I ♥ Swagbucks!!!

It has been a long time since I have blogged here. I am so busy with my two little ones these days. My oldest one has some developmental delays that we have been working through with therapy several times a week as well as lots of special attention, and  my youngest - the "baby"- is now a toddler.  Where does the time go?!

With limited time I have had to really weed out the opportunites that were not worth the time and effort put into them. I still occasionally log into and work towards some of the other opportunities posted in the past, but there is only one I do not skip a day without because it is just so easy to make time for and very worth while.

My favorite nest egg now is, by far, Swagbucks! Oh how do I love Swagbucks! I have two little ones in diapers and cashing in those Amazon gift cards is so very helpful to our budget. The wonderful folks at Swagbucks have made it so much easier now to rake in the SBs then when I first signed up. Not only do you earn randomly from searching the web, but they give points on a consistant basis for watching their Short video clips known as SwagTV. And there are all sorts of topics, from Cooking, DIY, Style, Celeb news, etc that you are sure to find some videos you have interest in viewing while earning. They also have Tasks you can do, very similar to CloudCrowd, and you earn SBs for those as well. They have many other ways to earn now from voting on their Daily Poll and simply looking through a few no obligation special offers (NOSO) to trading in old electronics, completing special offers and doing surveys. They also give codes just about everyday through their blog, facebook page, or treasure hunts that equal to getting those gift cards even quicker.

If you haven't already signed up, I highly recommend you do because it is just so easy to earn with this website. They have a whole bunch of rewards you can redeem SBs for, but I find for me the best value is their $5Amazon gift cards that can be cashed in for only 450 SB (easily earned in a few days time).

That is it for now!

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December

Again, not much earnings last month from my little eggs.

SwagBucks: $5 Amazon Gift Certificate
CloudCroud: $3.85
Greenfeild Online: $5
AdTweety: $1

For January ...
I started on a forum posting project for a private client. Also, I'm still waiting on the LiveWork Projects to start back up. I'm not holding my breathe anymore on these but it would be nice if they pickup again soon.

I spent a lot of my time in December on _kgb and ChaCha. I am not too sure about either of them because the earnings are just so low for the amount of time required to put into them. I'll keep them in my basket for now though.

CloudCrowd has been getting more tasks in, the pay is low but it's a nice little egg because if I have a few minutes time I can just log in and do a few tasks, and the Payments come in the next day via PayPal.

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for 2010, may it be better than the years that came before!

Happy Holidaze & the Juggling Act that is my Life!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! Our Christmas budget was pretty low this year, but thanks to family Zak still had a great day with more toys now then we have bins for.

Life has been pretty hectic around here lately to say the least, and this past month has went by almost at the blink of an eye for me. I'm trying to figure out how to manage my 18 month old while nursing my 4week old and working on my laptop all at the same time. It's a real juggling act but it's my way of life now. I can't wait until my son learns to listen when I tell him "No, please leave Mommy's laptop alone". He broke my last laptop, and already managed to ding my new one up a couple times.

On top of all that, I've have a migraine since right after delivery as a result of spinal fluid leakage from the epidural - making concentrating a bit of a challenge as well. I've been hesitant to go back to the hospital for the blood patch to stop the leak with a baby who wants to nurse 24/7 so it's something I'm just trying to work through for now.

Hectic or not, life must go on and the bills must be paid. I somehow managed to complete training and start working for both ChaCha and kgb_. I can't write much about them, as I don't want to violate my contract in anyway so I will not be giving totals for these two. Both are hiring now however if anyone is interested in adding additional eggs to their baskets.

The Livework project is supposed to pick back up the beginning of January now, and this will be what I plan to put the majority of my free time (ha!) and effort into as it has the most earning potential. Now I just have to figure out how to get more computer time in!

November Summary ...

My November totals are pretty slim. I was really counting on the LiveWork team I was working on to pick back up, which it didn't. I did get accepted into a new team about a week ago, and work is supposed to pick back up the beginning of January. Otherwise, in November I was super busy getting ready for the baby and working for my web design clients trying to get all major projects done before I went into labor.

CloudCrowd:   $ 2.07
AroundMe:      $23.97

November Total: $26.04

Thanksgiving Baby News!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I welcomed my baby girl into the world on Thanksgiving morning, 11/26/2009 at 7:13am - weighing 7lbs 3oz and 21.25" long. I just got back home from the hospital yesterday, and I am enjoying a babymoon at home now with my husband, son, and new baby girl.