A friend mentioned his wife does not have enough social security credits yet to qualify for social security retirement benefits. This was the first time I'd ever heard of credits! I started wondering if I had enough myself. Turns out, I am currently three credits short. Here's how you can check yourself.
Category: Momologue
How Blog Guest Posting Has Changed
It's amazing how different blog guest posting is from when I first started blogging about ten years ago. Back then I would get requests from real bloggers who wrote real articles. Now, almost every request is from a company with a team of writers armed with AI software. Blogger blogging Guest Blogger or SEO Reseller? … Continue reading How Blog Guest Posting Has Changed
October: A Month of Change and Celebration
October, the tenth month of the year, is often associated with change as it marks the transition from warm summer days to the crisp, cooler temperatures of fall. (Unless you live in Florida like me, then it marks a mild shift to possibly below 80-degree weather, if we're lucky.) Special Events in October The vibrant … Continue reading October: A Month of Change and Celebration
My Little YouTuber Gets No Views
My 8-year-old son has been asking to start his own YouTube channel called KeelanPlays for a while now, so I finally set that up for him. I'm the one who does all the posting and managing the account, but I hope to teach him to do that in time.
Elegance Revisited: The Art of Vintage Sarah Coventry Jewelry
After inheriting some of my great-grandmother's colorful brooches and statement necklaces, I noticed they were all stamped "Sarah Cov." A little research revealed they were made by Sarah Coventry, the company that pioneered the at-home jewelry party model that later became so popular.