a lensography
No tricks. No gimmicks. Just having a little fun creating lenses about things that interest me. Oh, and hopefully they are useful to those of you who read them. I have been creating lenses for about a month now and have already created eight. Wow! It is true what people say: Creating Squidoo lenses can be addicting.
Contents at a Glance
a little about me
Something about me? Okay. I am a 37 mother of 3 wonderful kids. Originally from New Jersey, my family moved to Florida when I was 7 years old. I grew up on the beaches and in the sunshine of West Palm Beach and loved every minute. Yes, even the minutes I did not like that much are fondly remembered and missed. In 2002 I moved to the mountains of Virginia with my family. It is quiet in this rural area and I do not regret moving here. It has been a great experience. But, one day I plan to return the beaches. My dream is to live in the Keys. It is not about money or status, but about the ocean.For the past 15 years I have worked in finance as a bookkeeper for various organizations. In November 2008 I lost my job of five plus years and started blogging. In December I found Squidoo. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Super Bowl Sunday 2009
I like to choose a different charity for each of my lenses. A portion of any earnings is contributed to the charity profiled in my lens.
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.
my first blog
AnneOnCollege: Reference Information
This is my first blog. Here I talk about my experiences in college. Did I forget to mention I'm a full time college student? I also list current scholarship opportunities, student discounts I find, and talk about the great work at home opportunities I have come across.
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School Daze
Free & Frugal Ways
- Free Educational Resources
- This is what I do. I am a full time mom and full time student. I know, you are saying to yourself, not another educational resource page. And that is okay. It is hard trying to sift through the good, the bad, and the can not possibly mention in a G-rated Lens. Am I right?Let us take this slowly. Tod
- Best Frugal Living Sites
- Living frugally is not just for the cheap at heart or those with very little income. Frugality is a lifestyle for many. And an easily attainable lifestyle at that. Oh, this does not mean you will be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, unless, of course, you want to eat peanut butter and jelly
Say Cheese, or not
a blog about my kids
AnneOnParenting: Parent of Teenagers
I know most would say parenting is a challenge and parenting teenagers is a series of small battles. Try being the parent of three teenagers, two of whom are girls! It really is not a bad gig. I am not sure what I did in a past life, but it must have been something good. These kids are not perfect. And I am glad they are mine.
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a blog of my musings
AnneOnWriting
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I Love Old Books
Other Interests
lenses on things of interest to me, and hopefully you too
- How Many Musical Instruments Do You Play?
- I love music. What could be better than the sweet melody that comes from a flute hitting just the right notes? Or the tune of the clarinet playing Bach? I even have come to appreciate the oboe and its unique and endearing sound.My daughters are the musicians in my house. I took some piano as a teena
- Jeep Wrangler & More
- Not my first vehicle, but definitely my last. Well, my current Jeep may not be the last. But a Jeep is the last type of vehicle I want to own. I never thought making payments on a vehicle was worth the effort. No more. I LOVE my Jeep.That's my yellow Jeep on the right. Isn't it great?
- Great Songs of the 80's
- Yes, I admit it, I am a child of the 80's. By this I mean, of course, that I grew up in the 80's, went to school in the 80's, and my most significant memories take place in, you guessed it, the 80's.The hair bands, when boys were boys but looked more like girls. The funky hair bands, yes I am thinki
My Girls
The Dance for Flute and Clarinet
my personal thoughts
Words by Anne
Life is what we make of it. Up, down, and all around this is a blog about my life.
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get your Tweet on
Tweet This
lenses all about Twitter
New to Twitter? Not sure what to do or how to get started? Check out my Twitter 101 lens. Want to get more out of your Twitter experience? I have broken down Twitter applications by web, download, and mobile applications. @AnneOnline
- Twitter 101
- About a month ago I became acquainted with this thing called Twitter. I was a bit apprehensive at first. What do I say? Who do I talk to? Will anyone care about what I have to say anyway? 73 followers (and growing) later I would have to say I am really getting interested in Twitter. Twitter is usefu
- Twitter Download Applications
- For those of you already familiar with Twitter it is time to step it up a notch. This lens is all about Twitter download applications. That's right! Twitter from your desktop without having to have a browser window open.Download great applications such as TweetDeck and keep track of who is tweeting
- Twitter Mobile Applications
- For those of you already familiar with Twitter it is time to step it up a notch. This lens is all about Twitter mobile applications. That's right! Twitter from anywhere at anytime.Imagine, you are at the store and spot an amazing sale and want to share this with your friends in one easy burst. Just
- Twitter Web Applications
- For those of you already familiar with Twitter it is time to step it up a notch. This lens is all about Twitter web applications. That's right! No downloading required.This lens has applications that allow you to send tweets directly from your browser from the page you are currently reading. Update
my lens creation process
I write about things I know, like, want to know, or just tickle my fancy. Read on.My first lens is a spinoff of my first blog: AnneOnCollege: Reference Information. In this lens I chose to write about some free educational opportunities available online. There really are some great sites offering some good free courses online. One site actually offers free college courses. What could be better?
Next, I branched out into a musical instrument lens. I have two daughters in band and thought it would be great to do a lens on different musical instruments. Right now it is slow going, but it could pick up popularity one day. I enjoyed creating it, regardless of its page views.
Then I moved on to my love of Jeeps. I bought my Jeep Wrangler in April 2008 and do not regret it for one minute!
Let's not forget the Living Frugally lens I created. Originally titled Best Freebie Sites, I recently updated this lens and renames it accordingly. This was fun as I have found some wonderful sites online that I wanted to share. Check this lens out. I have gotten $4 off Pace salsa, $3 off Ben & Jerry's, $15 off Kraft foods, and some great advice on how to save at the grocery store.
Lastly, there are my Twitter lenses. I have four of these:
Twitter 101
Twitter Download Applications
Twitter Mobile Applicaions
Twitter Web Applications
I found Twitter around the same time I found Squidoo and love it just as much.
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