Ladder Quilt Rack

I have so many projects I want to get started on, but I am still having to wait on the doctor's approval to start lifting heavy items. I am reminded several times a day that where once was a gallbladder, now resides a slight tinge of pain when I try to over-do it.. I am not a patient person. If the mind is willing, so should be the body, is my thought;o) 

So I have been piddling around the house, trying to clean things out and make things a little more organized.

I love to organize.

 I cleaned out a closet this morning that had tons of junk in it...it was the hubs' junk closet...shhhhh! Don't tell him I threw away a ton of boxes that had absolutely no purpose what-so-ever;o)

He's never been one to throw away boxes that electronics come in. Some of the boxes have been hanging out in that closet since before we moved here...mind blowing, right?;o) 

That last statement is absolutely impossible since we are the only owners of this house;o) A slight exaggeration. 

So anyway, here is another way I have been organizing.

I found this cute ladder (1/2 a ladder to be precise), on a Facebook yard sale page.  I have been able to find so many great deals on our local site. If you guys aren't apart of one, I highly recommend it; from a buyer and seller standpoint. 

It's so much easier than having to get up at O-dark-30 every Saturday morning. 

This little ladder has been a great way to store our blankets in the living room, and it's super cute. And guess what?!? I only paid $10 for it. Awesome, I know.

Now to teach the kids and the hubs how to properly fold the blankets and re-hang them...one can dream, right?

Facebook Updates

Hey Guys! Just a quick note. If you want to stay up to date on what I'm posting on Facebook, here are a few simple steps to keep "in the know."

1. Click on the Fussy Monkey Business Page

2. Click on the gear symbol next to the "Liked" button

3. Click on "Add to Interest Lists"

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That way you never miss a post:o) 

Stay tuned for a tutorial on how to can applesauce...you won't believe how awesome my house smells right now!!! And how easy it is to do!!

How much does facebook really influence word of mouth?

Is Facebook going to become a calendar that we go to and see what our plans are for tomorrow? It doesn't look like so. Is it going to make people leave the friend-chat and actually buy a jewelry by clicking on an ad? (possible, but how much is debatable).

While Facebook tries to prove advertisers about the value of ads on their network, I feel facebook will not truly become the power it should until Facebook creates a recommendation engine based on people's preferences (anything that points to the fact that some purchase is about to happen).  Let me give an example:

 John is a plumber is New York city area. John uses Facebook to keep in touch with his friends and he finds out that he can promote his plumbing business at the same time. How? By starting conversations about his service. His near friends on facebook and not so close friends now know who to call next time the shower is clogged (even after using Draino). So John successfully used Facebook to grow business. Say if Facebook starts recommending John to somebody who is in the friendlist of John's friend, Facebook becomes a recommendation engine.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-05/facebook-extends-share-declines-since-ipo-san-francisco-mover.html article shows some evidence to support what we are talking about here, but again, the kind of recommendation engine we are talking about gives John the advantage because John would be recommended by his customers, instead of his friends (who know nothing about plumbing or haven't bought from John). Essentially, instead of being confronted with an Ad, which a consumer would have to again research online, the consumer can be directly connected to business if the business is recommended by customers of the business.

Cut to chase: Facebook needs word of mouth recommendation rather than forced ads. People like things that they trust. People chose things when they are recommended by friends (word of mouth that we talk about all time), Facebook has to create that trust among its users. There are other platforms that are available where companies are using Facebook to create referrals, but will Facebook do it? That remains to be seen.