Work At Home Dad - Ty Tribble

Really Cool Projects

I have been working on some very cool stuff. Here is the rundown...

1. It's Time...In Search & Praise of Network Marketing Excellence - This is a project put together by John Fogg, bestselling author of "The Greatest Networker in the World" and focusing on tranforming MLM into what it should be...authentic, intelligent and sensible.

2. MultiLeveler.com - This is a blog that I am authoring for Know More Media on the Network Marketing industry.

3. PowerSellerKing.com - Another Know More Media Blog, this one about eBay and online sales.

I guess you could say that my writing career has taken off. The thing I like most about writing is that to me this is all one big journal. Blogs have allowed me an avenue to express my opinions about business, life and the world. You should start one and when you do, let me know about it. I would like to read it.

My Network Marketing business has been keeping me busy as well. I have been very impressed with Oasis LifeSciences since joining in December and our growth has been outstanding.

Working from home allows me the opportunity to still work very hard, but to also coach t-ball and watch swim team practice. The number of hours is probably the same as an executive, but they are my hours to make.

Mom, Happy Mother's Day

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. 

~Tenneva Jordan

The Popcorn Guy

I have a new title at my daughter's school. I am still Emma's Dad to most of her classmates and friends, but now I have another title. I have helped make and sell popcorn at my daughter’s school once or twice a month for the last couple of years and this year I am chairperson of the Popcorn/Treat committee.

I don't know if the teachers got together and told all of their students that as committee chair, I needed a new title, or if my new power simply resonates as I perform my Popcorn and Treat duties, but I am now known as the "Popcorn Guy".

What I love most about being the Popcorn Guy is the look on the kid’s faces when they see me and realize that I am the guy that gives them a bag of popcorn for 25 cents. For some reason, this makes them very happy. Seeing 300 kids smile on a Friday afternoon makes the Popcorn Guy very happy as well.

I highly recommend the popcorn job. Very little responsibility, high reward.

34 Year Old Men Have No Business Breakdancing

I could pretty much stop right there. The title of this post just about covers it. Last night, I decided it would be good fun to teach my son and daughter some breakdancing moves. I threw down the worm, some footwork, a backspin, and a moonwalk in our newly hardwood floored T.V. room and I am paying the price today. It's probably worth it though. My kids think I am a breakdancing master, even though I am (was) only a hack. I do have a good moonwalk, although I usually only break it out at weddings and bar mitzvahs.

Mt St. Helens Pictures

Update: Brand New Mt. St. Helens Information Here: Mt. St. Helens News

Yesterday, we returned home from our camping trip. I'm not sure if I have ever appreciated my bed more than I did last night. We had a great time and look forward to more short trips like this in the future. The area we went to would be considered Southwest Washington and on one of our day trips we ventured east to Mt. St. Helens.

For you techie people, I took these pictures with my Nokia 3650 Camera Phone. These shots are taken from the Johnston Observatory. The first shot, above, is the standard tourist picture. Note how the kids aren't looking anywhere near the camera, this is madatory in a tourist shot.

The shot below is of a tree that was completely torn apart in the volcanic blast of 1980.

I still remember the day that Mt. St. Helens erupted and actually felt the eruption even though we lived over 200 miles away. It is interesting to now go back and see how animal and plant life are just now talking root in some areas. There are some great learning centers and observatories, funded by public/private cooperation. The Forest Learning Center has been pimped by Weyerhaeuser Corporation and is very educational and entertaining for kids and adults.

Taking the Wife and Kids Camping

Is there a prayer for taking your 7 year old girl and 4 year old boy on a 5 day camping trip?

I am looking forward to this little trip and I hope to have some interesting stories when I return, meanwhile here is:

Camping Tip #1: Do not mention to your wife that for the price of the tent, lantern, food, sleeping bags, and other equipment just purchased, we could have gone to Vegas for the weekend.

Church

My church actually issues earplugs at the information desk for people that might think the music is too loud. How cool is that?

Office Reorganization

I spent the better part of last night and today reorganizing my home office, topped off a trip to Office Depot for a new wireless keyboard and mouse. I always feel really good after one of these cleaning and organizing sessions. I still have a few things to file and follow up on, but for the most part, I feel like I am sitting in a brand new office. One thing that always surprises me is the amount of stuff I throw away at the end of one of these cleaning. It makes me think that I should be a lot more selective when considering whether or not to toss something or put it on my desk.

I highly recommend the Microsoft Wireless Mutimedia Keyboad 1.0A and this product as a reward for cleaning your room.

Whoooo...(sigh)

Sorry for the lapse. Been busy. I was always under the impression that Network Marketing is slow in the summer months. Last summer my Network Marketing business grew 50-100% each month (it was a small group to begin with) and this summer we are growing 15-20% a month. I have a dozen phone calls to make to folks that want more information. On top of that, I have a ton of work to get done for my main internet business that is going really well for the summer season, and I have to spend some time in the real estate investing area if I am going to get that off of the ground in the next couple of months.

I have to organize my time better! Time is money, my old boss used to say. But right now, it's time for bed.

Update on the 2700 sq/ft house...it turned out to be a former Meth Lab. People Died. Not Pretty. But it sold the same day I looked at it for higher than asking price. I have looked at a few other houses since then and will have a real estate venture update before the end of the week.

Ciao!

Work At Home Dad

Tonight...

...10 Girl Scout Brownies will invade my home for a sleepover. My 3-year old son loves the ladies. But ten-7 year old girls might be a bit much. I think the boy and I are going to escape to Grandma's for the evening. We will combat the girly stuff by watching baseball and playing Halo.

OK. I have to go vacuum now.