JAN’S IDEAS

It seems like I am constantly getting derailed, off track. I can’t help but wonder how far along I’d be without the big things and small things that come up that can cause a derailment. My serious personal situation that hasn’t been resolved, but was in a manageable mode. It has changed from manageable mode and to the source of a recent derailment. The past week and a half has been consuming, distracting, and emotional with it peaking yesterday. I’m up for another battle to do what is right and what is in the best interest of someone else. There is a split second occasionally when I am tempted to take the easy way out, but it is fleeting and temporary. There is not a single bone in my body that would allow me to choose that path.

Today I let myself get some sleep, write for myself a little, and will be doing some house cleaning while I get ready for some company. I took a few minutes to make a needed phone call relating to the situation. Mostly while my (step) dad is here I will enjoy family and getting the horse he is bringing for us settled. I’m going to take a break from dealing with the situation. There is nothing pressing at the moment that can’t wait until he leaves on Sunday morning.

As I dig in my heals for yet another fight related to this situation, I feel tired and am becoming exhausted. There seems like there is always something that causes a derailment of life as I know it. Not just little things, but over the years its been big things like the situation that I am currently dealing with and the following:

• Divorce
• Death of my mom
• Death of my dad
• Son diagnosed with cancer
• Possible foreclosure of house
• Co-worker’s death
• Vehicle accidents
• Son moving out of state

Sometimes there isn’t months of dealing with a situation before it occurs, like the death of my dad which was unexpected even though he was sick. With Bob’s cancer, it was nearly a year of dealing with treatment, then it was about 6 months after it was over before things seemed “normal” again. Though there are moments I have felt alone dealing with my situations over the years, I am blessed with a wonderful family and have supportive friends. In this current situation I have needed and relied on each of their unique ways of supporting me. It give me the strength to get back on track yet again.

So as I sit here and write, I have stopped wondering where I would be if I didn’t keep getting derailed and give thanks I am not where I would be if I had decided, even one time, over the years to not get back on track.

I got myself something to eat and was channel hopping as usual and between the election stuff was a lot of doom and gloom over with one financial crisis after another. I can’t hep but wonder how this will affect internet income. My writing business is doing very well, but my other ventures are just sprouting up.

With the recent government buyout, more people are becoming concerned. Over at Wickedfire there was a break taken from the usual party atmosphere over there and this thread, US Gov’t Bailout of Banks, got started. The thread has some enlightening information and informative links.

Wickedfire’s creator had a post back in March of this year, A Recession is Great for Internet Marketing and Internet Advertising Industry.

So what does someone like me who has a limited knowledge of things, think? I believe that there will be some who will bail out of the internet in fear, unsatisfied with the income that is coming in. That space will be quickly snatched up by those who are creative and looking for new ways to bring in some bucks. Sites will need to be relevant today and when things turn back around. It may be awhile, but they will eventually.

An example: Real Estate

• Poor economy-foreclosure and bankruptcy related pages
• Sales down or stopped-rental and rent to own related pages
• Good economy-how to invest in real estate pages
• Housing market boom-house buying related pages

All economic times are covered in the same site!