Articles tagged with ebay
Cold, Wet and Miserable
Yes, it's a very British thing to moan about the #weather. But I'm going to do it anyway. It has been MISERABLE here today. No other word for it. It has been raining all day on and off, and the barometers in my knees are telling me they're Not Happy. It's
Writing and walking and sorting and sleeping
Having survived Trial by Mother-in-Law on Sunday, I returned to work yesterday for my last day in the secretaries' office, I had been told. I made it to the end of the day in one piece and was then shooed out of the room by my Operations Manager. I shifte
Busy little bee
Apart from helping out in the main secretaries’ office at #work (we are two admins down at the moment, as one quit and the other is on sick leave) I have been taking a mountain of minutes in #meetings, fixing people’s #printer woes at work and
We have a dining room table again
Woke up to bright sunshine this morning, so I decided to make the most of it and tidy up the #conservatory before I sat down to write and sort out eBay sales. The good news is that after three hours of tidying, sorting out, throwing out and recycling, we
One room a week
Last week it was the #bathroom which was cleaned to within an inch of its life. This week, the #kitchen was my target. (I've been reading too much from &megl and &paigea I think...) Once I'd put the first load of #laundry on mid-morning, I finish
Work Ethic
Just as Japan applied themselves to take advantage of South Africa's lower than usual standard of play in the Rugby World Cup yesterday, so have I been doing this weekend. The Other Site was down for maintenance when I looked in yesterday morning, so, wan
Keeping myself busy
Well, between the #reviews that I've posted, trying to think up some #words for seven pages of my friend's #website and looking into new #markets to contribute to, things have been busy this long weekend. I still have five #articles to write for my friend
OK, OK, I give in...I'll admit I write for sanity
The image is of a Commodore 64. When I play #computer games, I tend to play on #retro gear, because that too brings #sanity. But when I'm looking for something to fill the time, I #research and #write. At present I’m helping a friend and fellow #wr
Jess & Snuffles are Greening Australia
I've written about Tree Change Dolls before. It's a very small company, Sonia Singh and her mother, that repaint,clothe, and "makeunder" secondhand dolls. Every month, Tree Change Dolls has a charity auction on Ebay. This company is amazing; not only
The Worst Thing About Holidays - part 2
So, we've established that arriving somewhere in the early hours of the morning is not fun.Dealing with a mountain of #laundry after an enjoyable holiday is not much fun either.Generally, my supposed 'day off' after returning home in the aforementioned sma
Is it really worth it?
I read an article a few months ago about the inequality of pay rates (Peter Fleming, the Guardian, 26 May 2015) We are no longer paid what we are worth - just look at dog walkers which fits in well with how I am currently feeling. Worth versus earnings P
Am awake therefore am online
The weather today is supposed to be deteriorating towards heavy rain through the afternoon so that means a good day can be had online. Just as well really, as I have a long list of #eBay items to list which my mother-in-law donated last time we saw her, a
My week of Fixing Stuff was borked
My week off thus far has consisted of: #Writing up a storm, #listing #eBay sales, sorting out, washing up, cleaning, laundry, recycling. All going well. Until I decided to involve Other People in my plans. My wonderful #ironing service boss showed up ton
Rushes in, posts, rushes out
The #audit assessment was all day Friday. All. Day. Friday. But we passed, and remain accredited, subject to provision of a few extra documents within the next month. At 16:39 I shot out of work as if pursued by a large tarantula and raced across campus
Run out of Steam
The #audit #deadline is three weeks out and counting. I am trying to sort out my #document control database, have abandoned the 'find the duplicates' project until later, despite the pressure that decision is probably causing on the server, and have been p
The front patch is weeded - now for the blog
As it's a national holiday here (the Late May Bank Holiday) I headed out immediately I crawled out of bed mid-morning to tame the jungle wilderness in the front patch. Most of it was grass, which meant that pulling it up was easier than getting the dandeli
Baby-san is back
After two whole weeks without baby-san, I now have my purple lappie back again. This is the #laptop keyboard shown in my profile pic, upon which I have written much of the output of the last two years' #writing expoloits. Sure, there's a fair amount of re
And Breathe
It's been a bit all out this week so far. With Mr C and the guys arriving home late on Sunday night, I was late to bed and later in to #work on Monday too. #Dayjob is busy as ever and the #study day I'm administrating is taking on its own life now. Just
Tuckered Out and Eating my Head for Supper
It's been quite a week here. Firstly, my 18month old #laptop died. To start with, it ate its Intel Technology Driver, then purple baby-san decided to munch the hard drive as well. Result was the return to full time employment of #Machiney, my hard working
Plans for the weekend
Having woken up earlier than sometimes today, I've had my #satchatuk tweetup fix and I'm planning my weekend. Tomorrow we're seeing my parents for lunch, which will be fun. Today is my chance to get on with some #amwriting, hoover and sweep the #floors&nb
It Is Done - the Audit is IN
I am sorely tempted to put this under Breaking News, seriously. The #audit is in, we have submitted it. An hour and a half or so ago, my project lead pressed the big green #SUBMIT button. At 21:47 BST, no less. After working for ridiculous hours for the l
Relaxing Saturday
This morning I woke up early enough to join in the #SatChatUK tweetup on Twitter. First time in a while I've managed that. Always sets me up well, because the regulars are a bunch of #entrepreneurs and #freelancers who always inspire me and tweet at the sp
Ebay sales and emails
Back to #work today after a busy day off yesterday. 50-odd emails, 12 #ebay sales, some formatting and some serious nigglement at people Just Being People marked my day. I trundled myself and my trusty crate up the road with the eBay parcels, milk a
Get Up and Go has Gotten Up and Left
I am completely #exhausted and washed out. My #body is at #war with my #mind and with the rest of the world. I'm still #writing and ebaying, going to work and coming home but that's about all. I have zero #energy and less #inclination. I've been trying to
Plans for the weekend - an aspirational tale
Aspirational plans for this weekend included: getting my hair cut #eBay listings and sales #decluttering several sad looking piles of paper/post, filing the contents and donating the envelopes to a work colleague whose #horse is #allergic to regular s
Why does EVERYTHING have to be branded these days????
Ranty McRanterson wants a #rant. Sometimes, things I sell on #eBay are not branded, or to be honest, the labels have been cut out because they're itchy scratchy little blighters. But dearest eBay-san still wants everything to have a #brand. Even if it's
Selling Online
I have a lot of stuff I could be selling right now and I have tried listing them on multiple sites. First I tried selling on StoreEnvy. I really liked the idea of them because the site doesn't take a fee out of what you make (unlike Ebay and Amazon). But
Make Like a Mad EBay Listing Maniac
My most popular post on the other site was about #eBay. I started selling my #unwanted clothes and other #household items on the well known auction site in May 2013. First off I had a 10 item limit, then a 40 item limit. Eventually, after a few months, I
Trying My Luck on Ebay
Hey, y'all. I hope everyone is having a good day so far. I decided recently to try my luck on Ebay. I used the site years and years ago, and didn't do too bad, but I was selling stuff I found and yard sales and the like. This time, I'm trying to sell mainl
eBay Scam: The Pay Day Loan Scam - Watch Out For It
When is a scam, not a scam? When you get your money back - and that's the beauty of the latest scam that you can find on sites like eBay. But, if you've got your money back, have you been scammed at all? Read on to find out all about the
Cold or no cold, the crates have to be sorted
After finally managing to fall asleep around 2am, I woke up at 9.30am feeling reasonable. Still sneezing and sniffing, but reasonably confident that I was capable of more than simply sitting in bed getting a numb bum typing all day. So I put a wash in to
Going to be a busy weekend
Tonight is reserved for talking to my parents, #eBay sortings out and a bit of work for my client. Tomorrow I have been asked to go into #work to help out with some #overdue inputting. Fine. It's overtime. They're paying me. What's not to like? In additi
Work getting in the way of life
Work has been way too busy lately to consider spending time on writing sites. I've been working 8 hour days more or less every day since mid-August and this last week was just super crazy idiocy of starting work at 7.45am and not finishing until 6pm. With
Relisting Unsold Items
Just finished relisting unsold items in my online shop. I made a post about my online shop, Allen's Trip Shop, (read full post here, http://tinyurl.com/kzulpg8 ). Basically, I have some items that were part of my initial inventory that has
Ive learned my lesson well
im at a £30 loss, not a lot to some but its a lot of me, and all because i didn't think. I was sat having a coffee with a friend a few days ago and we were looking on eBay and we came up with this bright idea that we were going to make our own busin
Plans for the long weekend
Having had a really good #day yesterday sorting out the #office (including finding a pile of abandoned filing dating from 2009!) I have carried that #goal home with me. Here in the UK it's a Bank Holiday weekend, so many of us have Monday off work too. So
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10 Ways to Earn Online
#Earning #Online is true. Actually a lot of people will just stay at home and work online. I know a certain person that earns $1000 a month for her online #jobs while doing her offline job. Because I have been an online worker for 8 years, I know a list of
The Leaning Lighthouse of Sharps Island
The Sharps Island Light, with it's 20 degree lean, is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It's located just a little southwest of Tilghman Island.This particular light was built and placed in the Chesapeake Bay in 1882, however there were 2 others b
