9 Fantastic Formulas for a Stress Free Holiday!
9 Fantastic Formulas for a Stress Free Holiday!
The holidays are officially here. And so the season for giving begins. Warm loving intentions, thoughtful giving and stocking stuffing take over.It's a wonderful time of year, but with all the activities, excitement and family obligations taking place at the same time, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed and even a tad bit gloomy. Here are 9 simple steps to relax, let go and really enjoy a truly happy holiday!1. Reflect on what an inspiration you are to others. The time you spend, the love you give and the enthusiasm with which you do it all with is what matters most to people close to you. The beautifully wrapped presents and bows are far less important than your loving friendship. You are appreciated and cherished in the lives of so many people. Love yourself with the same appreciation.2. Be honest with yourself and don't stuff your feelings. As you start to feel range of emotions this holiday? whether it is joy or fear? frustration or liberation?Don't push them away like last season's Prada bag. Give them a special place. It will be far easier to enjoy the holiday if you are honest with yourself and experience all the good, bad and normal parts of life. Be as accepting and generous with yourself as you are with the people in your life you care about the most.3. Show empathy and compassion. Our internal perception is reality. Whenever you show kind hearted compassion, you'll get it back in return.4. Be grateful for all the wonderful differences, preferences and opinions that you will encounter this holiday. Try to view life from a different perspective. Talk about differences that may come up in a loving way and make a special effort to sit on the same side of the table (literally and figuratively). See if you can find it in your heart to love and appreciate Uncle Joe's crazy quirk that normally sends you through the roof. The joy and peacefulness of understanding another's perspective while still honoring your own is a feeling to be savored!5. Get plenty of sleep and squeeze in a few extra minutes to rest and relax. Sleep may seem like an indulgence this time of year, but it is absolutely essential to good health and a positive holiday outlook. Rest, slow-down and catch plenty of zzz's. Be decadent and treat yourself to 3 -5 minutes a day without any books, junk mail or return calls. Take time to breathe, relax, reflect and introspect. If you're feeling really sassy lie on your back and spread out in the middle of the living floor. Is 3 minutes of your day just for one month too much to ask?6. Try letting go and see what marvels happen! Let go of one small thing that's really been getting to you. Ask yourself what is the worst that can happen? Just for kicks, reflect back on a particularly stressful holiday situation last year. How bad was it really? Did worry consume you for nothing? I'm guessing that the turnout wasn't as bad as all the images swimming in your head. And, there may have even been a hidden blessing after all. In the scheme of things, our daily worries are trivial. Try to let them go? and go with the flow!7. Find opportunities throughout the day to bond and make a human connection. Make a conscious and loving effort to be attentive and live in the present moment. A sure fire quick way to work yourself up is to let your mind run a million miles an hour of things you could, should or would be doing. These random relentless thoughts will just make you anxious and nervous. Take the time to look into peoples' eyes; listen carefully to what they have to say and pass them a compliment about something you know is important to them. That goes for strangers too! You will enjoy your time together that much more? and so will they.8. Change up the scenery. Rather than going through your same daily routine, shake it up a bit! Close your eyes at night before you drift off and sleepily anticipate a self indulgent wild and crazy day. Roll out of bed on the opposite side. Light a scented candle in the bathroom and watch the flame flicker in the morning light. Crank up your favorite piece of inspiring music before you do anything else in the morning. Walk backward through the house. Try tea instead of coffee. Call an old friend you haven't talked to in ages. Talk to strangers! Take the scenic route home. Wave to the stressed out folks who cut you off on the freeway. What else can you think of that could change up your scenery and shake some smiles out of you?9. Treat yourself as you would treat others. Write yourself a love note. Buy yourself fresh stems of flowers. Soak your feet. Valet park the car. Have your groceries delivered. Send your undies to the cleaners. Snuggle with a blankie. Take a long walk. Sleep in. Watch the sunset. Sing yourself a love song. Do all the things for yourself you wish others would do for you!Enjoy the most fabulous holiday season of all times!julie@shesite.com
714-834-1137Julie Hunt is a female icon and founder of SHE, the foremost inspiration and personal development resource for women who want to live brilliant, happy, successful lives. Marketing consultant, sales expert, copywriting guru, improvisational actress, yoga instructor, author and just plain cool chick? she's an inspiration to hundreds of women.She is on a mission to scream, skip, advise and acquaint with women around the globe who want live a vivacious life busting at the seams!
Hardwood Floor Care Will Keep Your Hardwood Looking Fantastic – Home-Improvement
Hardwood Floor Care Will Keep Your Hardwood Looking Fantastic
Hardwood is still the homeowner's favorite choice of flooring and caring for it takes minimal effort. Unlike laminate or engineered wood, hardwood can be refinished many times, and will add years of beauty and warmth to your home, as well as increase its value and speed its resale. Ongoing floor care is needed to keep your hardwood looking its best, however, and there are four major aspects of hardwood floor care:1. Hardwood floor cleaning2. Hardwood floor repair3. Hardwood floor refinishing4. Hardwood floor protectionClean Your Hardwood RegularlyKnowing how to clean hardwood floors is important because the bane of hardwood is dirt and grit, which will scratch and mark the floor if not removed promptly. As well, dust is seen more easily on wood floors than it is on linoleum or on carpet, especially in the sunlight and especially if the floor has a dark stain. Hardwood floor care, therefore, means sweeping and dusting regularly ? once a week, at least, and after any event that leaves dirt and grit behind. Regular household dusting and cleaning products will cause damage, however, and you must use only products specifically designed for hardwood. Vacuuming is preferable to sweeping because it allows the dirt and dust to be pulled from between the boards, but use a vacuum with a bare floor attachment, not a beater bar, which can damage the wood.When a more in-depth cleaning is required, use a cleaning method appropriate to the finish on your floor. If your floor has a glossy finish, it means that polyurethane, or a water-based urethane, or a similar finish has been used to form a protective barrier over the hardwood. If it has a matte finish, it means that the floor is protected with a penetrating seal of oil and/or wax. On neither of these finishes is water an acceptable cleaning agent, but both of them can accept a surface, damp-mop cleaning, which means the mop is not wet but only damp to the touch. You are cleaning only the surface and not using enough water to penetrate even the oiled-and-waxed hardwood. When using a damp mop on oil and waxed hardwood, you can add a little neutral ph hardwood floor cleaner to the water before dipping the mop into it. A floor with a protective glossy barrier can accept a generic hardwood floor cleaner providing it doesn't contain any wax or oil.The don'ts are every bit as important as the do's in hardwood floor care;1. Don't use ammonia, regular floor cleaners, household cleaners, or dusting products on hardwood.2. Never use wax on a floor with a urethane or other glossy finish.3. Never wash hardwood; use only a slightly damp mop.Repair Any Damage to Your Floors as Soon as PossibleIn most cases, when your oil and waxed hardwood floors have suffered surface damage, you have to remove the finish with a wax or oil stripper before dealing with the damage. After completing the repair, you then re-wax or re-oil the area. Surface damage occurs less often on hardwood protected by polyurethane or a similar type of sealer, and when it does, the damage is not as obvious. When repairing floors with such finishes, strip the finish from the entire board or boards where the damage has occurred. Make your repairs and then apply a finishing product to those boards that is consistent with the rest of the floor.1. Water marks: Remove the protective finish, rub the marks with fine grade steel wool. Repeat if necessary, clean, and then refinish.2. Burn marks: Lightly sand the area, use a damp cloth to pick up the grit, and then refinish as desired.3. Scratches and gouges: Conceal shallow scratches with matching wood putty or a putty stick. After the area is dry, sand and refinish.Refinishing Your Worn Hardwood Floors Will Recapture Their Original Beauty and ValueIn a home with shabby hardwood floors, the biggest improvement you can make is to refinish the floors. Begin by making any necessary repairs, and then removing all the furniture and drapes and sealing the vents and registers in the room so that you won't spread dust throughout the house. Sanding floors is easiest to do with a drum sander and an edging machine for the sides and corners of the room. You can rent these machines, and it is a good idea to rent a buffer or floor polisher at the same time. Plan to make three passes with your sanding equipment, using increasingly finer sandpaper each time. Vacuum carefully and pick up every bit of fine dust and grit with tacking cloths. All dust and dirt must be removed. You can now apply a stain if you wish or you can leave the natural color and design of the wood ? such as the popular oak, maple, or cherry ? to be displayed.Polish and clean the dust and dirt from the floor again, and then apply your sealer ? a polyurethane or a water-based urethane that provides a protective barrier, or oil and wax, which penetrates the wood and protects from within. Carefully read all the information accompanying each product, follow the safety advice, and apply as many coats of stain or sealer as suggested by the manufacturer of the products you are using.Hardwood Floor Care Means Providing Ongoing Floor ProtectionAs well as regular cleaning, and repairing and refinishing when necessary, there are a number of protective measures you can take to preserve the beauty of your hardwood:1. Use area rugs and mats in high traffic areas and sites of frequent spills (e.g., in front of the stove, sink, and refrigerator). Move these rugs frequently so that these areas of the floor remain the same color as the exposed floor. As well, it is best to choose cotton mats as they do not trap water under them as rubber or vinyl might.2. Keep high-heeled shoes in good repair and avoid using stiletto heels.3. Keep nails trimmed on pets.4. Clean up spills immediately with a paper towel or dry cloth. A damp cloth can be used for sticky spills, but dry the spot immediately afterwards with another towel or cloth.5. Lift rather than drag furniture when moving it and use felt contacts under furniture legs to prevent scratches and gouges.6. Use sheers or blinds to protect your floors from the discoloration caused by direct sun rays.With proper care and maintenance, your hardwood floors will retain their beauty and enhance any d
What Can Make You A Fantastic Internet Marketeer? – Internet-Marketing
What Can Make You A Fantastic Internet Marketeer?
You've probably know many answers to this question: a good marketeer palces links, bad one - don't, good one makes surveys, bad one - don't, etc. All of these answers are right, but there is one key difference.I'm gonna share it with you. In a moment. But let's start with a story first.Do you remember that story about Henry Ford creating a 6-cylinder engine? If not - do a search - it's a great story to learn. What was his key to success?Well, probably good intuition, and I can't argue with that. But the point of the story is that he persisted on something nobody believed. Nobody else believed it is possible, but he insisted.And his persistence paid up. So, the secret component in Internet Marketing is persistence. And persistence makes amounts.For example: one link in your forum signature can make you 2-50 visitors (that wouldn't make you any money probably, however nothing is impossible). But if you participate in 100 even not-very popular forums - you're gonna get 200-5000 visitors. And if you sell something for $50 that's gonna make you on average $100-$2500.Do you see the point here? Let's take a look at it in different way. Let's imagine that you're exchanging links. If you exchange with only 10 sites (which seems to be not very hard) - you're gonna get some amount, let's say 10 visitors per day. And now imagine exchaging links with 1000 sites - that's 1000 visitors. How to get thousand link partners? Well, get 10 each and every day and in 3 months you'll have a thousand.And thousand links for search engines is way to understand that your site is relevant. It's pretty argueable point, but that's how Google, Yahoo and many others think. So that's how a marketeer should think. So get links and many of them. You know that's needed to be done, but why don't you do that?Do you know that you should post your articles to many sites? But why don't you do that?Be Persistent! I can't stress that enough.One of the biggest mistake of newbies is that they try something for a day or two, see no result and stop doing anything. That's WRONG! Continue to do something for at least a month to see results, unless you have a million dollars to spend and nobody will ask where did it go. I doubt that's possible nowadays.What to do about that? Here is the plan:Ask yourself: what would be the best to do in next month that will get ABUNDANT result in future? Write that! And do that! Do you need to write 100 articles? Do that! Nobody's going to do that for you, unless, again, you're too rich to do that.Success is waiting for you, just be a lot more persistent. Remember, failure sometimes is a last step left to a great success. Many rich people will tell you that. Go ahead and ask them. And probably they'll agree that you MUST be persistent in your goals.1. So set a goal today 2. Start to do it 3. Don't analyze results until you have done really massive result.About The AuthorMax Clixel is an author of www.Clixels.com "Clixelling your way to Marketing". You can reprint this article freely as long as it's reprinted completely including this paragraph with active link and without any changes.