A day in the life of an ebay seller, caretaker,wife

2010-02-14T23:35:00.000-08:00

I am on face book now. You can become a fan by clicking on the link below. Also I have been adding new inventory to my website shop.enchantingunicorn.net and as always you can get to my ebay store by going to http://www.enchantingunicorn.com/

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So sad the eBay blogs are gone I miss them!

2009-11-11T20:22:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since I blogged here or anywhere for that matter. I have had a real difficult time now for months. I went to go blog on the eBay blogs a few days ago. (hadn't been there in months but never thought they would go away)And low and behold they were gone. Just disappeared. I was very disappointed to find this out. I met a lot of nice people on the eBay blogs. A lot of great eBay sellers who helped me better my business. I learned alot from the bloggers there. I could always go on any time day or night and talk to someone who was a familiar blogger. Some bloggers from England & Canada were so nice and helpful as well as bloggers from the United States. There was always someone to chat with there. The games played there were fun as well and a great way to promote business. I miss my eBay blogger friends. I hope eBay gets enough complaints from bloggers who want to see them return. What was eBay thinking? It was a great tool for eBayers , buyers and sellers alike. Well to all my blogger friends out there I miss our late night chats and day time chats and hope to hear from you some day some way. If you were a ebay blogger than go join the top100ebaybloggers page the UrL is enchantingunicorn.gotop100.com Maybe this is a way we can all find each other.
On another note I haven't been listing new things but am trying to start now. I have listed a whole bunch of new Voodoo Voo Doo Friends. These are great little items , under 10.00 and make a great Christmas gift. Come check them out. You can reach my eBay store by going to www.enchantingunicorn.com Have a great night.
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Some useful information regarding thefts and burglaries.

2009-08-13T16:48:00.000-07:00

Theft Facts
Cameras and survelance system are worth their weight in gold. They can be hidden in places that people wouldnt think to look. Remeber the Nanny cams that were popular a few years ago? Even when there are no fingerprints for thieves that use gloves the cameras don't lie. You know what they say a picture is worth a 1000 words. Well in this case it is. I suggest everyone read through the following information it is always better to be safe than sorry. A burglary is a burglary whether there is a forced entry or not. When you enter anothers residence with the intent to steal something that does not belong to you.
California Penal Code Section 459
California Burglary law is defined in California Penal Code Section 459 as entering a structure with the intent to commit a theft or any felony inside. Although burglary is often referred to as breaking and entering the offense can be charged even if there is no forced entry of the structure. All that is required is that the defendant entered a building intending to commit the theft or felony once inside.
If the structure is an inhabited dwelling (someone's home), then the offense is first degree burglary.
California Penal Code Section 459

Burglary is the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. A person can be convicted of burglary even if nothing was actually stolen.
A burglary occurs approximately every 15 seconds in the United States.
About 30 percent of all burglaries are classified as "unlawful entry," meaning the burglar was able to gain entry without using force — often through an unlocked door or window.
Nearly 66 percent of all burglaries are residential, and of those, 62 percent occur during the daytime. Most burglaries occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., when no one is likely to be at home.
Renters are more likely to be the victims of property crime than homeowners.
Only 13 percent of reported burglaries are solved, or "cleared," by the police.
Only about 15 percent of property stolen in burglaries is recovered by the police.
Nearly 85 percent of all burglaries occur in large metropolitan areas.
Almost half of the nation's reported burglaries occur in the South: 45 percent, as opposed to the Northeast's 11, the Midwest's 20 and the West's 24.
The highest percentage of burglaries occur during the summer months of July and August, when many people are away from their homes on vacation, or have left windows open for ventilation.
Arrest records reported to the FBI indicate that approximately 70 percent of all burglary arrestees are white and 86 percent are male.
About 30 percent of private homes have security systems. Homes without security systems are two to three times more likely to be broken into. Helpful hints for prevention
Having photos, videos and serial numbers of your valuables can be extremely helpful in identifying your stolen goods.
Contact the manufacturers of some of your valuables, as they may have advice or additional products on how to better secure and protect them from thieves.
Get your driver's license number (NOT your Social Security number) engraved on any expensive electronic equipment. Doing so can not only assist in their return, but can actually dissuade theft: Marked property is difficult to sell or pawn.
Invisible-ink pens can be used to identify your property. Again, using your driver's license number as an I.D., a simple ultraviolet light on stolen property will show the police who the real owner is.
Photocopy receipts of expensive items and store them in a safe place so you have proof of purchase for insurance reasons.
Use A Bolted Down Safe that cannot be carried out of the house to store important documents, information and valuables. It's a simple investment that will protect vital possessions.
Shredding documents with personal information (such as bank and credit-card statements or anything with a Social Security number on it) will keep a burglar or someone looking through your trash from finding your information and assuming your identity.
Credit cards are immediate cash — keep records of what cards you have, always keep them signed on the back and any surplus cards should be kept in a Safe.
Keep equipment for expensive hobbies (boats, Jet Skis, golf clubs, etc.) covered up — even better, keep them locked up out of sight.
What you think is well hidden is nearly always easy pickings for burglars, so lock things up instead of keeping them in "clever" hiding places like the freezer, the bag of sugar or the cookie jar.
Leaving empty boxes from your new computer, DVD player or TV on the curb for trash pickup advertises that you have things worth stealing in your home. Break boxes down or cut them up to conceal what they contained.
A computer lock is an easy and inexpensive way to protect valuable personal or customer information. Computers are expensive items to replace. Keep track of all your computers through a GPS system.
Blank CDs are a cheap and easy way to back up information on your computer in case it's stolen. Be sure to store your CDs in a bolted down safe.
If you keep your jewelery in the house, lock your jewelry and other valuables in a bolted-down floor safe. * Keep information about your safe-deposit box separate from any personal identification documents such as passports or Social Security cards. If these documents are stolen, you could suffer further losses if someone is able to use them to gain access to your safe-deposit box.
Secure furs like you would any other valuable: Keep them in a closet with a dead bolt, and be sure to monogram or write your name on the skin of your fur to aid identification and recovery in case it is stolen.
Be sure to lock your bikes and four-wheelers to a bolted-down surface.
For pricey heirlooms, get serious about securing them. First, invest in an appraiser to have a firm dollar figure on your valuables. Then photograph, catalogue and put them on your homeowner's policy. So if a heist ever goes down, you're covered. Then lock them in a bolted down safe.
An art-security hanger makes a painting difficult to remove from the wall by "locking" it in place. In addition, a product like "DataDots" records identification information on an adhesive the size of a grain of sand, so your artwork is traceable if stolen.

In Loving Memory

2009-08-13T14:29:00.000-07:00

In Loving Memory of my Mother. July 30, 2009

I Haven't blogged here in a while. I apologize. I know many were following to see how my Mom was doing. I appreciate all the good thoughts and prayers you sent her way. She passed away July 30th. I am glad she is now at peace and out of pain. I have been having a very difficult time dealing with the loss. Then the events that have occurred since her passing have been unthinkable. I always heard how ugly people can get after someone dies but never in my wildist of imagination could I possibly have believed what people are capable of. When I am in a better frame of mind will post the whole sordid story. As for now I have closed my eBay store as it is just too much to handle at this time and don't want you to be dissapointed in the longer proccessing times. Thank you.

Update on Mom

2009-07-12T23:39:00.000-07:00

Hi, I know Its been a while. I have been super busy. Since my last post when My mom was released from the hospital in May it was very busy and she was a lot of work. I have a update on her condition if you read below will give some update on whats been happening. Her C02 is building up in her lungs and she is not strong enough to clear the co2 on her own. It has been a long few months and even longer last 20 days. Now that she has been moved out of the hospital into a skilled nursing facility, Hopefully I will be able to get on some kind of routine. She has seemed to be doing much better the last 2 days. She has intertistial lung disease so there really isnt much the hospital can do for her once they got her stable. She needs to be on a bi pap machine at night that helps clear the co2 out of her lungs. Anyhow thanks for your patience during this difficult time and things should be getting calmer here in the next week. I was updating my ebay store regulary with the details but was spending so much time at the hospital that by the time I got home I didn't have enough energy to post the blog to update.

Tuesday June 23th, 2009 Please read below!

My mom whom I take care of was admitted into the hospital today with a bad case of neumonia in both lungs. They had to intubate her (breathing tube) she also has some other issues going on too. They put her in ICU. She is in bad shape. I can respond to emails via my phone. If you are in a hurry for something please contact me first. I may have a 1-3 day delay in processing orders depending on how things go. Thanks for your understanding. I will try and update this page daily.

June 25th, Thursday.

My mom is still in critical condition and I have been at the hospital. Plumbing in the house backed up this morning and so while I was waiting for a plumber I was able to get a few packages out. I have to leave to go back to the hospital now so I will try and get more done when I have time. I apologize for any inconvience this is causing however I must attend to my mother I hope you all understand. Thank you.

June 26, Friday

Good news. They took the breathing tube out today. She is more alert than she has been in 5 days. They have her on a special breathing mask now. (bi-pap) She is still not good but today showed many improvements which makes me more hopefull that she will recover. Tonight when I came home from the hospital I was able to get more packages ready to ship out in the morning. If she continues to improve I should be caught up with all packages by tomorrow evening. Thanks for your paitence and understanding during this difficult time.

June 27th, friday

No change today. She is still off the breathing tube. She didnt look so good today though and they just started giving her real food. I got a lot of the packages done and shipped out yesterday, thursday. I did a few more tonight and have just a few to do tomorrow and then I am caught up. I emailed everyone who's item went out already that they shipped.

Friday Morning

I have caught up with all shipping. So if you have purchased your packages have gone out. Thanks

Monday June 29th

Busy weekend at the hopsital it was a good day for my mom then a bad day. Right now she is still in ICU but doing a little better. I am all caught up with shipping items that have been paid for except for 1 that is going out of the country. I will get that done On Tuesday. I should only be a day to ship out new paid orders as long as things remain stable. Thanks

Wednesday July 1st

My mom took a turn for the worse yesterday and is not doing well at all today. All packages have been shipped out that have been paid for. I havent had the time to send out emails saying when packages were shipped however you should have received the email from the post office saying the label was printed and that will tell you the day they were mailed. Thanks a bunch for your patience during this difficult time.

July 5th

The days are just all running together , It seems like I just updated the page a couple of days ago. They moved my mother into TCU Yesterday so at least she is out of intensive care now. But she is still being monitored very closely. They havent been able to say what is causing her problems other than her lungs and body are very weak. Please keep her in your prayers. I will try and process the orders from this weekend in the morning on Monday. Please keep in mind there was the 4th of July holiday and the post office was closed 1 day.

July 9th.

Things are still up and down and unstable. Its like being on a emotional rollercoaster one day I am hopefull she will recover then the next day I am fearful that she won't . She just doesnt seem to have consecutive good days. I was unable to do any shipping today. I will try and get yesterdays purchases out in the morning before I go to the hospital.

July 11,th (day 20 of hospitals)

My mom was released to a skilled nursing facility last night. I will still be busy with her but should now be able to get packages out within 24-48 hours. Thanks.

Out of the hospital.

2009-05-07T20:30:00.000-07:00

My mom is home now and out of the hospital. She is acting strange though was up all night just talking away and is seeing and hearing people and things. I don't know if maybe she isn't getting good dialysis or if she is just sleep deprived from being in the hospital. I know it is common for elderly people to become confused after being in the hospital for a long time. I hope that she just needs some good sleep. Tomorrow she will get some more labs and be dialized so That will tell if it is poor dialysis or if she just needs some sleep. Anyhow I have been able to keep up with shipping all items paid for have been shipped. Thanks again.

Back in the hospital again.

2009-04-30T02:29:00.000-07:00

I just got home from the hospital was there since about 7:00pm. My moms dialysis Doctor called about 6:45 and told me I needed to take her to emergency because her blood pressure was too low. He said she might have an infection or be dehydrated. So we spent all night in the emergency room. It was 2:am before they were able to admit her into a room , So we were in the ER part most of the night. So far she is stable. Its 2:30 am and I will be going back in the morning.
My mom Went back into the hospital tonight. They admitted her , Her blood pressure was 66/33 so they are keeping her in to try and determine what is going on. My shipping maybe delayed 2-3 days. I will still try and get your package out within 48 hours of payment received but if she worsens then it could be a little longer. I wont be able to get the packages out within 24 hours as is my usual handling time. If you are in a hurry for something please let me know and I will process your order as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. I thought we were done with the hospitals for a while. This is the third week in a row she has been in the hospital. The emergency room was packed. It was a busy night there. Lots of people had masks on and were coughing. All the hospital staff was wearing masks as well. A lot of people are going to Emergency because of all the swine flu stuff on the news. I did hear that in this particular hospital 1 person was diagnosed with the swine flu , that is why all the hospital staff were wearing masks. Pretty scary stuff. Luckily we didn't wait in the waiting room very long so were not exposed to those coming in. I hope all my moms tests come back OK and they release her soon. She wasn't very happy to have to go back to the hospital and was even less happy when they said they were keeping her. Any how gotta go get a few hours of sleep. Good night!

Update

2009-04-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry , I Have been busy haven't had the time to update this post. I was also updating my about me page on ebay too. Its April 23. My mom went back into the hospital on Monday for the surgery for the graft in her leg. The surgery went well and so far so good. She was released from the hospital last night. She seems to be doing well although she complains of a lot of pain in her leg. She was cut into in 2 different places on the leg. It will be a couple of months before the leg is healed able to be used for dialysis. In the meantime they will use the split stream catheter that was put in last week. Now I have to get busy and make all these follow up appointments with all of her doctors. I don't know what happened to April. It seems like the last 2 weeks have been 2 months. I was able to add a bunch of new items for sale in my eBay store. I also added a bunch of auctions with low start prices so you may want to check out my eBay auctions. I also started a sale that will run for a couple of weeks. I next few weeks I hope to add more new items to the store as well. If time permits and if everyone stays well and out of hospitals. Have a great weekend.

A few of my eBay items

Coach Signature Pink Patchwork Purse handbag spring NWT $99.00	Disneyland Disney Ornament Castle 50th anniversary ornm $12.99	Disneyland Disney Tinker bell Antenna ball Topper xmas $2.99
Mickey Mouse Minnie Gold ears Bling 50th Anniv Headband $13.99	Green turtle key cover Key Chain key chain keychain $0.99	Pink crystal fashion wine bottle stopper from Icing $5.99
Purple Leather iPod case cover Belkin iPod Nano $4.99	White Leather iPod flip case cover Belkin for 5G iPod $4.99	Disney Disneyland 50th Anniv photo and autograph book $8.99
High Rollers Casino Xbox slots poker blackjack roulette $1.99	Disneyland Disney Donald Duck baseball sports base ball $14.99	Let the Spirit Descend CD Barbara Gurule Country Gospel $17.95

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2009-04-16T18:51:00.000-07:00

Well they released my mom from the hospital this evening. She is home now and sleeping. I sure hope they didnt release her too soon. The tests all came back clear so now we just wait and hope she does OK. Next Thursday she is scheduled to be admitted into the hospital again for surgery to put in a new dialysis access in her leg. She is still pretty weak. At least we have a week to try and get her stronger. Hopefully she will be getting better dialysis and be strong enough for the surgery. I should be back to normal shipping times at least until she goes back in the hospital.

Hospitals are a scary place!

2009-04-16T01:30:00.001-07:00

Hospitals sure are scary. My mom is in the hospital right now, since Sunday afternoon. I try to be there as much as I can. Tonight I left after I was sure she ate. Although she is not wanting to eat much. She was running a fever so they gave her Tylenol. I decided to go back to the hospital at 11:00pm to make sure she had a snack. Although I had asked that they give it to her around 10pm I just didn't feel comfortable with it and earlier in the evening she had said to me several times she wanted to go to heaven , which of course upset me tremendously. She kept saying she just didn't feel good. So anyhow I went back to the hospital , she was asleep, I asked if they had given her the protein shake and 1/2 sandwich she was supposed to have as her snack ,they didn't give it to her and they said they were busy. So I got her food, woke her up and made sure she got it and ate it. She said she had to go to the bathroom so I told the nurse and was sitting her up when I realized she was completely soaked. the back of her head. Her hospital gown and sheets were soaking wet. This was due to her fever earlier in the evening around 6pm. So Had I not gone she undoubtedly would have not gotten her snack and laid in a pool of sweat the entire night. The other day she was scheduled for surgery to put in a split stream catheter that was to go in her neck because her dialysis access arm had clotted and was no longer usable. The nurses kept saying it was going in her leg. Three different shifts kept telling me this. I knew it could not go in her leg unless no other option was available ,as now because both her arms have failed they are going to have to put a permanent graft in her leg and should that one ever fail then she only has one other leg to use for an access so it would be really bad if they put something in her leg that was going to create scar tissue and ultimately make it unusable as a access. So I called her main nephrologist and he called the surgeon who had planned on putting it in her leg , to clarify. The nephrologist explained to the surgeon that it needed to go in the neck. So the moral of this story folks is if you or a loved one is hospitalized then please watch, listen and pay attention and ask questions. These people are human and they don't always know whats best. I have seen so many potential mistakes that would have happened had I not been there to intervene. Its sad when you think a hospital is a good place, the nurses are too busy and have to many patients to care for and things get mis-comunicated very easily and also forgotten. It is really hard to see her in this state and being the only one going to sit with her and monitor things. My husband goes to see her too but he is working so mainly it is just me. I end up being the bad guy because I am the one harping on her to eat and get stronger and do all the things that she is trying not to do. I only do it for her own good and keep her healthier. I have been taking care of her for almost 10 years now , It does get very hard to watch her go through these things, it makes me sad. Tonight I broke down and cried trying to hold it in but i guess the stress has just finally caught up with me. I am still trying to fight it. In case you didnt know this all started on Thursday when she fell and hit her head and was bleeding and I had to take her to the E.R. They released her but said to keep a close eye then 2 days after the fall she had a seizure type episode which prompted me take her back to EMergency then they kept her and admitted her into the hospital. They found that her dialysis fistula/access had clotted. They are still running many tests and I am waiting to find out the results. Anyhow Sorry about the long winded stuff just had vent and share. Please keep her in your prayers.
If you have purchased from me please now I got caught up on all orders and if they were paid for they shipped out yesterday morning and the day before. Thank you.

I have been looking for eye glasses Found Costco to have the best price.

2009-04-03T00:06:00.000-07:00

I have been looking for a place to get prescription eye glasses and have been shopping around. I was amazed to find that Coscto has the best prices. I can get 2 pairs of glasses there for less than it would cost me to get one pair at a doctors office. Even with not being able to use my insurance it still will be cheaper to go to Costco. So if you are in need of eye glasses then make sure you check out Costco. Their frames are so much cheaper like by a 1/3 and the extras like the UV protection, anti scratch coating are about 1/2 of what other places charges. They even beat out Sam's Club for price. So I thought I'd share this with you. Have a great weekend!

2009-03-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

I got home from my trip to Las Vegas , Sunday night. I am so exhausted from the week. It was fun though. I attended the ASD/AMD trade show while I was there. Picked up a a lot of great contacts. This show was huge. The largest I have ever seen. Because I had my mom with me and she wasn't feeling the best I only got to go for a few hours each day. I really wish I could have covered more ground at the trade show. Before I knew it the week was up and it was time to go home. We stayed at a time share that was nice and away from the strip and congestion of Vegas, You sure wouldn't know the economy was in such crisis. There were people everywhere there and the traffic on the strip was slow moving. The gambling wasn't very good and seemed liked the machines were tight. I was disappointed in that. The weather was gorgeous most days between 80-90 degrees. It was nice to wear summer clothes and be away from all the rain. Of course On Sunday while traveling home we ran into rain and came home to rain. I already miss those nice warm days. My niece was there for her birthday so we got to see her. She picked a nice restaurant called Lawry's. The food was pricey but it was excellent and judging from the crowd they do a pretty good business there. All in all it was a great trip with no problems. I didn't have Internet access so I never once opened up my laptop. It was kind of a nice break from the computer. I have to admit I did miss it a little. I did check email on my phone and responded to questions and sales. I also never once turned on the TV. It's like being in a whole different zone in that town. Feels like the twilight zone! Where time just flies by and you are mesmerized by all the neon lights , signs and hustle and bustle. I did a lot of walking more than I probably had done all last year. I had to mail out all the items that sold while I was away today. It is always hard playing catch up when you get home after being gone for a week. Anyhow all packages were mailed today and hopefully I will get back to work and start listing some of the new things I found while I was away.

New Auction bump site , Store bump site, My space bump site!

2009-03-13T00:58:00.000-07:00

Hi, How is everyone? I have a new Bump page You can reach it by clicking on the banner right below.

Here you can bump your store items, auction items,,your eBay store and your myspace page. Come have a look and tell me what you think about it. The Url is http://www.enchantingunicorn.biz/ I call it Enchanting Unicorn's bump hub. My other bump pages on the top 100 will still be good but the bumps on the 2 sites will be different therefore if you bump on the top 100 pages it wont show up on the .biz site unless you put it there too. As time and learning curve permts I will be adding some new pages down the road as well. Thanks for looking and please feel free to comment here. Have a great day/night! What are you waiting for go do the bump! Get some free advertsing and exposure on your items and store.

Happy March! Here is a word of warning to you!

2009-03-01T10:16:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's March already. I am still sick but finally starting to feel a little better. I wanted to share this with you all. My husband bought something online from a parts company. A couple of weeks later he got his credit statement and there was a unknown charge on the bill. After further checking it was a charge for diet pills. Which neither him nor I bought. When we called to check on it , turns out it was a online purchase. They said it was off another purchase he made where they automatically check a box to send you a monthly subscription to diet pills, Well apparently he didn't see it and so they billed him for these pills. This should be illegal!!!! Sneaking things on you like that. So a word of warning when you buy from places online make sure and check to see that they have not checked any boxes that make automatically billed for something you don't want or didn't order. We got the charge removed but what about all the people who don't check their statements or didn't notice. It was a hassle and hopefully it will be stopped , no way to know for sure until we get the next bill. We have never had anything like that happen before. Anyhow be careful out there and make sure to check your statements!

Good Evening!

2009-02-24T23:40:00.000-08:00

Hello, I thought since I had a really bad cold in November that I was safe from having to go through that again this season. I was wrong. I caught another bug somehow and now I am feeling miserable. The weather here keeps changing from nice to rainy and cold so possibly that did it to me. I haven't been around any sick people so I don't think I caught it from someone. I hope this one doesn't last as long as the one in November. I have tried the zycam and I actually have to say that I think it is helping. I have never tried it before. Although I still feel sick I think the Zycam actually is giving me some energy. I started out taking it a few days ago hoping it would make the cold go away. I didn't read the instructions until today and found that you are not supposed to take fruit juices with it. Silly me I had done that. Also you are not supposed to take it on a empty stomach... oops I did that too. And finally you are not supposed to drink anything for 15 minutes after taking it. I did that too. So the lesson here is when taking something new READ the instructions. I didn't find that any of those things I did that I shouldn't have gave me any adverse side effects so that is a good thing. Now I know how to take it properly and maybe just maybe it will work better. Have a good week! Thanks for stopping in.

Here it is Monday

2009-02-17T12:49:00.000-08:00

Hi, I have been busy making new widgets. So I thought I'd post a blog to see if it worked. I hope everyone has a great week. It has been pouring here for several days. I am ready for a sunny day. The rainy days make me lazy. Hopefully I will get a little motivation here soon and take a break from this computer.

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2009-02-15T00:16:00.000-08:00

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Happy Valetines Day !

2009-02-14T10:45:00.000-08:00

Hi, It's been a while since I have blogged here. I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Valentines Day. I will start posting here again more frequently. I have added quite a few new items to my eBay store. I have a new batch of Voodoo friends listed. Check them out they are real cute.

5th day on Chantix

2008-04-23T00:07:00.000-07:00

Hi, Thought I'd share my feelings on this chantix pill. I am done listing for the week I think. I put lots at auction today at good prices, so please go check it out.

So today is my 5th day on Chantix. I have still been smoking but I am starting to get headaches now when I smoke. So can't finish a whole one. My back hurts and I feel irritable. I started feeling some pains in my arm like arthritus like pains. Oh and stomach has hurt too. I hope those side effects go away soon. Anyone out there quit with that pill and please share your experiences here with me. I know its time to quit. I have had the pills since October. Oh yeah and I want to eat more.

Oh please check out my auctions. I worked very hard on them today. Some have some really good prices as I am trying to clear out some inventory and get some sales. so I stay busy and don't want to smoke. go to enchantingunicorn.com its a ebay store.

eBay Bloggers stores top 100

2008-04-17T14:34:00.000-07:00

Hi, Everyone. Just to let all you ebay bloggers out there know I have a new website. It is: www.enchantingunicorn.gotop100.com Here you can upload your banner to advertise your store if you are a ebay blogger. You have to link back to the site by picking one of the available banners in the admin area. You can put this on your ebay about me page or myspace or your website. The more you have up the better as you are ranked in the top 100 by the number of incoming hits you get. (that keeps you on the first page and part of the top 100)It is very cool. Now most of you know I am there quite frequently so I know if you are a blogger or not.
If you are not a ebay blogger then please go take a look at the bloggers stores they are very nice people and sell some really cool stuff. Now anyone will also be able to bump their auctions there as well as on my www.enchantingunicorn.net
site. I will also be selling advertising on there soon. So if you still want a banner but not a ebay blogger you will be able to purchase advertising at a very reasonable rate. Have a great night/day. See you soon on the top 100 ebay bloggers stores web site. If the links don't work (blogger disables them you can just type them in your browser or copy/paste into browser.

Birthday Sale !!! woo hoo

2008-04-14T23:50:00.000-07:00

HI, Everyone. Just a quick note to let you know I am having a Birthday sale. Also I just listed a bunch of belly button rings. Come take a look the web address is www.enchantingunicorn.com or you can click on any picture in the ebay widget or my banner. Thanks for looking.

Pink phone breast cancer telephone

2008-04-14T00:06:00.000-07:00

Hi, Blogland
Just thought I'd give you a update. I have listed a pink phone. Yes its pink. It is very cute. Has a breast cancer pink ribbon on it also. I have listed a lot of items at auction on ebay with low start prices. Please go take a look. The day here in Northern California was beautiful in the 80's. Glad to be done with all the rain. I am also having a birthday week sale. Have a great night.

Want a way to earn some extra cash, Have a store? You can advertise free there too.

2008-04-06T01:58:00.000-07:00

I've found an easy way to earn some extra income.

I have earned money shopping. I shopped on Ebay and at newegg.com and a few other places. Pretty cool. I signed up a while ago, if you want to you can too, if they ask for a referrers name it is Enchantingunicorn. Also if you have a website, As a member you get to advertise your website free.

BigCrumbs.com gives us cash back when we shop online at places like Best Buy, Target, Gap, Old Navy, Overstock.com ,eBay and a lot more.

Even better, when we tell people about it and they sign up, we get paid every time they shop.

It's based on a sound business model and it's FREE. Just follow the link below to check it out.

http://www.bigcrumbs.com/crumbs/frontpage.jsp?r=EnchantingUnicorn
What are you waiting for. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain ! I already got my first payment from them. It was so cool .

Hello Ebooks buy one get one of equal or lesser value free

2008-03-30T15:24:00.000-07:00

Hi, Everyon. Ebay has decided they want to make more money so they are now making sellers of digital ebooks put their ads in the classified section of ebay for 9.99 a month. So After tomorrow I will not be selling any more ebooks on ebay. I will be moving them over to my off ebay web site. But I am having a sale on them while they are on ebay today. Buy one get one of equal or lesser value free. You can click on the banner below and it will take you to my ebay store. Thanks for stopping by and for looking at this blog. Take care

Happy Easter Everyone!

2008-03-23T02:19:00.000-07:00

Hi, Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. The weather is finally getting better around and the rains have stopped and the sun is shining. I just love this time of year. Except for taxes of course. Which I hate having to deal with. But now they are all done. Thank goodness. I have a new store front on my ebay store @ www.enchantingunicorn.com. Check it out. I have added some new ebooks, Cell phone charms & will be working this weekend adding new items. I also have been trying to update and add things to my off ebay site. I now have a travel page where you can find some great deals. As well as I have addes some new magnetic bracelets. You can check that one out at www.enchantingunicorn.net . Anyhow it's late and I am tired and have been on this computer a lot today. So I am going to say goodnight.

Ebay Sellers

2008-02-27T01:46:00.000-08:00

Hi, How is everyone. I have been working on my web site. www.enchantingunicorn.net
I have added some free advertising for eBay sellers. You can go to my website and click on the free auction bump and upload up to 3 of your items. Nothing Crude, Rude or offensive.(these items will be removed) It is really cool. While you are there have a look around and check out some of my other pages. I have a travel page , Right now with some special deals on airfare through March 3,2008 and also on luggage . I will be working on it over the next few weeks and hopefully adding more things. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great morning.

Ebay Sellers free advertising

2008-02-24T00:23:00.001-08:00

eBay Sellers Advertise your auctions and store items on my website http://www.enchantingunicorn.net/ go to the advertising page where I have the auction bump. Click on free auction bump and a screen will pop up where you can upload a picture, description and put the eBay item number. Then people can click the picture and be taken directly to your item on eBay. Please only bump 3 items per day , and please nothing objective, rude,crude or illegal. I have the right to remove any questionable items that I do not want displayed on my page. Please be considerate of my website. Leave room for others so they can bump too. Thank you.
Good luck.

In other news..... Can't believe it's almost March. Been busy working on my website. Hope all is well in blogland.

Happy Valentines Day ! Roses, chocolate, what did you get?

2008-02-14T16:06:00.000-08:00

HI, Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentines Day. So what did everyone get for Valentines day? Me Haven't gotten anything yet. I got some new items in my store. I listed them yesterday. I have some really cool acrylic hands for jewelry, keys and a place to park your cell phone charm. I got some new jewelry in, Pins, necklaces. Unicorn windchimes. Go take a look if you like. Have a great day!

My space & big crumbs Check them out

2008-02-12T23:27:00.000-08:00

I've found an easy way to earn some extra income.

One of my friends whom I trust. says she earns money by shopping for things she normally would shop for. Pretty cool. I just signed up if you want to you can to if they ask for a referrers name it Enchantingunicorn.

BigCrumbs.com gives us cash back when we shop online at places like Best Buy, Target, Gap, Old Navy, Overstock.com ,eBay and a lot more.

Even better, when we tell people about it and they sign up, we get paid every time they shop.

It's based on a sound business model and it's FREE. Just follow the link below to check it out.

http://www.bigcrumbs.com/crumbs/frontpage.jsp?r=EnchantingUnicorn

Also check out my new my space page @ www.myspace.com/ghostlyone777

Good Morning !Sale Sale Sale Ebay Sale Sale Sale

2008-01-20T05:58:00.000-08:00

Hi, I have 198 items marked down in my eBay store. Check it out. I am trying to clear out my store a bit. Thanks for looking.

Table top photo tent internet sellers read this.

2008-01-18T00:52:00.000-08:00

Hi, all you Internet sellers out there that take your own photos. I would recommend you purchase a photo tent. They Make your photos look so much better. You know what they say a picture is worth 1000 words, so true. People will be more likely to buy your items if you take nice/clear professional photos. I know if I see a bad or blurry picture when I am shopping , It is a deterrent to me. I would much rather buy an item where the item is clear and you can see any flaws in it. I bought one of the photo tents and light sets from table top studios and just love it. I think My pictures improved dramatically once I started using it. Just thought I'd share my experience with you. I had never even heard of them before seeing them at a trade show last year. It is a good investment. Check out my store items and see if you can tell which ones were taken in the tent and which werent. www.enchantingunicorn.com

voo doo friends, starbucks, spongebob

2008-01-14T02:33:00.000-08:00

Hi, All,
I am finally feeling a little better. Medicine helped with that. Why I waited so long to go to doctor I don't know. I havent gotten much done since Christmas cause I was down with the flu that turned into bronchitus. Anyhow I got some new things listed this weekend. Got some more voodoo friends cell phone charms on. A few new ebooks including a starbucks drinks and desserts recipe ebook. A snowhite disney pet dress. And I will be working on getting more on in the next week. Have a great day !

We Didn't flood. Thank God. No more rain wanted here.

2008-01-05T23:01:00.000-08:00

Hi, Everyone. Well Thank God we made it through this big storm yesterday. Now if we can make it through the winter with no flooding. We got flood warnings yesterday so we were out in the storm shoveling Sand into bags so we could sand bag our house. It really sucked. I have been sick and being outside in that weather doing the sand bags didn't help me much. But now we have the house sand bagged. I hope it helps. Then I tried getting as much stuff up on tables and counters. Anyhow. Please keep us in your prayers. I slept most of the day. Just exhausted. Anyhow I am glad the big storm has passed and hope we don't get any more big ones. Thanks

Happy New Years eve day ! Got that dreaded cold.

2007-12-31T00:58:00.000-08:00

I wish you all a very Happy and Prosperus New Year. I have been sick with a cold since the day after Christmas. The trick here is to keep my mom whom I take care of from catching the bug I got. I have been burning one of my fragrance lamps that kills bacteria in the air and also makes the house smell so good. So I have been burning that like crazy. (If you want to check them out you can at www.enchantingunicorn.net Just look at the fragrance lamps. ) Beyond that I wash my hands frequently and try and stay away from her. Last thing I need is for her to get sick. I must have picked it up while I was out shopping for Christmas. Anyhow will be a quiet New years here. I will try and catch up on the movies I taped on the DVR that I never had time to watch. Dialysis changed and was today so we don't have to go anywhere or do anything. Just rest , rest, rest.
Happy New Years.....

Merry Christmas and to all a good night.

2007-12-25T03:33:00.000-08:00

Hi, I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas Day! Just going to sleep now. Stayed up way to late and will be paying for it tomorrow. I just wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays. Thanks for stopping by.

Mystery Christmas Stocking ! Merry Christmas all

2007-12-20T00:35:00.000-08:00

Hi, All,
Can't believe its been 10 days since my last post. Been super busy with eBay and Regular Christmas stuff. I am so tired these days. Anyhow I wanted to share with you that I put a ebay auction for a Mystery Christmas Stocking. If your family doesn't fill a stocking for you this is the auction for you. I will fill it and wrap everything in it. Imagine your suprise when you open it. How fun will that be. Hopefully as much fun as I will have putting it together. Ill try and post before Christmas to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Have a good weekend!

Grinch & Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer

2007-12-10T00:27:00.000-08:00

Hello, Been busy with parents, Ebay and Christmas. Got a bunch of Grinch charms, rudolph charms and stockings and santa hats on ebay. Over 500 items to chose from. Business finally picked up a bit. Its been keeping me busy at night (thats usually when I work). Other than that not much new. I went to a mall yesterday and I was so dissapointed. Not many sales and not very much Christmas merchandise this year. Other than that haven't been out shopping much. I would much rather shop online , so much easier. Hope this finds you all well. And all you caretakers out there remember to try and make time for yourself. (I need to do that myself) Easy to say hard to do I know. Don't forget to get your flu shots too. We get so caught up in everything else. Have a great night.

Disney items and christmas pet clothes

2007-11-28T23:17:00.000-08:00

Hello blogland, How is everyone tonight?
I got some new items on this week. Some things I brought back from Disneyland and some Christmas pet clothes. They are so cute. I have tons of stuff at Auction. You can check them out at www.enchantingunicorn.com . Have a great evening! Shopping days are dissapearing fast.

Cyber Monday Madness ----- NOT

2007-11-26T23:26:00.000-08:00

OK, Well here is the report. Very slow on eBay and most other eBay sellers said the same thing. Slow , slow, slow. So maybe things will pick up later in the week. Maybe the stores had too good of sales. Maybe the weather was better in most parts of the country so people went out instead of shopping online. Well could be a million reasons. The news said although there were more shoppers in the malls sales were down from last year. So maybe everyone is broke. I could agree with that. I hope it does pick up. I have lots of Christmas stuff that will only sell this time of year and it goes so fast. Really only a few weeks left of Christmas shopping. Anyhow there is my report on Cyber Monday for this EBay store seller.

Cyber Monday Ebay Coupon Book

2007-11-25T22:45:00.000-08:00

So, They say tommorrow is Cyber Monday. The biggest shopping day for internet sales. So I have been busy all weekend listing my christmas stockings and ornaments. So far business has been slow this weekend. Last week was busy. I hope for lots of sales and hope all my hard work wasn't for nothing. If you want to see a sampling of what I have put on look at the widget above. If you would like to see the full selection go to www. enchantingunicorn.com.

Here is a ebay coupon book with lots of ebay sellers including me offering special discounts this holiday season. Please if you are buying from me enter my store by going to www.enchantingunicorn.com and then let me know that you saw the coupon book here on this blog then I will send you an invoice. Thanks for looking.

Oxygen Concentrator

2007-11-25T18:37:00.000-08:00

I learned today that if the little water bottle attached to the concentrator is not screwed on perfectly it affects the flow of oxygen coming out of the canala. Also the threads in the bottle can become clogged if you do not use distilled water. Then the oxygen won't go through the canula. Anyhow thought I'd share that info with you all. Also the canulas should be changed too. They can get clogged as well. Happy Thanksgiving week to all .

Disneyland

2007-11-15T21:10:00.000-08:00

Went to Disneyland on Tuesday. Took my mom. Was Very nice. Great weather. The crowds weren't too bad. Nice time of year to go. Especially with someone in a wheelchair on oxygen. During the busy times its hard to maneuver a wheel chair. Disneyland really is acomadating. If you don't know this and ever go with a elderly or disabled person you can get a guest pass on main street that will allow you to go up the exits and they give you assistance to get on of the rides. It really is nice. It's a lot of work to travel with her , but she really enjoys it, So it makes it worth it. They also have a bus with a lift to take you from the parking lot too the park. The day just flew by.

Busy Week

2007-11-06T02:17:00.000-08:00

Well Its been a busy week. My mom Had melanoma removed from several spots on her body. So she has been in pain. I have been listing new items on ebay in between taking care of her. Had to take Dad Grocery Shopping. Got a bunch of unique Christmas stockings and ornaments on. I have lots more to put on. Now I am just tired. Hope this next week will be better.

Voo Doo Friends

2007-11-01T02:12:00.000-07:00

I forgot to mention, I just listed a bunch more Voodoo friends key chains and cell phone charms. You can see a few of them on the widget down below. Night Night

Happy Halloween !

2007-11-01T02:08:00.000-07:00

Trick or Treat ! Another Halloween over. Always fun to see the trick or treaters. Not too many thought. Every year it seems less kids out trick or treating. Heading off to sleep. Hope yours was a Happy and safe one.

Had to start a cholesteral medication today...

2007-10-25T23:59:00.001-07:00

I found out my cholesterol was high... too high I guess cause now I have to take a pill. This means I am getting old. I was also told my blood sugar was high, Right now waiting to hear what my Hemoglobin A1C is. Hopefully I wont have to go on yet another pill.

Looking at buying a program Namo Web editor. Does anyone know about this program? have any comments on it? Is it easy to use? Worth the money.

Finally heard from friends/family down south where the fires are. Glad to hear they are ok.

I put some new things on eBay and started some .99 cent auctions. Working on sprucing up my regular website. And now advertising in a few spots here and there. I also added some E-books. 14 to be exact. They are a neat new product I am carrying. 2 of them are printable color pages one on cats and the other on Christmas.

Good Morning

2007-10-21T04:41:00.001-07:00

Good Morning. I should be in bed but am here saying hello. Not much new here. Cat just came in to say hello.

When you forget passwords

2007-10-15T20:25:00.000-07:00

I am frustrated tonight cause I forgot my password to a an account and I have requested them to email it to me and they say the have but I don't get it. Don't you hate when that happens.

Please sign my Guestbook

2007-09-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

HELLO! Please take a few minutes to sign my new guestbook. I would really appreciate it. Thanks, Gonna go finish watching Ugly Betty now.

Hello blogland!

2007-09-25T21:28:00.000-07:00

Hi, Blogland,
Just popping in with a Hello, while watching Dancing with the Stars. I posted a new guest book check it out. Ghostly

Good Morning World

2007-09-25T01:54:00.000-07:00

I am new to this. I just created my blog. So I am just trying to figure this out right now. Here is a widget for you to check out until I figure out what to say on here. CYa Ghostly