Sarah's Blog

Brickfish

2008-09-25T12:51:00.001-07:00

Do you have a brickfish account? I opened one up a little over a year ago when I was searching for scholarships. I found out that Brickfish is a great place where you create, make, and design things to win money. There are many different campaigns going on at a time, and you choose the ones you prefer to enter. You do what the campaign is asking for, get people to vote, and you could win awesome prizes, or cold hard cash. Right now, I have a few entries in a campagin to design a Gas Card for brickfish. Check them out: http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?picid=607938_94246959&pid=130328&scid=314

PLEASE VOTE!

To learn more about brickfish, check out my lens that gives detailed steps to joining and creating.
http://www.squidoo.com/brickfish

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Love ya

Time for Fall!

2008-09-17T06:31:00.000-07:00

It's almost that time of year again. The leaves are starting to change colors, the stores are displaying pumpkins and gourds, and halloween costumes are out already.

Are you ready for fall? It's time for some great fall decorating as well!

Check out this great fall lens for some cool and fun fall ideas. http://www.squidoo.com/falldecor

Ready to find a great costume of some fun halloween crafts? See my halloween lens as well.. http://www.squidoo.com/halloweenfun4you

Enjoy!

Parents leaving their kids in hot cars to die is neglect

2008-09-16T06:17:00.000-07:00

I have been hearing about these cases for a while now, and it's really getting under my skin. Parents who leave their children in hot cars all day, and they aren't being charged with a crime! I have done much research, and found that there have been some parents charged, but some are not.

There have been a couple of these cases happen in my neighboring state, Ohio, and the parents have not been charged at all. I just cannot see how this is happening! I really do not see how someone could forget about their child being in the car with them, and going to work, leaving the child to die in a hot car.

Then, the DA is saying that they cannot charge these people because it's not defined as neglect under the law. TIME TO CHANGE THE LAW!!! HELLO!!! I mean, come on, this is giving parents who do want to 'get rid of' or kill their children, an idea. They see that these people 'accidently' doing it and not getting charged. What kind of message are we sending here!!!

Take a look at this lens and join the debate http://www.squidoo.com/lookinthebackseat

Tell us what you think!

Traffic to lenses

2008-09-09T04:32:00.000-07:00

I have been searching and searching for ways to get traffic to my lenses. After several research of how-to and help lenses, I am frazzled. I did find one great source to getting traffic and you can find this info at http://www.potpiegirl.com. She has some great squidoo ideas and tips! If you have some ideas please send me a comment and help me out!

Thanks!

A Juice Pouch and Box fun lens

2008-09-05T06:24:00.000-07:00

Like we have all heard, "one man's trash is another's treasure." You can take so many things and make great products, crafts, and cool stuff out of them instead of throwing them away. I thought about this about a year ago when I saw a vendor at a festival selling purses made out of juice pouches. So, I did a little research and there is so much more you can make from these. I have found many ways to recycle and reuse common items that most people throw away. I am making a series of lenses including these ideas, but in the meantime, enjoy these cool juice pouch and box ideas! http://www.squidoo.com/juicepouches

Some of my other ideas for these great recycling crafty lenses include lids, jars, magazines, candy wrappers.....etc.. You'll have to check out the lenses to learn more!!

How odd

2008-09-03T10:47:00.000-07:00

It's funny when you know someone that you cannot trust, but you love them anyway. It's weird when they treat you as though you cannot be trusted when you have never once lied to them. Life is odd. I have really been trying to learn how to make changes in the way I think. I want to become a better person in God's eyes and make changes for the better. How do you help a friend to do the same when they are so different and it doesn't seem as though they care to change? I know that we cannot make people change, but we can help them if they do decide to change, right? It seems so hard to make changes in your own life, but one thing I have heard is to keep away from negative people and don't let their attitudes rub off on you.
I will tell you something though. One person who has helped me make changes and still is, is Joyce Meyer. She has some awesome books about anything and everything. She doesn't preach about God all the time like people who have never seen her may think, but she ties the Word and all these great ideas, thoughts, verses, etc. into daily life. I am really making some progress through reading her books. I hope to help some other people make changes as well. For them, not me!
Check out some of Joyce's books if you need help or want to help a friend: http://www.squidoo.com/sarahsbookpicks

Mom and Daughter's night

2008-08-30T22:50:00.000-07:00

I just got home from spending the day with my mom and it was great. We had a wonderful time! We ate, shopped, and saw a movie.

We saw "Mirrors" and it was pretty darn good. It was a little scary, but a good movie to see!

I had a great time being with my mom and I hope that we get to do it again soon. I love my mom to death. She is a great person and I am so lucky, thankful, and blessed to have her. I hope to be a great mom like her!

Anyhow, see Mirrors, either now in theatres, or wait till it comes out on DVD. Its a good one!

---Look out ! You may see a "mirrors" lens from me on Squidoo or a mothers and daughters night out idea lens.

You'll have to wait and see!

I've been Squidoo'n

2008-08-29T05:17:00.000-07:00

I have been doing a lot of work on my Squidoo lenses. I am trying to edit them all and get ready for the next Giants nominations. I really hope to make 50 great lenses and get good traffic to them.
So, what's hot right now? What are people looking to read about or buy? It's back to school time, and I have two lenses that go with that. First, there is my BackPack lens. Here I feature some of the best backpacks available from Amazon, CafePress, and Ebay. I share the importance of the proper backpack and give great backpack info. Then, I have a Lunch Box lens, where I feature some great lunchbox finds. We all know kids want the coolest back to school supplies, so check out these lenses for more info!!

My Squidoo Lenses

2008-08-14T09:09:00.001-07:00

Check out my lenses here:

www.squidoo.com/sarahjackson

www.squidoo.com/onlinecolleges4you

www.squidoo.com/zachbraff

www.sqidoo.com/backyardfirepit

www.squidoo.com/funshirts

www.squidoo.com/herbalhealing

www.squidoo.com/stjudes

www.squidoo.com/sarahsbookpicks

www.squidoo.com/herbalhealing

My First Blog

2008-08-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! This is my first ever blog. I know you're wondering where the heck I have been, lol. I am very busy at this point in my life. I am a stay-at-home mom, and I go to college online. I have two wonderful daughters, Cherish (6) and Bailey (3). Cherish started 1st grade this year and I am so excited. I am not sure what to talk about in a blog yet, but I want to get the word out about my lenses on Squidoo. I would like to get more traffic to them and hopefully some feedback.

I am looking for an 'honest' way to make money from home, but just cannot find anything right now. I have done so many different things, and it's getting frustrating. I have become addicted to making lenses on Squidoo, where I donate 20% of my earnings to charities. I haven't really made much yet, but I am working on it. Hopefully more people will take a look at these lenses. And if you're interested in making a lens, please say I referred you. My lensmaster name is sarahjjac. Check out some of my lenses here: www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/sarahjjac