cold up here so I will be like a bear hibernating for the winter.

I am going to try and make my calls tonight so I won’t get disturbed too much over the weekend.

For the past six months I have been carrying around little notebooks with me everywhere I go to jot down ideas, write articles and just write whatever comes to mind. I also use them to as a organizer to keep me going in right direction.

So far it’s been working out great. I use a college ruled 9×6 notebook and write my appointments on super sticky notes posted on the front inside cover. This works well because at the present time the only things I have on my calendar are doctor appointments.

The back inside cover has post its with my budget for the next three pay periods as well as a running total of my outstanding debt. It also has a list of items my family/apartment needs.

This helps me know where I am at and keeps me from mindless spending. It also helps motivate me to find new opportunites to help my finances and savings.

The first page is always my items to try and do for the month for home (10-15 items) and for work (10 items. In order to not become overwhelmed I limit my tasks to one page including both items.

The rest of the writing space used for brainstorming and writing for that particular month. I use it for things such as writing down information I see in my day to day travels such as website information or an advertisement for an interesting book. If I eat somewhere and like a meal I write down the name of the dish and try to replicate it home.

I also use this to write down my dreams so I don’t forget them. The powers of the mind at rest never cease to amaze me. Some of my best ideas where inspired by rest.

A lot of my writing is done in the early morning, on the train to work and late at night. I seemed to be able to pour out drafts while on the train.

Writing in this book helps me clear my head. I feel lessed stressed putting things down on paper.

At the end of the month, I take important information out and store it in my computer file. I sit back and review it and store it away.

I plan to keep my notebooks for at least the year. Tweleve notebooks aren’t hard to keep. This way I canlook back on what I have done and written in the past year.

I have also found the perfect pen to write with. I favor Pentel RSVP fine point black ink pens with rubber grip. I fell in love with this pen a few years ago and have been loyal every since.

I also carry a slim pink Bic Brite Liner highlighter to cross out tasks and appointments as I go along.

I went to Stationary store not to long ago. It was my first time being in such a store. I saw leather bound journals that were so beautiful they made my mouth water. I know I wouldn’t use these beauties for every day writing.

I am thinking of getting one day when I decide to write my life store for my future generation. I think that thoes books are meant for that type of writing.

So pen and paper. That all I really need. I love the simplicity of the idea.

I think every writer should have their arsenal. These are mine.

I wrote two articles this week. I am proof reading them and will submit them to Associated Content.

My goal for November is to write at least ten articles and submit them to Associated Content.