Create A Good Study Area

Do you want to encourage your child to buckle down and study his lessons instead of playing around the whole day? The solution is easy...create his own personal space like a study area! You just need to get him a colorful study table, you need to make sure you place it on a cool spot in his room and fill it with supplies such as pencils, coloring books, crayons which would definitely catch his attention. If your son usually do his homework in a hurry especially in front of the tv on a living room, this time by giving him a study area...he could not spend hours studying. What a great idea!

KEEP STAINS OUT OF YOUR LIFE

Here are some helpful tips on how to live your life stain free!

1) To remove candle wax stain on fabric, scrape off surface deposit. Put white blotting paper over stain and use warm iron on top to melt wax info paper. Use grease solvent for last traces. Launder.

2) To remove chewing gum on cloth, use a plastic bag of ice cubes to harden the gum. Crack it off in pieces. Use liquid grease solvent, then launder.

HOME SWEET HOME

* At least once every two months brush off the coils at the back of your refrigerator. The dust and dirt that collect there seriously will reduce its operating efficiently and cause machine breakdown later.

* A temporary smell in the bathroom can be banished by lighting a match stick

* If your bathroom is badly stained, you can soak it with tepid water and biological detergent for a few hours. For really bad stains, make a paste of peroxide and cream of tartar and scrub vigorously with a stiff brush. Rinse the bathroom thoroughly before using.

* A little washing soda and boiling water poured down sinks will prevent fat from collecting in the pipe.

* A dirty glass flower vase will become sparkling clear in minutes if you fill it with water and add a good clash of bleach.

* When buying a pillow, compress it firmly between your hands. A good one will return to its original shape.

* When buying linen sheets, hold them up to the light to check their authenticity. If it is genuine linen, the fabric should appear uneven and thicker in places. Non-linen yarns will be uniform.

The Wise Use of Time

Two men cut wood all day long. One worked straight through without stopping to rest. At the end of the day, he had a sizeable pile of logs. The other would chop for 50 minutes and then take a ten-minute break. At the end of the day, he had a much larger pile.

"How could you chop more?", asked the man who'd worked continuously. His friend replied, "When I stopped for rest, I also sharpened my ax." - Thomas B. Welch Jr.

Alleviate Stress

To be honest with you, I really don't know if I could still make it to my five years here in my current work. Actually, I've been with my current company for almost four years now and in just a year, I can now avail of their early retirement plan. It would be a perfect time for me to have a life and do things I really love the most. Most likely I would just concentrate on my blogging career and would get some work at home jobs and maybe work as a part timer in a call center or in an online English teaching school. I would most likely have a very light schedule and would just use my spare time watching television and playing online casinos. I've been hooked to playing poker games through those usa casinos. I guess I would play online slots every night and would enjoy life. But how can I achieve that goal of having a convenient and happy life if I am stressed out and ready to give up anytime. I just hope and pray that I can still make it and can still force myself to stay till next year. I pray that God would lead me to the right path and give me the desires of my heard.

FIX IT

Carpets

To repair frayed edges of rugs, cut off the loose threads and dab some transparent glue along the entire edge. The glue won't be noticeable when it dries.

Reducing Noise In A Room

If you're a call center professional like me, I bet you know how much we value quietness in a room. Here's some tips on how to reduce noise in a room.

1) Insulate the floor

2) Build up mass in the walls by adding another layer of dry wall

3) Finish the ceiling, walls and floors with sound absorbent materials such as cork, rubber tile, or carpeting.

4) Cover windows with heavy drapes another form of movable insulation.

5) If the noise is coming outside like a nearby highway, consider landscaping with shrubbery or fences to create a sound buffer.

The Disposable Deal

On impromptu gimik-until-morning sessions, spur-of-the-moment out-of-town trips, or during emergency all-nighters at the office, many women may have to resort to wearing disposable panties. But are there substitute undies safe to be that close to you? Yes, as long as you change as often as you can! This is to avoid onset of any fungal infection. Just be sure that the disposable panties you use are made of cotton so that they're relatively free of any irritants. Just keep your vaginal area clean at all times as well.

Loving V Day

Enough of the so-passe Heart's Day Loathing! Who cares if you're solo; no one said Valentine's was only for the coupled-up. Here's some of the ways to spread Cupid's cheer:

1) PICK A VALENTINE: Be it a dependable friend, a great boss, or even a long time crush. Take courage and tell them how much they mean to you.

2) WINE AND DINE: Instead of moping by your lonesome, gather your friends and go on a fancy group date - complete with candles and a good bottle of wine.

3) GET MUSHY: Bring on the rom-coms and tearjearkers and unearth your stash of romance novels. Make this the day to indulge in mush. Who knows? Life may be soon imitate art.

The Secret to Wealth

DISCIPLINE

If you think you'll never achieve your desired financial status, think again. All it takes is dicipline and determination. Start building your wealth by saving - and sticking to that resolution. Spend only a small fraction of your salary and set aside the rest. Then, make your money multiply by making profitable investments. Slowly but surely, you'll be on your way to financial freedom.

source: george clason, author RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON