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Apr30	Preparing Resumes for Non-Profit Positions Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Know More: Employment Employment, Getting Hired, Job Search, Resume With all the job hunting some folks are doing now, it's good to touch back on resumes now and then. I came across this article today about crafting your resume for non-profits, and I found it enlightening. Having always worked in retail or consumer focused positions, I'd not thought about how one would have to make changes to a resume in order to stand out to someone hiring for a non-profit. Read on - maybe it will be of use to you in future job-hunting hours as well! Continue Reading Posted at 3:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	Surfin' the Net: Posts Worth Reading Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Okay, let's forget about money and interest rates and stimulus checks and all that stuff for a few minutes. Let's do some SURFING! grinAs always, the blogosphere is chock full of thought-provoking articles and rib-tickling posts. And since this is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate - Will It Help? Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 With economic stimulus checks just starting to arrive in US accounts, the crunch still feels like it's on. Just half an hour ago the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by another quarter of a point, bringing the federal... Continue Reading Posted at 2:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Baskin-Robbins Offers 31 Cent Scoops Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Tonight is 31 Cent Scoop Night at good ol' Baskin-Robbins (also known as "31 Flavors" to some of us die-hards)! In the wake of Ben & Jerry's free cone day, which occured yesterday, this may well be the week to... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Cashing In on Economic Stimulus Rebate Checks Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 Whose business will you be stimulating with your rebate check over the next few weeks? Will you pay off debt, buy a new TV, put a down payment on a new car, or simply stock up on the necessities like... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Want to Break Free from Stress? Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 Let's face it: we Workerettes are busy, busy bees. Trying to find a work-life balance, trying to deal with the media maelstrom that is war, global warming, the 2008 Presidential political campaigns, product recalls, health threats around every corner, rice... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Driving "Green" - A Few Thoughts on SUVs Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 How timely. Just yesterday I read an excellent post over at the Crunchy Domestic Goddess blog about Michael Pollan's recent "Why Bother?" article. Personally, I think Michael Pollan is a darn fine writer. He makes SENSE, which is saying something... Continue Reading Posted at 4:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	M2W: The Marketing to Women Conference Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 As I've mentioned in the past, we women have a lot of buying power. We also have a lot of selling power. Who better than women in business to understand the dynamic of sales to a market called "the largest,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr28	CONTEST: Disaster Preparedness Kits Melonie Murray April 28, 2008 I've got some GREAT news for Workerettes located in Southern California! I have just been offered not one, not two, but THREE disaster preparedness kits to giveaway to moms looking to get their families better prepared for emergencies.Sponsored by the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Menu Plan Monday: 28 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 28, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 1:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Michelle Dunn's "Starting a Collection Agency" Enters Third Printing Melonie Murray April 26, 2008 While we're on the subject of KMM bloggers who are setting themselves apart from the blogosphere crowds, let's give a big Workerette fanfare to Michelle Dunn, who recently released the THIRD EDITION of her award-winning book, Starting a Collection Agency:... Continue Reading Posted at 10:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Straight Talk for Success: New Resource from the Common Sense Guy Melonie Murray April 26, 2008 Bud Bilanich, one of my Know More Media colleagues, has announced the arrival of his latest book: Straight Talk for Success - Common Sense Ideas that Won't Let You Down. Better known in many circles as "the Common Sense Guy",... Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr24	Buzzworthy: Global Rice Shortage Melonie Murray April 24, 2008 Been to Costco lately to stock up the pantry? We headed over there last night and weren't really surprised to see signs over the pallets normally chock full of 25 pound bags of rice that explained that due to food... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr23	Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day Melonie Murray April 23, 2008 Happy Administrative Professionals Day, to those of you working in the field! What would those CEOs do without you? They would certainly have fewer trustworthy, efficient people to delegate tasks to - I bet you keep things nice and smooth... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr22	Earth Day Every Day Melonie Murray April 22, 2008 Ah yes, it's upon us again: Earth Day.It all began in 1970, so to speak: a focus on preserving resources and trying to figure out a sustainable way of living and keeping up with the Joneses without destroying everything. Not... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr21	Menu Plan Monday: 21 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 21, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	Frugal Friday: Save on Car Repairs Melonie Murray April 18, 2008 As most of us know, vehicle repairs can add up to a big bill very quickly. It's easy to run up a large invoice on a car just in labor alone at a dealership or mechanic's shop, not even counting... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	Slow Cooking Thursday: 13 Recipes to Try Melonie Murray April 17, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Just Surfin' Around: Women's Thoughts Worth Reading Melonie Murray April 16, 2008 Oh happy day - there's so much to read, learn, and do in the blogosphere this week! Obviously I've been "wasting" my time reading other folks' blogs since I've been so quiet here on Workerette. Oops. hanging head in shameSince... Continue Reading Posted at 9:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Menu Plan Monday: 14 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 14, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Slow Cooking Thursday: Cherry Crumble Melonie Murray April 10, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 3:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	Greenwashing - Why Does It Come "Naturally"? Melonie Murray April 9, 2008 With the advent of spring, every company seems to be throwing its tentacles out grasping at consumer dollars. Haven't we all seen the new Green Works line from Clorox appearing on shelves lately? (I'm not the only one who's not... Continue Reading Posted at 1:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	Slow Cooking Thursday: Feeling Like Thai Food? Melonie Murray April 3, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Contest: All-Natural Candle from Homestead Originals Melonie Murray April 2, 2008 Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Apr30	Preparing Resumes for Non-Profit Positions Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Know More: Employment Employment, Getting Hired, Job Search, Resume With all the job hunting some folks are doing now, it's good to touch back on resumes now and then. I came across this article today about crafting your resume for non-profits, and I found it enlightening. Having always worked in retail or consumer focused positions, I'd not thought about how one would have to make changes to a resume in order to stand out to someone hiring for a non-profit. Read on - maybe it will be of use to you in future job-hunting hours as well! Continue Reading Posted at 3:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr30	Surfin' the Net: Posts Worth Reading Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Okay, let's forget about money and interest rates and stimulus checks and all that stuff for a few minutes. Let's do some SURFING! grinAs always, the blogosphere is chock full of thought-provoking articles and rib-tickling posts. And since this is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate - Will It Help? Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 With economic stimulus checks just starting to arrive in US accounts, the crunch still feels like it's on. Just half an hour ago the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by another quarter of a point, bringing the federal... Continue Reading Posted at 2:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Baskin-Robbins Offers 31 Cent Scoops Melonie Murray April 30, 2008 Tonight is 31 Cent Scoop Night at good ol' Baskin-Robbins (also known as "31 Flavors" to some of us die-hards)! In the wake of Ben & Jerry's free cone day, which occured yesterday, this may well be the week to... Continue Reading Posted at 2:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr29	Cashing In on Economic Stimulus Rebate Checks Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 Whose business will you be stimulating with your rebate check over the next few weeks? Will you pay off debt, buy a new TV, put a down payment on a new car, or simply stock up on the necessities like... Continue Reading Posted at 5:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Want to Break Free from Stress? Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 Let's face it: we Workerettes are busy, busy bees. Trying to find a work-life balance, trying to deal with the media maelstrom that is war, global warming, the 2008 Presidential political campaigns, product recalls, health threats around every corner, rice... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Driving "Green" - A Few Thoughts on SUVs Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 How timely. Just yesterday I read an excellent post over at the Crunchy Domestic Goddess blog about Michael Pollan's recent "Why Bother?" article. Personally, I think Michael Pollan is a darn fine writer. He makes SENSE, which is saying something... Continue Reading Posted at 4:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	M2W: The Marketing to Women Conference Melonie Murray April 29, 2008 As I've mentioned in the past, we women have a lot of buying power. We also have a lot of selling power. Who better than women in business to understand the dynamic of sales to a market called "the largest,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr28	CONTEST: Disaster Preparedness Kits Melonie Murray April 28, 2008 I've got some GREAT news for Workerettes located in Southern California! I have just been offered not one, not two, but THREE disaster preparedness kits to giveaway to moms looking to get their families better prepared for emergencies.Sponsored by the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Menu Plan Monday: 28 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 28, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 1:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr26	Michelle Dunn's "Starting a Collection Agency" Enters Third Printing Melonie Murray April 26, 2008 While we're on the subject of KMM bloggers who are setting themselves apart from the blogosphere crowds, let's give a big Workerette fanfare to Michelle Dunn, who recently released the THIRD EDITION of her award-winning book, Starting a Collection Agency:... Continue Reading Posted at 10:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Straight Talk for Success: New Resource from the Common Sense Guy Melonie Murray April 26, 2008 Bud Bilanich, one of my Know More Media colleagues, has announced the arrival of his latest book: Straight Talk for Success - Common Sense Ideas that Won't Let You Down. Better known in many circles as "the Common Sense Guy",... Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr24	Buzzworthy: Global Rice Shortage Melonie Murray April 24, 2008 Been to Costco lately to stock up the pantry? We headed over there last night and weren't really surprised to see signs over the pallets normally chock full of 25 pound bags of rice that explained that due to food... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr23	Celebrating Administrative Professionals Day Melonie Murray April 23, 2008 Happy Administrative Professionals Day, to those of you working in the field! What would those CEOs do without you? They would certainly have fewer trustworthy, efficient people to delegate tasks to - I bet you keep things nice and smooth... Continue Reading Posted at 1:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr22	Earth Day Every Day Melonie Murray April 22, 2008 Ah yes, it's upon us again: Earth Day.It all began in 1970, so to speak: a focus on preserving resources and trying to figure out a sustainable way of living and keeping up with the Joneses without destroying everything. Not... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr21	Menu Plan Monday: 21 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 21, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	Frugal Friday: Save on Car Repairs Melonie Murray April 18, 2008 As most of us know, vehicle repairs can add up to a big bill very quickly. It's easy to run up a large invoice on a car just in labor alone at a dealership or mechanic's shop, not even counting... Continue Reading Posted at 4:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	Slow Cooking Thursday: 13 Recipes to Try Melonie Murray April 17, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Just Surfin' Around: Women's Thoughts Worth Reading Melonie Murray April 16, 2008 Oh happy day - there's so much to read, learn, and do in the blogosphere this week! Obviously I've been "wasting" my time reading other folks' blogs since I've been so quiet here on Workerette. Oops. hanging head in shameSince... Continue Reading Posted at 9:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Menu Plan Monday: 14 April 2008 Melonie Murray April 14, 2008 Every Workerette knows how important it is to plan ahead and try to streamline things like grocery shopping, meal preparation, and kitchen storage in order to (hopefully!) add a few more minutes to the day.Hopefully with Menu Plan Monday you'll... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Slow Cooking Thursday: Cherry Crumble Melonie Murray April 10, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 3:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	Greenwashing - Why Does It Come "Naturally"? Melonie Murray April 9, 2008 With the advent of spring, every company seems to be throwing its tentacles out grasping at consumer dollars. Haven't we all seen the new Green Works line from Clorox appearing on shelves lately? (I'm not the only one who's not... Continue Reading Posted at 1:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	Slow Cooking Thursday: Feeling Like Thai Food? Melonie Murray April 3, 2008 Whether you're a Workerette juggling a job outside the home, an at-home mom, a work-at-home mom or all of the above yikes!, you've probably wondered if a slow cooker would be useful for you. I'm personally learning that the answer... Continue Reading Posted at 8:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Contest: All-Natural Candle from Homestead Originals Melonie Murray April 2, 2008 Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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