LONELINESS...THIRST FOR LOVE AND CARE...THESE CAN MAKE ONE TOTALLY DEPRESSED... UNPREDICTABLE EVENTS MAKE OUR LIVES HORRIBLE...BUT WE SHOULD FACE IT... HOW WITH THE HELP OF GOOD FRIENDS, DIVINE THOUGHTS, SELF CONFIDENCE...??? EASY TO ADVISE...I AM HERE TO EXPRESS SOME OF MY THOUGHTS AND DREAMS...EXPERIENCES...!!!
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River....lazy river.. must flow for ever and ever...!! rushing towards the roaring wild ocean...
through the heart of emerald forest.... touching the sides of majestic mountains... taking the moonlight and sunshine in to the soul.... catching the reflections of nature and world.. running in to the arms of her beloved... the mighty ocean...!!
no matter what happens still the water flows nothing can stop her journey....!! everybody knows....!!
Busy home-owners know how time-consuming it can be to clean your residence from top to bottom. Whether you live in an efficiency apartment or a multi-room mansion, house cleaning requires time and effort that many of us would rather spend doing other things. When you're in a hurry, not feeling well, or expecting company, here are a few hints to get your home looking neat and tidy without heavy duty scrubbing or clean-up:
1. Put away the largest items. Vacuum sweepers that are left sitting in the middle of the living room or to one side in a bedroom should be pushed into a closet or stored in the utility or laundry room. Cartons, large toys, exercise equipment, and extra furniture can take up a lot of space, especially if you live in a small unit or compact house. Store these items out of viewing so that the space they occupied can be opened up. Your home will look more spacious and clean automatically, since a cramped room appears untidy and perhaps messy. If you have no storage space for such things, consider purchasing a portable utility closet and a moveable trunk or storage bin that can be taken from room to room as needed
2. Pick up excess clutter. Have the kids put their toys away in their bedroom closets or in a toy box that sits to one side. Next, tell the children to put away their unworn clothing, such as extra pairs of shoes, discarded socks, and jackets left out of the closet. These tasks will help them build character as well as help you get the house in neat condition. While they do their chores, walk through each main room and pick up unnecessary things, such as old newspapers and magazines, unread books, household supplies, or other items that can be stored elsewhere. Out of sight, out of mind.
3. Place dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Clear the table and counters of all used tableware and wipe these areas clear of crumbs and spills. Set dirty cooking pans in the sink to soak, or bring them to a slight boil on the stove to loosen cooked-on debris, then carefully pour out the hot water in the sink and scrub these for putting away. Store all food in proper containers, whether it be in the freezer, refrigerator, or cupboards. Now your kitchen and dining room should appear orderly since you have cleared the clutter.
4. Make the beds in the bedrooms. Pick up clothes and throw them in the laundry hamper or put them away if they are clean or can be worn again. Place knitting baskets, reading material, crafts, and computer supplies (such as disks, paper, etc.) in nearby storage cupboards. Clear the dressers of extra items, such as loose change, receipts, jewelry, and notes. Close the closet doors and remove laundry baskets or household supplies to clear the area.
5. Get rid of unneeded furniture. If your living room looks crowded with that footstool, move it to the basement. Take the extra rocking chair to the family room or one of the bedrooms. Remove excess end tables so that there is plenty of space to move around. Trim back large plants or move some to another room. (Don't forget the patio in good weather!) Pick up anything lying on the floor that can be put elsewhere. A neat floor can make the whole room look larger and tidier.
In a matter of minutes your home can assume that look of careful attention and orderly living that means so much to home-owner and guests alike. Plan a few thoughtful tasks in advance, and with the kids' help, your home will be fit for a visit from royalty.
The man whispered, “God, speak to me” and a meadow lark sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man yelled, “God, speak to me” and a thunder rolled across the sky. But, the man did not listen. The man looked around and said, “God, let me see you” and a star shone brightly. But, the man did not notice. The man shouted, “God, show me a miracle!” And a life was born. But, the man did not see. So, the man cried out in dispair, “Touch me God, and let me know you are here!” Whereupon, God reached down and touched the man. But, the man... brushed the butterfly away and walked on....
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keep your pet safe at home.. ----------------------------------------------------------
Pet Experts Offer Six Ways to Keep Your Pet Safe at Home
Not many pet owners have the luxury of being able to keep their pets under watch all the time. It seems that it’s those times when we are away that the animals around our homes fall into the greatest mischief or danger - or both.
There are a number of steps that pet owners can take - some simple and others that require a bit more planning - to help ensure pets are safe around the home when pet owners are not there. Pet Sitters International offers these six tips for keeping your pet safe:
1. One person’s trash... Dogs and cats alike seem to love the smell, taste and texture of trash, and they will go out of their way to play in that arena while you’re away. The problem is many things in our trash that may seem benign to us can be dangerous to pets, including chicken bones, which are choking hazards because of their brittle nature. Take all the trash outside when you leave for any length of time, or place trashcans out of reach of your pets.
2. Do sweat the small stuff. Remove small toys, string and other choking hazards such as rubber bands from your pet’s area in your home. They may love these things as toys, but the risk of choking is high. Consider, too, if your pet’s toys are sized appropriately for him. A ball meant for a smaller animal can lodge within a larger one’s throat.
3. Holiday cheer means even more risk. Holidays bring more than cheer to your home. The influx of candy, ornaments and shiny objects will capture your pet’s attention and imagination quickly. Remember that chocolate is poisonous to most of the small animals and that tinsel and Christmas tree ornaments can harm your pet in a very short length of time. Popular plants including poinsettias, mistletoe and holly are poisonous as well. Be extra vigilant during these times for your pet’s sake.
4. Eight lives and counting. Cats aren’t always as nimble footed and self sufficient as legend has it. Check for places where they can become stuck, such as behind the refrigerator or in fireplace openings, and seal up those openings. Close all toilet lids before you leave the house. Finally, put away those toys you may enjoy with your feline friend that include strings. Left alone with one, your animal can quickly choke.
5. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Pets enjoy their routines. And if you’re going to be away for an extended period of time, or if you’re going to be away at times of the day when you’re usually at home with your pet, consider hiring a professional pet sitter to help your pet stick to its schedule. It is reassuring to the pet, and can help alleviate some of the mischievous exploring that often leads to disaster.. A good pet sitter knows how to think like a pet and can quickly scan your pet’s environment for known dangers. Before hiring a sitter for your pet, make sure the pet sitter is bonded and carries adequate liability insurance. Finding a pet sitter who is accredited through a national association like PSI is also a real plus. Be sure to make time for a face-to-face interview in your home with the sitter and your pets. Conducting an initial interview is an excellent time for you to check credentials and ask important questions.
6. Disaster and emergency planning can save the day. All pet owners should have a disaster plan and kit for each of their pets. According to Jennifer Miler of St. Petersburg, Florida, Pet Sitters International’s 2007 Pet Sitter of the Year™, “Natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, as well as unforeseen man-made disasters like chemical spills, can close off a residential area in short order. The key is to be prepared as best as you can, and it only takes a small amount of preparation.” Your emergency kit should include names and addresses of three people (one outside of your area code) to call in case there’s an emergency and you can’t make it to your home. Also to be included are a crate for each animal, medicines and medical records. You should be able to pass the “five-minute preparedness test,” meaning in five minutes or fewer, you should be able to get your pets and their emergency kit out of your home at any moment. Finally, this kit should be located in a visible and obvious place in your home, in case you are incapacitated and another person is entering your home to rescue your pets. Keeping your pet safe while you’re away starts with the small, obvious things, then moves quickly into more complex and serious issues. A little bit of sleuth work around your home, reaching out to experts for advice and assistance, and finally, some worst-case scenario thinking and preparation can help you keep your pet safe.
About Pet Sitters International Established in 1994, Pet Sitters International ( PSI ) is the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters, representing more than 7,900 independent professional pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and abroad. PSI prides itself on its ability to provide its members with access to affordable bonding and liability insurance and educational resources such as PSI’s Accreditation Program, The WORLD of Professional Pet Sitting magazine, The Pet Owner’s WORLD magazine and PSI’s Annual Quest Convention.
Burglars want easy access to your home. ------------------------------------------------------------
Whether you are taking a weekend get-away or going away for the entire summer, you'll want to defend your home and possessions from burglars. We can't guarantee that someone won't break into your home while you are gone, but there are certainly some easy things you can do to minimize the risk of a burglary.
Protect Your Home While You're Away: BURGLARY DEFENCE TIPS
Have a neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers.
During an extended vacation, make arrangements to have someone mow your lawn or trim your bushes.
Leave lights on automatic timers.
Notify your local police department that you will be away.
Ask a neighbor or friend to stop by your house periodically; have them open and close blinds, turn on different lights
Let your neighbors know when you are leaving and when you plan to return home and if you are expecting anybody at your house while you are away.
Burglars want easy access to your home. Make sure all trees and shrubs are trimmed near all doors and windows where intruders might hide.
Add exterior lights and consider lights that are activated by motion sensors.
Burglars like to work quickly, so try to slow down their path into and around the house. You can accomplish this with: --- deadbolt locks --- window locks --- bars placed in the tracks or track locks on all sliding glass doors and windows (if they would not impede your escape in an emergency) --- locks on all doors and windows
Don't place the fact you are gone on your telephone answering machine.
Don't hide your keys on your property.
A nosy neighbor is a burglar's worst enemy. Get to know your neighbors and work out an arrangement to watch each other's houses. Let them know when you will be gone and whether any deliveries are expected during your absence.
Store jewelry and other valuables in a safe hiding place, such as a safety deposit box.
Go through each room and write down a list of possessions, including serial numbers.
Take pictures of your valuables and keep them in a safe place or with a friend or relative. This will help in the event of a burglary.
But don’t stop with the list of 101 ways to say “I love you" ===================================================
By telling your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband you love them in a variety of different ways, you can inject much-needed freshness into your relationship or marriage and make it seem like you’re saying “I love you” to your sweetheart for the first time all over again. Make yourself a promise to express your love with a different phrase every day and you’ll help build a better relationship in a subtle and powerful way...
1. I adore you 2. I’m affectionate for you 3. I’m attached to you 4. I’m enchanted by you 5. You’re my enchantment 6. I burn for you 7. You fill my heart 8. I’m fond of you 9. You’re my missing piece 10. You’re the only one for me 11. I’m totally devoted to you 12. I’m infatuated with you 13. I’m mad about you 14. You’re all I see 15. I’m passionate about you 16. I’m enraptured by you 17. I relish you 18. You’re the light of my life 19. You’re my soft spot 20. I’m tender for you 21. I’m wild about you 22. I worship you 23. You’re my everything 24. I admire you so much 25. I adulate you 26. I more than care for you 27. I cherish you like nothing else 28. I delight in your company 29. No one matters but you 30. I dote on you 31. I’m falling for you 32. I fancy you 33. I only have eyes for you 34. I’ve flipped over you 35. You’re my hero 36. You make me feel young 37. You’re on my mind 38. You’re wonderful to me 39. You’re adorable to me 40. You amaze me 41. You blow me away 42. You electrify me 43. My feelings are overwhelmed by you 44. You make my life worth living 45. You’re my inspiration 46. You make me feel good about myself 47. I’m stupefied by you 48. I idolize you 49. I long for you 50. You’re my treasure 51. I delight in you 52. I glorify you 53. I laud you 54. I have a flame for you 55. You’re my object of affection 56. I marvel in your presence 57. I dig you 58. I totally go for you 59. You’re just my style 60. You’re my prize 61. I hold you in reverence 62. I venerate you 63. You comfort me 64. You nourish me 65. I enshrine you 66. I hold you dear 67. I honor you 68. You nurture me 69. You sustain me 70. I want you so badly 71. I’m crazy about you 72. I’m nuts about you 73. You’re my one and only 74. You’re everything to me 75. You complete me 76. You make me whole 77. I luxuriate in you 78. I need you more than anything 79. You’re special to me 80. You make me whole 81. I’m nothing without you 82. You’re the air I breath 83. I’ve looked for you my entire life 84. I miss you so much 85. I would be lost without you 86. You’re my savior 87. You’re my stars and moon 88. I’m bedazzled by you 89. You’re my aphrodisiac 90. I’m sweet on you 91. I glory in you 92. I savor every moment with you 93. I’m infatuated with you 94. I’m beguiled with you 95. I’m besotted by you 96. You carry me away 97. I’m charmed by you 98. I’m hooked on you 99. I’m intoxicated by you 100. You’re my indulgence 101. You’re my obsession
The truth about the cell-phone–cancer link and what it means for you and your kids.
When Vini Khurana, PhD, an Australian (and Mayo Clinic–trained) neurosurgeon, announced that the link between cell-phone use and cancer was irrefutable--the result of his analysis of more than 100 studies--it set off alarm bells around the world. Use a cell phone, he said, and you increase your risk of developing a malignant brain tumor by two to four times.
Until recently, the majority of research indicated little or no link between cell phones and cancer (the World Health Organization and the American Cancer Society maintain that cell phones pose no threat), but several new long-term studies have cast doubt about their safety.
Given that cell phones and PDAs serve as lifelines for so many people--24 percent of 10- and 11-year-olds carry them--it raises urgent questions. To find out what precautions you should take when using your cell phone, we dialed the nation's leading experts.
Do cell phones cause cancer?
Maybe…with extended use. Mobile-phone users are twice as likely to develop malignant, difficult-to-treat brain tumors called gilomas, according to a first-of-its-kind study that analyzed the effects of cell-phone use over 10 years or more and was published last year in the journal Occupational Environmental Medicine. The Bioinitiative Working Group, an international coalition of scientists and public-health experts, recently published a hefty report detailing the link between the nonionizing radiation caused by a cell phone's electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and cancer, DNA damage, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. "The cells in the body react to EMFs in cell phones just like they do to other environmental toxins, including heavy metals and chemicals," says Martin Blank, PhD, a professor in bioelectromagnetics at Columbia University and one of the report's authors. The study found that risk from cell-phone use starts at 260 lifetime hours.
Do cell phones emit radiation only when you are talking? No. "Cell phones give off radiation any time they're turned on so that they can communicate with base stations," says Lou Bloomfield, PhD, professor of physics at the University of Virginia and author of How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary. "The radiation emitted, however, is stronger and more frequent when you're talking or messaging." Also, the greater distance you are from a base station, the more radiation your phone must emit in order to get a signal, which is why your phone feels hot when you have low reception. That heat you feel is radiation. The Bioinitiative study found that adverse effects to DNA can also occur before the phone heats up. To reduce your exposure, make calls only when you have strong reception, hang up before your phone heats up, and store your phone away from your body when it's not in use.
