Who does not have a College loan nowadays?  To get a decent job it seems like you need a college degree.  However, college is pricing itself right out of the middle class range.  Bill and I both have student loans.  Before we consolidated with Sallie Mae loans, we were paying more with our student loans than we were with two car payments.  Crazy, isn’t it?  For us, consolidation worked.  However, by the time we are done paying our student loan debt off, Madison will be getting ready for college.  The great thing is that you can get Conneticut student loans, New Jersey student loans, or even Illinois student loans.  They are available in every state.  I know Bill and I probably would not have been able to attend college without a student loan program.

This is more of a note for myself than anything, but thanks for reading.

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Madison is a pen freak. She loves them. She would rather color with a pen than a marker or crayon. However, I have found a better use for promotional pens — my lia sophia business. This would be a great marketing idea. Currently, I buy my pens at the Dollar Tree and usually a couple of them end up walking off at each show. This would be a great way to market myself. I would be interested if this would work to get sales up and if I would get phone calls. I know I am really bad and a lot of the pens in my house were accidentally taken from someone else.

I am finally caught up with all of the Supahstar celebrities.  This week Cecile from Work At Home Musings won.  Since I also work from home, I felt completely comfortable visiting her blog.  She also has a great meme called Question of the Week.    The way it works is:   on Monday, a question will be posted.  If you want to answer it on your blog she will add your site to a summary she does at the end of the week.  It is an idea so simple that I am smacking myself, because I did not think of it.  It is a great way to direct traffic to your site.

She has a lot of great ideas.  I also know how hard it can be to balance work with family.  It looks like she has it figure out though.  Keep up the great work!!!

I often wonder if products like ionamin actually work. This is an appetite suppressant that should not be taken if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. It has the same side effects as phentermine. In the past, this is something I have tried. As many probably do not know, I use to be very thin. Then this thing called college happened, and I got very sick. When I got better, that is when I started putting on the weight I have now which I cannot take off. The stimulant I took made me fidgety and my heart race. Of course, there was nothing on the label stating that this was a side effect. It is not something that I would ever subject myself to again. I literally felt like I was having a heart attack.