<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363</id><updated>2012-01-02T01:33:10.012-05:00</updated><category term='Making Money'/><category term='Quotes'/><category term='About Adsense'/><category term='Motivation'/><category term='About This Blog'/><category term='Thanksgiving'/><category term='How I Am Feeling'/><category term='Money Matters'/><category term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category term='Inspiration'/><category term='What can YOU do'/><category term='My Mission Statement'/><category term='Advice'/><category term='Gratitude'/><category term='Bill Collections and Bill Collectors'/><category term='Adsense'/><category term='How I Am Doing'/><category term='What I Want'/><category term='What I LOVE To Do'/><category term='The Law Of Attraction At Work For Me'/><category term='My Family'/><category term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category term='My Ebooklet'/><category term='Observations'/><category term='Links'/><category term='Working From Home'/><category term='About Me'/><category term='WTF'/><category term='Bills'/><category term='My Gratitude List'/><title type='text'>Doing What I Love!</title><subtitle type='html'>I have heard it said that "Do what you love and the money will follow" which is what I am hoping will happen to me!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>53</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8597909942758408857</id><published>2011-12-29T13:21:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-02T01:33:10.018-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><title type='text'>It's Ben A While Since I Last Posted To My Blog....</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can't believe that I haven't posted here since May of last year!  It's almost going to be a &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;new year&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; now and I'm posting about what's been happening with me since I last posted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm feeling kind of bummed because I didn't earn enough &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;Adsense money&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; last month and that will mean that I will have to wait at least 2 months before I get paid any adsense money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the bright side at least I &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;am&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;earning some money online&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and for that I am grateful!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a big fan of the law of attraction and it says that you shouldn't just limit your thinking as to how &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;money will come to you&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and indeed money has come to me in ways that I could have never imagined.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm still here, managing to be able to post to my blog and I am still in my home, had a very grateful Thanksgiving - turkey and all and my Christmas was much better than the last one - all things to be very grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't get me wrong because I haven't given up on my dreams and I do have a lot to be grateful for now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8597909942758408857?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8597909942758408857/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8597909942758408857' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8597909942758408857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8597909942758408857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-ben-while-since-i-last-posted-to-my.html' title='It&apos;s Ben A While Since I Last Posted To My Blog....'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8763018423795072950</id><published>2011-05-27T17:30:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-27T17:35:17.378-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><title type='text'>Here's An Update On My Life....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tKzOE7hX-7Y/TeAY-OIxpgI/AAAAAAAAAD0/FOH33ty-A4c/s1600/gratitude.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 101px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tKzOE7hX-7Y/TeAY-OIxpgI/AAAAAAAAAD0/FOH33ty-A4c/s320/gratitude.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611512592929498626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of now, today I am doing OK. I still live in and am the owner of my home. If anything I have another month and you never know what could happen in that amount of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm just trying really hard to be positive and remember all the things that I have to be grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8763018423795072950?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8763018423795072950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8763018423795072950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8763018423795072950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8763018423795072950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/05/heres-update-on-my-life.html' title='Here&apos;s An Update On My Life....'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tKzOE7hX-7Y/TeAY-OIxpgI/AAAAAAAAAD0/FOH33ty-A4c/s72-c/gratitude.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1525305236039847844</id><published>2011-04-14T16:43:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-04-14T16:54:15.225-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><title type='text'>I'm Still Trying To Hold On!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;law of attraction&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; states that whatever you focus on you will get.  So what I am trying to manifest in my life right now is a massive amount of money!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far I have had small degrees of success with this but I'm having problems just staying positive and holding on to my hope and faith.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that at times like these I am supposed to remember all the things that I am grateful for and to focus on the positive parts of my life of which there are many that I have to be grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1525305236039847844?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1525305236039847844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1525305236039847844' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1525305236039847844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1525305236039847844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/04/im-still-trying-to-hold-on.html' title='I&apos;m Still Trying To Hold On!!!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6856050416710120009</id><published>2011-03-23T09:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-03-25T17:29:41.864-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Gratitude List'/><title type='text'>I Am Having Such A Bad Day Today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am feeling so angry and so frustrated today because I don't have what I want!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that my mood has a lot to do with it but I am just so sick of things not going my way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do know that at times like this you are suppose to stop and remember what you are grateful for so here is my list for today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful to still have a roof over my head!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am so very greatful for my pet who provides me with joy and laughter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful for the food that I have - I actually have &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;meat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; for a change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful for my health which is good&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm just grateful to be alive and breathing because so many people are having health problems and need some medical help.  I just try not to get sick and even when I do get sick I try to not get &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;too&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; sick and just get better as soon as I can!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6856050416710120009?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6856050416710120009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6856050416710120009' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6856050416710120009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6856050416710120009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-am-having-such-bad-day-today.html' title='I Am Having Such A Bad Day Today!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-35288345832874174</id><published>2011-03-15T16:16:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T16:30:53.740-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><title type='text'>From Homeless To Being A Millionaire!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32r18ekHOF4/TX_KDvrscoI/AAAAAAAAADU/Rj9lpEKw4N4/s1600/homeless.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 111px; height: 110px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32r18ekHOF4/TX_KDvrscoI/AAAAAAAAADU/Rj9lpEKw4N4/s320/homeless.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584404228650857090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;It's always good to find inspirational stories about people who are able to make it through life.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found a very inspiring online article about a man who was &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;homeless&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; but who went on to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;become a millionaire&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a very inspiring story because this person's past included drug addiction, and being in trouble with the law but he still managed to become a millionaire (which is something that &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; also aspire to).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also has some sad parts to it too including &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;people who take advantage of you&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and about losing your faith and getting it back again.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also shows why he thought that even though this was a terrible time in his life he thought that it was the best possible thing that could have happened to him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read this inspiring story just click below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/03/14/my-first-million-bob-williamson-horizon-software-international/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk3%7C50063" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font size="+2"&gt;My First Million Dollars!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-35288345832874174?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/35288345832874174/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=35288345832874174' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/35288345832874174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/35288345832874174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/03/from-homeless-to-being-millionaire.html' title='From Homeless To Being A Millionaire!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-32r18ekHOF4/TX_KDvrscoI/AAAAAAAAADU/Rj9lpEKw4N4/s72-c/homeless.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6074895994921464562</id><published>2011-03-10T12:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T12:47:43.459-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Gratitude List'/><title type='text'>It's Time For Another Gratitude List</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLLlvrMkI0I/TXkOhgu3amI/AAAAAAAAADM/TmEPYuLVRvA/s1600/gratitude%2Blist.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 101px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLLlvrMkI0I/TXkOhgu3amI/AAAAAAAAADM/TmEPYuLVRvA/s320/gratitude%2Blist.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582509181987416674" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; I have been feeling very down and &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;depressed&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; lately and all of the things that I have read about the law of attraction say that when you are feeling this way then it's time to think about things that you are grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here is my gratitude list for today:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful that I still have a roof over my head.  Even though I'm having problems being able to keep my house as of this present moment it is still my house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful for my cat. He is such wonderful company&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful that I have catfood for my cat!  It got kind of "iffy" there for a while as far as the catfood was concerned but I got so determined that my cat was going to have food that a way was made - so now my cat has food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful for the food that &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; have!  There has been a time or two when my cat and I shared a can of tuna but today we both have food - which I'm very grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Again I am just glad to be alive.  I think about others whose life is more worse than mine and I realize that I have a lot of things to be grateful for!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6074895994921464562?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6074895994921464562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6074895994921464562' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6074895994921464562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6074895994921464562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-time-for-another-gratitude-list.html' title='It&apos;s Time For Another Gratitude List'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLLlvrMkI0I/TXkOhgu3amI/AAAAAAAAADM/TmEPYuLVRvA/s72-c/gratitude%2Blist.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-2646060831439985792</id><published>2011-02-26T12:19:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T12:34:02.734-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Law Of Attraction At Work For Me'/><title type='text'>Here Is My Law Of Attraction Story For Today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9BvbEX8wds/TWk2n0-O1UI/AAAAAAAAADE/YPBXSH60w_0/s1600/loa-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 116px; height: 116px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9BvbEX8wds/TWk2n0-O1UI/AAAAAAAAADE/YPBXSH60w_0/s320/loa-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578049671337530690" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;law of attraction&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; story for today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have been reading my blog then you know that I am &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;struggling financially&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.  Well today I was able to walk to the nearest &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;food bank&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.  It was cold and it was a long walk but I reasoned that at least I would be able to have some more food in my pantry so that was the main reason that I decided to walk there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was walking I reminded myself of all the things that I had to be grateful for.  For one thing most of the snow had melted so it felt really great not to be able to have to dodge ice and snow while walking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was also grateful for the fact that I would be able to get some &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;free food&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I was walking and thinking about the things that I was grateful for my feet began to hurt and I was thinking (and &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;feeling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; about how nice it would be to be back home in my nice warm house.  I figured that I would soon get back home soon enough and I continued my trek to the food bank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once I got there I saw a neighbor who was being given a ride to the food bank and then being given a ride home.  I asked the neighbor if I could ride back with them since me and the neighbor lived so close.  Unfortunately the person giving the ride said that they had to leave right away.  I was a little bit sad but I thanked them anyway.  And went to stand in line at the &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;food bank&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.  Once I got back outside I noticed that my neighbor and the driver were still outside and what's more they were looking for &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;me&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; specifically - because they decided to take me back with them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really do believe that this was the law of attraction working for me today as I wanted so much to be at home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that is my law of attraction story for today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-2646060831439985792?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/2646060831439985792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=2646060831439985792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2646060831439985792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2646060831439985792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/02/here-is-my-law-of-attraction-story-for.html' title='Here Is My Law Of Attraction Story For Today!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h9BvbEX8wds/TWk2n0-O1UI/AAAAAAAAADE/YPBXSH60w_0/s72-c/loa-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-3326808596340218788</id><published>2011-02-10T16:50:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-10T16:56:54.082-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WTF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Money Matters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>Manifesting A Billion Dollars!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14CiwImNLL8/TVRd05d3cCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/ayWddHElsa8/s1600/billion%2Bdollars.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 90px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14CiwImNLL8/TVRd05d3cCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/ayWddHElsa8/s320/billion%2Bdollars.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572181802324815906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I have been doing some searching online trying to find advice and articles about &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;manifesting a billion dollars&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.  Yes you heard me right!  I want to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;manifest a billion dollars&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and I want it to manifest now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really do need a miracle in my life right now and I just can't believe that the Universe, God wouldn't want me to have something that I really want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have read countless online articles and basically they generally said that you can manifest almost anything in your life as long as you believe and have faith in it.  I was at a very interesting website full of comments about how when people "threw in the towel" what they wanted manifested!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So maybe I'm trying too hard, putting resistance in my way and I know that I'm supposed to keep my vibrations up and continue to feel the feelings of having it now.  What it looks like is that I seem to be the one standing in my own way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-3326808596340218788?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/3326808596340218788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=3326808596340218788' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3326808596340218788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3326808596340218788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/02/manifesting-billion-dollars.html' title='Manifesting A Billion Dollars!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-14CiwImNLL8/TVRd05d3cCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/ayWddHElsa8/s72-c/billion%2Bdollars.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1051682497810260852</id><published>2011-02-08T15:07:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2011-02-08T15:12:59.163-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>The "Impossible" Just May Be Possible!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TVGjsZTH9kI/AAAAAAAAAC0/pUT2F51IhDM/s1600/possible.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 113px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TVGjsZTH9kI/AAAAAAAAAC0/pUT2F51IhDM/s320/possible.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571414197134685762" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;font face="bookman old style" size="+1" color=green&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Time and time again, if you look at history, people who have produced phenomenal results are those that have set goals that everyone else thought was unrealistic and even crazy.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So hopefully this will mean that the goal(s) that I have set are not as impossible as I might think!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1051682497810260852?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1051682497810260852/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1051682497810260852' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1051682497810260852'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1051682497810260852'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2011/02/impossible-just-may-be-possible.html' title='The &quot;Impossible&quot; Just May Be Possible!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TVGjsZTH9kI/AAAAAAAAAC0/pUT2F51IhDM/s72-c/possible.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-796737772083222824</id><published>2010-12-08T16:52:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-12-08T16:56:24.980-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gratitude'/><title type='text'>Thanksgiving And Giving Thanks!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since my &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; went so well this year I also thought that it would be good time to post another &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;gratitude list&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am grateful that:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I was able to have turkey on Thanksgiving!  It wasn't just the fact that I was able to buy a turkey but I think that I had just as much fun preparing the turkey as I did eating it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;as an extra added little bonus it actually snowed here in &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;Philadelphia&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; on Thanksgiving Day!  It was a wonderful and beautiful site to behold!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;that I have a home and a roof over my head.  So many people are losing their homes &lt;a href="http://theforeclosur101blog.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;but there are some that have fought for their homes are were able to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;avoid foreclosure&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; of their homes&lt;/a&gt; so there is still hope out there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am grateful for the income that I get from &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;working from home&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; since there was a time that I wasn't making any income at all!  I check to see if my name was on the &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;unclaimed money&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; listing but it wasn't there but I am still grateful that there are a whole lot of other different ways of earning an income.&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I guess that I am just grateful for being alive!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-796737772083222824?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/796737772083222824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=796737772083222824' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/796737772083222824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/796737772083222824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/12/thanksgiving-and-giving-thanks.html' title='Thanksgiving And Giving Thanks!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-666057272504139821</id><published>2010-10-08T16:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-12-08T16:48:18.113-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>Today I Felt Kind Of Tired!!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TP_85gKE6iI/AAAAAAAAACg/MEHzfyfM6Gw/s1600/weary.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 129px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TP_85gKE6iI/AAAAAAAAACg/MEHzfyfM6Gw/s320/weary.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548431330758683170" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been thinking about my day today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a lot of things to be grateful for today and I try to remember that when my mood is down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been feeling down because I am so tired of dealing with one particular company as far as one of my &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;debts&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; is concerned!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Month by month I have been dealing with them and I am so tired of dealing with them.  I am &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;hoping and praying for some kind of financial miracle&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.  I even went online looking for information about &lt;a href="http://moneybasics101.blogspot.com/2008/01/praying-for-financial-miracle.html?martinasblog" target="_blank"&gt;praying for a financial miracle&lt;/a&gt; and I did find some helpful information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically what the advice says is to never give up and keep on fighting (even though I'm a little bit tired of continuing this fight!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I even thought that maybe I'm being "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tested&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; as far as my &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;faith&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; goes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am trying so hard to be able to keep my home that I have lived in for so many years - but maybe I'm just making this harder on myself than it really has to be because I have been able to hold on to my home for this long.  I love my house and I most certainly love where I live and I try to keep a positive attitude!  I am working at becoming a "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;master&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; of &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;the law of attraction&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and I have managed to manifest some positive things into my life!  I want to (need to) master this one powerful aspect of my life so that I can continue to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;live the life of my dreams&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and to continue to be able to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;do what I love&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The advice that I am taking is to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;take one day at a time&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; and to &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;never give up&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Your faith has to be fed every day just like you body. You must starve all doubt and negativity&lt;/i&gt; - another good piece of advice!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;“Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it!"&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm not very big on playing &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;free games online&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; because I'm mostly doing my work online.  But I think that I should just take some time and do some &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;fun things online&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; just to.....well.....have fun!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't know too much about &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;dedicated online game servers&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; but I have played a few games online!  I know that there are &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;free internet poker games online&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; but I'm not much of a poker fan!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that I have to relax more and work more effectively on &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;making my life the way that &lt;font size="+1"&gt;I&lt;/font&gt; want it to be&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-666057272504139821?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/666057272504139821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=666057272504139821' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/666057272504139821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/666057272504139821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/12/today-i-felt-kind-of-tired.html' title='Today I Felt Kind Of Tired!!!!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/TP_85gKE6iI/AAAAAAAAACg/MEHzfyfM6Gw/s72-c/weary.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-2225650128444785096</id><published>2010-05-06T11:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-06T12:00:27.471-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WTF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><title type='text'>What A Day I Had Today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S-LlMfid62I/AAAAAAAAABg/DTfSRIBdYHE/s1600/stressedout.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 124px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S-LlMfid62I/AAAAAAAAABg/DTfSRIBdYHE/s320/stressedout.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184900368460642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well I have been trying to keep an upbeat attitude about my life and I'm taking it day by day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I went shopping and found out that I over-drew my bank account!  Well I didn't want to get hit with those bank charges (again) so I returned the items that I purchased.  It was really a bummer having to return the merchandise but it was better than having those banking fees on my account again!  I had to go back to the store to return the items but now that I'm calmly back at the computer again I really have to look on the bright side of things here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Even though I had to return the items it meant that my bank account wouldn't be in the negative.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Unfortunately it will take a few days for the return to show up in my bank account so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Once the returned credit shows back into my bank account I can re-purchase the items because I only mis-calculated the purchase by some change.  So in a few days I can buy them again!  (I won't be getting my &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;google adsense&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; check for at least 2 and a half weeks yet.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It really was a bummer having to walk back to the store again but at least the money is going back into my bank account (in a few days)!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have to take days like these and remember the things that I am &lt;!--google_ad_section_start--&gt;grateful&lt;!--google_ad_section_end--&gt; for.  The whole incident could have been a lot worse and I'm glad that I'm back at the computer now and living the rest of my day!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-2225650128444785096?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/2225650128444785096/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=2225650128444785096' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2225650128444785096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2225650128444785096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-day-i-had-today.html' title='What A Day I Had Today!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S-LlMfid62I/AAAAAAAAABg/DTfSRIBdYHE/s72-c/stressedout.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-7966057398896947373</id><published>2010-04-08T10:49:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-08T10:59:30.730-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>Today I Felt So Tired!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's only about 10:30 in the morning and I'm already tired!  Had to get an early start today because I wanted to use one of the computers at the library and today they will be open for at least 8 hours so I wanted to get on the computer there as early as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also wanted to get a little bit of shopping done before I went to the library so that meant that I had to get up especially early today.  I don't have a car (yet) so I went shopping by foot!  It was very warm today and I tried not to rush and do too much so that I wouldn't get too tired.  But I did my little bit of shopping and I'm now at the library computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walking to the store was very tiring and it was very hot outside and there were times when I was walking that I felt really bad but I had to remember all the things that I am grateful for and remember and be grateful for all the good things that are and are happening in my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I was at the store I noticed that other shoppers were talking about their &lt;!—google_ad_section_start--&gt;financial woes&lt;!—google_ad_section_end--&gt; as well so at least I know that I am not alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was looking for words of advice and encouragement and the things that I remember are to be grateful for the things that &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;are&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; good in my life and to keep on pressing on and not give up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-7966057398896947373?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/7966057398896947373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=7966057398896947373' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/7966057398896947373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/7966057398896947373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/04/today-i-felt-so-tired.html' title='Today I Felt So Tired!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8380226443971033480</id><published>2010-04-06T14:31:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-06T14:44:51.369-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><title type='text'>How Things Are Going With Me!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well it's been quite a while since I posted here last.  Of all the things that are going on in my life right now there are still a lot of things that I have to be grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though my &lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;Adsense earnings&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt; have gone down I am grateful for the fact that I am still able to earn an income period!  Without it I would be quite lost!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made a previous post about how I was able to get 2 &lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;government grants&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt; to help with my heating bill and get my heat turned back on after I got a shut-off notice and subsequently my heating was shut off but the grants allowed me to get my heating turned back on - so for that I am very grateful!  This was quite actually a very good example of "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;free money&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;because I did not have to pay the money back!  So if people tell you that there are no grants out there to help people then I am a very good example of a person that has actually received a &lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;government grant&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt;!  I received 2 of them as a matter of fact!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm a very big fan of &lt;!-- google_ad_section_start --&gt;the law of attraction&lt;!-- google_ad_section_end --&gt; and there have been times in my life where it has worked for me!  So I'm trying to master the art of the law of attraction so that I live the kind of life that I want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things have gotten worse for me but I still haven't given up.  The fact that I am able to continue to add to my blog is a blessing and another thing that I am very grateful for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I am hanging in there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8380226443971033480?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8380226443971033480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8380226443971033480' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8380226443971033480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8380226443971033480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-things-are-going-with-me.html' title='How Things Are Going With Me!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8831926345862472020</id><published>2010-01-14T18:24:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-14T18:47:24.251-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><title type='text'>Gratitude!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S0-oH6tWEJI/AAAAAAAAABY/QNb692D0gNM/s1600-h/gratitude.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S0-oH6tWEJI/AAAAAAAAABY/QNb692D0gNM/s320/gratitude.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426740929976733842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been feeling quite &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;tense and stressed out today&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;tense  and while I was online I ran into an article about &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; so I thought that now would be a very good time for my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude list&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know the reason why I am feeling so tense and it is because I don't have what I want yet!  I keep thinking about it in my mind and I know that &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;the law of attraction&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; says to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;feeling positive thoughts&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; but today for some reason my negative thoughts are racing through my mind - so now it's time to focus on some positive thoughts and here is where my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude list&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; comes in to play!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my gratitude list for today:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am glad to say that I am grateful to be able to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;work from home&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.  The mere fact that I have had to file income taxes means that I have actually &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;earned an income from home&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; and I am very grateful for that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm grateful to know that my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;Google Adsense&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; has earned me enough money so that I actually have to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;file an income tax return because of the money that I have made from the Google Adsense program&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.  As I have been surfing around online I have seen that there are a lot of people who have &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;adsense ads&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; on their sites but they have been saying that they haven't earned &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;a lot of Google Adsense money&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; - so I'm grateful that I have earned enough to even have to pay income taxes on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This blog is about doing what I love and what I love to do is to work on my computer and that is what I am doing right now so that / this is something that I am very grateful for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am always grateful for my home!  It is a constant struggle and battle to be able to keep it as my own but as I am learning &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;the law of attraction&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; I realize that my mind and my thoughts play a very big part in how my life is shaped!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I managed to get my house out of foreclosure and I have been able to get some &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;government grants&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; to help me keep my heat and electricity on!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful for the talents that I do have!  I have written a little ebooklet about the &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;government grants that I got to help me keep my heating and electricity on&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.  Even though I'm not selling this book outright I am asking for donations before I send the ebooklet and that is at least one way that I have used my skills to be able to make some money.  Believe me its not &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;quick money&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; or even &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;free money&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; but at least it is a start!  And like I have said before I &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;I am earning money with the Google Adsense program&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;One of my older neighbors died last week and she was a very nice friend of mine!  I am grateful for the opportunity to have known her.  We have had nice chats and nice talks on the phone and we had even gone shopping together on a few occassions!  I'm grateful to have had such a friend and it makes having the friends that I still do have more precious!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I think one of the things that I should be most grateful for is the fact that while I may be down right now I am definitely not out of the picture yet.  There is alwyas hope and there is no problem that God can not solve!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8831926345862472020?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8831926345862472020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8831926345862472020' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8831926345862472020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8831926345862472020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/01/gratitude.html' title='Gratitude!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/S0-oH6tWEJI/AAAAAAAAABY/QNb692D0gNM/s72-c/gratitude.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8590810150977724301</id><published>2010-01-01T21:01:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T21:13:26.312-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Mission Statement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><title type='text'>My New Year's Resolution(s)?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Actually I didn't think about &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;making any New Year's Resolutions&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; because I already have some set goals of my own in mind!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But you know since this is the first new day of the year it seems like a very good time to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;make a list of New Year Resolutions&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; for myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First and foremost &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;I want to be financially secure&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;!  I have already created my own mission statement and my mission is to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;be a millionaire&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;!  Not only will I reach this goal BEFORE the end of this year, I'm going to reach this goal &lt;font size="+1"&gt;as soon as possible&lt;/font&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;financial goal&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; is the one that I will be working on and concentrating and focusing on the most because that is &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;one of the main goals that I want to achieve&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; so that I will be &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;financially secure&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am already &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;grateful&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; to be &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;earning money with the Google Adsense program&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; and I am also grateful that &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;I am able to work from home&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am using &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;the law of attraction&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; more and more into my life so that I &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;can attract all the money that I want into my life&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.  I even read online that it is possible to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;attract a &lt;font size="+1"&gt;billion&lt;/font&gt; dollars into one's life&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; if they know how to do it correctly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there you have it.  My New Year's Resolution for 2010 is &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt; to become a millionaire as soon as possible&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8590810150977724301?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8590810150977724301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8590810150977724301' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8590810150977724301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8590810150977724301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-new-years-resolutions.html' title='My New Year&apos;s Resolution(s)?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-602856465585113871</id><published>2009-12-18T18:58:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-18T19:23:51.699-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>Gratitude!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was feeling kind of depressed today and I saw this online article about expressing  &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; so that is what I decided to do today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The article says (and I agree) that one should start a  &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude journal&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; and that is what I decided to do and I'm going to use this blog to do it!  So here is my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;gratitude list&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; for today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;grateful&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; to be able to &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;work from home&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;.  I have not earned a lot of money &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;yet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; but I am going to! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have my &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;Google Adsense ads and that has earned me some money and I am very grateful for that&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt;!  Bigger and better things are coming my way!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am grateful for my house!  Yes there are some bills that are causing me a great deal of &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;stress&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; but I can't let that get the best of me!  There are people who are in a much more bigger &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;financial problems&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; than me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am grateful for the food that I had for dinner tonight and I am grateful for the food that is still left in my refridgerator.  (I'm also grateful that I have a refridgerator that works!)  I have chicken and pork chops and hot dogs in my freezer, not to mention bread, beans, potatoes, onions and pasta - Yum!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm grateful that it is warm inside of my house.  I have blogged before about the  &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;government grants that I got to help pay my heating bills&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; and without that &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;grant money&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; I would be in bad shape today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am also grateful for the skills and talents that I have now!  I was reading an article about &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;praying for a financial miracle&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; and the article basically said that instead of just doing nothing that you should take the talents and skills that you do have and make them work for you!  And that is what I am doing.  It gets hard sometimes and I get &lt;!– google_ad_section_start –&gt;depressed and frustrated&lt;!– google_ad_section_end –&gt; at times but all that I hear is to keep going and to never give up!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is my gratitude list for today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are feeling depressed or frustrated start a gratitude journal and write down 5 things that you are grateful for!  It will help you to feel much, much better about your life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-602856465585113871?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/602856465585113871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=602856465585113871' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/602856465585113871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/602856465585113871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/12/gratitude.html' title='Gratitude!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8357188447469177074</id><published>2009-12-02T19:50:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T20:02:30.081-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><title type='text'>I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings......</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SxcL5cpyljI/AAAAAAAAABQ/X1ofm0vtRJk/s1600-h/I+Know+Why.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 78px; height: 129px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SxcL5cpyljI/AAAAAAAAABQ/X1ofm0vtRJk/s320/I+Know+Why.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410806558880863794" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Someone mentioned a quote from Maya Angelou's Book "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" and it made me remember watching the movie on television.  It took me a while to actually get the meaning of the title but once I did it made me both sad and happy at the same time!  It's actually a very provocative thought when you think about it - at least it is for me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what one's situation is there just maybe something that one can smile and sing about!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think about my own situation and realize that there are those that are far more worse off than me.  There are many people having more financial difficulty than me, people who don't have food to eat or who don't have any (or enough) money to even pay for food.............&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tiger Woods is in the news about the transgressions that he has admitted to and all I could think of is that there are far more worse problems in the news today and going on in peoples' lives!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a windy and rainy night and here I am in my nice warm house and I just ate some dinner.  I'll be going to the grocery store tomorrow to buy some more food that I will be able to pay for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am very grateful that my childhood was not as traumatic as Maya Angelou's was and the fact that she could rise above the things that have happened to her in her early years just makes me appreciate my life that much more!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8357188447469177074?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8357188447469177074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8357188447469177074' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8357188447469177074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8357188447469177074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-know-why-caged-bird-sings.html' title='I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings......'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SxcL5cpyljI/AAAAAAAAABQ/X1ofm0vtRJk/s72-c/I+Know+Why.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-3932987863238779308</id><published>2009-09-12T21:19:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-12T21:43:55.422-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Money Matters'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><title type='text'>Gratitude!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SqxKfvDq9FI/AAAAAAAAABI/dND23JtY1ZA/s1600-h/gratitude.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 95px; height: 143px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SqxKfvDq9FI/AAAAAAAAABI/dND23JtY1ZA/s320/gratitude.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380757563869164626" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found a very inspiring article online about gratitude so I have decided to list some of the things that I am grateful for.  (If I listed &lt;b&gt;all&lt;/b&gt; of the things that I have to be grateful for I think I would tire myself out because I think that &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; list would be endless!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are 5 things that I am grateful for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;I managed to get my home &lt;font size="+1"&gt;off&lt;/font&gt; of a pending foreclosure sale!  &lt;img src="http://emoticons4u.com/happy/1218.gif"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boy was &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;that&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; scary!  My house was scheduled to be foreclosed on &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;this&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; month and I was just worrying myself sick!  Like all the advice has said I decided to take action and turn my fear into curiosity and I called around to find out what I could do to get my home out of foreclosure!  The money that was due was for property tax foreclosure and I was hearing stories from my neighbors that you either had to pay up or lose your home to foreclosure!  I called around and found out (to make a long story short) that I could make payment arrangements to pay the property taxes in installments and that is what I am in the process of doing now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you know how &lt;font size="+2"&gt;GOOD&lt;/font&gt; it feels to get your house out of foreclosure!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I had popcorn (and watched a movie) for dinner tonight!  Don't get me wrong I do have some other food in my kitchen but tonight I just felt like having some popcorn and watching a movie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There have been times when I had &lt;b&gt;no&lt;/b&gt; food to eat so I am very grateful for the food that I &lt;b&gt;do&lt;/b&gt; have!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am very grateful for my home!  My next door neighbor had a fire scare and the firemen were there and there seems to be a lot of inside damage to their house and I know that getting it repaired is going to cost them a lot of money!  I already know that they have contractors working on their home now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I am very grateful that I have a computer at home and am able to be online!  I know that there are some that don't even have a computer in their home and I was reminded of this when I saw some people at the library.  Having my own computer at home means that I can work on it any time of the day and night!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;I'm very grateful for my family.  My parents have passed on but I still have my brother and we talk a lot on the phone.&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there is a partial of my gratitude list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what are &lt;b&gt;YOU&lt;/b&gt; grateful for today?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="+1"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/gratitude_is_the_key_to_happiness" target="_blank"&gt;Gratitude Is The Key To Happiness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-3932987863238779308?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/3932987863238779308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=3932987863238779308' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3932987863238779308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3932987863238779308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/09/gratitude.html' title='Gratitude!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SqxKfvDq9FI/AAAAAAAAABI/dND23JtY1ZA/s72-c/gratitude.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-3023203581057820550</id><published>2009-07-30T21:59:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-30T22:10:13.129-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><title type='text'>Don't You Just Love The Internet!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I checked my comments box and saw that I got 2 comments from "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;anonymous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  The first comment said "Don't pay for grant information" and I'm guessing that that is referring to my blog posts about the government grants that I got to help me with my utility bills.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that I think about it it may also have to do with the fact that I'm selling an ebooklet about how I got 2 government grants to help me get my electric turned back on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wrote this ebooklet because I know that there are other people who are in the same situation as I am in that they face the possibility of having their electric or other utilities shut off - or they may already have been shut off!  Since I, myself was in the exact same situation and managed to get my electric turned back on I figured that there would be others who would be interested in how I did it.  I also know that finding this kind of information is hard!  I did some checking around and found some good information about grants.  There is one blog called &lt;a href="http://grantbasics101.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;Grant Basics 101&lt;/a&gt; that has a lot of information about grant programs and I also did a lot of checking online for other resources as well.  Unfortunately this information was hard to come by and that is why I thought of selling an ebooklet about my experience at getting 2 government grants to help me with my utility bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also helps too in that I aspire to be a writer and I have already published my own ebooklet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 2nd comment was from "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;anonymous&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; again saying that they sent me an email.  I didn't receive it.  Aside from my regular email, the rest of the email that I have gotten has been either spam or junk mail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-3023203581057820550?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/3023203581057820550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=3023203581057820550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3023203581057820550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3023203581057820550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-you-just-love-internet.html' title='Don&apos;t You Just Love The Internet!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-2396288750737179793</id><published>2009-07-25T19:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-25T19:36:59.954-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bills'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Money Matters'/><title type='text'>Thank You God!  Another Small Miracle Has Occurred!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am oh so very grateful today!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got a notice of a water shut-off on Wednesday and yesterday I got the good news that I was to be given a small grant to help towards making a payment!  This payment will suspend my shut off notice!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This wasn't a government grant though.  The money / grant that I got was from a small organization that helps with small payments towards one's utility bill.  I found them in the yellow pages!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All I had to do was fax them a copy of my shut-off notice - which I did.  The shut off notice was reviewed by them and I got the call yesterday that they contacted my water company and made arrangements with them and that they will be sending a payment to them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now this doesn't get me off the hook for the total amount due of the water bill.  The organization paid a portion which was just enough to stop them shutting off my water!  And for this I am very grateful to that organization!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am now on a payment plan with my water company!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I hope this goes to show those who may be in a similar situation that miracles do come true and they do happen!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-2396288750737179793?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/2396288750737179793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=2396288750737179793' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2396288750737179793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2396288750737179793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/thank-you-god-another-small-miracle-has.html' title='Thank You God!  Another Small Miracle Has Occurred!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6370541864099467689</id><published>2009-07-23T19:53:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T20:08:46.872-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Money Matters'/><title type='text'>Paypal!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been doing some checking online and found out that Amazon does &lt;b&gt;not&lt;/b&gt; let one pay via Paypal.  I kind of thought that was hard to believe!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems that Amazon.com considers Paypal a competitor and will not let people pay for their Amazon.com items with their Paypal accounts!  A lot of people have expressed outrage at this and I really agree with them.  A lot of them have said that since they can't use a Paypal option that they refuse to pay Amazon.com &lt;b&gt;anything&lt;/b&gt; at all!  I also agree with this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its hard enough trusting one company with your payment information like your bank account number and your social security number because you want to give out this information as little as possible!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course (from my understanding) you can still use a credit card or debit card to pay for your purchases on Amazon.com but there are still a lot of people who want to be able to use their Paypal accounts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even Ebay lets you make payments with your Paypal account - but not Amazon.com!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=navy size="+1"&gt;Update! - I just found out that the Barnes and Noble site DOES accept Paypal payments!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6370541864099467689?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6370541864099467689/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6370541864099467689' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6370541864099467689'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6370541864099467689'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/paypal.html' title='Paypal!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-242095139268617440</id><published>2009-07-16T15:52:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T16:14:39.959-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bills'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bill Collections and Bill Collectors'/><title type='text'>Can You Fight Those Bill Collectors?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm sure a lot of people out there have had those calls from bill collectors and collection agencies.  I found this information online and maybe it will be helpful:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;i&gt;&lt;font size="+1" face="arial"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In response to.........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a bill collector can and will get an order against you for a cash only warrant on an unpaid bill. In order to do this though, certain things have to happen first. If you have an unpaid bill, they first have to take you to court and get a judgment against you. If you don't appear at this initial hearing a judgment by default will be entered against you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next process is then to file a motion and order for supplemental information. Once they have a judgment, they then want to know your financial information, they subpeona you to court and then usually talk to you prior to court to try to arrange a payment based on the information you give them about your income. Usually an agreement is made for whatever it is you can afford even if it is only twenty dollars per month. If you don't appear for this hearing, a judge can issue a cash only warrant usually in the amount of no less than 200 and no more than 1000 dollars, depending on the amount of the bill. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At this point then, you have an &lt;font size="+1"&gt;active warrant for your arrest and can be thrown in jail&lt;/font&gt;. Only to get out when you have paid the cash only bail or see the judge. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This can also happen if you fail to make the payment that you have arranged at a supplemental hearing. The bail amount less whatever the current warrant fee to the court is then applied to your unpaid bill. If you continue to fail to make payments or not show up to ongoing hearings, once they have obtained a judgment you subject yourself to ongoing warrants and potential arrests. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is for civil actions, usually old utility bills, medical bills etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the case of writing or bouncing a check, it is unlawful in nearly any state to write a bad check, these can usually be taken if over the amount of five hundred dollars to a local police department and criminal charges or arrest can occur. It just depends on how busy the police are and what area you live in. Hope this clears &lt;br /&gt;the matter up for you. Good luck everyone!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And here is a reply posted to the above message:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;i&gt;Let me tell you about jail and bills. No bill collector will take you to jail. This will not happen. Let me tell you why. It will take $5,000 (or around that &lt;br /&gt;amount) for them to place a court order to get you to jail. Now, think about this. If you owe them like $500.00. Do you think a company will pay 5k to get you to jail on 500.00 that you owe. That is cost effective for the company. If they did that to everyone who owes that company. The company would go broke.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOw, look at the form letter that you got. That's right, form letter. It is a mind way of making you worry and the more you worry the more they think you will give up.... Fight! fight for your right. Yell at them. Tell them to leave you a lone. Trust me, they have more people on there plates. Look at the letter, listen to &lt;br /&gt;the phone message. Think of what they are really trying say. Act but don't react right away.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can fix this and you can get it right. Just fight.....&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-242095139268617440?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/242095139268617440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=242095139268617440' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/242095139268617440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/242095139268617440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/can-you-fight-those-bill-collectors.html' title='Can You Fight Those Bill Collectors?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-3798272327364342553</id><published>2009-07-11T15:31:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T15:48:49.819-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Adsense'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adsense'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><title type='text'>What Is Adsense?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Someone asked me about the Adsense program.  They are very interested to work from home and they mentioned that they were not making enough money using paid-to-click sites to cash out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I sent them a comment that I use Google's Adsense program and the money that I have earned from it has helped me a lot!  Even though I'm not an Adsense millionaire today doesn't mean that I won't be one tomorrow! But the money that I have earned so far has helped me to pay some of my bills - especially my Internet service - and to buy food!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what is the Adsense program?  It is a program where you place ads on your website or blog and you get earn money everytime those ads are clicked &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;legitimately&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.  How much do you earn for each click?  Well that is going to depend on the subject matter of your site.  You see the ads that appear on your site are determined by what words appear on your site.  For instance if your website is about computers then your ads are more likely to be about computers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How much can you make using the Adsense program?  Well a lot of that is going to depend on you but here is a &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-how-much-money-have-people-been.html?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to a blog post about just how much money some people have been making with the Adsense program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;What does it take to belong to Google's Adsense program?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  First you have to sign up and join.  The Adsense site is located &lt;a href="http://www.google.com/adsense" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.  You will also have to give them information like your social security number.  The reason for that is because if you earn over a certain amount yearly (for now I think its $400 - $600), Adsense (and you) have to report it!  It is the law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will also have to provide them with a link to your website or blog so that it can be reviewed and approved.  Once approved you can then go through the steps of picking out how you want your ad to look.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you have added the ads to your site you can check in with your account to see how much money you have earned so far.  The rule is that you must earn at least $100 during the month before Adsense will issue you a payment either in regular check form or by bank deposit / EFT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like I said before this money has definitely come in handy and you should know that there are already some Adsense Millionaires out there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-3798272327364342553?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/3798272327364342553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=3798272327364342553' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3798272327364342553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3798272327364342553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-adsense.html' title='What Is Adsense?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-4121895019661074199</id><published>2009-07-08T20:28:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T20:41:47.441-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WTF'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><title type='text'>I Am SO Mad I Could Spit!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won't go into detail but I was expecting some money from somewhere and I haven't even received it yet!  I put my request in &lt;b&gt;last month&lt;/b&gt; and I &lt;b&gt;STILL&lt;/b&gt; haven't received it yet!  Apparently there seems to be a problem with processing the money &lt;b&gt;BUT&lt;/b&gt; yet and still I see that the site is announcing their newest blog post &lt;b&gt;but they haven't said anything about the progress of the processing problem!&lt;/b&gt;.  This makes me so mad!  and frustrated!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very strong emotions!  And I firmly believe that one can worry so much that it can actually make one's self ill!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have emailed this site numerously and have gotten some replies back - but none of those replies has resulted in me getting my money yet!  And what makes it hurt even more is that they have been helping other members financially - even those that have become members &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just do not believe that this is fair in the least and I continue to try and find out why it is taking so long for me to receive my money!  But it seems like the harder I try, the more frustrated I get and the less results I get!  &lt;b&gt;I think that it is horrible to be holding someone's money and not release it to them!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is something that I just &lt;b&gt;HAD&lt;/b&gt; to vent about!  I read online about people having problems both financially and spiritually and when I reply to them I tell them to not give up hope and to keep trying and to keep on keeping on  - and this is now the advice that I have to follow myself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm still not going to give up though but I sorely needed to vent my anger and frustration somewhere!  I do feel a little bit better now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-4121895019661074199?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/4121895019661074199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=4121895019661074199' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4121895019661074199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4121895019661074199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-am-so-mad-i-could-spit.html' title='I Am SO Mad I Could Spit!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-5655341297040743383</id><published>2009-07-06T20:42:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T20:44:43.543-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><title type='text'>Thank You To Everybody!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just wanted to thank everybody that is trying to help me including those who are also offering words of encouragement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just so good to see that there are people out there who offer whatever it is they can give whether it be money for donations or just words of encouragement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It really means a lot to me and I just wanted to say &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Thank You&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to you all!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-5655341297040743383?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/5655341297040743383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=5655341297040743383' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5655341297040743383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5655341297040743383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/thank-you-to-everybody.html' title='Thank You To Everybody!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6626870639631140077</id><published>2009-07-02T16:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T16:41:36.620-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><title type='text'>What I Am Grateful For!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been feeling sad and angry lately so that means that its time for me to think about all the things that I am grateful for!  I know that there are people who are much more worse off than me and I do have a lot of things to be grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the past, the law of attraction has worked for me as far as being able to manifest small amounts of money but I think that when I want to manifest the most - I try too hard and I think that is the case now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I did have the promise of some money being sent to me but for whatever reason it hasn't been sent yet - thus the reason for my feelings of anger and frustration.  So its time to take a look at the things that I am grateful for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm grateful for the food that I have!  It may not be much but there had been a time when I actually had &lt;b&gt;NO&lt;/b&gt; food!  No bread, no crackers, no meat!  There were times when water was my only meal and you know I was even grateful for that because it meant that I still had water!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got some good news from legal aid!  It seems that there is the possibility that my mortgage company was doing unfair mortgaging and they are looking into it further!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got my monthly electric and heating bill and the amount due is $0 - I'm very grateful for that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a gorgeous day outside and so nice for it being the beginning of the July 4 weekend.  I have to admit that I am a bit of a hermit and enjoy working at my computer but I can hear what's going on by listening to my radio and tuning in to the local stations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes I do have a lot to be grateful for and I do these gratitude lists when I'm feeling down and depressed.  It's something that you may want to try yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6626870639631140077?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6626870639631140077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6626870639631140077' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6626870639631140077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6626870639631140077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-i-am-grateful-for.html' title='What I Am Grateful For!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-3602736034281259749</id><published>2009-06-09T02:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T02:06:07.376-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>The Law Of Attraction And Getting Out Of Debt?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're like me then there may be times when you worry about your bills and not having any money.  You feel sad and depressed and maybe even a little bit angry!  I was feeling this way myself and then I happened upon this online blog post:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;How do I manifest money when I’m so worried about being in debt?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Q: Dear Anisa,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“I’m currently part time. I was in college but quit after I found out it wasn’t what I wanted to do. I have about $20,000 in debt and $960 on my credit card. I’m panicking because I really don’t know how I’m going to pay it all off! Which is why I was looking for ways to manifest hoping it would help me in some way. So, I suppose that is my questions. I’m tired of having money problems. I would just love to finally be able to enjoy my life and not worry about being broke. What would you recommend i do to manifest wealth and prosperity? ” –Thank you&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer given was something that I have seen many times but still it seems that I have to be reminded of it and that is why I think the law of attraction led me to the blog site and that particular entry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a nutshell the advice is to not think of yourself as having a lack of money but to think of yourself as having an abundance of money!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read the complete answer just click Anisa's blog entry &lt;a href="http://www.creatavision.com/wordpress/2008/06/" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-3602736034281259749?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/3602736034281259749/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=3602736034281259749' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3602736034281259749'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/3602736034281259749'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/06/law-of-attraction-and-getting-out-of.html' title='The Law Of Attraction And Getting Out Of Debt?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6234464451565400670</id><published>2009-06-01T20:20:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T20:34:52.483-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What can YOU do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>Hope!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;"&lt;i&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size="+2" face="christie"&gt;&lt;center&gt;Hope is the physician&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; of each misery&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever felt really bad?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I came upon this quote in my email today and I thought that I would pass it along to you!  So many people are feeling so terrible, bad, depressed and frustrated - and that includes me too! - that sometimes one doesn't know where to turn!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I interpret the above quote to mean that no matter how bad one is feeling that one should always feel hope!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;i&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size="+2" face="christie"&gt;&lt;center&gt;With God&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; All Things Are Possible!&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was listening to a speech by Dr. Wayne Dyer and the above is what he said!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What it means to me is exactly what it says which is "&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All things are possible!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what it is that you are going through please remember that there is hope!  I have read and seen on tv about the many miracles that have been happening around the world!  It's not just bad news out there but some good ones too!  Like the woman who was able to stop the foreclosure of her home because she put up a web site and got enough in donations to save her home from foreclosure!  I believe that one can classify that as a miracle!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So no matter what it is you are going through, please remember not to give up hope!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Very good advice indeed!  And one that I should remember myself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6234464451565400670?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6234464451565400670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6234464451565400670' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6234464451565400670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6234464451565400670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/06/hope.html' title='Hope!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-4292108168747252560</id><published>2009-05-28T01:19:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-28T01:26:53.523-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I LOVE To Do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><title type='text'>Do What You Love...................</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found another inspiring article about doing what you love to do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is something that I firmly believe myself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although it is hard and sometimes frustrating, I realize that I have to continue to go on!  Keep the faith.  Never give up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love working on my computer but it can be frustrating at times because I haven't manifested the kind of wealth that I want - &lt;b&gt;YET&lt;/b&gt; - but I haven't given up and I continue to do what I love - which is working on the computer!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have managed to make some money online using Google's Adsense program and it is something that I firmly suggest to others if you want to be able to make money online.  If you want to know more about Google's Adsense program, just click &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatIlove-Martina" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I am continuing to do what I love.  I am continuing to keep the faith and I will continue to not give up!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below is the link to the article:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font size="+2"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Do_What_You_Love_So_You_Can_Love_What_You_Do.html" target="_blank"&gt;Doing What You Love.....&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-4292108168747252560?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/4292108168747252560/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=4292108168747252560' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4292108168747252560'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4292108168747252560'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/05/do-what-you-love.html' title='Do What You Love...................'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6769063031006848886</id><published>2009-05-14T21:08:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T21:15:29.385-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>A Financial Miracle!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something that I need so badly!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm going over all my notes from &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;the law of attraction&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and basically what it comes down to is belief and faith!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ask and it is given....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that there have been examples of financial miracles in one's life.  I saw one program telling about how a woman was afraid that she was going to lose her mother's home to foreclosure and she worried about it so much that it almost made her ill!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But guess what happened?  Before the foreclosure sale it was ruled that she didn't have to continue to pay the mortgage &lt;font size="+2"&gt;plus&lt;/font&gt; she got back all of the mortgage payments that she made!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now &lt;b&gt;that&lt;/b&gt; was a financial miracle!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm working at manifesting the same kind of financial miracle in my own life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please wish me luck and send me your prayers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6769063031006848886?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6769063031006848886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6769063031006848886' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6769063031006848886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6769063031006848886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/05/financial-miracle.html' title='A Financial Miracle!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-9013891216473271022</id><published>2009-05-07T21:18:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T21:24:01.144-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Mission Statement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Motivation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>"As A Man Thinketh"</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you notice on the side of my blog is my mission station and my mission statement is to be a &lt;h1&gt;MILLIONAIRE&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and live off of the interest!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a &lt;a href="http://antoniothornton.com/files/jamesallen-asamanthinketh.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; to a free download of the publication "As A Man Thinketh"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I got the link from &lt;a href="http://antoniothornton.com" target="_blank"&gt;a very interesting blog&lt;/a&gt; that talks a lot about the law of attraction!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is it possible to become a millionaire in a short (and I mean a &lt;b&gt;real&lt;/b&gt; short) amount of time?  The answer seems to be that it is possible and that you are only limited by the limiting thoughts that you have!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-9013891216473271022?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/9013891216473271022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=9013891216473271022' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/9013891216473271022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/9013891216473271022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/05/as-man-thinketh.html' title='&quot;As A Man Thinketh&quot;'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1183100954368734433</id><published>2009-04-12T20:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-12T21:01:01.028-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Doing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='How I Am Feeling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>I Have To Keep On Going!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically that is what all the messages, sermons and advice has said!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm so depressed now because it just seems like money is staying away from me in all kinds of ways!  But then that was when I looked at some of my past blog posts and just realized how lucky and grateful I am for the things that have happened in my life to a positive affect!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I looked at my blog post where I mentioned about the 2 government grants that I got to get my lights (and heat) shut back on and I realize that this was a true blessing in and of itself!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am also using my talents as a writer to sell my own ebooklet about how I did get those 2 government grants to help with my heating bill!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I read somewhere that people have such limiting beliefs about money and that we should change the way that we think about money.  Remember before when I said at the beginning of this blog post that it seems that money just seems to stay away from me?  Well that isn't always true!  I have found money on the street, received some discounts and savings as well - all examples of money flowing into my life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that it is my attitude that is affecting how money is flowing into my life because there have been a few times when I have attracted money into my life.  The &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;law of attraction&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;really does work!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's just that for today (actually the past few days) that I have been feeling down and depressed and downright angry about my lack of money - which in and of itself says something because I'm emphasizing having a lack of money when I should be focusing on having an abundance of money - therein lies my solution!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please remember to enjoy your day and take some time out to think about the things that you are grateful for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1183100954368734433?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1183100954368734433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1183100954368734433' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1183100954368734433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1183100954368734433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-have-to-keep-on-going.html' title='I Have To Keep On Going!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-745955195385572557</id><published>2009-03-25T15:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-28T16:07:58.840-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Ebooklet'/><title type='text'>How I Got 2 Government Grants To Help Pay My Electric Bill!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought that since one of the things that I love to do is write is that I would write about something that recently happened to me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all this talk about government grants and how people can't find any information about them, I thought that I would write about my own experience and publish and sell it as an ebooklet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far the title is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;How I Got 2 Government Grants To Help Me Pay My Electric Bill!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(and get my electric service turned back on!)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far that is my working title.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the time that I started writing this my electric and heating had been shut off by my utility company and I wasn't even aware that they were going to do so!  Yes I did have a balance that was due, but I was told to disregard my last shut-off noticed and I did!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately I had some information about government grant programs that could help with paying one's heating bill and I had applied for one of them and got a grant of just over $500 to help pay towards the back balance that I owed.  Unfortunately that wasn't enough to stop my utilities from being shut off so I found out about another grant program that also helps those who have had their electric and / or heating shut off!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I figured that since these 2 grant programs helped me with turning my power back on that it would be a good idea to put my experience down on paper (well computer anyway - LOL!) and offer it as an ebooklet to sell!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So if you're interested in finding out more about these government grant programs and how they worked for me, I will send you a copy of my ebooklet for a $25 donation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ebooklet is available in .pdf format and when making your donation, make sure to include your email address so that I can email the ebooklet directly to you.  Please be advised that &lt;b&gt;&lt;font color=maroon&gt;all donations are final!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and once you receive the ebooklet there will be &lt;b&gt;NO&lt;/b&gt; Refunds!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-745955195385572557?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/745955195385572557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=745955195385572557' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/745955195385572557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/745955195385572557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-i-got-2-government-grants-to-help.html' title='How I Got 2 Government Grants To Help Pay My Electric Bill!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-2522057335447846540</id><published>2009-02-27T20:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T21:03:23.608-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><title type='text'>Joel Osteen</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/Sb70QXITc4I/AAAAAAAAABA/mEb3JbPLbmc/s1600-h/joelosteen.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 112px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/Sb70QXITc4I/AAAAAAAAABA/mEb3JbPLbmc/s320/joelosteen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313953172267692930" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;For some real Joel Osteen is a very popular internet search today?  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remember first hearing about him when I was watching 60 Minutes on tv.  Apparently he and his preaching and his ministry has become very popular but he was also getting some criticism as well.  Apparently some though that his preaching sermons were not related to God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personally I have listened to some of his sermons and they have brought quite a bit of comfort to me.  There have been times when problems are weighing heavily on my shoulders and his sermon will be related to something like this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I remember about one of his sermons in particular about not holding grudges against other people which made a lot of sense to me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also remember one particular time when the show TMZ was taking pictures of him while he and his wife were checking into their hotel and I was very impressed with the fact that Mr. Osteen didn't let them get to him - very impressive!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So for right now I don't have a problem with Joel Osteen!  His sermons have provided very helpful and inspiring and very motivationally inspiration to me and I will continue to watch his programs and listen to his sermons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-2522057335447846540?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/2522057335447846540/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=2522057335447846540' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2522057335447846540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2522057335447846540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/02/joel-osteen.html' title='Joel Osteen'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/Sb70QXITc4I/AAAAAAAAABA/mEb3JbPLbmc/s72-c/joelosteen.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1817395945786363090</id><published>2009-02-10T22:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T22:53:19.293-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>I'm Trying To Keep My Hopes Up!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm trying to keep my spirits and my hopes up high!  You know what they say "you may be down but you're not out!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a lot of things that I have that I should be and am grateful for!  You never know how good you have it until you start watching the news and seeing a story on someone who is more worse off than you!  People losing their homes to fires or foreclosures and even those who have lost their lives!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to pay my internet access for another month, my utilities are still on (as you can tell from me typing this blog entry) and I'm waiting word for a government grant to help pay with some of my heating bill!  As a matter of fact my heating bill got a huge portion of it taken out because of some "adjustment" that my heating company had made and since this is a very cold winter - I can use all the help that I can get!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have food in my refridgerator and I have my Adsense income that is helping me!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm also reading a book about self-improvement and its helping me when I don't have all those negative thoughts whirling around in my head!  Basically the book is saying that we are all here for a purpose.  Everyone has unique talents and abilities that they can contribute to the world and this is something that I absolutely believe to be true!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love working on the computer and I love being able to work from home and I have come to agree that this is my passion!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I haven't completed my income taxes yet but I know that it has to be done.  Since I am self-employed and work from home, I won't be getting a refund though because I have to pay a self-employment tax - but the paperwork still needs to be done - but on the bright side I still have some time before it is due.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I keep trying to remind myself of my mission statement which is to have a million dollars in the bank so that I can live off the interest so that I can pursue what it is that I love to do which is working on my computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope that this blog will help serve as an inspiration to those who are feeling depressed, frustrated and worthless.  We may be down but we are not out yet!  It ain't over yet!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1817395945786363090?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1817395945786363090/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1817395945786363090' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1817395945786363090'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1817395945786363090'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/02/im-trying-to-keep-my-hopes-up.html' title='I&apos;m Trying To Keep My Hopes Up!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6891132400557741361</id><published>2009-01-27T22:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T22:15:36.019-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>Do You HATE Your Job?</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was just reading someone's blog about how much they hated the jobs that they had and how they had a voice inside of them longing to reach their desire about working from home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This reminded me of myself because I really had felt the same way!  Although in my particular case the circumstances were a little bit different in that my mother was ill and I wanted to be able to work from home so that things would be easier and also spend less money on commuting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love working on my computer and the first time that I actually got paid for computer work convinced me that this is what I want to do with my life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now times have been tough and there were some very lean times but it is what I want to do!  The economy be damned!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6891132400557741361?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6891132400557741361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6891132400557741361' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6891132400557741361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6891132400557741361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/01/do-you-hate-your-job.html' title='Do You HATE Your Job?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1450574361707295519</id><published>2008-12-27T16:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-18T16:39:07.838-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Observations'/><title type='text'>"Christmas Magic"</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="+2"&gt;Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;American Preacher and Author of &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;"The Power of Positive Thinking"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I saw this quote from the Self Improvement website and I just had to post about it here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you noticed that during the Christmas holidays there does seem to be a kind of &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;magic&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; in the air?  People are nicer and in a good mood.  They are more kind and more helpful and have a more cheery attitude.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course all the Christmas decorations and music does help but I do believe the above quote to be true!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had a very nice time celebrating my Christmas and I hope that you did too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1450574361707295519?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1450574361707295519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1450574361707295519' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1450574361707295519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1450574361707295519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2009/01/christmas-magic.html' title='&quot;Christmas Magic&quot;'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-5994710669205879527</id><published>2008-11-29T21:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-03T21:54:05.510-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><title type='text'>My Thanksgiving Was Great!</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I vowed to have a Thanksgiving turkey and I did!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I went shopping the day before Thanksgiving and was able to buy a fresh turkey for $16!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I spent Thanksgiving morning preparing my turkey and watching the (Philadelphia Thanksgiving) parade on tv!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It just goes to show you that the power of being able to do something is within all of us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also took the day to reflect on all of the things that I am grateful for!  I have been reading posts from people who said that they were having other things on Thanksgiving and that just made my resolve more determined to have turkey for Thanksgiving!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes, I have a &lt;b&gt;LOT&lt;/b&gt; to be grateful for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;center&gt;Happy Thanksgiving!&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-5994710669205879527?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/5994710669205879527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=5994710669205879527' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5994710669205879527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5994710669205879527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-thanksgiving-was-great.html' title='My Thanksgiving Was Great!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-946978104055256081</id><published>2008-11-15T16:43:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-15T16:58:37.085-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Am Grateful For'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thanksgiving'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><title type='text'>Please Remember To Celebrate Thanksgiving This Year</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SR9DGmbu5tI/AAAAAAAAAAw/BaLncQbCFxc/s1600-h/Thanksgiving.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 87px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SR9DGmbu5tI/AAAAAAAAAAw/BaLncQbCFxc/s320/Thanksgiving.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269003869721913042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have so many things to be thankful and grateful for!  I had come to realize this when I was reading posts from others about what they were going to have for Thanksgiving dinner.  A lot of people said that they were going to have noodles (that's all that they have and /or could afford) and / or something other than turkey.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately I &lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VOW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to have a turkey this year!  At the very best I will have spent the amount of money necessary to get a free turkey at my local supermarket and at the very worse I'll just buy a turkey - hopefully for around $10!  But I am adamant about this though!  One of the greatest pleasures that I have on Thanksgiving is preparing the turkey as I watch my local Thanksgiving parade on TV.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-946978104055256081?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/946978104055256081/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=946978104055256081' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/946978104055256081'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/946978104055256081'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/11/please-remember-to-celebrate.html' title='Please Remember To Celebrate Thanksgiving This Year'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SR9DGmbu5tI/AAAAAAAAAAw/BaLncQbCFxc/s72-c/Thanksgiving.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-8152898833800053618</id><published>2008-10-18T23:07:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-18T23:24:27.297-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bills'/><title type='text'>The Days Are Getting Colder!</title><content type='html'>I can tell by how colder it feels in the house!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For right now I am very grateful that my heating is working.  I remember the house being as cold as 55 degrees when the heater wasn't working!  Fortunately I was able to get a new heating system with the help of a government grant!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am kind of concerned about the heating bill though because the price rises during the colder months and it's just starting to be the colder months now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I try to do all the things to help save money on my heating bill.  I have a programmable thermostat and I currently have the temperature set at 65 degrees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-8152898833800053618?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/8152898833800053618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=8152898833800053618' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8152898833800053618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/8152898833800053618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/10/days-are-getting-colder.html' title='The Days Are Getting Colder!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-2656267243937356413</id><published>2008-10-16T16:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-17T04:40:15.413-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><title type='text'>It Seems A Lot Of People Want To Be Able To Work From Home</title><content type='html'>I work from home but it is not an easy road! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What comforts me are all the great pieces of advice that I have seen and heard!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;taking one day at a time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;making the most of now and today!&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far I have made money designing websites for others, &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;Adsense&lt;/a&gt; and finding and researching other information for people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm not taking part in one of those &lt;em&gt;get rich quick&lt;/em&gt; kind of things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm doing the kind of work that I love and that is working on the computer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I mention this because I see so many people that want to be able to work from home and I think the best way to do that is to take something that you love to do and turn it into a business that you can work from home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-2656267243937356413?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/2656267243937356413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=2656267243937356413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2656267243937356413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/2656267243937356413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/10/it-seems-lot-of-people-want-to-be-able.html' title='It Seems A Lot Of People Want To Be Able To Work From Home'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-120260096461849775</id><published>2008-09-29T22:36:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T22:43:40.165-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What can YOU do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Advice'/><title type='text'>Following Your Heart</title><content type='html'>Here is a recent article that I read and I think that it gives some very good advice!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="verdana"&gt;"&lt;i&gt;You know how it feels when you truly follow your heart. Every inch of your body -- the very fabric of your soul -- feels alive. And even if your head is telling you no, you do it anyway because something bigger, something more primal, is telling you yes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You know when you are following your heart because it will feel right even if your mind is uncomfortable," says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of training of Sedona Training Associates. "You will feel an openness and aliveness as you follow what is true for you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, when's the last time you followed that feeling? Really threw caution to the wind and went full speed ahead for an opportunity, relationship, or experience that made you tingle with excitement? Been awhile?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For most adults, the answer is yes. As kids, though, we did it all the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People believe in beings in their youth like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny not because it really made sense, but because it felt right to their hearts. We have probably all made pledges to remain "best friends forever" not because we thought it out, but because we felt it should be so. And we caught fireflies, had lemonade stands, and played endless hours of tag...not because we thought we should, but because we couldn't imagine life without it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we grow older, though, our heads often get in the way. They're filled with "reasons we shouldn't," "things that could go wrong," or "more important things to do." And, perhaps worst of all, they become very susceptible to the opinions of others, including those of society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whose Life Is It Anyway?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the question you need to ask yourself. Whose life is it that you are living?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think a moment before you answer. Are you working in a job that makes sense or that you love? Do you surround yourself with people who you should associate with, or those that you adore? And are you living your life the way that you want to, or the way that someone else -- your parents, your spouse, society -- wants you to? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can't answer the original question with a heartfelt "MINE!" then you got to this article just in time. What follows is the secret to living YOUR life YOUR way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning to Follow Your Heart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following your heart is a two-step process. The first step is letting go of your need for approval. This opens the door to things like splashing barefoot through a fountain, giggling at completely inappropriate times, and striking up conversations with total strangers. Because, you see, once you stop caring about what other people think of you, you start caring about what you really want to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second step of the process, then, is learning what it is you truly want. This can be tricky because society conditions us to want certain things (from material possessions to life arrangements). In reality, you may want none of those, or you may want them all. Either way is fine; the key is to notice and realize what your heart is telling you. If you listen, you can do no wrong. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If you are feeling some doubt it does not mean that the message should not be trusted," Dwoskin says. "It simply means that it is time to let go. When you are wondering whether or not a message is coming from your heart simply let go.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-120260096461849775?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/120260096461849775/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=120260096461849775' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/120260096461849775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/120260096461849775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/following-your-heart.html' title='Following Your Heart'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-5078387347447938433</id><published>2008-09-20T16:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T16:47:38.066-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time'/><title type='text'>We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time.....</title><content type='html'>It would really be great if we could always be self-sufficient but this just doesn't happen to everyone all of the time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do believe that we all need a little help from time to time.  It doesn't necessarily have to mean financial help either!  Even those who are wealthy (although you may find that hard to believe) may need a little help from time to time - even if its just someone to talk to!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that a lot of people let their pride or ego get in the way - and that includes me too!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-5078387347447938433?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/5078387347447938433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=5078387347447938433' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5078387347447938433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5078387347447938433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/we-all-need-little-help-from-time-to.html' title='We All Need A Little Help From Time To Time.....'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-151503353922027052</id><published>2008-09-17T15:57:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T16:07:03.360-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Family'/><title type='text'>I Don't Regret Being A CareGiver To My Mother.</title><content type='html'>Two years ago my mother passed away - even though it seems like it hasn't been that long!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mother became very ill during the last few years of her life!  Sometimes I wonder how we were able to make it day by day but I believe that God was there all the time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a time while my mother was sick, I worked outside the home at my local supermarket.  But I got fired - they told me it was because I was too slow.  I was so angry about this!  But as time went on I realized that it was their loss and not mine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course this didn't answer the question about how the financial problems were going to be solved though.  I had &lt;em&gt;had&lt;/em&gt; it with working for someone else so I decided to make a go of it by working at home.  This was a blessing in more ways than one because it meant that I could keep an eye on my mother while still continuing to work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I did not make a lot of money, I did managed to make &lt;em&gt;some&lt;/em&gt; money and that just felt so good!  It also showed me that it was possible to be able to work from home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mother and I got by the best way that we could and we even managed to throw in some humor from some of it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mother is in a better place right now and since she hasn't haunted me I hope that means that she thinks that I am doing okay!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not easy being a caregiver - especially when its a loved one that's involved - but I don't regret doing it!  It made my mother and I become quite close!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-151503353922027052?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/151503353922027052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=151503353922027052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/151503353922027052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/151503353922027052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-dont-regret-being-caregiver-to-my.html' title='I Don&apos;t Regret Being A CareGiver To My Mother.'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-4762415493954565356</id><published>2008-09-11T16:22:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T16:24:53.638-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I LOVE To Do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What can YOU do'/><title type='text'>What Is Your Passion!</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote cite="http://images.google.com/images?um=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;q=passion&amp;amp;btnG=Search+Images"&gt;&lt;img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:uFrNvecgG1KIlM:http://prblog.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/14/passion.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;cite cite="http://images.google.com/images?um=1&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;q=passion&amp;amp;btnG=Search+Images"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/cite&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is your passion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is it that you &lt;b&gt;LOVE&lt;/b&gt; to do?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I heard this quote that said "&lt;i&gt;Do what you love and the money will follow&lt;/i&gt;"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is my passion?  My passion is working on the computer.  I could do it day and night - and I have! &lt;img src="http://emoticons4u.com/happy/369.gif" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How can I make money with my &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;passion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;?  Well in some ways I already have!  I have earned money designing websites for others.  I have also earned money designing business card and I have also made money doing some research for people who were looking for information.  I have also made money with Google's &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove" target="_blank"&gt;Adsense&lt;/a&gt; program.  So I have actually earned money doing what I love to do!  (Just have to earn &lt;b&gt;enough&lt;/b&gt; of it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You may have a passion for something but may not think that you could make any money pursuing it.  You should keep this in mind - whatever it is that you love to do and want to start a business doing it there is already someone out there who is doing it (or something close to it) now.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-4762415493954565356?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/4762415493954565356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=4762415493954565356' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4762415493954565356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4762415493954565356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-your-passion.html' title='What Is Your Passion!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6481571118218485502</id><published>2008-09-08T20:54:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T21:13:27.500-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><title type='text'>"Work At Home" Scams!</title><content type='html'>I realize that there are a lot of people who would love to be able to work from home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And to be quite honest there are quite a number of people that do work from home - legitimately and successfully!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not impossible to be able to work from home!  I do it and so do a lot of other people but I really have to warn you about all these work at home scams.  There are a lot of them out there and they look very attractive and enticing!  &lt;b&gt;One of the best things that I can recommend is that you first check with the Better Business Bureau before you decide to work with any of these companies!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do people work at home then?  Like me for instance I have Adsense ads here on this blog and they are earning me some money!  I have also done websites for other people and I have done some consulting as well!  While I am not an Adsense millionaire &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;yet&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, I plan to be one and it is part of my mission statement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The name of this blog is "&lt;em&gt;Doing What I Love&lt;/em&gt;" and since one of the things that I love to do is to work on my computer, the fact that I &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; made some money while working on my computer proves to me that this is something that can be done! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While I am not debt-free yet and sometimes have gone without food!.........I don't want to dwell on the negative!  The fact that I have actually earned money while working on my computer is positive news enough!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However this post is about "Working At Home" scams - that is what I originally wanted to talk about!  I know that they may seem attractive but like I posted above check with the BBB first before you send any money to any of these places!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So how can you work at home?  Take something that you love to do and turn that into a business!  Even Donald Trump has said this!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like I said before one of the things that I love to do is working on my computer!  I have successfully managed to get actual paying clients - something that I'm proud of (and actually shocked by!) - mostly by designing websites for them.  What a thrill to actually be able to be self-employed!  Now I am working on my mission statement - that you can see on the side of this blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know it may be hard for you to believe that you could take something that you love and be able to turn it into a business but you would be surprised at the number of people who have done this!  I recommend that you read this blog, &lt;a href="http://roseb44170.blogspot.com/doingwhatilove-martina" target="blank"&gt;Working From Home&lt;/a&gt;, that has a lot of interesting blog posts about being able to work from home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me it's back to work.....................................&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6481571118218485502?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6481571118218485502/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6481571118218485502' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6481571118218485502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6481571118218485502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/work-at-home-scams.html' title='&quot;Work At Home&quot; Scams!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-1409424088309176523</id><published>2008-09-08T14:48:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-08T14:58:40.210-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><title type='text'>Want To Start Making Money From Home?  Start A Blog!</title><content type='html'>One way to make money online (and legitimately I might add!) is to start a blog and add Adsense ads to it!  That is what I am doing with this blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adsense is a program where you add ads to your website or blog and when visitors to your site click on those ads you then earn money!  How much money you earn is going to depend on a few things but according to &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove" target="_blank"&gt;The Adsense Consultant&lt;/a&gt; one of the determining factors of how much money you make with adsense will depend on the content of your site.  You see advertisers will pay higher amounts for certain content and the higher the advertisers' pay, the more money you will earn with adsense.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-how-much-money-have-people-been.html?doingwhatilove" target="_blank"&gt;Here is a link to a blog post about how much money some people have been making with adsense!&lt;/a&gt;  I'm sure that you will be pleasantly surprised to find out that there have been a few Adsense Millionaires out there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the point that I want to make is that if you are at home and you have a computer and access to the Internet and you want to start making money from home that you should start a blog and add Adsense ads to it.  I firmly believe that you can have a good blog about something that is relevent to you and / or something that you are passionate about and still be able to have adsense ads on it and it &lt;strong&gt;still&lt;/strong&gt; be a legitimate blog!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find out more about Google's Adsense program, just visit&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove" target="_blank"&gt;The Adsense Consultant's Blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-1409424088309176523?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/1409424088309176523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=1409424088309176523' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1409424088309176523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/1409424088309176523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/want-to-start-making-money-from-home.html' title='Want To Start Making Money From Home?  Start A Blog!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-4847864921736622189</id><published>2008-09-07T19:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T22:40:02.861-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Family'/><title type='text'>Instead of being jealous, I am very happy for him!</title><content type='html'>I have a brother who is a veteran!  He gets more money per month than I do!  Since he has a number of disabilities he also gets a disability check!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I used to be jealous of that because he was getting more money than I was per month and I was working at the time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like I mentioned before, he has had some serious health issues that he has to deal with!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm actually happen that he has managed to live a fairly good life.  For a long time he was a drug user!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But now he has settled down - his health actually has made it necessary for him to slow down and take it easy.  He is starting to eat more healthy foods now and he is also starting to get into religion!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that some people may put the Veteran's Administration down but they have helped my brother to be able to live a better life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know that there is a lot of paperwork and &lt;em&gt;red tape&lt;/em&gt; involved when one is trying to get benefits from the government but it is well worth it and if you are entitled to these government benefits then you should definitely apply for them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-4847864921736622189?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/4847864921736622189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=4847864921736622189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4847864921736622189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4847864921736622189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/instead-of-being-jealous-i-am-very.html' title='Instead of being jealous, I am very happy for him!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-4754958769790105457</id><published>2008-09-07T12:43:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-07T12:57:50.825-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Working From Home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Mission Statement'/><title type='text'>Working From Home?</title><content type='html'>I have noticed that a lot of people would like to be able to work from home!  It may not be as impossible as one thinks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So many people have posted about how hard it is for them to find a job or because of an illness they are not able to be able to hold on to a job for long!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My last job I got fired for being too slow!  I was quite angry about that for a while until I heard different pieces of advice.  Oh well, firing me is &lt;strong&gt;their&lt;/strong&gt; loss and not mine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also at the time my mother was very ill and I was taking care of and watching over her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My mother has since passed away and I am very proud that I gave her the best funeral that I could!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the things that have recently happened to me in my life revolve around me and my home.  I take this as a sign that what I really dream of doing - which is working from home is possible!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have earned money before from working at home.  I have been paid for creating websites for other people and more recently I have discovered Google's Adsense program which lets you earn money by placing ads on one's site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I haven't made $1 Million Dollars yet but that is now part of my mission statement.  Sometimes I haven't had enough money for food but recently I have found a site that has helped me by providing donations of money for food!  I can't tell you how welcoming that is and how grateful I am for them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I have actually made money working from home - and I have been able to earn that money legitimately.  So it is possible to be able to make money from home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can start like me and start a blog or website and then add Google's Adsense ads to your site - at least that will be a start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-4754958769790105457?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/4754958769790105457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=4754958769790105457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4754958769790105457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/4754958769790105457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/working-from-home.html' title='Working From Home?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-6442333290881860101</id><published>2008-09-06T13:57:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-06T14:01:37.302-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My Mission Statement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I Want'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>My Mission Statement!</title><content type='html'>I got this idea from Bishop TD Jakes!  He said that people go through their lives without having a mission or a purpose.  I have always wanted to be finacially wealthy but I never thought of putting or writing it down as my mission.  But I have done that now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is my mission to have at least $1 Million Dollars in my bank account and I would be living off the interest!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Achieving this goal will allow me to continue to do the work that I love which is working on the computer!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-6442333290881860101?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/6442333290881860101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=6442333290881860101' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6442333290881860101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/6442333290881860101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-mission-statement.html' title='My Mission Statement!'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-5384807770019927646</id><published>2008-09-06T13:26:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-06T13:36:33.776-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Making Money'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What I LOVE To Do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About Me'/><title type='text'>What Is It That I LOVE To Do?</title><content type='html'>What I &lt;b&gt;LOVE&lt;/b&gt; doing is working on the computer!  That is one of the things that I love to do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If I could spend all of my time on the computer it would be just great!  Although I know that there are other things that have to be done like shopping for food and doing my laundry and paying my bills!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One way that I can make money and combine it with my love of working on my computer is with Google's Adsense program!  This program lets you put ads on your site and when people click on the ads you earn money!  I have gotten a lot of valuable information about this program from &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;The Adsense Consultant's Blog&lt;/a&gt;.  If you are curious as to how much money people have been making with the adsense program, just click &lt;a href="http://theadsenseconsultant.blogspot.com/2007/09/just-how-much-money-have-people-been.html?doingwhatilove-martina" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3155987562727727363-5384807770019927646?l=doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/feeds/5384807770019927646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3155987562727727363&amp;postID=5384807770019927646' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5384807770019927646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3155987562727727363/posts/default/5384807770019927646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-is-it-that-i-love-to-do.html' title='What Is It That I LOVE To Do?'/><author><name>Martina</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03626453177260176075</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bFFNx2-UpPc/SMQDdelkkiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/-G_QTKK8FYM/S220/Microgiving-avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155987562727727363.post-5242522423181701132</id><published>2008-09-01T20:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-01-01T20:49:29.921-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='About This Blog'/><title type='text'>Privacy Policy</title><content type='html'>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Privacy Policy for doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The privacy of our visitors to doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com is important to us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At doingwhatilove-martina.blogspot.com, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. 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