Wow,  I didn't realize that it had been so long since I'd posted anything here.  But it's been more than a month.  Where did the time go.

I remember as a kid, my mother always told me that the older I got, the faster that time would go by.  Honestly, I thought the woman was crazy, but I'm quickly finding out that she was totally right.  The older I get, the faster the time goes by.  I recently celebrated my 40th birthday, and it seems that I've lost a lot of time somewhere.  It seems like only yesterday that my kids were babies and I was chasing them all over the house to make sure they didn't get into everything.

Now, my son is getting ready to graduate high school and my daughter is a cheerleader.  It doesn't seem possible that my babies should be old enough to do all the things they do, but then again, I don't feel 40 by any means.  Or anyway what I thought 40 should feel like.  It's a strange sensation to know that you're at an age you once referred to as "ancient". 

I'm a sucker for a good blogging contest.  I just found one that I'm really excited about because you can win cold hard cash.  That right there makes me want to enter.  So, let me tell you about this really cool contest.

First of all, it's easy to enter this contest.  For instance, subscribing to the site's RSS email feed will get you one point.  Leaving a comment on the contest post, or any post published prior to that one, will get you one point.  And, writing about the contest on your own blog will get you 2 points into the contest.  The more points you get, the better your chances of winning.  :)

Ok, so we know how to enter, but what's in it for us if we do??  Glad you asked.  Here's the scoop on what you can win for entering the contest.

1st prize winner will receive $25 cash to their paypal account.  Or, if for some reason you don't want the money, or don't have a paypal account, you can opt for one of the other prizes offered.

2nd prize winner will recieve a 125x125 ad spot on the site that will stay in place for one full month

3rd prize winner will recieve a link in any post on the site that will lead to any post on the winner's site.  So, if you've written a post that you really want people to see, and Profitale has a similar post on their site, you can have a link from their post to yours.  Pretty cool.

4th, 5th, and 6th place winners will have their link put on the site's blogroll.

This contest will run through September 21, 2008.  If you join this contest, I wish you good luck now.  :)

I've started a massive Internet wide experiment.  I've decided to join as many of these revenue sharing sites as I feel are decent enough to work with, (some just plain suck).  I'm going to try and see just how effective these sites can be, between now and Christmas.  My ultimate goal is to do all my Christmas shopping with what I earn from these sites.  Of course, I know that the chances of this experiment being a success is virtually impossible, but it never hurts to try.  Between the revenue sharing sites, and all my personal blogs, I'm hoping to see an increase in my earnings. 

I know that this is going to be a huge undertaking, but that's half the fun.  My biggest worry is whether or not I can come up with enough things to talk about to keep all these various sites going from day to day.  I mean, I can talk about all types of weird things, but can I find enough to keep people interested?  Who knows.  There may be a few out there who keep coming back just to see all the foolishness that comes from my brain.  Let's face it, I'm just a little off my rocker.  LOL

But, I'm going to give this the old college try.  I know that it's going to take work, dedication, and a lot of caffeine.  The caffeine, I've got.  The rest, well, we'll see.  LOL.  So, everyone wish me luck.  I'll keep everyone updated on how things progress from time to time, or I'll let everyone know that the experiment was a total flop and I'm a freak for even trying.  But if we don't try things like this, we'll never know how goofy we really are.  Wish me luck!!!

I'm having a horrible time trying to get my creative side moving tonight.  I spend a lot of my time creating writing prompts for other writers, and right now I can't seem to get my own creative juices flowing.  I'm not sure if this is a case of blogger burnout, or if I'm just finally out of ideas.  I'm losing my mind.  I've usually got so much to say that people tell me I need to shut up, but for some reason tonight, I'm just not feeling very creative.

I keep hoping that by posting in a few of my blogs, I'll start to feel the writing muse take over and I'll have a million ideas to write about.  But that's not the case.  Apparently, my muse is on vacation or she's just not speaking to me at the moment.  I think a lot of my problem is the fact that the summer heat has finally melted my mind.  I thought I felt a little sloshing going on up there.  Seriously though, it's a little frightening not having anything to write about.  I feel empty.  I have to do something to get my ideas moving again.  I've spent the past 5 years telling everyone else how to get their's moving, and now I'm sitting here stuck in lala land. 

Ok, I guess that's enough of the pitty party.  I'm not getting anything real done, except for making myself feel worse than before.  No more BS, no more whining, and no more procrastinating.  It's time I pulled my head out of my carcass, and got some real work done.  We'll call this tough self-love.  LOL.