tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48982815454074212452011-11-27T19:05:37.784-06:00Melowout's MisstepsMelodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-47657629220459358152011-10-13T13:08:00.000-05:002011-10-13T13:08:53.197-05:00Project Julia's World: Do You Have A PlanProject Julia's World: Do You Have A PlanDo you have something to share? Send me your misstep!Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-89909122592254220542010-09-12T18:47:00.000-05:002010-09-12T18:47:54.536-05:00My Blog has moved... Hi friends and followers. This is to notify you that my blog has moved to a more permanent, editable location. If we haven't already connected on my new site through RSS feed, email notification, or FaceBook's Networked Blogs, please update your link.
This blogsite will be deleted in the near future so I will be watching for you from my new site: http://whispersinmotion.com/blog.
Check outMelodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-34856097975854020242010-05-11T10:39:00.009-05:002010-06-09T11:12:06.469-05:00Thinking of Mom: If I Knew Then What I Know Now...That was the title of an article I wrote a little over two years after my Mom passed away. With Mother’s Day just behind us, my thoughts and wanderings are full of my Mom even after the special day has passed. I remembered this article I wrote back in 2000, for the Empowering Caregivers website, www.care-givers.com, and decided I would share this on my blog. You don’t have to be a caregiver toMelodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-63181983783830067912010-02-08T14:25:00.005-06:002010-02-10T12:21:29.065-06:00Blogs are Money Making Machines? Tell me more…I was reading through all the blog posts on SeededBuzz to get an idea of which blog types are getting buzzed. I’ve only planted 2 Seeds, buzzed once, but I've never been buzzed. Scrolling through the Seeds I realize I’m not alone in the UNBUZZED category, lol. Am I missing something?
So I’m wondering, “Why am I even doing this?” The purpose of SeededBuzz is to get traffic to your blog site, Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-14980113271409857342010-02-07T12:58:00.001-06:002010-02-07T13:03:11.419-06:00My Lily Pad in the PondI’ve come across some very interesting articles I might have never encountered had people not tweeted, FB’d, or put a link on their blog or personal website. Leap-frogging off social networking sites can be very informative and eye opening, linking you to information you might never see or hear about. How much better can it get to be relaxing in your comfy chair, snack and beverage within arm’Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-50045002783798284172010-01-31T21:09:00.004-06:002010-02-04T19:36:37.916-06:00LifeLine Screening: How Important is Critical Reading?
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Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-1684523848040695202010-01-12T16:54:00.007-06:002010-01-12T19:05:15.963-06:00Is Your Prescription Drug on This List?
As a Wellness Facilitator, I encourage people to pay attention to their prescription and over-the-counter drugs. I get daily notices in my email from the National Institute of Health and the FDA about food & drug recalls, clinical trials, advances in scientific research, and other helpful information. When I come across something that might be helpful I put a little 'status check' on my Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-7542350982023703442009-12-15T12:14:00.001-06:002009-12-16T23:34:16.536-06:00To Scam or Not to Scam...It's No Longer a Question!
Why is it everything that passes before your eyes or through your hands must be checked for validity in the world today? It is truly a disheartening revelation.
Two pieces of mail we received in the past week were put aside for closer scrutiny. They both looked promising; College Financial Advisory for college financial aid, and the other, Life Line Screening, to assess you for imminent Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-71369387318633626102009-11-28T02:23:00.005-06:002009-12-16T23:32:01.452-06:00Excuse me; I thought these were on sale.
I’m sure many of you have run into this little scenario! The store you happen to be in has a sale on, let’s say candles today. You find the candles on the shelf right above the big SALE sign tacked there. It is a great savings so you pick up a couple of them along with the other items you really went there to buy.
Later, after you get back home, you look over the receipt and realize you wereMelodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-54167625215999090962009-11-27T13:39:00.004-06:002010-02-08T19:19:18.368-06:00I didn't apply for that loan....did you?Have you checked your credit report lately? The law says you get one report from each of the three reporting agencies - FREE - once a year. So request ONE report every 4 months and you are covered year round. January = Experian, May = TransUnion, and September = Equifax. Get on top of your credit now before something slips by you! Four months damage is a lot easier to deal with than 12 months Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-91141870471608047242009-09-22T21:22:00.001-05:002009-09-22T21:43:58.019-05:00*W*A*R*N*I*N*G* - Money Scam on Facebook directed to Deaf/HOHI received this little note in my FaceBook Inbox today. Look familiar? The content may not be the same, but some of the signs of a scam are: 1) improper grammar 2)grammatical & spelling errors 3) in this one, all replies must go to email, and 4) YOU WON MONEY!
Avoid any further action or connection to such a message or email. In this case I simply reported it to FaceBook and the sender will Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-31338474107366002692009-07-10T14:05:00.002-05:002009-07-10T14:11:03.383-05:00Time to Get a New Computer???Well, I think my desktop must finally be dying again! It keeps turning itself off when I walk out of the room and no matter what I hit - it doesn't seem to wake up! I must have worn it out.There comes a time when you finally just have to stop fixing it! So the search begins...http://melowoutsmissteps.blogspot.com/Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-70831053234305443352009-07-09T23:36:00.005-05:002009-11-07T09:39:42.248-06:00Pre-paid Credit CardsDid you remember to ask about the fees or read the small print?
THIS JUST IN FROM MY BROTHER: On a recent trip out of the country, he put $500 on a Visa Pre-Paid Credit Card. After the card was activated he purchased a couple sodas. He used the card while out of the country and all went fine. When he returned home he went online, registered the card and checked the information. Visa charged a Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-6908368839929853052009-06-27T23:48:00.003-05:002009-07-03T13:15:54.992-05:00How Do You DeWorm Your Websites!Well, yesterday I found out both my websites were compromised by a 'chinese worm!' Avast (anit-virus) stopped me from going to my own websites. Anyway, I have to totally redo everything. Who do I have to thank for this mess!!??!!Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-9288301720508911172009-06-25T16:00:00.003-05:002009-06-25T16:05:10.263-05:00Online Banking with QuickenA few years ago I had a number of accounts at a local Financial Institution (not to be named because I don’t really think the name is specific to the situation.) When I relocated to another state I opened new accounts at the local bank and signed up for online banking with Quicken (for a monthly fee) to track all accounts until I closed them. The letter from Nameless Bank said, and I quote: “Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-57818477489729998842009-06-25T14:49:00.003-05:002009-07-03T13:22:37.426-05:00This # is Worth the Price of Your Car!I probably wouldn’t have worried my head off about this one, however, now that it’s spreading around the internet, if thieves didn’t know it before they’ll be sure to know it now! Here is the gist of an email I received.Car thieves peer through the windshield of your car or truck, write down the VIN # from the label on the dash, go to the local car dealership and request a duplicate key based on Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-81878439722994558852009-06-25T13:49:00.007-05:002009-11-07T09:20:36.591-06:00Consumer Gotcha!Ok, so it seems we should all learn from our mistakes, and most of us do learn something. We learned that hot really means HOT, wet means WET, cold means COLD, and so on, but those are the easy lessons. Those are lessons everyone learns just growing up. But what about those other little lessons that keep hitting us square in the face? The ones that affect the amount of money in your pocket and Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-43452551680873231122009-06-25T02:59:00.002-05:002009-07-03T13:22:57.950-05:00Welcome to Melowout's Missteps, a conglomeration of some of life's little lessons learned over the years. Some are helpful tips to avoid hidden traps when you can, and others just expensive lessons you can't seem to avoid - the ones you learn after the fact!After reading a few of mine you might remember a few of your own. If you'd like to share, just email your 'Life's Little Lesson' to me at Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898281545407421245.post-30040668590907324252009-06-25T01:53:00.000-05:002009-06-25T02:00:39.476-05:00A little blogger animation...Ok, well this was my experiment for the day - creating my own little 'Melodie at the PC' animation. I'm happy to see it works here because it doesn't work in Facebook.Melodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095446632650791921noreply@blogger.com0