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I love to leave comments on other blogs! Lately I have been having diffculty though in that some blogs do not allow you to leave a comment with just your name and your URL. It seems you have to jump through hoops just to leave a note. This is the reason I have this gmail account and Blogger Blog. It is not my primary blog and I rarely update it...however I do update my primary blog frequently.
www.simplymybusiness.com/blog
It is self hosted and uses a wordpress theme. I hope that if you stumbled in here because I left a comment, that will step on over to one of my other primary blogs.
Recently, I have begun a little bit of blogging over at....
www.simplymycrafts.com
as well.
You can always find me on facebook at owner@simplymybusiness.com.
Have questions about selling on eBay? Give me a shout!

The REAL Simply My Business Blog on Wordpress

Hello and thanks for stopping in here at my Blogger location. I opened this account because I wanted to be able to post comments and follow my fellow bloggers, however, my primary blog is a self-hosted Wordpress blog. I originally thought to double post info in both places, however with life being as busy as it can be, I just could not keep up with both locations.

I hope that you will take a moment and click on over to my blog ...

Simply My Business

...where comments are appreciated and encouraged. Thanks so much!

Lighten the Load Challenge Update

We have been so busy around her de-cluttering and getting ready for company that will be visiting soon(in only a few short days now), that I have been remiss in reporting my Lighten the Load Challenge 2009 updates over here. I have been pretty consistent with posting progress on the Lighten the Load Facebook Group Discussion Board, but time has been in too short supply around here for posting any place else.

This past week:

350 Units Debt Reduction

65 Units of Junk out the door in one fashion or another

2 Units of personal weight loss

And one more celebration!!! I now have new bathroom flooring! My kitchen flooring still looks like something you would find in an abandoned house, but hopefully soon this too will be replaced. I am so tired of the boxes of flooring taking up room in the dining room. It was become such a fixture in the dining room that stuff is now sitting on top of the stack...NOT a good sign!

We are still looking for others to join in on our challenge, if even for a short while. The Facebook group is growing slowly. Come along...invite your friends...let's make it a party!

Acanthus Leaf Console Low Bowl

In an effort to move forward with the Lighten the Load Challenge, I find myself offering items from my collections of pieces. This stunning, vintage Acanthus Leaf Low Console Bowl was a terrific addition to my ivory/matte white collection that I used in our wedding several years ago.
Unfortunately, I do not have an identification on this lovely piece, though I have tried many times and have presented photos to the wonderfully helpful member of the Pottery, Glass and Porcelain Board on eBay, but to no avail.
The only markings available is the E430 stamped on the bottom of this glossy piece. I am truly hoping that someone will find this bowl as remarkable as I did and will give it a great new home...and possibly an identification.

Dining on a Dime e-CookBook One Day SALE

You have read my posts about Living on a Dime and the cookbook I just received, Dining on a Dime....and you KNOW I am really liking this book. What do you normally do when you find something really special? You pass it on! I just received an email from Tawra, the author, and she is offering the e-Book version of the cookbook for ......drumroll please....ONLY.....$5! That is amazing!

The sale ends tomorrow, the 10th, at midnight...so do not delay! You will not regret this small purchase. The Potato Flake Bread Starter recipe is worth the FIVE alone, but the cookbook is filled with so many wonderful recipes for saving money. You can find the laundry soap recipe in her book also.

Get your very own e-copy of the Dining on a Dime Cookbook today!
This morning we ate Dining on a Dime raisin bread for breakfast. YUM!

The Moon Lady by Amy Tan

I am in the process of adding several copies of The Moon Lady by Amy Tan to my auctions and store. This is a great story for use in a multicultural lesson.

Amy Tan is the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club and Teh Kitchen God's Wife, as well as the children's book, The Chinese Siamese Cat. Gretchen Schields, who also illustrated Amy Tan's The Chinese Siamese Cat, has been an award-winning illustrator for more than twenty years. Both author and artist live in San Fransisco.

Aladdin Paperbacks

Simon & Schuster

Ages 6 & UP

Lovely illustrations!

I have added the remaining pieces of my pig head wall decorations to my auctions on eBay.

This piece to the left was purchased about 23 years ago in the Bahamas. See it at:


Vintage Kenya Wood Pig Head Wall Decoration TAGSALE








And another --
Vintage White Ceramic Pig Head
w/Blue Flowers













And the last piece is this lovely OCI piece from Fitz & Floyd.


Fitz & Floyd Ceramic Pig Head Wall Pocket TAGASALE