Morning Ramblings

I keep reading book after book after book about how to make money at home, how to make money in your spare time, how to make money blogging, and blah blah blah.

What if you want to do this stuff but you don't know where to start? What if you think you're knowledgeable in one area more than others than you realize you aren't? What if....

I'm also venting this morning because I am not happy with my current work situation and it's like no one cares about the direction things are headed nowadays. I understand that when the world turns, things will change & not always for the better. But it's just so FRUSTRATING! 

Currently we are being told to go out and talk up the place I currently work at and how do they expect us to do that when they keep making changes that are bad for the company? Examples: Closing a hall that residents lived on and moved them all over the building or the fact that they are cutting staff by thirty percent? How can you be so positive when you KNOW that things are going South and there's no changing that as long as the management that is currently running it will not change the direction?

It's no secret that healthcare and nursing homes have taken a big hit over the last few years and that people are staying home longer. People are living longer. People have their loved ones, close friends, and agencies looking out for them so that they can stay home longer. I get that! I really do. 

What I don't get is why so many bad decisions are allowed in a months time and then they want us to drudge up new people for their home that they are currently destroying.

Sweeble App

It's taken me a few days to wrap my brain around the latest announcement in Bubblews from the CEO Arvind. They are going to be introducing a new app available on IOS and Android systems in the Spring of 2015 called Sweeble. It's going to be an invite only app. Also in the Spring of 2015 they are suppose to be bringing improvements to Bubblews, some new features and reviving some old features we had at one time (liking comments for instance).

Just from what I've read up on Bubblews and what the users have said I highly doubt I will follow suit and sign up for this app. Bubblews went through many changes over the last several months regarding payouts that were deleted, adjustments in the payout systems, longer payout ranges, and declining to answer honest questions from it's users. 

Their staff has been unavailable most of the time because they are "working behind the scenes" and because they are "busy developing this new app." It was a rare occasion that they would post or answer any questions on the site itself. Through the support system, I would not know if they took care of that side since I didn't have a reason to use it. Then we started seeing improvements where the CEO started making posts & would even reply to some of the comments on the site. It lasted for a few weeks where it would continue then it started slowly slipping a day here and there then a week. The last 2 posts were made a day apart because he wanted to "Clarify" the difference between Sweeble and Bubblews.

After deleted redemption's and changes that affected the users of Bubblews, many chose to move on and find other ways of making money. Now Bubblews thinks they are going to revive Bubblews and be prosperous with this new app Sweeble. They keep repeating that Sweeble is not a part of Bubblews and that they will be 2 separate sites. It has not yet been determined if Sweeble will be another way to make money or what it is specifically yet. 

My guess on this new app, it's going to be a bit like Leafit, where you take pictures and share them. But that's only my opinion. 

One of My Articles is a Sticky on the Homepage!

Today I wrote an article on elitevisitors.com before leaving to go to my part time job. Once I got home I logged in on Facebook and had a message I responded to, then I proceeded to Elite and found that my article titled "Meal Planning" is now the new sticky article. I am totally surprised & shocked! 

In the last year & a half I've been a member at bubblews.com I have never had a Featured Article. It's not for lack of trying. I'm just not one of them that flock to every post made by the Admin there and don't comment on everything they write pretending that it's all happy go lucky there. Don't get me wrong, I still have faith in Bubblews and hope that things get better over there. I love my connections more than anything, especially the sincere ones. And I must say they have paid me every time I cashed out. I just hope they get things right & very soon, before they are left with a bunch of fluff that is currently being published over there. 

I have to say I have been enjoying Elite since I joined there and it's very encouraging that the Admin stay in contact on Elite, Facebook, and any other means necessary. They have definitely earned my approval and I haven't even been paid from them yet. I wish lots of success now and the future for people like me who are trying to branch out and become a better writer than they already are.