2020... so far the weirdest year yet!

I don't even know where to begin. Just a quick post since I am trying to get my store items updated and realized I haven't blogged here since last October!

My husband had his medical retirement, and the date was finally given!  End of Feb, he is free!  Yay! That was a lot of driving every day.  Will be so great to have him home.


In March 2020, we lost 2 very special women.
First, my best friend's mom (best friends since we were kids)....
Carolyn Hassinger
Obit:  https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/carolyn-hassinger-obituary?pid=195627762

and then, we traveled to Kansas because my mother-in-law was in hospice care at her home. The boys got to see their grandma again, and then she slipped away to be with Jesus.

Kathy Tvrdik
Obit: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cjonline/obituary.aspx?pid=195850749

At the same time, the pandemic hit the U.S. and we were told we would need to quarantine to stay safe. We were staying in a Super 8 in KS, next door to a Dollar General, and if I shopped aka couponed, I could spread the virus to my family and kill them all. The big county next to us was closed down. You needed to be essential and have some kind of proof you were allowed to be on the road. I was afraid we weren't even going to be let back through KS, Missouri, or back into Minnesota! Chris looked up the rules online, and found that yes, you were allowed to travel back home.  The kids started "Distance Learning" in the hotel room, via internet (luckily Gabe also had his school iPad with him, since when we left, it was Spring Break.) Trevor was able to use Chris' iPad and his own phone to chat online with his teacher and classmates and find his assignments. This was all so new and out-of-the ordinary. It really felt like I was living in some kind of crazy dream world (or nightmare!).  Chris was going and chatting with the hotel owner a lot, and found out he was from India, and was a Christian. So they chatted quite a bit. (Even though you were now supposed to stay 6 feet away from people.)

We did come home the day after the funeral, only allowed to eat in the car, as all restaurants were shut down and only doing orders online/carryout options or drive-thru.  Of course, this was all new to them too, and the handling of the money, then the food, was just total cross-contamination and scared me. The gas pumps were just crawling with the virus in my mind, even though some places, they had a girl walking around and wiping down all the touch screens and pump handles. Everywhere we went, we used hand sanitizer and hand wipes. And I did a lot of praying.

I sure was glad to be home finally. My sister sent me a homemade mask, and Chris had a lady at church make some for them out of a pillowcase, and she made me a nice double layer one too. We tried to stay home as much as possible, only going out to the store for groceries. I even got a time slot for a grocery pickup at Walmart (it was hard to get slots, they filled up so quickly.)
I even abstained from couponing for two months, and didn't even set foot into any Dollar Generals for 2 months! (Big feat for me... lol.)

Churches are all shut down, and doing online videos for church now. It's interesting, you can watch a couple different services if you want. So I have been following both of my churches... lol. And then started watching Michael W. Smith's worship broadcasts on YouTube each week.

Anyway... I started focusing on what I could sell on Amazon... merchant fulfilled only, since Fulfilled by Amazon was only sending out essential items, not anything else, and wasn't taking any new incoming shipments.  Also tried posting a few more things in my eBay store.
It took a couple weeks, but somehow the sales started coming on quickly for home fragrance type items... I guess people are getting tired of being stuck in their stinky houses.lol.  Or they have teenage boys... #truth.

The first week of June was my best selling week so far ever on Amazon. I am starting to also get a few FBA orders coming in again, and it seems Amazon warehouses are slowly getting back to work and sending out items that aren't "essential" again.  I don't know, I think books and art supplies ARE essential for people stuck in their homes.

I reached my first goal that I set for myself, being able to pay the internet bill for a month all by myself, with my earnings from items that I sold online.  I am very proud of this accomplishment!'

The kids' school decided to finish up a bit early, and they had a wave parade at the elem. school. Then I had to go turn in their iPads (got there at the last minute that day.... phew.).
Both kids did great with their distance learning, and I think I am going to homeschool my now FIFTH grader in the Fall, using an online program that uses accredited MN teachers, so I don't have to be the teacher, and all the curriculum is covered and no school supplies have to be bought either.

We were approved for SNAP (food assistance) with Chris being retired and disabled. He is still fighting for his soc security/disability benefits.  So I can't comment on that at this moment.

We finally got a Dexcom after we got home (yeah, no Dexcom that whole time we were out of state, and dealing with the funeral, pandemic, distance learning, and then NO DEXCOM..... talk about stress....) and we were still fighting with insurance about getting Trevor's insulin pump. We found out the one we want, isn't FDA approved for kids under 14. But he can get a different model. It's on the way, and might even be here by next Monday!  This is going to be LIFE CHANGING for him!  We will have to do some kind of training again, and get a new insulin prescription, etc. So it's a big change, and a lot to learn, but oh man, how exciting! 

Restrictions are starting to lift a bit here in our state now. Restaurants are allowed to have outdoor seating, (with distance between patrons of 6 feet of course), and have to follow all the safety rules which keep changing. Small business stores are slowly opening up again. But the virus is still around. There are still 93 people in our county currently that have Covid-19.  I follow them on Facebook, and they used to give the numbers daily. Now they are switching to once a week.

Then there was a horrible, unfair, death of an African-American man in Minneapolis (George Floyd), by a white cop. Very horrible, kneeled on his neck, and killed him. Talk about pain and outrage!  The Twin Cities erupted in riots and buildings were destroyed and fires all over the place. Protests and gatherings are still happening. The one cop was finally put in jail, and also the others that were with him, that didn't stop him. (One tried, he at least said something.) So there is a big movement from the #BLACKLIVESMATTER group, and of course #BLUELIVESMATTER too! Because not all cops are bad!  I can support both, can't I?  Well I did a lot of soul searching, thinking about how I grew up (yes, I still have white privilege today, even when couponing) and I even saw a map online which blew me away, of the city I grew up in, seperated by where people lived by the color of their skin and ethnicity. ("Negroes", "Jews", and "Italians").... never saw that map before. I learned that people living in certain areas, were not given loans/mortgages. I watched a few Documentaries too, and had Gabe watch one with me, about Slavery in Current Times. VERY eye opening. And watched another one about Darwinism... and it is ALL ABOUT RACISM! Anyone that believes the Darwin theory is promoting racism!  Luckily the Christians stepped in, and had the boy freed, that was living in a monkey cage in a zoo. Horrible story. True story. Sad ending to his life, too.  I watched a few YouTubers talk about it, and hear what is going on in their cities.  The Impaulsive podcast had some really good episodes. Those guys really speak their minds, and speak so intelligently about things sometimes (of course there is a lot of nonsense and stupid stuff too... lol).

Mom and Dad finally got to visit. Gabe went to help Dan and Jenny with some wood, and spent some time with my Dad. We also finally had our good friends Jim and Jean-Marie and their kids over for dinner one evening. I was very scared about having people in our home during this whole pandemic. But she assured me that they are very safe, wearing masks, Jim doesn't work around other people, and their kids haven't been anywhere. It really was nice to have human companionship again! Even though I wanted to give hugs, I still maintained a bit of "social distance". Paranoia? Maybe. But I just want to stay safe, and keep my family alive. This virus is NO JOKE. And we are all high risk in one way or another.

OK, rambled on enough here, I could type for hours on these subjects.... I will be posting another Christian blog post real soon from the other day.

And oh yeah, I turned the big 39 again... on June 8th.  (hee hee).  I am now using "readers" to see the fine print on coupons and UPCs.  Mom took me to Walmart before the whole pandemic thing and I got my first pair of reader glasses. Not sure if they are the right strength. My eyes seem to slowly be getting worse. Ugh.  And I won't even mention the gray hairs and chin hairs coming in... lol.

Got my flowers planted, bird feeders up. I have seen hummingbirds already, and a giant pileated woodpecker has been here a few times. Of course, I named him "Woody".  We are due to have some storms here tomorrow afternoon/evening. We do need the rain badly. But I can do without the storms part. We have enough going on in our world already!

LORD HAVE MERCY, AMEN.

October Ramblings

October Ramblings

Oct. 10, 2019

I haven’t been creating much lately. My workspace has become one big clutter mess and I was struggling with a sore back. After prayers at Moms group, that night, I was stretching and my back seemed to readjust back into place. Now feeling a lot better and Super Grandma Dianne is here to help with driving and some of the dishes, laundry, and vacuuming (she can’t sit still unless she’s on Facebook 😂 love ya mom).... so.... I got my small desk cleaned off and now I’m trying to clear off the counter so I can use it for recording art videos and the other half to organize part of my couponing stockpile. 

My son’s football season is coming to a close. Tonight we’re driving to Aitkin for a chilly game. He has a few games left. You win some, you lose some, but at least he’s having fun. 

The weather is changing for the worse here.  There is actually the S-word in the forecast. 

This is the time of year my depression can  gear up and wipe me out. My body goes into hibernation/survival mode. I am trying to stay active and keep my interest in my hobbies up. Of course there are days I just need to nap or veg out on the recliner when the kids are at school. As a caregiver wife & mom, those self-care moments are very important and I need to ignore that inner voice calling me names. 

I am slowly working on getting my online reselling business up & running. Life and my tiredness (hypothyroidism) always seems to set me back. But I am persistent and will not give up on my dreams. I have learned in the past that if you pray and work hard, you can reach your goals with God’s help. 

Our van needs a bit of a tune-up, the snowblower isn’t working yet. I am getting the “before the snow falls” anxiety. 😜 Thanks for keeping us in your prayers. 

~Barbi

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Photo above taken by Barbi Tvrdik on 10/10/19... a half green/half neon orange masterpiece in my backyard. 

God’s creation is beautiful up here this time of year. 

 Keep praying for a cure for Type 1 Diabetes!
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How to Color Like an Artist: Colored Pencil Techniques Including Blending & Shading

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Discover how to create volume with such shading techniques as crosshatching, long and short strokes, and color gradation. Learn how to form unique textures that add detail to images. Practice blending techniques and layering one color at a time to control values and colors effectively. Full-color photographs throughout the book illustrate each method as well as lessons in color theory. Eight practice pages from Dover's bestselling Creative Haven® series of coloring books provide the opportunity to test your new techniques.

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MAIL CALL: Happy Mail 2019

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Want to exchange happy mail with me?  Make sure to include your online handles (Periscope ID, Instagram ID, Twitter ID, etc.) so I know who you are, or let me know how you found my blog. :) Also, make sure to include your return address so I can reciprocate :)

CreatedByBarbi
Happy Mail
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I do mail call videos on my YouTube channel and sometimes show some of my happy mail LIVE on Periscope (I'm @createdbybarbi on Periscope).  Don't worry, I cover up addresses.

Do you have mail call videos or use Periscope? Please share your link with me in the comments!  I love watching what other people get :)


Get ideas on what to send in Happy Mail HERE :)

Find me on Social Media

I love using Periscope! You can watch (and do your own) Live Feeds from around the world. In the past few months I did a "Scope" to say Hello to everyone, while I walked to my mailbox.

Watch me get my mail LIVE on Periscope, do bible studies, crafts, and just hop on to say hi... my screen name is @createdbybarbi (same as my Twitter & IG).

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Wacky Wednesday Giveaways

Hello internet friends!  If you are like me, you like winning FREE STUFF!  

I love entering giveaways, and have even won a few things.  I will post any great giveaways I find on my Instagram and Pinterest pages.

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I have added Inlinkz so you can share your Giveaway link that way (see below).

You can also post your giveaways here in my Comments each week! I want to make this a weekly Wacky Wednesday Giveaway Post :)  (Make sure they are FAMILY FRIENDLY ONLY please!)  I will re-pin your Contest or Giveaway onto my Pinterest page.

I have enjoyed hosting giveaways in the past, and my next giveaway will happen when I get 100 people Following (or that LIKE) my Facebook Page.... so please go HERE now and hit LIKE and share it out!.

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It’s so much fun to give stuff away!   

Also now, with the Wacky Wednesday Giveaways Link Up, you can find lots of great giveaways to enter!


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Strawberry Shortcake Stationery and Labels

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Things to Watch Out For If You Ordered On Amazon Prime Day

Things to watch out for if you ordered on Amazon Prime Day...
1. Scammers taking advantage of consumers during Amazon Prime Day

The perfect time for scammers to take advantage of people is during sales. The Better Business Bureau is already reporting an increase in the number of scams.

With Amazon Prime and other stores having huge sales right now, the concern is not so much with the website itself, but what happens after people make the purchases.

Big sales are the perfect place for scammers to find people buying products. 

According to experts from the Better Business Bureau office, scammers will contact people who ordered things and send them messages telling them that they are having trouble delivering the package and need more information.

Asking for additional information such as account numbers or the credit card number that were used for the purchase should raise red flags on consumers. 

"You have to be careful. The most important thing you can do, if you're ordering from Amazon Prime Day or any of the other ones is, for heaven sakes, keep track of what you're ordering," said Director of the Better Business Bureau, Dick Eppstein.

Writing down or saving the order confirmation is the best way to keep track of what was ordered. A great way to do this, is by using this best-selling Planner or Organizer Binder.

If you do get these messages and still don't know what to do, it's always safe to contact Amazon, the Postal Service, or Fed-Ex directly and ask them if something is wrong with delivery.

2. Amazon Prime Day 2019 Opens Doors for Stolen Packages From Stoops

Amazon’s Prime Day gives shoppers an opportunity to flex their deal-spotting muscles ahead of Black Friday. It also gives package thieves their own chance to warm up.

Although the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas see far more parcel deliveries — and therefore, more brazen from-the-stoop thefts, Prime Day’s limited 48-hour window creates a concentrated opening for “porch pirates” to make their move, said Brody Buhler, managing director of Accenture’s post and parcel industry group.

It’s hard to pin down exactly how many cardboard boxes are pilfered from plain sight around the invented summer buying spree, since customers can report thefts to one of three sources — the local police department, the retailer or the mail carrier — and those reports aren’t tallied centrally. But according to research from video-doorbell company Ring, 19 percent of U.S. households had a package stolen at some point in 2017 with an average value of $140 per package. Nextdoor, a social-networking app for neighborhoods, says user comments about package theft spiked 85 percent between July 18 and 20 last year, the main delivery period for Prime Day packages.

“Criminals know about Prime Day — everyone has access to the internet these days,” said James Crecco, a police captain in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Of course, on-the-porch delivery isn’t a new phenomenon in the U.S., with Montgomery Ward launching its dry goods mail-order business while Ulysses S. Grant was president and Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s iconic catalog serving as America’s consumer bible for a century. But the proliferation of e-commerce brought delivery of goods — and chances to pilfer them — to a whole new level. 

E-commerce accounted for more than 10 percent of all retail and food service sales in the first quarter, up from about 3 percent in 1999, according to the Commerce Department. Orders come in all year long, especially as grocery delivery expands, but they’re concentrated around big shopping events. During last year’s Prime Day, members bought more than 100 million products. Amazon has expanded this year’s extravaganza to 48 hours from 36 last year, with Coresight Research forecasting Amazon raking in $5.8bn globally in sales, up from an estimated $3.9bn in 2018. And that’s just the orders placed on Amazon itself. With rivals from Target Corp. to one-time mail-order king Sears itself leaning into the event, logistics providers will be extra busy in the coming days.

The growth of porch piracy has led a number of states, including California, South Carolina, Michigan and New Jersey, to propose bills for stricter penalties for package thieves. In Texas, the problem became so prevalent that state representatives formed a mail theft task force in 2017 and have since passed legislation that makes certain degrees of package theft a felony. 

Amazon itself offers Amazon Lockers, keyless entry and click-and-collect “counters” to give buyers more ways to control how they receive their orders. Amazon Logistics also gives Prime members the opportunity to track the arrival of their packages in real time and to receive a photo of where the box was dropped, the company said. A spokeswoman declined to comment further or share company data on thefts. 

Rising fear about package theft has helped usher in a new industry altogether: porch security. Brad Ruffkess, a former Coca-Cola Co. employee, installed security cameras at his Atlanta home and watched two boxes get stolen off of his doorstep within weeks of each other in 2017. Frustrated by the limited protection options available, Ruffkess founded BoxLock Inc., a WiFi-connected lock that lets delivery drivers place packages in secure parcel boxes outside users’ homes.

BoxLock launched on Prime Day last year and sold out within hours of being posted to the Amazon website, he said. Other innovations that seek to keep porch pirates from their loot include secure parcel mailboxes, in-home package drops, Nest and Ring cameras, and alternative delivery locations through programs like UPS My Choice.

There’s still a lot more innovation to come in package security as e-commerce continues to grow. When there are so many more packages on people’s doorsteps, we’ll see even more innovation in protecting deliveries.

This year’s Prime Day is expected to bring in $3.4 billion for Amazon, up from an estimated $2.4 billion a year ago, according to retail research firm Coresight Research. Despite the event’s rocky start, Amazon said demand continued to be high.

Amazon created Prime Day four years ago to mark the company’s 20th anniversary.

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DO OR DO NOT... THERE IS NO TRY. * Happy 2019

I'm so excited! I finally did it! I opened up an eBay store! Now it's time to get it looking pretty and get items listed! If you want to take a quick peek and see how it's progressing... here it is (remember, it's in the "baby" stages. Many more improvements will be made.)  Thanks for supporting this dream of mine ;)

Check back daily, items will continue to be listed @

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My latest Instagram post....
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VLOG 120418 - I'm on steroids!

I FOUND MY FIRST PENNY ITEM AT DOLLAR GENERAL!

VLOG - Come hang out with me

VLOG  - Come hang out with me  (Aug. 12, 2018)

I’m back!  Got another video finished finally, and another one will be coming soon….
Stop on by and visit with me for awhile.  

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Update: Summer 2018 (So Far)

I'm still here :) Still unpacking and trying to get my craft room in order. It's a slow process. Moving after living in one house almost 15 years is NO JOKE. It is starting to feel more like home here now, and I really hope we don't have to move again anytime soon. 

This summer so far, we took a trip to the Minnesota Zoo with family, and I took the kids to the local beach (lake) one day.... trying to get outdoors without spraying a THICK layer of bug spray has been difficult. The mosquitoes and ticks... ugh.

I am enjoying doing my gardening again. We even have a whole garden of roses on one side of our new house, and apple trees out in the front yard. I have planted snapdragons, zinnia, tomatoes, sweet peppers, peas, and green beans, and this year I'm trying cucumbers, and even watermelon out in the front yard. Keeping the bunnies and deer out of the vegetables has been successful (so far) with some natural oil spray.  We also have horses in a pasture across from our driveway, so I get to see them once in awhile, which totally THRILLS this former city girl :)

My mom has recently retired, so she is able to get up here to visit more often. And my older son has gone to the cabin with Grandpa Wayne a few times already this summer. My younger son (the one with Type 1 Diabetes) is loving the gaming life. He likes to play Fortnite, Terraria, and Roblox. I prefer the farming games (Happy Acres and Hay Day). Our internet here doesn't have the best broadband width (and no cell tower near us, so no 4G here). So we get online when we can. My internet time is usually late nights. Which works, because I usually stay up late to take care of my little guy :) I hope to be doing more videos on YouTube soon. I can get on Periscope once in awhile to do my bible scopes, and am still unable to really get on LiveMe. It seems to use too much broadband for my little internet. 

Now I am going to try to clean off my table... my grandma gave me a new desk for my craft room. Just need to make room to get it in here. Hope you are having a great summer! 

Dollar Tree Haul / Operation Christmas Child

Dollar Tree Haul time :) 

  

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