Opportunity Knocks - When you least expect it!

So in these financially challenging economical times, while searching on the internet, in an effort to find some affordable advertising opportunities to promote my home based business - Next Step Productions - http://www.nextstep-now.com/ - my Hot Shots Instant Photo Favor Business - I stumbled upon a new party planning website that was launching here in New Jersey - My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to follow-up with a call to obtain some information regarding this new site.

The Owner and I immediately hit it off and before I knew it I was advertising on the site and became the exclusive Advertising Rep here in New Jersey for http://www.newjerseybirthdayparty.com/.

This opportunity came when I least expected it. I was so intrigued and excited about the unique picture driven concept of this Party Planning Website that I couldn't start to share the site and the opportunity with people in the industry fast enough. I cannot be more excited to become a part of something that I am convinced will be nothing but successful.

Can't imagine where this will lead, but I know that I am enjoying the ride, not only promoting my own home based business, but sharing all of the possibilites with colleagues in the Party and Event industry from this amazing opportunity that fell into my lap.

Teenage Daughters

Today started out like any other, coffee, breakfast, brief hello from my youngest teenage daughter on her way to the computer. When suddenly I was surprised with an unexpected invitation to spend some time with her. That did of course entail a trip to the mall and some shopping, but these days I will take anything I can get.

Although I miss the days when my girls were younger, it is a comfort to know that they are becoming independent young women that I can be proud of. As much as they seem to believe I know nothing at this stage of my life, I can look back and know I must have done something right.

Emotional week got me thinking!!

A friend of mine passed away this week. Although she was quite older than me, she had been a great neighbor and confidant for the past 15 years.

Joannie lived a very simple life, her adoptive parents had already passed, she had no siblings, she was married but never had children. We only found out she was ill about 8 weeks ago and suddenly she was gone.

Joannie lived her life the way she wanted to and left the same way. She had shared with her husband of 47 years that she wanted no treatments, wanted to go to Atlantic City where she loved the slots, and wanted to die at home. Her husband is now completely alone with no family.

Upon her passing, her husband realized that she had known for quite some time that her time was coming to an end. She left him files with blueprints of each room in there house so he would be able to know where to find anything and everything.

Her affairs were all in order. She took care of him while she was alive and made sure he was going to be ok when she was gone. How many of us are ready for this? It got me thinking, how about you?