Annette Womack
Annette Womack is a wife *married 51 years to the same man* mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has a BS degree in business from NSU with graduate courses in business and history. She has published several genealogical books, a newspaper column, and many, many articles for society journals. After having a minor stoke, she retired from 40 years of genealogical research (for hire) and promptly became an Avon representative, where she has reached the level of Advance Unit Leader with more than sixty representatives in her team. She lives in North Louisiana with her large family located within fifteen miles of her home. She writes mainly on family history while detailing the genealogical research process with case studies. She also writes on personal illnesses, Avon, direct selling and multi-level marketing, truck farming, and travel in Louisiana and surrounding states.
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There is MONEY in Baby ContestThere is big money out there for some lucky mom, so it might as well be you. My tip is while the baby is sleeping, run a search engine for all the latest contest going on. Have fun.
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Free Online Crochet and Knitting PatternsDo needlework? Save yourself some money and check out the FREE patterns online.
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Direct Sellers New Rep TrainingAs a new recruit for a direct selling company, if you are not a self-starter and can work on your own, you are mostly out of luck... or are you?
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Online Genealogy NewslettersI have been involved in genealogy research for almost forty years and I still like to read my 'Å"newsletters' to keep up with what is going on in the genealogy world.
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Shoot 'em, Liz. Shoot 'emLiz lCavalier earned how to hunt '˜gators from her daddy before she was a teenager. She knows how to make it 'œLouisiana Style.'
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Squirrel in a TreeAlmost everyone I know hunts squirrels. Problem is: I don't eat squirrel. I had just as soon eat a rat! I know that some people in this work eat rats, but I am not one of them! -
Crater of DiamondsHave you every been to Arkansas? If not, you need to take a trip up there... this summer... with your kids... on a Friday.. or almost any day is good during the year. -
FamilySearch Adds 25 Million New RecordsWhere it took 17 years and hundreds of indexers to do the 1880 Census, it took only a few months but thousands of indexers to complete and upload the 1920 Census.
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Blankets for BabiesThe charity hospital has about forty babies a month born in their delivery unit. Some of the parents are so poor they don't have any blankets or clothes for their baby. The babies were being sent home in "paper" blankets, even during the winter. -
Avon Walks for Breast CancerEach year Avon sponsors walks for Breast cancer research. The walkers include survivors of breast cancer, plus family and friends. More than $256 million has been raised with the walks.
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Avon is Making Changes in the USA ProgramA happy staff means more sales as Avon representatives sell mainly to their family and friends.
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Avon Mission for GoodThe Avon Foundation for Woman has raised and awarded $800 million to improve women's lives globally and our goal is to reach $1 billion in philanthropy by 2012.
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Is Couponing Addictive?I am a firm believer in food storage as well as seeing to the needs of other, but really... does a family of four need a thousand boxes of cereal?
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Christmas in July for SewersI "do" Christmas for my grandchildren age 0-18. Each year I give them a Christmas Bag. One year I made the babies a doll, a blanket, and a hat. This year it may be a "tied" fleece blanket.
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Good Couponing Savings - Week 1I have search a lot of Couponing websites and I have clicked links unil my eyes crossed, but believe it or not, I learned a few things about Couponing.
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Price Matching at Wal-MartSaving money is the name of the game!
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Glenn Beck and Extreme CouponingSince Glenn Beck has finally seen fit to acknowledge Extreme Couponing, it means we all need to learn to save money.
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Store Coupon PoliciesIf you are into "couponing" you don't have to go to the extreme, but you do have to do your homework before you go to the store.
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Extreme Couponing Taken to the ExtremeThis Extreme Couponing thing is beginning to get out of hand when people start stealing your Sunday newspaper to steal the coupons!
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Do, Make Do, or Do WithoutThe BIG question is: Do I really need that? If the answer is yes, buy it. If the answer is no, leave it on the shelf.
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Cellulitis is a Skin InfectionDo I have Cellulitis? I won't know for sure until I see the doctor, but this is not a disease you would want!
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Meeting in the Middle of a RelationshipYou can't change the other person, but you can change yourself
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Talking About Your JobDirect Sellers have to sell themselves first and a postive attitude goes a long way toward selling products and your company's reputation.
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Organizaton is the KeyMy big desk calendar is written all over, crossed out, scribbled on, and color-coded.
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Carpooling to Garage SalesI live in North Louisiana. I am about fifty-five miles from three nice sized cities, 90 miles from Shreveport, 120 miles from Jackson, and 190 miles from Baton Rouge. Don't tell me I can't find a sale!
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Vitamin D-3 for Senior CitizensVitamin D-3 may not be a miracle drug or a quick fix for all your ills, but it is one that needs to be monitored, especially in the older generaton.
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Making Your Own Dish and Laundry SoapI also remember that old black wash pot and the clothes lines. And when we managed to get our first washing machine, we thought we had it made! It even had two rollers you put the clothes through to wring the water out. We were "styling."
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Lamb's Ear - the PlantI have Fibromyalgia and I like to just sit and rub a small leaf between my fingers when I am in pain. It has a way of relaxing you nothing else does... except to sit and pet a real lamb.
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Knowledge is the Key to Keep MovingLike most people with Fibromyalgia, I have my good days and I have my bad days... and then there are the really bad days.
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Garlic -- the BulbMaybe it works for vampires, but again, I am not sure it works for them either as we don't have any of those around where I live... as far as I know...
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Rosemary - the HerbI have heard stories that in the "old" days everyone had a Rosemary planted somewhere in their yard, usually in the poorest soil they had where nothing else would grow. It has even been rumored everyone had a plant by their front gate.
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Fibromyalgia is NOT a Fun DiseaseA Fibro-Flare sounds like a designer disease. "Oh darling, I can't meet you today. I am having a Fibro-Flare!"
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Handling the Financial Part of Your Avon BusinessYou want to join Avon and start your own business, but you don't have a degree in business or accounting, and you don't even know how to sign up, or how to handle the financial part of your business! So what do you do now?
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Silver Dollar EucalyptusBack when we all used to have the old gas heaters, my mother would sit a small can on top of the heater with some water and mixed herbs to "smell" up the room.
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Herbal-IdiotI am a Herb-Idiot. Yes, I spelled that right. I love herbs. I have just one problem. I love to "try" to raise them, but I just don't know what to do with them after I raise them.
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Quick Chicken SpaghettiQuick and easy from panty stock items. Great meal for surprise guest.
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What Do I Do Next?You have signed up online to sell Avon, but your sponsor lives out of state. Now you are wondering: How do I get HELP!
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John Henry Pryor Bible RecordsThese children can trace their lineage back to queens and kings of Europe.
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Keep the Sabbath Day HolyIN the beginning God worked and then he rested.
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Do You Need a Job?For the last month on Facebook, I have been seeing several "friends" say "I need a job." The problem is... several of them are Avon representatives and they already have "a job," so I guess they just are really NOT interested in making money!
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Prospecting at Flea MarketsJust walking does not get the job done, if you are looking for recruits or customers. You gotta' stop and talk... and talk... and talk.
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Living with FibromyalgiaThere is no cure, but it is not fatal. You and only you can figure out what works for you.
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Avon's 2010 Annual ReportThis article is a highlight of what Andrea Jung, the CEO of Avon, wrote in her introduction to the report, along with how it affects me and other Avon representatives.
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The Foreigners in Winn Parish, Louisiana, in 1860Being that far from any type of enterprise, we would wonder why anyone of culture would live there. But move in there they did... all the way from England, Scotland, Ireland, and even Russia.
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Do You Have a Cell Phone?A cell phone is a sales rep's best friend. Learn how to use it to make more money.
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Living with Raynaud's DiseaseI have been cold all my life, even in the summer.
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Are You Addicted to Genealogy?Do you walk around strange places screaming in glee when you find he dead person you were searching for?
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The Ballenger Family of Prince William County, VirginiaHenry Machen and Frances Ballenger married in 1772 and had fifteen children -- seven of them named Ballenger!
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From Cover to CoverMother read her Bible from Cover to Cover
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The Adams FamilyOne of Mrs. Adams' son became a respected sheriff, who later committed suicide ... or so the records state.
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Before You Join AvonThis ain't your grandma's Avon any more!
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The DSWA Round-Up CelebrationI started out watching to see what Lisa Wilber, an Avon representative, would talk about in a conference full of other network marketing gurus and many motivating speakers, but this "Avon Rep" really held her own.
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The Elusive William Carpenter from KentuckyIf I could just get that one little clue that would bridge the gap between then and now, maybe the FBI would be willing to pay me to work on their cold case files!
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Family History Should Be FunYou can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family, so make family history fun.
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Who Do You KnowMaking money in a direct sales company depends on "knowing someone that knows someone." Direct selling is a people industry and in today's market, many sales come from referrals, not door-to-door sales.
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Cane River Green MarketCane River Green Market is a most unique experience. Not only do you get the benefit of a small local farmer's market, you also get a historical town with quaint shops and a 300-year-old historical district to enjoy.