Delivering more and more CPAP supplies

Many of you know that my full-time day job is working as a delivery person for a certain company that has a lot of the color brown associated with it. Due to corporate rules and regulations, I'm not really permitted to indicate in a non-sanctioned web site the name of the company. I trust you understand.

photo credit: Andrei!

Anyway, recently in my daily deliveries I've seen an increasing number of packages having to do with CPAP supplies. Ordinarily, I really don't pay much attention to what I deliver, however, since I've been picking up extra shifts, in different delivery areas, I get more opportunity to see delivery trends.

One package was heavily damaged, and as such, I was able to actually see the contents inside the box. It was apparently a CPAP machine that would now have to be re-ordered.

After learning more about what these devices do at a website about sleep apnea I really began to feel distress for the patients who would have to wait even longer for their delivery.

What was even more interesting to me, however, was why there seemed to be an increasing number of these devices and supplies in our general region. Was there something going on that we should be aware of?

Keeping My Mobility After the Accident

Just a year ago tomorrow, I was in a terrible car accident that impaired my mobility. It was the worst experience of my life and my life was forever changed because of that moment. I spent a lot of time in the hospital and that gave me a lot of time to think.

But, I am not a quitter, and I decided that I wanted to try to live a normal life if I could. I knew that there were going to be certain limitations for me (for example I walk around with a walker now), but I thought that I could try to have the same standard of living as I used to.

I needed to make some changes around my home to better accommodate my needs. For example, I changed my recliners in my living room for pride lift chairs which helped me to get seated on my own. I was also able to get a walk-in bath installed so I didn’t need to depend on anyone to help me wash myself.

Needless to say, on the eve of the year anniversary of the accident, I am doing okay. I can still take care of myself and have a somewhat normal life despite my physical condition. And that is something that I am proud of.

The Best Way to Read eBooks

In my line of work, I deal a lot with ebooks. I write them, I use them to research articles, and of course I read them too. As a result, I need to find a good way to store and view them.

Currently my mom is trying out the Kindle, Amazon's answer to the need for an ebook reader. The Kindle is a slim, handheld ebook reader that resembles a small pad of paper, except that it is electronic: It can store, display, and even download (for a price) ebooks from Amazon.com.

The Kindle has a lot of advantages: For one thing, the battery lasts a long time, since the screen doesn't require a lot of power. Also, the Kindle is pretty easy to read and use.

However, the Kindle also has some drawbacks. The ebooks you purchase from Amazon.com can only be read on the Kindle, because of the unique software and digital rights management (DRM) Amazon uses.

And of course, for most people carrying a laptop around to read an ebook is just not a viable alternative. Most laptops are heavy and cumbersome, and while netbooks offer greater portability, they are still awkward to pull out on, say, the bus so that you can read an ebook.

One idea I've had lately is to use my husband's iPhone as an ebook reader. There are a number of ebook reader apps for the iPhone. The iPhone and accessories that you can buy for it result in a product that can do almost anything you need — phone calls, email, organizer, music, and even ebook reader.



So I am curious — what device do you use to read ebooks, and why did you choose it over the other options available?

Getting the RV out of Storage

Even though I love my home, we have always been short on space. The lot that our house sits on is really small, and we only have a little driveway. This has been a big stumbling block for us because we own a large RV and have never had the room to park it at our house.

Years ago I used to leave it on my buddy’s farm, but he has since passed away and that is no longer an option. When I was forced to figure out a new place to store the RV, I turned to the Yellow pages at the time and looked for Phoenix storage facilities.

I was able to find a couple that would meet my needs, but in the end, I went with a self storage company that had all the space I needed at a price that I could afford.

Now, five years later, I am still with the same company that I started out with, and they continue to impress me with their customer service and competitive pricing. In fact, they just phoned me to remind me to come get my RV out of storage since this weekend is supposed to be really nice.

Training for a Job in Boat Parts Sales

After losing my job just two months ago, I took a little break. It was nice to sit back and reflect on life and take some time for myself. You see, I had been working the same job for the past ten years, and though I liked it, I really never had the chance to take a holiday.

After my siesta was finished, I knew that I just couldn’t survive forever without a job. I did have some savings set aside, but there wasn’t going to be enough to live the rest of my life without working, so I found myself out job hunting for the first time in ten years. It was rather scary.

But, after dropping off resumes and getting a few callbacks, I went for three interviews and was offered jobs at two businesses. I decided to take the job where I would sell boat accessories and parts as it sounded very interesting.

Sadly, the truth of the matter is that I had no experience with boat parts, so I will be in intensive training for the next week to learn the ropes. It is interesting, but there is a lot to cover, so I hope I can remember anything.

I have a great feeling about this job and I can’t wait to get out on the sales floor – it will be so nice to do something different for a change.

Does Your Security System have a Weak Spot?

Whether you have ADT Security in your home or a more high tech surveillance system in your place of business, it is important to make sure that your security system doesn't have any weak spots — and if it does, to resolve them as quickly as possible.

For instance, I used to hang out at a gas station where a friend of a friend worked. He knew that there was a blind spot in the camera surveillance, so he would always go over there when he wanted to do something he wasn't supposed to — such as open soda or candy he hadn't paid for.

As another example, one family I used to babysit for had a cheap-o security system with little devices that detected when any of the doors were open — but they didn't have any of those devices on the windows, so what good was the system, really?

Of course, there are the other extremes, such as another family I babysat for, who had every single one of their screens on their windows wired so that the alarm would go off if someone cut the screen. It was actually kind of scary how high tech that house was, and you probably don't need to go quite to that extreme, either for your house or your business — but somewhere between the two extremes would be good!

Moving Into My Dream House

I finally have moved into my dream house. It took me a while to find it but is has all of the things that I have been looking for. It is located in the Pacific Northwest, in the city of Portland Oregon. It is a two story home that overlooks the mountains on one side and a lake on the other side. I have a large picture window in both the front and the back that overlook the beautiful outdoors I am lucky enough to be near. I have a patio that is entered through by a patio door. The patio door is so very nice. Off of the patio door I have a sun room that is closed off by French doors. These French doors offer an extension of the patio because of the openness of the windows in the French door.

Upstairs I have the 4 bedrooms. All of them have wood floors and windows galore to look out at our beautiful outside. I am really happy that we finally were able to move into this house. It is one that I had been looking at for a very long time and I am so thrilled to finally be in it.