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Decluttering and Snowflakes

April 7th, 2014 at 02:03 am

I started on my office today - probably the worst room in my house because I spend the most time in here. I took some before photos, but will save those until I've got some good after photos to share. Smile I spent about 3 1/2 hours going through papers, drawers, bookshelves, etc.

As a result of my decluttering so far today, I have a huge pile of papers to shred, two full trashcans, a large box of items to donate, two Pinecone checks ($3) found and deposited, five educational books and a digital thermometer listed on eBay. There's still a lot more to do, but I do feel as though I made some good progress.

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Snowflakes - Two Pinecone checks - $6 ; 3 items on eBay sold ($4.99, $7.00 and $7.99) which I'll mail out on Monday ; two $5 AGCs from Swagbucks posted.

Oh - on Friday I sold another $7.99 item on eBay and mailed it out that afternoon. I'm down to my last two of that particular item and am really tempted to order 5 or 6 more ... but I really need to not be adding to what I have in my house right now.

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I found out a little bit more about the job I seem to have been hired on for - it's up to 25 hours a week. So, I'm thinking that perhaps I'll try to find some tutoring students in the afternoons 3 or 4 days a week, and do whatever I need to in the mornings. Then on Fridays I can do garage sales or book sales (looking for items to resell on eBay.)

I did find a full time job I also applied for - virtual assistant for a dog care company. M - F 8 hrs/day 14/hr. They wanted you to send them a letter introducing yourself and telling a funny animal story.

So, I told them the story of how one weekend I came home from college to find that my family had adopted a 1 year old Chocolate Lab, and named him Brutus. Barely 24 hours after meeting him, I found myself alone in the house with him. The doorbell rang, and when I answered it, Brutus ran out the door. I had no shoes on, but my only thought was that my brother would never forgive me if something happened to that dog! So, off I ran after him. 45 minutes of chasing him around the gated community and outside of it (where I even had two strangers give me a bit of a ride ...) we were back inside near our house. I felt completely defeated, so sat on a curb and put my head in my hands. Next thing I know, my hands are being licked by Brutus. Smile One of my top two favorite dogs ever.

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Can I say how happy I am to be on Spring Break right now? Smile

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Almost forgot! I came across a smartphone app called Field Agent where you assign yourself different jobs and get paid for it. (for example, take a picture of an item in a store to show how it's displayed) There aren't many opportunities in my neck of the woods right now, but in CA or some other more populated areas, I bet you'd get tons!

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Also, Friday night I spent at least 30 minutes doing a Live Chat with a Walgreen's representative because my fitbit steps weren't posting points (Balance Rewards.) She fixed that for me, and merged an old account with the current one. I'm close to the 20k point mark! When I get to 40k, I can redeem it for $50 in savings.

7 Responses to “Decluttering and Snowflakes”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    Great job on your decluttering Laura! That will make a big difference when you move.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Thanks CCF. That's what I'm hoping! Smile

  3. Kiki Says:
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    My steps are counting either. You were the one who told me about it. Did they credit old steps?

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Kiki,

    I'm sorry to hear that. Yes, the rep gave me 640 points for 3/17 - 4/4. Unfortunately, when I logged in today, I hadn't gotten credit for 4/5 (or for the prescription I picked up on 4/5.) If you login and do the live chat there should be someone there able to help you.

  5. Kiki Says:
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    Is field agent also called something like I secret shop?

  6. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Maybe .. I haven't heard of I Secret Shop, but that is essentially what it is - an app for secret shopping/merchandising. I saw a few jobs for $6 or $7 in my area, but just didn't feel up to it yesterday.

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    You can find it by just googling "field agent" - It was one of the first results.

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