Unknown Number

I got a strange number on my cell phone, and since I have the worst plan in history I don't answer it if I don't know who's calling me. I waited to see if they left a message and, surprise!, they did.

When I listened to it all I heard was, "... English, press one. Para continuar en español aprieta 5." Pretty strange, even for an anonymous caller, so I did what every other person would do: I looked it up on-line.

I usually try something like the White Pages reverse look up, but I almost always come up with a dead-end. This time I just put it in the Yahoo Search! bar and I got a great site called 800Notes, which is a directory of 800 (or 866, or 877...) numbers that people have received and have than written about so others can have an idea of the company behind the call. All you have to do is enter the phone number, and a list of people's experiences with that number pops up! I was able to find out that a lot of people received the same message from the same number and that it was a satisfaction survey from my cell phone company. I had just gotten the piece of junk serviced this week so I knew this was the case with my call as well.

I feel better knowing who called and I don't have to waste time searching all over the net to find out (I don't just let things go, isn't that pretty obvious?), so I just saved myself a bunch of time!

Trying Something New

I have this horrid cough that, if I were I child, I'm sure would be diagnosed as croup. I've been barking for three days and finally, today, I lost my voice. Yes, my husband and son are thrilled, but I do not like having to throw something at someones head to get them to listen.

I remembered reading an article about a Vinegar and Honey mixture that is supposed to cure all so I decided to try it today. I kept putting it off because, let's face it, it sounds gross! However; I'm home alone so I decided that if I were going to do it, now was the best time.

I spent about 10 minutes looking online for the correct amounts to use and I finally found a great article with all the information I needed. I am so glad that I looked it up because I was ready to use regular white vinegar, not the apple cider vinegar. Gag!

I'll let you all know how it works for me...

Plastic Surgery Blogs

I’m very curious about the “befores” and “afters” of plastic surgery. I know that people have had great success with the different procedures, but I’ve never been able to actually see the changes first hand. I think I only know one person who’s gotten substantial plastic surgery and I wouldn’t dream of asking them to show me anything!

I’ve begun to look around at different plastic surgery information because I am considering (just considering) the thought of having some work done on myself. I want to know all I can about the procedures and I want to see as much as I can because, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words!

I came across a very nicely done plastic surgery blog during my clicking travels and it’s pretty interesting. There are the before and after pictures I wanted to see, and the information regarding the different procedures is informative and easy to understand. They discuss things such as liposuction, tummy tucks, and nose jobs, but they also cover things such as rhinoplasty. As for the pictures: They’re great! I looked at the liposuction pictures first and they’re amazing! I can totally see myself getting that done so, of course, I read through the information there about recovery time and requirements. Then I moved over to the tummy tuck pictures and the information about those. Pretty awesome!

This cosmetic plastic surgery blog is a great place to start for those looking for general information and some pictures to really see what the information is referring to. Sometimes even a consultation at an office is too confusing; there’s a lot of information to go through in a short amount of time and, if you’re anything like me, you think of the majority of your questions once you’ve left the office! By looking at blogs that focus on the general processes involved with the more popular procedures, you can read through them and come up with all the questions you have before even stepping foot into an office.

Happy Reading!

Another Way to Save

If you're like me, you love to save money! Now, I'm amazingly adept at cutting coupons and, more often then not, I actually remember to take them to the store with me when I go shopping which is always helpful. I like products that offer rebates too, but I sometimes slack in copying the receipt and mailing all the paperwork so I miss out on the whole thing anyway.

Where I really thrive is on-line shopping. I scour the Internet, compare prices on items and on the shipping costs, then I do a search for coupon codes and promotion codes. Last year I saved about $200, but I also spent a good deal of time (like, weeks) on this project.

That's why I'm glad I found Ebates, a site that has the rebates built right in! I got my husband's anniversary gift off of the site and, about two weeks later, I got a $10.00 check in the mail. Yesterday I was looking through the site for something small for my son for Christmas so I entered the name of the store I wanted, and up popped all the offers. I made my order, and I got $3.00 credited to my account today.

Seems pretty silly to do my on-line shopping any other way than through Ebates!