Home Again

Well, I'm home again full-time. The fibromyalgia has succeeded in causing me to be unemployed. For those that don't have it, I hope you never do. For those that do and understand the great amount of pain and illness this condition causes, I'm sorry. Remember on the bad days that this will pass and become more bearable. Another good thing I guess, it isn't life threatening; it only makes you feel like you might rather be dead on some of those really bad days!

The up side is that I have more time to work on my research. Fibro and working didn't leave me much time that I felt well enough to do any research, any house cleaning, cooking or any of the other things a wife should do or at least help with. I'd love to turn my research into a book or even just an article that gets published. I have had some poetry and a short story published in very minor publications, but it's something anyway. For now, I'm happy continuing my research, which I am finding extremely fascinating and I'm staying in touch through my blog and Facebook friends.

While enjoying the seeking and finding aspect of my research, I have become frustrated recently without a good method of organizing my finds. It's easy to jot down something wonderful and inspiring, but I desperately need a way of locating that tidbit of information when I want it later. My desperate search for a solution has brought me to an amazing little tool called Azz Cardfile.

What prompted my search for a card file program was a useful tool that I've carried with me from computer to computer, called cardfile. I believe it was originally a Microsoft add in; I've quite forgotten at this point, but it was always handy for addresses and contact information. The drawback to my old cardfile was that the cards were small with very limited space and it does not function on my new Windows 7 computer.

Azz Cardfile is awesome. It will not only open my old cardfile documents, but it can also be used for so much more than an address book/rolodex. This powerful little program is a great way to store my notes. I place everything under it's particular heading (card name/index) and it becomes easy to find, easy to cross-reference and easy to organize all of my notes. I can group cards or create an entire new file depending on my personal preference. Please check it out, it's free to try and I'd love to hear back from you what great things you use it for. It would be a great recipe file too! Here's the link: www.azzcardfile.com .  Remember, I'm waiting to hear your ideas!

Until next time, peaceful travels!