Leahs Cafe

After being separated and living 6000 miles apart for close to two years, we are finally going to be reunited in IL next week. Since the visa was approved three weeks ago, have been very busy with shopping, packing and farewells with friends and family. There are  so many more things to do than initially thought.

Mom was nagging me today, told me not to leave things till the eleventh hours. She thought we have  to leave instructions for dad to pay the mortgage or take care of all the other banking matters. Told her not to worry because we have already setup standing instruction and have that taken care of.

Compare to 10 years ago when internet banking  is still at its infancy, today, most of the financial matters i.e. mortgage payments  and fund transfers can be pre-arranged and taken care of  remotely. Could even Order checks online and have them delivered to the doorstep though internet. We rarely use checks, so we only order a small box each time, but they’re still a necessity when some small businesses do not accept debit or credit cards, as we do not carry much cash with us.

We have been ordering checks through the bank, which is convenient, since they deduct the payment right from the bank account…but they’re not very cheap! Furthermore, the bank only offers ONE design while they are several different designs to choose at VistaPrint. We can even get 25% off by using the coupon code Checks25 during check out!

My flight is on Wednesday 1.15 a.m, so will be leaving for the airport on Tuesday night. Packing is almost done. Two of the bags are still within the weight allowance, so going to pick some craft books to include in the luggage tomorrow.

Will be making a stopover of five days and do a little traveling in Seoul before flying off to Chicago on 09/30.  Should have access to internet at the hostels, but not sure whether will have the energy to blog after all the sightseeing and walking.:-)

Many of my friends have expressed interest to start a blog. They asked me many questions, from how to get a domain to how much they have to pay for a hosting plan. However, none of them took up blogging after all the detailed explanations.  Guess they were overwhelmed and did not know where to start!

Maybe next time could just point them to a site that has articles and tutorials, so they could read up and follow step by step,  from domain name strategies, how to choose a web hosting plan to DNS name server as they need it, to avoid information overload. :-)