jH3Riz24 TiPs and ReViews

Chit ChaT Turned Informative

2012-04-17T23:13:00.000-07:00

So my friend now been hospitalized for weeks and being a single mom, she had a hard time making ends meet, from utility bills to car insurance and all. After visiting her last weekend, she was more worried now how can she make it after recovering and how she pays the bills. She had insurance which is a relief and I tried to keep her mind set positively by mentioning other benefit she qualifies. She said if worse comes worse, she had thought of checking title loans Michigan which she heard from her co worker. I thought that was a great option even for myself too. I never thought of that but it is a good idea. I am going to read more about it and maybe next time I can call her and talk more about it. I know how hard it is nowadays to qualify for anything, but I know my friend will be okay. I can't wait to her from her next week, she is expecting to get out of the hospital by then.

Weekend Visit with Friend

2012-04-17T23:01:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I visited a friend who just got out of hospital after a car accident. The news was shocking and spread out to our group of friends. It is hard to wait not knowing her actual condition or how bad the accident was when I first heard it. So, it was a relief to finally see her and talk to her. Lots of questions answered and all the wondering finally cleared. She is recovering real well, I stayed for about an hour and stayed when they served her lunch. I noticed how hard it is for her to get out of her bed so that overbed table really helpful. She can still feed herself but the moving around and getting up is still painful and lots of sore spots. Her body is covered with bruises and scratches, I can understand why she would rather stay in bed and not want to me moved much. I missed her company, I am just glad she survived that accident and thank God for watching her.

Good Posture Saves Your Back

2012-04-04T00:12:00.000-07:00

I've worked and assisted patients at their homes during transfers and therapies where I need to sometimes give exercises to patients who have problem with balance or recovering from surgery. I try to maintain good body mechanics to save my back and having to avoid getting Spine surgery Houston which would mean keeping me off work and maybe away for awhile. I am very active person and I would not want to be confine so as much as possible, I would do my best to save my back and stay away from invasive procedures. I am not really scared of doctors or hospitals, I just want to avoid it as much as I can possible. It is so amazing how a proper posture and good body mechanics saves your back and keep you stay healthy. For more than twelve years now of bending over, lifting and assisting patients , I could say I am still doing well.

Cell Phones To Help Time Management

2012-04-03T23:49:00.002-07:00

I am not the best person when it comes to managing time although I have managed few solutions to help me out of chaos. With busy schedule mixing family time, house chores, work and not to mention now I am working for 2 agencies and maintaining two private clients, I could say that if without time management, I could easily miss appointments or schedules. I even have to send a belated mothers day gifts due to forgetfulness. One of the few things I love about my cell phone is the calendar. Without this cell phone app, I would be full of sticky notes and alarms. Most people have cell phones now and the fact that is is light and easy to put in pocket or purse makes it ideal tool as I carry my phone anywhere I go. The ability to give you several alerts even far advance and few minutes away is perfect for me who used to constantly forget appointments. This is just few of the things I love about my cell phone.

Save Time , Have The Right Tools

2012-03-17T17:03:00.002-07:00

It has been said, time is money and money is time so it just make sense that you have to spend time more efficiently. I have done few projects at home and at times I do it the hard way because I did not have the proper tools to do the job. It primarily because I could not afford to buy the tool or I thought it was not that hard to do. I always think about getting the right tool once I am stuck with my project. Like my friend who started to fix his own car, he is a big guy and have lots of experience with cars but I told him if he just buy a gear puller it would make it simple and saves his back from twisting and bending in most awkward position. I was not trying to be an expert but body mechanics is my expertise which he was poorly positioned that day. I am not getting any younger and saving your back just from bending and twisting is simple , you just have to remind yourself. I should say , save time and your back , just buy the tools. Sure was, the end of that week I heard him complain of his back aches. I hate to say I told you so.

Appraisal Value or Sentimental Value

2012-03-17T16:47:00.001-07:00

I believe most people collect something , it could be coins, cars, mugs, stamps , the list goes on but are you the type of collector who care for it's monetary value or you collect it for a different reason and it has sentimental value. Most people I met so far at their young age collect more stuff with sentimental value. Some are family inherit so it has more sentimental value to them than others but don't you want to know exactly how much is the actual value of the things you are collecting or in hand? I like to make research online for close guess. I have several coins collected and this particular kind I want to see a morgan dollar price guide to see value of each coin by year it was circulated. I've had it for years now and it was given to me by father who had it for years. After he found out that I have growing interest on coin collecting, he shared me few of his. I would keep it for special reason and hand it down from my generation down. Some things just money cannot buy.

Simple Party , Big Fun

2012-02-18T21:39:00.000-08:00

Just few days ago I celebrated my birthday. All my friends and family showed up. My mom particularly, helped me fixed some of the food. We had a great time even it was just a simple party we throw out. I noticed lots of the cards I receive was custom gift card. It is really more special being done customized. With computer printers nowadays, anyone who knows how to use a computer, pretty much know how to print her own card.

We primarily served Filipino food and my favorite is adobo and pancit. Most of my American friends look for my "lumpia" it is an Filipino eggroll and of course we serve rice. Bibingka and biko for dessert. Hopefully we will have another gathering this spring, I might try making cassava cake. So some of my friends are not sure what I was serving so they asked. It turn out fun and tummy filled.

Enjoy Window Shopping

2012-02-13T00:29:00.000-08:00

It has been three months since I started my home renovation. Since Home Depot is pretty much the main and bigger store for things I needed in my area so I spent more time looking for any upgrades for my home fixtures. Last November I started removing carpet in my living room and now installed new hard floor. I like the looks of it though it is pretty much different walking in hard surface that when it was padded carpet. I don't remember how many times I've been back and forth in the hardware store and lumber. I even went through the tool section and picked all the main tools necessary to make the job and I remember passing by the welding equipment as I look around for soldering materials. If I can remember right, my first power tool was my drill then I got the sander, then another drill to use as screw driver so I did not have to go back and forth, then I had the circular saw. Now I got myself a router table and saw , a miter saw and a table saw for the next job. I found out that having these tools saves me time and also easy on my hands and body. It is worth to spend money on tools . With all these power equipment mentioned, always have SAFETY FIRST.

Having the Right Tools SavesTime On my First Project

2012-02-06T21:30:00.000-08:00

I recently got into wood working and unlike most people would say that do not buy or get into much investment until you become advance wood worker. I now believe that having the right tool saves time and also make the job easier. I may not going to buy the most expensive tools but buy the right tool need to do the job.

I always wonder how those wooden crafts were made, the workmanship and the effort it takes to do the project just like the good wood nyc. These detail job always impresses me though I easily get curious and wanted to try doing things myself. I have seen craft maker and sell their products as young as nine year old.

With all that said, I decided to make my first piece of furniture project for my mom. I made her a six drawer dresser. I made it in five days, doing it after my work and all I need is put handle and finish it. I enjoy doing it though I had so much trouble being a first timer but I find it much easier doing the job starting with sharp saws and precession cutting. Next time I will start posting the pictures of my wood working projects.

TV Can Be Educational

2012-01-25T23:03:00.002-08:00

Lately I have been real interested with home designs, renovations, and home and garden ideas particularly doing it by myself. There are lots of things that can be learned just by watching the show.It helps and gives you hints on particular locations like finding apartments for rent in Calgary. I may help my friend find her place to stay but being a home owner is different because it gives me the freedom to change decor or painting color as you please. I can imagine before when I have to rent an apartment that even simple as putting up a picture frame scares you.

I surely enjoy owning my house and watching now on television shows about real estate where it gives you tips and great ideas about buying a house. One show particularly is about Canada realty and helping people buy properties in Canada, mostly from Toronto and they even assist people who are looking apartments. I can see why lots of people choose to rent but after watching these shows, it give me a lot of ideas and help you decide between renting or buying a home. I guess it just depends on how much stable you are in the area or if you even qualify for mortgage.

I already managed to change color in my living room twice and redid my carpet floor into hardwood floors. I really love the hardwood now compare to the old carpeting specially with my two little dogs, it make the cleaning up so easy. No more carpet shampooing and dusty vacuuming every week.One of the changes I made and created a huge difference is I removed the peninsula cabinet in my kitchen and created an open floor layout and made an island from the cabinets off the peninsula to match the old cabinetry. All these ideas I got from watching television shows and being inspired by what I saw and created my own project. I love my kitchen now and I am still trying to do more project around house. Next one would be more woodworking. Hope to get more inspiration.

Memories to Last

2012-01-25T10:06:00.000-08:00

I went through my old photos back in collage over the weekend and came across this particular photo of a friend. She is my roommate's sister. I got along with my roommate just like a sister so every time her sisters visited, I am always part of the visit and so her sisters became my real good friends too. It was through her that I learned to play guitar. I remember the first song she taught me and it was only four tabs played repeatedly and it played the music. She then have to sell her guitar to me due to financial reason. She uses the guitar even after I bought it but I do the changing of cello strings every time it needs replacements. Oh well, I really enjoy playing and now that I am here in States, I bought myself a new set. Though I still remember Liza.

Dollar Store Great Finds

2012-01-12T17:52:00.001-08:00

I very seldom go to dollar stores because I seem to buy goodies that was not needed but only the things I like. I was surprised last time I went I saw items that I did not expect got sold in their stores. Iphone accessories like the one I like most is clear case and even the retractable Iphone USB/data cord which I used and really needed badly so I can recharge my phone. So I decided to grab three pieces of each so I can plug one in my car and one in my kitchen and one in bedroom. I told my friends and family about it and they too grab few. These are just few items I like in dollar stores. Last Christmas I bought lots of gift wrapping and bags for all presents here. So next time you have parties, try going to dollar stores first, you never know how much deals you get and cut the cost for a colorful party.

Doctorate

2012-01-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

The article written by Alonso Kramer

My husband is currently getting his Doctorate in Education. He did a lot of research about different graduate programs before deciding to do an online program. He told me that we would have to get clear internet so that he could complete all of his assignments since the program he would be attending is in another state. The program will take him three years to complete, which is not bad considering he is also working full-time teaching. This program could not fit our family’s lifestyle any better. My husband usually spends a few hours each week staying at school to complete his grad school work, so it really has not had a big impact on our family thus far. He told me that as the program progresses his assignments will become longer and more difficult. I told him that we will just have to adapt because I know it is something he has to do. He will get a significant pay increase once the program is complete. We will spend a few years after that repaying his student loans, but after those are repaid he will be making a lot more money. I am so proud of him for all of his hard work he is doing for our family.

Long Distance Relationship Challenges

2012-01-05T21:09:00.001-08:00

My girlfriend who lives in Canada spent time with my family for the holiday. It has been almost two years now that we have to live apart due to immigration and work. There have been plans of me moving to Edmonton but I just cannot leave my family behind and with economy being bad in United States, it is hard to move and sell my house without selling it real low price or have to wait so long to sell. So we decided to just do visits every often until we decide to settle.

I like it in Canada but there are lots of things to consider but I don't mind trying to move temporarily but not any longer than a year just so we can be together longer. I am hoping she will get her permanent resident status this summer so she can probably try to find a different employer and move in closer to the border near Washington State.This has been our long term goal to be able to be close together so we can spend more time with family and friends. For now, we are just glad and enjoy of her being able to cross the U.S. Canada border.

Spending Time With Family Is the Best Gift Ever

2012-01-05T20:29:00.000-08:00

After the holiday vacation, now I am starting to catch up with my old and normal routine. Back to work again and start doing patient visit instead of doing Cooking Jobs for the holiday. I was doing lots of cooking and serving special food and holiday treats. I enjoyed every minute of it specially spending precious time with my family. Cooking and baking is very tasking job but when you make it int a family matter, it become more fun. I do not want to get started like some other people who have made Christmas so commercialized and into material stuff. I like to make it the way I was raised who enjoy Christmas with family and enjoy each others company visiting or playing games together. These time of year where spending more time indoor is essential to stay warm and comfortable.

Creative Gift Idea

2011-12-22T20:34:00.000-08:00

It is already a custom in my family the gift giving on Christmas Eve. We don't have baby in our family , everyone has grown and the idea of gifts to give has changed. Nowadays people pretty much look at electronics for gift. I give gifts by theme or some practical ideas, like very useful to the person I give it to. I know some people in my family like the custom gifts so I thought of giving a custom coin for Christmas. Tinay specially like coins so I believe she will treasure this. Last year I gave her a custom towel and she really liked it, then her birthday I gave her custom printed hoodies of her favorite team at school with her name on it. I am sure putting her name and special notes in the coin will make her feel special and I am sure she will add it to her coin collection.

Technology Made Shopping Easy

2011-12-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

Christmas is coming soon and a lot of people doing the Christmas shopping rush to give for Christmas as gifts. Last Black Friday sale I saw lots of people do there Christmas shopping and with all that traffic and sales everything went smoothly because everything was done electronically at the checkout counter. There were lots of sales representatives that assisted as you enter the store. The same in grocery stores, almost everywhere you can see Honeywell Barcode Scanner systems being used. If without these technologies, there will be a lot of people in line to pay at the counter. Some grocery stores and hardware stores use the barcode system for automatic check out where you just scan the barcode area as you check out and it will automatically recognize the item you bought and prized. I really like to use this every time specially when I only have few items to check, it makes shopping easier and faster without having to stand in line for long.

Early Start Making Money

2011-11-08T20:24:00.004-08:00

For me, all babies are cute and cuddly. I am almost always tempted to pinch or touch a baby's face because they are simply irresistible and so adorable. I have seen babies on commercial advertisements and I really believe these are cool but it make me wonder how does some of these babies feel or when they grow up and look back baby modeling years. It must be cool if you come to think of it , like the gerber baby, wonder how old she or he really is now and able to look back how her photo become the official gerber logo? Or is there such Gerber baby? How do parents get to sign up to have their babies become models? I am all for money making and earning so I guess this is a great idea for some parents that want to get their babies started on the spotlight of cameras. Of course, the cute smile, chubby cheeks and smooth healthy baby skin is what most people look for when we think babies. I guess it also depends for what scene and products they needed the baby's image for.

Online Convenience

2011-11-03T20:01:00.000-07:00

I heard of online dating , online shopping , online networking , online banking and a lot of online convenience and now online card . It in not like e-card which is delivered through email. It is still traditional cards that you can design or customize and preview to suit your style. I really believe that birthday party invitations from invitationbox.com are cool because they have thousands of designs to choose from. Instead of going to a store and wait until you get a sales person to help you and look through their catalogs, why not do it online at the convenience of your own home without having to wait for someone to help you. Although this is an online card printing, they do have customer service that can assist you for more inquiry. I really like the idea of customizing my cards so next time, I am definitely going to try this service.

Garage Sale Pickers

2011-11-03T19:43:00.000-07:00

I have watched shows on television about people making money on second hand items, or bidding furniture in a real estate sale. I really think there is money on other peoples junk specially if you have the artistic mind or creative ideas, you can pretty much transform an old bed frame and refinish it to give it a new face or rustic lamps can turn into something that look antique with little sanding and varnishing. I am fund of fixing stuffs so this ideas really interests me. So during summer, yard sale and garage sale is a frequent weekend task and then go to farmers market after. I have also sold some of our items that is not usable anymore or grown out clothes or even electronics that we just recently upgraded. Next time you have nothing to do for a summer weekend, try going yard sale.

Creativeness for Halloween

2011-10-28T22:54:00.001-07:00

Halloween is one of kids favorite speacial yearly event. I know most kids really look forward to this date. I have noticed some organizations specially church groups tried to change the way people celebrate Halloween. Instead of scary monsters or meassy zombies or vampires , this group try to wear like angels and biblical characters. In some office groups also celebrate Halloween by wearing super heroes or Hollywood charcaters. My friends office try to ceberate by wearing healthcare uniforms She would try and buy hers online at http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Men/.

I really enjoy watching some halloween decorations in the neighborhood. I may not be a zombie or scary movie fanatic but people do get really creative with decorations. I saw some people uses bale of hay to create a maze or boxes to make it look like coffins in front of their house. Cob web really made it look like the house is abandoned and here my neighbor actually have some sound effects. Black cat would be part of the sight, or witches. One time this witch decoration made it look like it slammed on the wall. It really looked funny. My coworker had a broom with sign on it that says "the witches at work". It is really fun and intertaining!

The pumpkin carving. Yes! it won't be complete without the pumpins. Carving pumpkins is not an easy thing to do nor it is safe. I would not recommend little kids to do this without adult supervision. As fun as it seems but dealing with sharp knives and blades is dangerous and not safe at all. So make sure to keep an eye of your children when doing this. Some people do not even carve the pumpkins, they just create something aout of it to make an object or something, like a man with pumpin head. This way, you can really be creative. .

Easy Self Learning Online

2011-10-21T23:34:00.000-07:00

Online classes are getting popularity now because it is convenient specially to some people who learns fast just by reading or following instructions. Self learning is not for everyone but there are some classes and lessons that are better learned alone on your own pace. Like guitar lessons, I have done this and managed to learn simple songs. Like learning second language where they let you watch video and repeat after each word. Even our agency has an online class to keep up with updates and yearly educational requirement to keep up with our licenses.

Medical Advancement

2011-10-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

My dad fought lung cancer for more than a year. He has so much faith to prayers, miracles and also he thinks medicine has advance so much it can cure almost any disease. That was my dad, being from the Philippines compared to U.S. , it really has great advancement here in States. Ever thought of hormones? I wonder how hormone contribute to our disease process. Hormone replacement therapynow been offered to some hospitals as part of disease prevention. I have great belief that prevention is better than cure. Health insurance should encourage this and cover the therapy. Wonder how much they would save preventing a disease than going through paying every single treatment of major diseases. I am not saying that this is a cure to all health problem but some.

Online Profile Safety Tips

2011-10-20T17:32:00.000-07:00

There are lots of friend networking and other social networks but how safe it really is? Facebook specially being as popular as it is, there are lots of flaws with their privacy settings. Last month when they have maintenance and done lots of updates, it also made few changes on my profile privacy settings. Some of you who have profiles on some free dating sites, it is best and I would recommend to check your profile from a friends account or from a different browser or search yourself from different browser aside from the browser you use to log in your account. It is best that you check how your profile is viewed from outside the network. Facebook actually have this feature but still try to search your name in google when you are logged out of that network.

Braving back to school shopping for my kids

2011-08-22T11:27:00.002-07:00

Guest post written by Kendra Laws

One of the things that I love about online shopping si that you can just sit at home and don't have to deal with rowdy shoppers. Well, when you have growing kids that are in only God knows what size jean now, you can't really get away with doing some quick online shopping. So I decided that I would do some back to school shopping in person with my kids to get the job done quicker and easier.

While I was online checking out some deals before I took my kids out to go clothes shopping, i ran across the site www.WIRELESSINTERNETproviders.net. After I looked through it a little bit, I decided to change over our home internet service to one of the plans I found on there.

Well, it wasn't as bad as I expected. I guess I was expecting Black Friday level crowds. However, I guess that I have all of those crowds online shopping on my side. I was able to find my kids some jeans that actually fit them and I think that they're well set for the school year.