Day: September 13, 2012

  • Protect Your Home {Guest Post}

    Protect Your Home {Guest Post}

    Protecting Your New Home

    Protecting your new home can be a process that
    has lots of aspects, especially protecting it from harm in times when losing it
    is not an obscure possibility but a very real danger. Hence having an idea of
    the different ways you may use in order to enhance the security of your new
    home should be of a high importance for every household.                                        

    Buying a home is probably the most precious and expensive
    purchase you have to make during your lifetime, so why not take into
    consideration the following ideas, which are a summary of the most common
    believes and practices that remained from the old-times until today and that
    meant to protect you from any bad fortune.

    The only
    shortcoming of these tips is that they can not be hold responsible for not
    paying the mortgage.

    Everyone who is on a quest for the perfect
    new house, but still has not found it, should take a note of the next advice,
    which says to send your favorite cat first in order for it to do the
    investigation of each new place and judging by its reaction, you will
    understand whether to buy it or no. If it leaves the house right away, then
    this means that the place does not have good vibes and luck, so it would be
    better to move on and find another one. But if your cat stays for some time,
    you can feel free to make an offer right on the spot.

    The other tradition can be useful for people who are having
    problems with selling their old home. They are advised to bury a figure of St.
    Joseph (symbolizing the carpenter, husband of Mary and early father of Jesus)
    in their yard. But avoid placing him facing the street since that will bring
    fortune to someone else.

    After you have chosen the right place and finished with
    removing your stuff by using the proper removal services which will definitely make
    the entire process less stressful, and you are ready to finally move in, you
    should look out for bread, rice and salt left by the previous owners for you.
    But if you can’t find any of these, you can assure your new luck in the new
    place by carrying them and a new broom with you the first time you enter the
    house. You shouldn’t take an old broom in a new home as that is considered a
    personification of everything negative from your old life. You can also
    sprinkle salt all over the house, including the door sills, for keeping the
    evil spirits away.

    The actual date of your removal is something that have to be
    considered carefully, according to the old practices, as you should never plan
    it for a day when the moon is waxing, or on Fridays, Saturdays or rainy days.
    It is good to know that Thursday is thought to be the best day to move in,
    according to the Indian traditions.

    Poking the fire is also meant for bringing luck even though
    today it’s harder to be done as most people have central heating systems. But one
    practice that you can remember is that when you leave the house you just moved
    in for the first time, you should do it through the same door you entered it or
    else you won’t settle in it.

    If a friend gives
    you knives as a present for your new home, do not accept them or at least give
    him/her a coin if you do not want your friendship to be over.

    There are many available traditional and
    non-traditional ways for bringing good luck in your living space or protect it
    from the bad one, so whether you will take these traditional practices
    seriously or not is totally up to you.

     

    Author Bio: Hello. I am Grace Bailey – a desperate housewife, dreamer and
    content writer. You can visit me and read more tips and ideas at http://www.cleanngone.co.uk/upholstery/upholstery_cleaning_london.html
    . Stay tuned
    for more!
  • Would you change anything about your child’s school? – Think About It

    Would you change anything about your child’s school? – Think About It

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    This weeks topic
    3 Things You Would Like to Change About Your Child’s School
     
    Most of us are a good couple weeks into school. If our kids are in a new school, we’ve had time to get to know it a bit. If it’s a school you’re kids have been going to forever, you probably know all the ins and outs. So let’s hear them.
     
    For us, we’re at a new school, because our oldest just started Kindergarten. She actually went to preschool at the elementary school last year, but then we moved, so it’s new again.  So far we are really enjoying it, but there are a few things I would love to change!
     
    1) Pick a different start time! She has afternoon Kindergarten, that starts at 11:50.  I just find it the craziest time. For us, lunch is served at 12, but Kindergarten doesn’t eat at the school, which means I’ve had to change our meal schedule. We now eat at 11. It has totally thrown me off, and my kids have had some funny “grazing” habits since. 
     
    2) A separate pick up area for Kindergarten. There is one turn around area for the whole elementary school, and since Princess V gets out the same time as the rest of the elementary, it makes pick up CRAZY! For the older kids, the parents pull up, wait for their kid, and take off. For parents of the Kindergarteners, we have to park, get out of the car, walk over and let the teacher see us, before they let our kid go. I totally get it, and I think that’s great actually for safety. However, I’ve got 3 smaller kids in the car, and tons of traffic from every other parent there. This is the only place for parents to park their car, besides on the street a good distance away. So I have to show up to the school 20 minutes before it’s out, just to get a good spot right next to the Kindergarten pick up area. That way I can wait until they come out, then leave the other kids in the car (don’t judge, they aren’t alone for more than a minute, and I can see them the whole time!). Totally cuts into Prince L’s napping time.
     
    3) Keep the fence closed around the playground. I’ve periodically driven by the Elementary school during the day, and noticed the gate leading to the road is wide open, and kids are out playing. I get we live in a small town, but the fence and gate are there for a reason. Crazy people are everywhere, and kids are always looking for a quick escape. Get that gate closed!
     
     
    Ok, theses are really silly and simple changes. Obviously, they all, except #3 have to deal with my opinion, and schedule. I totally don’t expect the school to change just to accomodate me. As far as I can tell, we have been very fortunate to move to a school district that truly cares about their kids learning! 
     
     
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    Mailboxes. Let’s spill out thoughts on Mailboxes!
     
    

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