This can be a touchy subject for some people. We will be addressing Protective Measures against Suicide. I will also talk about how to protect our self from Emotional harm, and speeding up our recovery from grief and loss. The reason for the title, Building a house on more than one Pillar is a metaphor.…
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My Other Life :-)
I have been threatening to talk about my other job for some time now. For a long time I had the shop open, when I was at work my Wife would look after the shop and when I was not at my other job I was working in the secondhand shop. This was quite a…
A history of Porcelain in Europe
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/17-june-2020/12366346 Very good podcast about Porcelain at 35 minutes into the program. Worth a listen. I may even go and buy the book.
How to make an Offer
https://youtu.be/NoHNSYMVCMg
How to sell to a Dealer
Often when someone is wanting to sell items, they will either overvalue their items due to the items age or sentimental value. Then there is an emotional attachment that may be surrounding the process of the sale. Then the Dealer will either ask you how much you want for the item/s or just give you…
Trip Home – Looking for a Wiper
I had to travel about 3 hours to Penrith to pick up mu Foster Child from seeing his dad. This was just after a night shift at work. Yes I have a full time job as a Drug and Alcohol Worker (D&AW). Energy drinks in times like this are my best mate. All went well…
What does it take to be your own Boss?
[I see a lot of adds on social media and FB advertising the opportunity to be an Eauntripenure. I see them and just shake my head. I am convinced they want people to be data entry people or people just to advertise their good for them. I may be a cynic about this, but I…
What does it take to Post an Item?
I have been asked often about what it takes to post items? As you can see I need to take photos of each item.Crop each picture and then reduce the size of the to make the size less than 1 meg in size.Weigh each item and then measure it, so that postage can be calculated.Upload…
OMG – When things just do not work
I installed a plugin so that other people (Vendors) may also sell their items on my web page. I wanted to do this for free to those with an ABN. BUT… I took in a deep breath of Oxygen. I almost set fire to the computer so that it would burn like Magnesium. The plugin…
When to use: Cash ‘Vs’ Card
I have transferred easily to being a cashless person, though I have found that I should carry both cash and card. This post is driven by an advertisement I saw on TV. There was a man telling the viewer that “if you are using cash you are still in the stone age”. This drove me…