Norwex - why didn't I think of this??

I was reading some of my many favorite cleaning/organizing/decluttering blogs a few weeks ago, looking for some recipes for homemade glass cleaner that wouldn't leave streaks of yellow (pollen) all over my windows. One of the bloggers mentioned mentioned how much she "loves Norwex window cloths". Off I went in search of them...

I first found them for sale on some big-name shopping sites (one of which starts with an "A" and ends with a "mazon"). This shop wanted as much for shipping as the items themselves - that's never made sense to me.

The more I looked, the more I read and learned and finally I landed on a site where I could sign up to sell these products and by that time, I was hooked. Or at least, I thought I'd get a bunch of really cool new cleaning supplies to play with...and I LOVE cleaning supplies ...just take a peek in my hall closet if you don't believe me.

Fast-forward about a week: I got my starter kit in the mail and started using the products. I have to admit, I was skeptical. I've bought microfiber cloths in the past and frankly, I thought they didn't do a bit of good. I've been more of a plain ol' dish-towel girl, using old ones to wipe up messy spills and clean doggie-water-bowl-dribbles off the floor.

Friday night (yes, I'm a wild woman): I started trying out the supposedly "amazing" microfiber cloths. And if the fact that I was still scrubbing anything I could get my hands on at midnight tells you anything - YES, they are AMAZING! My daughter was laughing at me, because I was literally wiping down everything in the house with these cloths dampened with tap water.

Here are a few things I have cleaned, so far, with the Norwex Antibacterial Microfiber Cloth:

All of the kitchen counters
Stove (top to bottom)
Fridge doors/handles
Sharpie off the bathroom tile (don't ask)
Walls behind trashcan (yuck, they get gunky!)
Door frames and window sills
My future son-in-law's Playstation 3 (hey, they get dusty and have lots of fingerprints!)

If you have cheap flat white paint on your walls, you feel my pain at trying to keep them clean...I wiped down a few walls of my own - painted with cheap flat white paint - that didn't get damaged one bit from the cloth and looked like new after.

I tried the dry mop over the weekend. Frankly, I wasn't very impressed. But maybe I'm not using it right or something, because everyone else raves about how great it is. I should read the instructions or something...will report back on this when I use it again.

The window cloth that I'd originally been searching for is... for lack of a better phrase... the best thing since sweet tea, Cheerwine, and Sun Drop! And if you're a fellow Southerner, you KNOW how great sweet tea, Cheerwine, and Sundrop are! For my yankee friends - it's the best thing since a grilled brat or Euchre. (How's that?) No streaks whatsoever, works dry or dampened with a little water... I'm gonna have birds flying into my windows like on that commercial (but without the stinky smell of that product)

Anyway, just thought I'd share my experience, and if you're at all interested in learning more or getting some Norwex stuff for yourself (either as a hostess - online, in-person, or business orders) just give me a shout via email or my Facebook page!

Stay at Home, & Share the wealth!

My dear friend for more than 25 years (man, I'm old!!) told me about this program this past week, and I've already signed up. Check it out if you want to make some extra money or even be able to stay at home full-time one day soon...

Basically, you get a website and access to tons of business training videos, and all you do is promote your site and get others to join.
You don't have to buy anything, build the site, nothing!
You just sign up, and you'll get an email with a link to your personal site. Then you just tell your friends, family, blog readers, Tweeps, coworkers, pass out fliers, however you want to advertise your site. Not only do you make $, but every person you sign up makes $ signing up their people, so everyone wins.

Just click on the link and you can sign up there: Work at Home now!

It's $25 a month, but you make that back with your first person that signs up! We spend more than that going to a movie - and I'd rather MAKE money than spend it. LOL After the first person signs up on your site, the next 2 people go to your "upline", which would be Cassandra and myself, then the rest that you sign up send YOU $25 a month, every month - you do the math! If you don't like numbers (like me) *unless they are extra 000's on your checks LOL* you can see the Compensation Plan here: Work at Home Now Compensation Plan

It adds up with every person that signs up through your (free!) site. :) The way I look at it, it's a way for us all to make money while sharing with our friends at the same time. Plus, we get access to all those free business building tools that can help us in any field!

The best part, to me, is that no $ goes to the company - it comes directly to YOUR Paypal account (or Google Checkout account, or many others you choose from). The company makes their money sellling the extra videos and teaching stuff -
but YOU don't have to buy any of it if you don't want (I'm not!).

Check it out, and let me know what you think!

Do you hear the Jingle Bells yet??

Christmas is coming! Are you ready?
I'm not!
It's snuck up on me again this year...LOL

But luckily my friend, Cassandra (who I've known since middle school - that's a LONG time) sent me an email about this company this morning. I'm VERY skeptical of these things, so I checked it out pretty thoroughly, and found nothing negative (except for the usual haters who's life mission is to bash others - they are easy to spot when you've researched as much online as I have in my life!)

I wanted to tell you about this, since I know we are all wanting to earn extra $ these days. I won't pester you to join - I hate when people do that myself. Just check it out and let me know if you have any questions...

Before anything else though, I want to tell you the upfront cost - because frankly that was my biggest concern: $25.00 investment and you can cancel at anytime!

David & I spend that every weekend going to a movie. LOL After that, it's $25 a month, but for each person that registers through your site, you get $25 - every month - so you break even with your FIRST person. The compensation plan is here - just look in the top toolbar. Residual income is how all the internet gurus are getting rich - and now you can too - or at least make some extra spending money! It just depends on how much time you want to invest in promoting your site - through your own blog, email, Facebook, Twitter, word-of-mouth, however you want. Personally, I'm praying for a blessing!!

Basically, you just promote your website (which the company provides, you don't even have to tweak anything!) Membership includes free access to e-business building tools. You don't sell anything at all - just direct people to your site and let them make up their minds if they want to participate - just like I'm doing now.

The company makes their money by selling cds/dvds/ebooks - which are completely and totally optional - you never have to buy any of them at all.

Now, I'll warn you - this site looks REALLY cheesy, in my opinion. LOL But it must be working! My friend, Cassandra S. (you can find her in my FB friends list) has already made $$ and she just started on SUNDAY of this week (11/1/09). Her "upline" - a personal friend of hers - made $600 in 3 days. Even if you don't make that much - you will get your $25 back with your first enrollment. Again, it's only a $25.00 investment and you can cancel at anytime.

Plus, you will have access to tons of videos/ebooks/etc to teach you how to grow ANY business - which can help in other areas of your business career, too. Anyway, just thought I'd pass it on in case you're interested!

Just click here to check it out by clicking HERE.

Remember to check out the Comp Plan in the top toolbar to see the potential earnings!

Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested - they can also contact me with questions directly at mpayne1224@gmail.com

God bless!
Melinda

A new (ad)venture!

So, I've been talking for awhile with a friend of mine (actually my niece's stepsister) about her home-based business. I really HATE selling things - which is why my Avon and Tupperware businesses went kaput. LOL I'm just not a salesperson, I don't like to pressure people (not that all Avon & Tupperware people do!), and I loathe having home "parties" to sell stuff to my friends and family that they don't really need - just so I can get some freebies. That said, I have been known to attend many such parties - and I'm a sucker for a great smelling candle or new storage container! :)

Most work-at-home jobs are in sales, as we all know. Been there, tried them. Don't like 'em. I wanted to work with a company that makes a difference in the world. I'm trying to make our home as green as possible, and this company is SO earth-friendly and environmentally-conscious! I just love that. This is truly a company I can be proud of and enjoy working with.

With my job in somewhat of a precarious state due to the economy, I am VERY happy to have found out about this opportunity to make some extra cash from home, and possibly replace my existing income and work at home full time - which is what my friend has done in just the past few months! I've already met my great team that is helping me to get up and running. So excited!!!

If you want to know more about this, just click on my banner and click "Get more info" and I will contact you - NOT a telemarketer or some sales agent. And yes, I have set up a website already - as I said, I'm not a salesperson, but I AM a very proud geek! ; )