Being Booga

I am so excited today because I signed up for PayPerPost.

PayPerPost is a place where advertisers and bloggers can meet. What I love the most about PPP is the fact that I can still write about what I WANT to write about, what I am passionate about - and make a little money while doing it.

It’s free to sign up, too. I can log in anytime and check out open opportunities in subjects that match what my readers are interested in.

The first place I go when I log in is to the PPP Marketplace where I can browse blog ads and find opportunities to get paid for writing.

I’m hoping I can earn some extra money by writing about different products and services that I think would be of interest to my blog-audience and community members.

What will I do with the money? Well, I’m all about using the best quality cookware that money can buy and I’m slowly collecting the All Clad Copper Core pots and pans. The next one on my list is the All-Clad Cop-R-Chef 12-Inch Fry Pan.

So I think if I write some content from PayPerPost blog ads, then in a few weeks or months I might be able to afford it!

Aside from earning some extra money, I think that working with PPP might make me a better blogger.

This Post is….

Fabulous!

I had an idea for a post title, “Don’t go Shopping when you’re hungry - and other useful tips”. Yes, it
was an idea, MY idea. But lots of folks beat me to it. Dratz!

I simply did a search on my proposed new-post title, and here’s what came up. I don’t think I can do better, so I’m just going to list out the best articles!

Please note that I have read ALL the articles linked here and believe they’re full of very useful information about good strategies to use in order to make your shopping more successful. While mainly focused on grocery shopping, I believe the basic concepts are useful for any kind of shopping.

Lifehacker: Shopping: 10 Things Supermarkets Don’t Want you to Know

Zen Habits: 50 Tips for Grocery Shopping

WikiHow: How to Go Grocery Shopping

Real Life Survival Guide Tips: Don’t Go Grocery Shopping When You’re Hungry, Cranky, or in a Fabulous Mood”

Kids Health: Smart Supermarket Shopping

And Finally - Here is what my favorite site, “Frisky Wife”, has to say on the subject:
Do You Long for the “Good Ol’ Days”?

In other news, I’m still working on the “Domestic Goodness Great Thangs Amazon Store”. Today I added 20 aprons.

I got interested in aprons a number of years ago while living in rural Missouri. I attended an auction / estate sale and scored a hard-sided suitcase full of handmade vintage aprons from the 50s and 60s. These were aprons that someone’s dear mother had actually worn. I was drawn to them! I believe they were drawn to ME, or, rather, I attracted them to me, because I really appreciate them. After I got the case home I literally spent hours sorting through them, feeling the fabric, smelling them, trying them on! I guess they had an energy vibration - as all things do. I started wearing the aprons, hanging a few of the prettiemy aprons / fancier ones on hooks in my kitchen. Unfortunately, I discovered they were rather delicate, being so old - so I carefully cleaned them with a dry-cleaning kit and gingerly folded them in tissue paper and packed them away. Now I’m in the process of framing the vintage ones to display in my home. I think they’re beautiful and a solid reminder of the good things and of days gone by.

Now I LOVE aprons, and find them very necessary now that I’ve started wearing them. They keep my clothes clean while doing the mundane household tasks we all do. The great thing about aprons is, by wearing one, you can still dress “nice” while cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, and whatnot. Long gone are the baggy T-Shirts and sweats! If I can “bring back the apron” I would. I’m trying to anyway! So my advice to you, harried housekeeper would-be Domestic Goddess is, Number 1: Don’t Go Shopping When You’re Hungry, and
Number 2: Wear an Apron.

If you want to know more about apron-lore, check out the book,
“Aprons of the Mid-20th Century: To Serve and Protect” by Judy Florence.

I’ve also selected a few lovely aprons to get you started, they’re here in my Domestic Goodness Great Thangs Amazon Apron Store. Just don’t go over there if you’re hungry!