It Might Be Love

Some of you know I’m from Pittsburgh. This can only mean one thing: football is important.

It wasn’t until last year I got into fantasy football. It didn’t make sense to me why you would pretend you have a team and all…but as my husband patiently taught me everything about the game I realized it’s a lot of strategy, a little bit of luck, and makes it not so bad when the Steelers have a bad game, because you can fall back on your fantasy team for a little entertainment.

We’ve decided to create our own league this year for Best of Stupid and thought I would extend the invitation to join the best of stupid league here.

It’s free to join and play - all I ask if you join our league that you actually play every week. The live draft is August 25th at 10:00 pm EST but you can always let the computer pick for you also.

It’s a lot of fun, and can really be a good way to share something with the guy in your life if you’re a girl, or if you’re a guy, get your girl involved in something you enjoy. Football doesn’t have to be a relationship breaker every fall - if you both get into it, you can have A LOT of fun together.

Want to join my league? You can get the details here. I have no control of who gets in the league or not though, so if you want a spot, better hurry!

P.S.- Many of you may also notice IMBL’s got a brand new look, let me know what you think! I will be adding a few more extra features & tweaks through the week but so far think it turned out pretty nice! I didn’t do it completely from scratch, instead modified by far the most customizable theme I’ve ever played with.

Dandelions to most people are considered to be weeds. Anyone who meticulously cares for their lawn hates to see dandelions sprouting all over the place. They also hate to see them in their neighbor’s lawn since they have a habit of spreading rather quickly.

I on the otherhand, do not see dandelions as a weed or a nuisance. In fact, I’m quite glad they exist.

Dandelions are here because little kids LOVE picking flowers for their mother. Take a walk in a garden with any kid under the age of 6 and they are going to want to touch the flowers and pick them.

Naturally, the people who own these gardens, and put hours of effort into planting them and growing them, do not want the flowers to be picked, and certainly not by a child who will mercilessly tear the plant to shreds.

Here is where the dandelion comes in handy.

See those little yellow flowers? Pick those ones honey, they’re my favorite!

Garden saved, child happy, and mom feels like she’s pretty smart.

Today is going to be yet another one of those “little bit of this” and a “little bit of that” posts. Why? Because it’s my blog and I’ll write what I want to, write what I want to…(Ah, yes, I am also one of those people who will quote/misuse song lyrics, too!)

Actually the real reason I am not writing a more quality post is because I have been feverishly working on a new design for IMBL. Feverishly is not really the right word, but it has been a bit time consuming.

I am going to attempt to create my very first ever wordpress theme. It seems pretty daunting. But after looking at thousands of them I just can’t find what I want. The template php wordpress functions stuff (like those technical terms I’m using?) I think I have figured out. The CSS I think is going to be a lot harder, since making things float to where they are supposed to be is not one of my strengths.

Anyways, this is what I am thinking of what the new theme will kind of look like:

This is just the rough sketch, so if anyone has any suggestions on what they would like to see, please let me know! After all, I just write this blog - you’re the ones who come and visit and have to read/navigate through it. Are there any features you’d like to see? Are there designs that you love I should be inspired by? Is this theme too dark? Now is your chance to tell me anything you’d like to see different design wise on IMBL!

Based on my inexperience and other calculations…it should be ready in about 5 months. (I really hope it doesn’t take me that long!!) I think it will be a fun learning experience though

That’s really all I wanted to ramble about today…after all it’s Friday. Fridays are my favorite days, and usually my kind of lazy-before-the-weekend days. Next week I’ve got another “100 Love Songs” post planned and am waiting for the launch of a contest I agreed to sponsor, so it should be a good week. Want to stay updated on what’s going on? Subscribe by email to get posts delivered right to your inbox.

You’ll know you’ve met the right person when you spend a day at a hospital together and it ends up being a good time.

Last year my husband needed some minor surgery and so ensued all that typical stuff of getting up at the crack of dawn, waiting in the waiting room for hours, and of course lots of misery on his end after the surgery. And yet, anytime that day comes into discussion, we always say the same thing: it was fun.

We did a puzzle together while we waited, watched that terrible hospital TV together and cracked jokes about it, and all said and done it was a pretty good time. Maybe it was all of the heavy pain killers they gave him afterwards, but I think mostly it was just because when him and I are together, it doesn’t matter what we do - we have fun.

We’ve had fun doing all sorts of things people would normally not think of as fun: buying a car, waiting hours at a bank, grocery shopping, building a fence for our garden, cleaning out our garage, sitting in a parking lot, doing absolutely nothing at all as we putter around the house. We’ve also gone to some strange vacation destinations - places most people would not think of as a place to vacation.

To me, this is one of the biggest signs that you are with the right person. To be happy and enjoy yourselves in the most simple of situations or mundane activities (and in our case even painful ones) - it shows that you can handle just about anything that might come your way. It shows that you think positively about your relationship, even if the rest of the world around you is negative.

What do you think? Do you agree that it’s not what you do or where you go that matters - it’s who you’re with that counts? Do you and your partner enjoy each other’s company no matter where you go or what you do?

Dating services are popular, especially online and even still a few offline. While there are hundreds of free and subscription online dating sites, there are several dating services that could make excellent business ideas that reach beyond introducing someone to a potential match.

Here are a few dating services that could be excellent business ideas:

Profile Writer: The personal profile is one of the most important things for meeting a match. However many people lack the creativity or ability to freely express themselves in a way to be attractive to a potential match. If you’re good with words and have the ability to design a professional looking website or blog then you could begin charging customers for providing the dating services of profile writing.

Dating Services Photographer: Just as people need help writing their profile, they equally need professional looking photos that show them in their best light. If you have a camera and are good at taking pictures, this dating service can make you around $100 an hour if you carefully target your market.

Dating Counselor: Many people struggle with meeting the right person and the feelings of rejection and lack of self worth. You will need to make sure you take the necessary classes and licensing in your area to provide this dating service, but it is a unique way of helping singles work their way through problems to help them meet the right person. It also helps to be a natural problem solver and empathetic person.

Niche Dating Services Provider: There are literally hundreds of matchmaking websites to help people meet someone online, making competition very steep. But if you create your own niche specific dating services website, this could be a real money maker for you. Example niches include those with religious affiliations, hobbies, and other common characteristics people share. Be sure before launching your own dating services site you check into all of the laws and liabilities of having an online business.

These are just a few ideas for starting your own dating related business. What other dating services someone looking for a date might need? It could be the perfect business opportunity for the right person.