All Business Monday--Establishing Routines

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I have a problem.  That problem is establishing routines. 

I really like to do my blog posts in the morning before I do anything else on the computer.  This post is usually put up Monday morning, not later into Monday evening.  However this was a Monday that I had to be out of the house early and gone for the day.  So, here I am.

How can I establish any work routines when my activities are scattered?

Sunday mornings are always church.

Every Monday and Friday is one of my merchandising jobs--no set hours, just the days to do it.

Every Tuesday morning is Bible study.

Every Friday I clean our church.

1st Saturday of the month is Sampler at the quilt shop

2nd Monday of the month is quilt guild board meeting and quilt show meeting.

2nd Tuesday of the month is sewing club from 10-3 (I skip Bible study this day and go to the basement to sew)

2nd Friday is sit n' sew at the quilt shop from 6-10 pm

3rd Tuesday is ladies lunch from noon -2

3rd Wednesday is stitch group from 1-3

3rd Thursday evening is church council

4th Tuesday evening is family bingo night

Last Monday of the month is quilt guild 9-noon

Once a month during the second half the month I choose the day I do one merchandising job.

Once every other month in the second half of the month I choose a day for another merchandising job.

 

Throw in something always unexpected, or any additional appointments and my life is chaos.

I'm glad to have my planner to keep all of these regular things as well as my appointments, and appointments of others tracked!

Today I am going to highlight several choices of planners designed by some of my online friends:

Tigers Den Folio Day Planner. by Sylvestermouse
View another organizer at Zazzle

Color Circular Rainbow Array 1 Planners by expressiveart
Look at another Planner

Orange Glitter Zebra Name Spiral Notebook by AWalkOnTheWildSide
Make customizable journal designs online at Zazzle

Customizable Beautiful yellow Daisy flower Folio Planner by PLdesign
Shop here for Planners at Zazzle

Redbud Floral Planner Planner by Susang6
Browse other organizer designs on Zazzle.

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All Business Monday--Half.com

I'm sure that most of you are familiar with half.com.  It's an ebay company and a website where you can sell books,textbooks,movies, music, and games. 

I currently have 88 books in my half.com store.

I enjoy half.com.  It's easy to list there.  You simply put in the ISBN or UPC number and it will take you to the item.  You choose the condition, make some comments about it and add a short description.  They even give you a suggested selling price (which I always go under).

Not all books and such are on the website though.  If something you want to list isn't on the site, you can fill out a form asking them to add it.  I've actually done that several times but haven't gone back to check it if was added or not.

The one thing that I don't like about half.com is that when you sell a book, you have to print your shipping right away from paypal.  That part would be fine with me, except they don't pay you with paypal.  They pay you through your checking account and they pay out on the 1st and the 15th of the month.  If I don't have enough in my paypal when an order comes in, this puts me into a little bind.

I used to list at least one new book each week, and I also always sold at least 2 books a month.  I've not been listing lately because....well....I've not been reading like I should!  I also haven't hit any garage sales this past season either.   I plan to work on this in 2015!

Here are just a few of the 88 books you will find in my shop:

Each of those will open a new window to my half.com shop, but you will also find it HERE.

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All Business Monday--Online Craft Mall Membership

If you are looking for a place to sell your handmade items, I highly recommend the Online Craft Mall with Under The Rainbow.

I have been a member for going on 10 years and there is no way that you will find a better deal online...at least not that I have ever seen.

Look at all you get for just a ONE TIME $10 membership fee:

20 FREE craft mall posts – Under The Rainbow provides a variety of ways to earn more free posts, or you may purchase more as needed for a small fee. *Purchase more posts for only $2/10 items.

Personal Posting Assistance – Under The Rainbow personally helps you with everything needed for posting your items, including picture editing/scanning, shipping cost calculation, and more.

Absolutely NO non-crafted items as competition – All New Members are screened for authenticity. We are crafters, not representatives for other companies, as all craft malls should be.

No Monthly Fees to Maintain your Craft Posts – Only a small 15% commission on sales, to help support web site expenses – NO MONTHLY FEES for craft item maintenence. We want to help you increase sales without increasing your expenses. Commission is retained from crafter payment when your items sell!

FREE Advertisement in Newsletter – We do our best to promote all members and craft mall posts.

FREE membership to www.online-craft-show.com – Participate in our Online Celebration Events to help increase your sales and broaden your exposure. Events are held every 2 months, and are optional. No commission due for member vendors. *Participation is optional and doesn’t require Vendor Spots.

FREE Private Party Chat Room – We love online parties and like to see our chat room used by our members. So, we created a Private Party Room JUST for that use. *Chat room scheduling is required.

Member Discounts & Benefits – Enjoy our many member discounts and benefits to help your crafting business grow – Craft Classified Ads, Gazebo Store Fronts, product discounts, and much more…

Crafter Fellowship, Business Assistance, and even Craft Project Assistance – Under The Rainbow’s Company Yahoo group for networking with other members and company announcements – membership is required to maintain mall membership. We’ll even help you with your business outside of the craft mall.


I  need to get busy and get more things listed for myself, but you can find my crafter page HERE.


Click HERE for complete information on joining.   If you do join, you might tell her that Marsha sent you over  :)

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