Friday, December 31, 2010

Beauty Tip: Treating Acne

Do you know how to get rid of acne? If you do, then you have probably figured out what works for you. Truth be told, as true as acne has different types, the way our bodies respond to medications on your kind of acne might not be the same as the person next to you. It is different from individual to individual.

A good dermatologist might help you figure out the kind of treatment for your acne. Rather than experiment, it always helps to have a professional help you in your skin issues.

Safety Tip: Christmas Lights

It is the time of the year again when people all over communities love to light up their houses and streets with Christmas lights of all shapes and forms. While they may look fab and fine, we also have to take into consideration safety and precaution.

First of all, make sure that you purchase the Christmas lights that have a seal of approval of safety. The same goes with your quoizel or for any other electrical appliance in the house. As for Christmas lights, never leave them on overnight.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Household Tip: Important Documents Storage

It pays to be organized. Do you know exactly where your important documents are stashed away in your home? It is important to know where they are. So if an emergency arises, you know exactly where to go to grab ahold of them. It will be good if you have a dedicated steel cabinet in the house to house documents that have notary stamps in them. These are the stuff that are hard to replace, in the event that you lose it. If you have an SDB in one of your banks, this can also be a place where you can store them.

Finance Tip: Settle bills right away

As we head on to another year comes not just hope for a better year. What comes with it as well are the obligations that we have the pay anew, like premiums for insurances, mortgage, health plan and what have you. It will be nice if you availed of something from cheapestautoinsurance.net where premiums are made affordable. While we may begrudgingly pay our bills, it is the one thing that we have to keep doing anyway. So delaying will be but futile.

Household Tip: Benefits of Security Cameras at home

As much as we want to be there for our kids 24/7, we will have to leave them with a nanny when we go to work. There are a few things that some people learn the hard way. As we risk having to leave our kids to nannies, no matter how confident we are about them, we really cannot be very sure at all.

This is why households have installed security cameras to protect their children from getting victimized. This is especially true for babies and kids who are not able to talk and let their parents know what happens when they are away from the house. This also allows for household owners to evaluate helpers around the house of the quality of their work. Some use spy gear for this purpose. Because truth to tell, even if the nannies or house help many not be abusive towards the children, it can also be that they are negligent in doing their jobs when their bosses are not around.

Now the question here is should you let your househelp or nanny know that there are hidden cameras installed in your house for the nanny to behave or just leave it as a secret surveillance camera, so you will know how they really are when you are not around. Some prefer the former, some the latter. It really is your prerogative.

Finance Tip: Before you overindulge on Christmas shopping

Before you head on to the bandwagon and shop until you drop, take a step back and check how your finances are doing. Even the holiday rush is not reason enough to overindulge and get into debt. Sure you can settle to have some debt settlement programs later. But it is always best to take charge of your finances now while debt is still manageable. It always pays to be prudent and wise.

Health Tip: Take charge of your health

“I will go on a diet later” is common statement that we have been hearing this holiday season. Truth be told, if you cannot go on a diet now, you cannot do it later. It just goes with the fact that “tomorrow never comes.” If there is one thing you want done in your life, you have got to put your mindset on it right here, right now.

If you really are wanting to diet, it will be wise to look into lipofuze reviews now and choose the best one you can use and go on right ahead with a plan.

Health Tip: HRT

Age is the one thing we cannot for long ignore. It comes whether we like it or not and with it are the phases are bodies go through. For women it is more of the need to take supplements like Hormone replacement therapy when menopausal phase has taken its course. Hormone therapy helps women adjust to the changes in their bodies which could otherwise be hard to tolerate.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Christmas shopping for Women's gifts

Are you done with your Christmas shopping yet? This can be one of the more stressful things during this season – shopping for Christmas gifts. While it men might be the easiest to give gifts to, we might find it a little bit of a challenge to give presents to women. Accessories such as clasps, clothes, perfumes have so many variants that it is just hard to choose from.

The easiest way is to take a peek on the her wardrobe. Her collection might give you the hint you are looking for.

Practical Tip: Watches and Magnets

For the longest time, we have had this wrong notion that keeping watches close together in our drawers will discharge one of the watches that are inside. While there might be a reason for us to believe this, it is not true.

The reason why batteries of watches get discharged can be the presence of anything with magnet within the same space the watch is in. For some reason that we may not be aware of magnets are present in some of your accessories you put your watch in. A metal detectors garrett might be of help. Just to be sure that no metal is around to seep the charge out of those batteries.

Cleaning Tips: How to Clean Rustic Furniture

Unlike the regular ones around the house, rustic furniture needs special care to maintain its worth.

Whenever you dust rustic furniture, you have to keep the dust cloth moistened to make sure that the dust will dent the furniture. Always use a circular motion in dusting the furniture. Use a special formula used for rustic furniture to moisten your dust cloth.

Diet Tip: Balance diet in the holidays

With the holidays not soon to be over just yet, with parties going on left and right, we can only hope we will be able to take the binging a notch lower if only for the sake of our health. The hardest time to be on a diet is during holidays. People love to eat and discipline is not really natural for us. Sometimes we do have to settle for hoodia or the like.

For the sake of our health, let us try to balance those protein intake with fruits, vegetables and natural food supplements.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Convenience Innovations Bring

Innovations of late just gets fantastic by the day. From the gadgets that we would have never thought can ever exist some ten years ago, to the wonder wrinkle serum that works in an instant, we cannot be more pleased to be born in this day and age. It makes life a whole lot convenient as gadgets enable us to do more things in a short time and beauty innovations make us look younger than we really are.

Health Tip: Feast Without Risking Health

Shortly after the Thanksgiving feast comes the Christmas celebration. All the reasons for friends and loved ones to come together and enjoy each other’s company, which always include food. Lots of them! More often than not, we indulge more than we should as we lose track of the calories we take. Sooner or later, we will be in need of best fat burner to get all those extra unwanted poundage off our weight.
Try to steer clear of fatty foods, or we cannot, cut down on our intake. This will allow for us to enjoy the celebrations without risking our health.

Health Tip: The Wellness Generation

There is nothing like being healthy and fit. One of the benefits of our generation being tagged as the Wellness Generation is the emphasis on the awareness towards our health. Although, we can see a considerable amount of companies who are obviously capitalizing on it, there is still good in being made more aware of taking care of our bodies. Whether we would like to build muscle fast or just to stay healthy.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Dual Diagnosis

Getting the right treatment for whatever illness is very important. Whether it may be a simple cough or otherwise or a depression problem or a dual diagnosis. It is especially important when the issue is dual diagnosis. The right doctor treatment should be done to be able to manage the issue. There are qualified doctors for particular cases and it is always best to get a specialist.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Party for Cheap

With Christmas time coming in less than a month, we all can make use of tips on how to make the most of our holidays. Spending time with our family and the feasting are all part of the holiday grind. But with some of us still hoping to keep the holiday costs low, there are a couple of things that we can actually keep in mind.

While it is fab to party outside, if our house can accommodate it, then have the party at home. Do some karaoke and even play games. The great thing about doing indoor parties is that you are your own boss and best of all no bills and tips to think about.

Party for Cheap

With Christmas time coming in less than a month, we all can make use of tips on how to make the most of our holidays. Spending time with our family and the feasting are all part of the holiday grind. But with some of us still hoping to keep the holiday costs low, there are a couple of things that we can actually keep in mind.

While it is fab to party outside, if our house can accommodate it, then have the party at home. Do some karaoke and even play games. The great thing about doing indoor parties is that you are your own boss and best of all no bills and tips to think about.

Tips on Buying Discounted Halloween Costumes

If there is one thing that I learned about the recent Halloween celebration it is this: it is a whole lot cheaper (read: half price) to buy halloween costumes a day before the Halloween event itself. We got my son’s costume at 50% off the day before he went trick or treating. Some stores also sell them for cheap days after the event.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Health Tip: Side Effects of Cancer Treatments

Cancer patients have to endure a lot of stress and pain during the course of their treatments. One of the many things that some patients have to put up with, sometimes in the long haul, is lympedema. Chemotherapy in itself is a painful phase all in itself and its side effects can be numerous. For those who have lympedema or know someone who does, here are some compression stockings information and just yourselves some information on how to relieve side effects like lymphedema.

Health Tip: Delay the aging process

Age is something that we cannot hide from. Sure, we can always delay having to see it on our faces. But it will come sooner or later. Good diet, enough exercise and even nutritional supplements can be very helpful as they keep us in our tip top shape despite the years. As of late, more and more people vouch for hgh spray that are becoming more available in the market. It is said to fight the free radicals, et. al. Have you tried one yet? Any personal feedback?

Prepping your home for the holidays

Christmas is almost here. Have you had your home prepped up for the holidays already? Most household, if not all, have already put up their lights and all those fancy Christmas ornaments. If you have not yet, there are lovely Christmas stocking from Personal Creations.com that you might want to include in your holiday trimmings. A stocking per family member will be a real neat thing and very often becomes a tradition to be filled with what they want for Christmas.

Choosing a career

It was a decade ago when majority of the students pursuing a college degree was going for health care jobs. The reason being was that the demand was very high, especially of overseas jobs. After a while, the market must have been saturated with graduates from such courses proven by a large percentage who are jobless. Then the fad went towards Information Technology. Now, a large percentage is pursuing IT and the good ones are sent abroad.

Although several things are factored in when choosing a career, it is also important to know what you are personally capable of. Your love for your career, in the long run, will spell out your success in it.

Stay healthy this season

The holidays season is always coupled with parties left and right. As much as we love to feast and spend time with people we love, we should also try as best as we can to think of all the calories we are adding up to our bodies to work on double time. Prudent ones will care to snack on bits and pieces of the feast. But most will indulge till they drop and hang on to diet pills later. Whichever part of the statistics you belong, just try to be on the safe side and stay healthy this season.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Household Tips: A Low Cost Home Makeover

How do you prettify a home without having to replace every single furniture and fixture? Here is good news to those who cannot afford an expensive makeover. You can actually change the theme of your home by shifting your furnishings around and even incorporate chair slipcover to set the theme environment. You will be amazed at how little you need to spend on such a “makeover.”

Friday, October 29, 2010

Fabric Care Tips: Ariel Experts vs. 100 Challenge

One of the things that we do on a regular basis around the house but often take for granted is the laundry. We are guilty of using just about any detergent to get the job done. How important is it to use the right detergent for our fabrics?

This was emphasized during the Ariel Experts vs. 100 Challenge held last Wednesday at Teatrino, Promenade in Greenhills. As soon we got in to register, we were asked to spot which one of the two models was wearing a new shirt. It was really so hard to tell that even as I have been the sole person taking care of our laundry in the last nine years, I answered wrong.

Expert #1 President of Metropole Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Inc.

Expert #2 Patrick Tan, Senior Store Operations Manager of Bench.

“With Ariel, our focus has always been to provide the latest detergent technology to moms to give them the perfect clean that they’ve always wanted,” said Ariel Country Marketing Manager, Danish Rahman.

“Ariel actually has a unique oxybleach system that consists of a bleach activator which decolorizes and removes the stain in the wash, plus photo-bleach, which is activated by sunlight during drying to provide additional bleaching effects and even enzymes that care for your clothes as it prevents ‘himulmol’. Through this advanced technology that removes stains really well, Ariel is able to keep your clothes looking like new.”

What got me really interested as the event came to a close was Ariel’s newest product that Danish Rahman mentioned. A stain remover that you just dab on the stained part, throw the stained piece of clothing in the washer and stain is to come off. I won’t have to do a second stain removing effort after the washing. Sweet!

As for Ariel’s over all performance, I can personally vouch that it is good. I started using it in 2004. It is not the cheapest brand, true. But the thing about it is, I only need a few scoops every 7kg load of laundry (that’s the total capacity of my automatic washer). Ariel certainly does its job and I really end up happy with how fresh and "himulmol" free our newly washed clothes turn out.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

House cleaning tips: Once a week general cleaning

Housekeeping does not necessarily have to be time consuming. The best way to manage household chores is set a day in the week when you will do the general cleaning. Bathrooms and toilets especially need special attention every so often. Dusting of modern furniture and sweeping can also be done once a week. But dishwashing should always be done every day. Leaving them unwashed in your sink will attract bugs and bacteria.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Handy Tips for Medical Facilities

The one thing that a patient very often notices and a lot of hospital and clinic administrators overlook is the fact that it matters how they look like. It starts at the reception, really. But heads on towards the consult, lab and what have yous. And the one thing that is prominent in such facilities is the scrubs for men. More often than not, you’d see wearing regular, dull colored ones. When there are scrubs stores offering just the exact opposite at cost that do not have to hurt.

This is just one of the few things that might just mean a lot to patients. For one, they are already there with some health issue. The least medical practitioners can give them are proper accommodation and maybe medical scrubs that are pleasing to the eyes.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Webhosting Tip: Get a reliable web host

After having sites that were burned by eznet-hosting.com last year and a local web host reseller just recently, we have learned that it is always best to stick to a managed hosting service that is reliable. The usual “cheap” come ons of web hosting sites can be very tempting. But knowing now how hard it is to revive scammed sites, we know better. It is better to shell out a few more dollars than to save on a hosting facility that is unreliable.

Health Tip: Diet and Workout

Whenever a person decides to go on a diet, it is of utmost importance to couple it with a fat burner workout. It is the healthiest way to do diets. If you do not couple your diet with a workout, the tendency is for the body to go flabby and this is not exactly a pretty sight.

You will love the whole point of losing weight when you love what you see in the mirror when you are done with the diet program of your choice.

Health Tip: On Diet Supplements

Getting back into shape can be a real challenge for many. Aside from the fact that unwanted poundage can find its way getting stored in all the wrong places, the age factor is also one consideration. The older we get, the harder it is to lose the weight that we have to lose.

For some reason our bodies function not as efficient as we were when we were younger. This is why some resort to taking adipozin, which a lot of people vouch for.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Diet and Holiday Don't Go Together

Diet and the holidays, they so do not go together. This is probably the hardest part of the year to go on a diet. Whoever does have a great amount of discipline trailing down their blood line.

With that being said, it is best to look into alli review and maybe we can find a good diet supplement without having to really deny ourselves the celebration of feasting.

Diet Tip: Manage Your Weight

Do you sometimes feel that you are forever in needing to go on a diet? Vanishing waist line? This is actually something uncommon to us. With majority of the population being sedentary, with no or little time to do workout and exercises, fat deposits have nowhere else to go but show on our bodies.

Some would go into different kinds of diets like South Beach Diet, After Six Diet, 3 Day Diet, even take ephedra diet pills. Whatever diet or supplements we choose, it is important that we manage our weight in such a way that when we reach our ideal weight it will not be so easy to gain back the lost pounds.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Handy Tips for PS3 Gamers

Amongst the host of gaming consoles available in the market, ps3 seems to have a large following because of its seemless quality. While gamers actually switch from one gaming console to another, ps 3 is still toping the ranks. If you are in Manila and happen to love gaming but also know for a fact that ps3 games are not exactly very cheap, we know of a place in Greenhills who trades-in original games. Most games do this when they are done with their games to avail of another game for cheap.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Tips for Homeowner on a budget

A homeowner always wants the best look for his place. But the thing about keeping ones own place is the budget. After having acquired either by cash or still on mortgage, the house must have cost a great deal and a homeowner is not always in financial liberty to splurge on things to get the house accessorized.

If you are on a budget but would love to make your house appealing, there are options that you can look at? Like for instance, you would love to have wood flooring for your house but cannot yet afford it. You might want to look into using pergo accolade instead. This will practically give your house a makeover, at the very least.

Things to remember when dieting

What do you do when your age kicks in and you find it doubly hard to get rid of unwanted weight? Metabolism slows down as we age and this is not just old wives tale. Science has well backed this up. We then resort to getting the most effective diet pills 10K to doing the most rigorous of diets. But the thing here is to making sure whatever diet, whatever supplements you take in, you have got your medical practitioner’s approval.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

How to Choose Insurance Companies

How do you choose when you are out to look for a good insurance company? Do you subscribe primarily because it is the company your family has been with for generations? Do you factor in the company’s profile and credentials? Or do you dig their advertisements? term life insurance are offered by so many companies nowadays. The best thing to do is to check out feedbacks from those who were already able to make their claims. How reliable they are and how easy it is to get assistance from them when you need it.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

How to Change Flat Tires

As a motorist one of the things that I dread is to have a flat tire in the middle of the road. It is true that you can become a member of a roadside assistance club and actually just call them for help anytime. But the thing about this is there are some companies that take forever to come to your rescue. It is very important to get a reliable one, in this case. Otherwise, you might as well learn how to change tires yourself. Like I know, I should.

Here's a video that can help you learn.
How to Change a Flat Tire | eHow.com

Be a Team with Your Child

A lot of students have learned to hate math for one reason or another. While we should not invalidate how they feel about their subjects, it is also a good thing for parents or teachers to nurture a child’s confidence in the subject. This can start with a plan of being a team with the student as you offer your willingness to help him out as he learns the subject matter. This applies to any subject. Before you know it your child will be choosing from accounting jobs that is offered him when he’s done with school.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Hair Care Tips: Stress and Hair Loss

Hair loss is almost always in direct connection with stress. This is why one of the major factors, dermatologists look into during consults are the stress factors that are possibly surrounding the patient when it comes to hair loss issues. There are a handful of information about this. Check out www.stressandhairloss.net for more details.

Health Tip: Calcium Needs of Women

Women are said to easily lose the calcium they need faster than men. Give it to pregnancy and childbirth that practically seeps out the calcium from their bodies to the babies in their wombs. Nature will always, at all times, favor the babies during gestation. This is why mothers who have one child after another is more likely to lose a tooth or break a bone. The need for the best calcium supplement is highest for women who are under gestation. But the truth is, it does not stop at pregnancy. As women grow older, the need for a calcium supplement is higher than when they were younger.

Health Tip: Beauty from the inside out

As much as we want to stay pretty and nice on the outside, it is also a good thing to take care of what happens in the inside. Truth is, the beauty that comes from the inside is the more lasting one. Considering colon cleanse once in every while will definitely benefit your over all well being. It is a great way of detoxification from all the harmful elements we have consciously or subconsciously introduced to our bodies.

Skin Care Tips: Patch Test

As Handy Tips and Hints mentioned in the previous post, it is very important to have the best acne product that will work for you. And you can only get a hold of this if you do it the right way. Consult and review products. While our skin makeup and how are skin reacts to substances may not be uniform with the rest of the people around us, it is always wise to do a patch test first before going over your whole face for treatment.

Skin Care Tip: The truth about Acne

Acne is a common but not limited problem, of teenagers. If you happen to have a skin that is more susceptible to acne and skin eruptions, then it is possible to still experience breakouts even if you are in the prime of your life. It may seem trivial but it is downright annoying. Not to mention can very well be a huge factor to damaged self-esteem.

Acnes should never be treated lightly. If there is anything that you can do, it is to nip it at the bud. No, not literally though. But by seeing a Dermatologist and getting the right treatment. Reading feedbacks and epiduo reviews can help, just so you have your options open.

Diet Tip: Users Feedbacks and Reviews

Before grabbing a hold of the best weight loss pills to assist your journey to losing those extra poundages, it is best to look into feedbacks whether online or from friends who have actually used them.

Most of those who have been successful in their weigh loss journey could attest to this being very effective. Coupled with the right diet and exercise, there really is no reason to fail on the diet journey.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Finance Tip: Looking closely at cheap insurance options

With the vast choices we now have when it comes to insurance companies, it is but imperative for us to look into each and every cheap life insurance closely before jumping into a contract. There are a handful of benefits insurance has that makes it prudent for us to avail of. First off, it is way cheaper to pay for an insurance premium than having to pay the full amount of a hospital bill, that is just way staggering in these times. It will sometimes take the rest of your life to pay for a hospitalization for the minors of causes. It is just the way things are right now. Something we definitely can no longer deny.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Household Tips: Reasons for Choosing Dream Home Linens

Dream Home is the exclusive brand of Canadian Manufacturing for SM Hypermarket’s wise and practical buyers that want to get more than their money’s worth. Adhering to the market’s call for quality, Dream Home has all the features that any buyer/customer should look for in a good quality linen:

a) Processed with anti-pilling: We often think that pilling (or himulmul in Filipino) comes with age of a fiber and cannot be prevented. Dream Home made an extra effort by making their sheets undergo an additional process of anti-pilling so their linens won’t pill with proper care and washing.

b) Cotton Rich: Did you know that cotton shrinks over time that’s why you might encounter fitted sheets that won’t fit your bed over a period of time. Dream Home has a solution to that by blending the right amount of cotton with another compound thus reducing the shrinkage considerably.

c) Easy Care: With the right blend of cotton, Dream Home bedsheets are low maintenance. Easy to wash, dry and has less creasings.

d) Fully Garterized: The top and bottom of Dream Home fitted sheets are fully garterized for a snug fit.

e)Trendy and Stylish Designs: The designs are not done overnight. They are carefully studied and researched based on the current year’s color and fashion forecast.

f) Dream Home bedsheets are free from carcinogenic and environmental hazardous substances such as azo dyes and lead. It has the OEKOTEX label, a trusted benchmark for quality and safety.

So when you’re out looking shopping for bedsheets, always look for quality --- look for Dream Home, a brand that will give you more than your money’s worth.

Here are personal favorites from the Dream Home Collection:
Paulina
A combination of red, white, black and grey --- Paulina befits that of a modern linen. If you choose this design you’re bold, sophisticated and hard working.

Mimi
Subtle shades of pink and yellow Mimi is for the sweet, playful and intellectual.

Giselle
Vibrant shades of blue, green, pink and orange – a design for the sweet, jolly, sociable, bold and outgoing.

Miranda
Shades of red, yellow and blue against brown background. A design of stability, boldness, loyalty and intellect.

Dream Home Take Me Home

Dream Home Take Me Home is an ongoing raffle promotion in all SM Hypermarket branches from August 1-31, 2010. They’re giving away a bedroom showcase which comprises of a 32” Sany LCD TV with TV Rack, Wardrobe Cabinet, Side Tables, Queen Size Casie Bed, Uratex Perfect Serenity Mattress and Dream Home’s Jr. Bed in a Bag. Joining is easy --- for every purchase of Dream Home products get a raffle ticket. Draw date will be on September 10, 5:00 pm at the Community Area of SM Hypermarket-Sucat branch.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tips on Maximizing an iPod's battery life

If you happen to be one of the users of ipods, then chances are you heard about issues of its battery life. To make sure you are getting the most of the battery life of your ipods, always make sure that you have the latest software from Apple. The makers themselves should be the ones to device ways to maximize its battery life.

For your reference, listed herein is the battery life expectancy of ipod batteries:

1st to 4th generation iPod: 8 hours
5th generation iPod (iPod Nano/Video): 12 hours
1st generation iPod Mini: 8 hours
2nd generation iPod Mini: 18 hours
1st generation iPod Shuffle: 12
1st generation iPod Photo: 8 hours
2nd generation iPod photo: 15 hours
2nd generation iPod photo: 15 hours

Tips on Choosing the Right Insurance Company

The very first thing that we have to consider when choosing an insurance company to subscribe to is the company’s financial stability. It is more than okay to do your homework and look into the company’s profile, its longevity in the business and it’s overall financial strength.

One of the things that we can actually have done is for different companies to issue life insurance quotes and jot down each company’s profile and track record. This is a wise way to protect the investment you are to put in the company.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Sports Tip: MBT shoes over regular ones

More and more athletes are choosing mbt shoes over the regular types of footwear, and for good reason. First, these people are becoming aware of what is good for them as they do great in their chosen sport. MBT stands for Masai Barefoot Technology.

MBTs are basically designed following how the human feet works. This lessens the strain on the muscles and will allow for the best performance, whether you are plain walking or out on a competition to win. Another great innovation the human race should take advantage of.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Handy Tip and Hints on the Downy Passion Challenge

When this nifty package from Downy arrived at my doorstep yesterday, I had no idea that I was in for a very exciting challenge that got my nose buried on two hand towels for most of the day - The Downy Passion Challenge.
Inside this lovely basket are two labeled hand towels: Towel 1 and Towel 2.

Challenge 1: Perfume or Fabcon Challenge
How sensitive is your nose? Can you tell the difference between perfume and new Passion by Downy? Take the Downy “Perfume or Fabcon” Challenge and find out!

1. One of these towels has been sprinkled with perfume; the other has been
washed with new Passion by Downy. Can you guess which is which?

My Answer: Towel 1 is the one washed with the new Passion by Downy and Towel 2 is the one sprinkled with real perfume.

Challenge 2: Guess the Perfume oils Challenge
How sensitive is your nose? Can you guess what other perfume notes were used in Passion by Downy? Choose from one of the perfume notes below and post your guess on your site. Aside from Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and soft musk, Passion by Downy also contains…
a. Cinnamon
b. Rose
c. Lavender

My Answer: Lavender.

Of the two challenges, Challenge 2 really got me second guessing my self-professed expertise on scents. Obviously my having a decent collection of perfumes was not much of an advantage. But here's still hoping that I have my chance of grabbing a hold of one year’s supply of Downy Passion and Attraction. If there is one fabric conditioner I can in all honesty vouch for, that would be hands down, Downy. :-)

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Household Tip: Keep clothes smelling good all day with Downy Perfume Series

After having tested a handful of other different fabric conditioners in the market, I have in all honesty settled to using Downy, particularly the Anti-Bac variant. But soon I'm hoping to try yet another promising variant, Downy Perfume Series.

From one of the world’s best perfumers comes a new line of Downy fabric conditioner that gives women the chance to enjoy the luxurious scent of perfume everyday – Downy’s Perfume series, Passion and Attraction by Downy,


The trained noses of Procter & Gamble (P&G) traveled to Grasse, France, the perfume capital of the world, to create two exciting new scents for Filipinas to enjoy. Passion by Downy excite the senses with a floral blend and a hint of the Oriental, with Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang and soft musk notes. Meanwhile, Attraction by Downy delights the senses with the fruity, sweet fragrance of apple blossom, freesia and vanilla. Meanwhile,

Downy’s Perfume Series also has an advanced, touch-activated Perfume Microcapsule (PMC) Technology. The blend of perfume oils are placed in microcapsules within the Downy formula. When rubbed or touched, these capsules slowly release more fragrance into the air – so you get fresh bursts of fragrance with every embrace, all day!

Inspired by French perfumery and crafted with new technology from P&G. Passion and Attraction by Downy allows you to indulge in the scent of perfume everyday. Available now in supermarkets nationwide.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Tips on Jewelry Cleaning

When jewelry cleaners are not easily accessible, do you just leave your gems unpolished and accumulate dirt within its tiny nooks and crannies? While detergent especially made for jewelries will always be the best choice, very soft toothbrush, mild liquid detergent or lint-removing cloth can possibly clean your diamonds and jewelry.

Never use a regular soap if you can at all get away with it. The tendency of particles from hard soap can seep into the articles and can cause build up and later dulling of its surface.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Tips for Students: Online Review Courses

Taking an anticipated and very important exam has its potential to set the student taking the test on a high stress mode. But the good news is there will always be a way to reduce the stress level on having to go through any kind of examination. First is adequate preparation. Give the exam an utmost priority. If time is an element and you might not have a good amount of, lsat prep can help for one. Online review courses are now made available via the internet and this could take out a considerable amount of stress in itself and will further help you prepare for an upcoming examination.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Maintenance of outdoor furniture

If you happen to have a patio at your home, then you will know how relaxing it is to just have that spot to spend time in, whether by your lonesome or bonding time with your family. This is why it is important to take care of the furnishings therein, outdoor cushions are more susceptible to wear and tear because of its direct exposure to heat and dirt. Make sure to do regular maintenance to prolong the life of your outdoor furniture.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

How to Manage Files

In the advent of technology where everything seems to be done in the computer with all but soft copies, there are still hard copies of documents that needs document management system. This is especially try if the documents concerned are important ones.

First off, granting they are aplenty and will not fit in safety deposit boxes, make sure you have photocopies of them. Investing on steel file cabinets could be a good option too. When those safety measures are taken cared of, then it's time to get those documents categorized and collated to their respective folders. It can be time consuming, true. But there's no short cut to good management. Just look at the long run benefit.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Bathroom Tips: Fans for the Bath

Readers of Handy Tips and Hints range from East to West. So when I say that during summer time in Manila, it could really be extra humid like getting sweaty as soon as you step out of the tub, some may not relate. But truth to tell, it is that and more. Even the high electricity cost will not hamper people from turning on their air conditioners because it can really get unbearable. Some install bathroom fans for a bit of comfort.

Friday, July 23, 2010

A list for the holidays

Time flies so fast. Before we know it, we’re off to the last quarter of 2010. Before the last quarter of the year approaches, it would be nice to add to your list of goals - to come up with a list that I will send Christmas cards to during the holidays. Being too swamped with things and work should not be an excuse.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Diet, Obesity and Self-Esteem

We really cannot blame it all on the youngsters why they get in trouble trying to fit in by the standards of their peers. The responsibility of placing their self-esteem in place is on the parents during their crucial years of growth.

A person’s worth should not remain on how you look, that’s true. But a balance still should be struck such that your child does not neglect their health, for instance. The incidence of obesity is making a record high every single year. This, despite the fact that more people are becoming health conscious. One thing to make sure of is, if one is at all to take diet supplements, make sure it has the approval of your doctor and a safe and recommended one like nuphedragen. It is always better to be safe than sorry.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Safety Tips: Spotlights outside the house

Do you live in a less than safe neighborhood? What are the safety measures that you have done in your household? While transferring to another house might be the best thing to do, it is not always an easy option when other factors are to be considered. Getting hold of emergency number beside your household phone or even installing spotlights outside your house could be a good form of reinforcement.

How to spot a safe weight supplement

There are just too many weight loss supplement available in the market that it can be confusing already for consumers which ones to try. For one, we should always make sure what we take is approved by the doctor and always factor in any current health issue that we might have.

Incidentally, there are also real good recommendations from friends and relatives and most of which are those that are the safest one. How do we spot a safe weight loss supplement anyway? First is, when we do not need a prescription to actually be able to get hold of it. Second, is zero side effects, which admittedly, isn’t so abundant in our drugstores. Take phentremine, for instance. You can buy it over the counter and it has no side effects.

Active White Spa Milk Salt


Active White Spa Milk Salt has been available in the market for sometime now. But it was only recently that a lot of people realize that it is more than just a plain bath product that is designed to whiten skin. It also has promotes slimming. It might not exactly deliver like what the best weight loss supplements in the market do. But it can nevertheless reinforce the toning down of of unwanted cellulites.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Beauty tip: personal recommendations over advertisements

Different brands are launching brand new beauty products almost on a daily basis! They never run out of ideas of what to incorporate and create the urgency for the market to get hold of their product. A whole bunch of us fall prey to these brands. But truth be told there are really great brands like prototype 37c, for instance. A lot has been said about good products and I believe more than what the advertisers are saying, we should pay better attention to feedbacks from the users themselves.

The discipline of eating right

Eating healthy is the best step to a better lifestyle. If you have the best material things in life but suffer health wise, everything else becomes futile. Tips of being healthy are available all over but the surprising thing about it is people are having a hard time because of lack of discipline. Most settle for fat burners which are obviously a quick fix. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. But the thing is, without the healthy regimen, the tendency is to go back to eating unhealthy.

Updates on beauty blog

If you have not been visiting my beauty blog for a while now, you might want to head over there - KikayCorner.net. I'm currently on a spa hopping spree. Reviewing one spa after another and will be posting verdicts on each and every visit.

Next in line will be of reviews of the best anti wrinkle eye cream, which a number of my lady readers are requesting for. Head on over for beauty updates.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tips on how to make your mattress last

mattresses should be turned over on a regular basis to balance the wear and tear of the whole unit. Ideally, it should be turned over the second week of use and then every couple of months thereafter. This, of course, not counting mattresses that are specially designed like some memory foam beds. Some memory foam beds are made with a special layer on top of the mattress. So what should be done to beds like such is to not turn it over. Rather to turn it in such a way that the headside will be on the footside. This will allow the fibers of the mattress to breathe and will actually make the beds last longer.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Tips on Buying a Netbook

More and more people are choosing to buy a netbook over a laptop these days because of its being more portable. The current netbooks in this tech filled generation have already good specification monster enough to allow tasks that used to be non-feasible years ago. There are still a few limitations like the screen size. But the market sure has opened its doors with more options to choose from. From the simplest to the more stylish ones like the Sony VAIO collection.

The main thing to look into when buying a netbook is to first answer the question where will you be using it for. Check for the specifications and its ability to cater to your needs. That’s really just about it. Have a personal checklist and set a budget, read users feedback reviews and then decide from there.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Parenting Tips: Tagging the todd along

The toddler years are the most exciting stage in a child's life. As the baby shifts from babyhood to toddlerhood, she further explores the things around her. This is one of the reasons we should always keep our eye on our little one, especially if we decide to tag the todd along to places.

One of the more exciting entertainment offers that malls have today are 3D movie experience and some cartoon movies offer this already, with its obvious target market in mind - the kids. Make sure you locate the exit signs in the movie house, so you'll know where to go in case of emergency.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Beauty Tip: Protect skin from the UVA/UVB

It is very important to protect our skin from the harsh rays of the sun. It does not just cause premature aging, but it also promotes wrinkles earlier than you have to. Using the right amount of SPF with broad spectrum should be a part of the daily regimen to do away with unwanted skin problems. Others use prevera as part of their daily regimen to protect their faces. Regardless of the brand you use, make sure to consult with your dermatologist.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

The truth about diets

There are different forms of diet that people can actually experiment on. The issue is how effective those diets are. Truth to tell, different individuals respond to each type of diet. If others vouch for the South Beach diet, others who get into it do not get the same good results. The same is truth with other types of diet. This is the reason why people with weight issues resort to looking for the most effective diet pills. Some succeed, some don't.

Some tips on diet and ab workout

If you are looking into losing weight, make sure you don't take ab workouts for granted. You don't wanna look like a slim bowling pin, would you? Working out the abs is usually what dieters forget to work on and they fail to make the most out of the weight loss. Sure you go sizes smaller, but you don't want to have to sport flabby tummies. Work on some crunches and sit ups or maybe work with a trainer in a gym

Beauty Tips: Wash face regularly to control acne

Summer can be the worse time for acne. Acne sufferers usually find that breakouts happen especially during the height of the summer season. The reason being, the sweat glands produce more sebum and when trapped inside the glands they develop into acne. Sometimes even the cystic types. The best regimen is frequent washing of the face and keeping facial oil control films handy. If the problem persists, the best acne treatments should be looked into and a consult to the dermatologist.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Quality issue

Very often we have to settle for less before we ever learn that we should always look for quality in the products and services that we choose. Take household maintenance, for instance. While it is a given that things will have to deteriorate one time or another, we should still always look for the more durable choice. Replacing things in the house every so often will not just break your budget but will also consume time. This issue pertains to anything in general, from the clothes that we wear to the fixtures, like Moen faucets that we use.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Peptides in Beauty Products

Wrinkle creams abound in the market and it is now almost impossible to tell them all apart with all the seemingly the same claims of each one of them. But surprisingly, the best ones often come from the ones derived from nature. The less synthetic chemicals used, the better. There are recent studies that the occurring proteins in the body called peptides are the ones responsible for the production of collagen and elastin in our skin. This is one of the things that I have learned from the prototype 37c reviews that I have recently come across. Makes me wonder if products with peptides are already available locally.

Health Tip: Coffee Enema for Detox

Studies have shown that coffee enemas are effective in detoxifying the liver and the colon. The two active chemicals in coffee that help in this process are theophylline and theobromine. These help reduce the inflammation of the colon. The palmitates in coffee helps to remove toxins and free radicals from the system. Thebest colon cleansers are the natural ones.

Tips on Job Hunting

With a bunch of graduates this school year, it is almost certain that the unemployment rate will surge up to a new high. The current wave of this generation are towards the call center jobs. While this might not be bad, a graduate should consider if this will be something that he can settle for. Especially if his degree does not match the job requirement for the call center job. Make sure to weigh the advantages over the disadvantages and decide from there.This is true whether you are looking into applying for a call center job, jobs philadelphia, or wherever you might consider applying.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Health Tip: Benefits of Exercise over Diet

A healthy diet is something that we should at all times try to have on a daily basis. With the abundance of junk foods everywhere, the temptation to get into a unhealthy diet could just about become the default of the majority. The regular and healthy diet is not the issue here. But special diet that are concocted to specifically reduce weight.

The benefits of using an exercise equipment in your home on a regular basis will actually outweigh those special "weight reducing" diets. It will improve the body's stamina and endurance as well. But this will benefit a person more if partnered with a healthy diet.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

How to care for your iPod


An ipod is generally cared for just like any other gadget. Always make sure to wipe the casing of your ipods using microfiber cloth. This will ensure less scratches as the gadgetstays with you. Keep it away from moisture and make sure you use gentle pressure on the buttons. And lastly, always charge in full. This ensures the best internal battery performance.

Monday, May 10, 2010

The role of wedding invites in the logistics of wedding preparations

Wedding preparations can be very tedious, to say the least. But with proper preparations and step by step organization of logistics, it does not need to be so overwhelming. One of the first things to consider is to have the wedding invitations taken cared of. To be able to do this, the soon to be wed couple should be able to arrange the date, talk to the officiating minister, sponsors who will have their names printed in the invites. This is a one of the major things and have the ability to put everything else about the logistics on hold, if not properly taken cared of.

Diet Tip: First things first

Before trying out all the possible diet products endorsed in the television that you can get hold of, make sure that you have done your part by going on a natural diet yourself and schedule a regular exercise regimen. Chances are you are going to have a more stable and healthy weight transition, that have a drastic one that can possibly be life threatening.

But if you are at all looking into taking supplements that have been said to be effective, like Lipovox, for instance, consult your dietician and doctor first.

Friday, May 7, 2010

MacBook or MacBook Pro?

Why do Apple users choose a macbook pro over a macbook? Some say that the former gives you more value for money aside from having a better video output environment and its overall aesthetic value. But aside from having a better macbook memory, a macbook pro has Core 2 Duo processors with a 10 hour battery life. You definitely cannot get that from the regular MacBook.

Beauty Tip: Choosing the best product for acne

There are already a hundreds, possibly thousands of acne treatment products in the market today. The issue is the degree of a product’s effectiveness to the people who try it. This is a major consideration if you plan to try out a products. Regardless of any product’s claim of being the best acne treatment, personal recommendation is still best. Search for reviews and actual people who have already used it. There is no way you should waste your hard earned money for pricey products that don’t work.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Anyone can be an environmentalist

More and more people are going into the pro-environment agenda. It is all over the place. From the campaign placards to the utility bill inserts. While this is not bad, companies have obviously gone into the bandwagon with selfish motives in mind – profit. This is why it is also good to be discerning of the campaigns all around us.

If one is really serious about going pro-environment, then this could manifest in a host of things that he incorporates in his lifestyle. It may be as simple conserving energy with more effort or as grand as a career in energy auditor training. Either way, it is the little things we do on a daily basis that counts.

Why get your car insured

Will you really drive a car without having it insured? I still believe that the answer for this is no. This is basically why car dealers tie up with insurance companies to make sure they are able to offer their clients decent coverage when as they buy the unit of their choice. One should always choose wisely as he goes through auto insurance quotes Compare features, company reputation and premium. This way you not only get the best value for your money but the companies are also forced to make their services more competitive.

Health Tip: The Food Pyramid

Losing weight is a major issue to a large percentage of the world’s population today. This is not necessarily because there is abundance in supply of food but it can also be the unhealthy distribution of foods in our society. Commercialism has gotten into the system of the world that it is not difficult to be influenced by it.

Obesity can be an after effect of years of unhealthy diet. People wonder how to lose weight, but the real issue here is how to eat the healthy way. The answer is right back to the basics - The Food Pyramid.

Health Tip: Always consult with your doctor

Before ever trying out even the best diet pills, one should always make sure to check with their general practitioner. This is especially true if there is any medical conditions that needs to be taken into account.

Persons with medical conditions usually take medications on a regular basis. One should take note that medicines react to each other even as they break down in the human body.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Child Care Tip: Choosing the right stroller

Parents have come along way since the new millennium. It did help as well that brands have come up with great products. Although we should also keep down on consumerism as it literally has the ability to consume us. But truth be told, there are just things that make life easier for all of us. And you will so understand this especially if you happen to be a parent. Take this Bob Duallie stroller for instance. It does its job ever so efficiently than other brands. I love how it has an extra large canopy which tropical countries especially can really make use of. Its suspension is also adjustable. These are just a few tips on what to look for in strollers for babies. Another non-negotiable is for the item to be durable. Buying non-durable items, which also means you’re buying something that is easily disposable, is like just throwing money away.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Furniture Care Tip: Importance of taking care of your furniture

Outdoor furniture needs the same amount of care as indoor ones do. The kind of care might vary though, depending on the kind of material your furniture is made of. Furniture is an investment that we have to take care of. If we want them to last for a long time, that is.

Always ask tips from the store where you buy furniture. Regardless if it’s indoor or outdoor cushions, furniture skeleton or what not. The makers of the furniture knows how best to take care of their creations and we should make sure to take note of their instruction.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Conservation tip: Towels or Dryers

Here is another conservation tip on the usage of hand towels over hand dryers. While it may be more convenient to use hand dryers, we should also consider not using this on a regular basis. Using paper towels may not also be the best way to conserve because you are also consuming paper while you are at it. Cloth towels are still best or maybe just leave them to air dry.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Mobile Tips: Smart's Unlimited Call Promo

No need to buy a new SIM or change your number!
Call all you want to the biggest network!
Enjoy Nationwidest coverage!

You can also convert airtime load and register* by texting TALK100 or TALK500 to 6400

To call, just dial *6400 + 11 digit SMART number. Ex. *640009191234567
*P1.00 airtime balance must be maintained.
Cannot register concurrently with other unlimited call offers.

PROMO MECHANICS
· Promo is open to all Buddy Subscribers nationwide.
· Subscriber must have the minimum balance required (P100 for SMARTalk 100 and P500 for SMARTalk 500) in order to register.
· Unlimited calling only applies to local calls made within the Smart network. Unlimited calls can be made anytime of the day.
· SMARTalk’s unlimited calls do not apply to roaming, international transactions and to calls made to other networks.

Promo runs until April 30, 2010. Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 0257, Series of 2010.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Save water. Now.

How far will you to help the environment? Would you actually recycle water that you used for say, rinsing the laundry to flush your American Standard toilets at home? This is too much work, you'd say. But if there are things that we can do. Let us get down to doing it.

Manila is currently experiencing the El Nino phenomenon for the nth time and it is not surprising anymore if the time would come that water will be needed to be rationed from house to house. Let's do our share. If we can't get ourselves to do radical things, then let's start with the trivial ones. A little goes a long way.

Kitchen Tip: Water to Thaw Meat

Thawing meat with the use of water is a very common practice. It is almost always the default. But the thing about thawing meat with water is that it lessens the meat's flavor. If you should at all thaw meat, do it via the microwave. Better yet, if you are using the meat for lunch, get it off the freezer and have it sit on the common fridge to thaw overnight.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Free Stream Tip: Where to watch UFC 111 live stream free

In a few hours that much awaited fight of St-Pierre vs Hardy will be witnessed via UFC 111 live streaming in several sites across the internet. For those who were not able to buy tickets because it is now sold out and for those who failed to subscribe via PPV, the challenge is to find the right sopcast channel to be able to watch UFC 111 live stream free.

To be able to watch UFC 111 live streaming, you will have to search for a particular keyword and land on a site with a legitimate working link. It might take a while but when you do find out, it is going to be worth it.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Finance Tip: Benefits of Making a Checklist

Making a checklist is important for a household. It keeps everything in order and organized. Why does organization be such big a deal? It teaches not just the head of the family to keep track of things. But also for the kids to be able to pick up valuable characteristics that the parents may or may not be consciously passing along, which will benefit them in the long run. This can then be considered as life skills.

From keeping track of the bills to be paid on a monthly basis to the annual fees and premiums of different obligations, even filing of insurance quotes that can be considered for the following year. All these if given their proper places, neatly filed, will prove to be a beneficial habit that will keep things in order.

Road Tip: Roadside Assistance

Women drivers are not always the most ready in the event that their tires went flat. This is actually one of the things that I dread to experience but might have to figure out what to do someday. Although you can actually learn how to change tires, what’s easier is to sign up for membership for road assistance, like good sam towing for instance. Companies like this are very handy, when you get in trouble on the road. It is wisest to sign up with a company that is personally recommended by people you know.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Travel Tip: Traveling with Kids

It is vacation mode again, at least in this part of the world. Whether you are planning for a local trip for your family or maybe a swing around in another country, staying in one of those rentals, there are a few things you should take note of, especially if you are traveling with your family.

Having children during the travel can add to the dynamics and you should take care to know what they will need and to still pack light. A bag for random things that children need like small toys and books. Throw in some backs of healthful chips too for extra long road trips are just two of the pointers.

Skin Care Tip: ID your skin before buying products

There are different types of skin. Even combination skin can actually have sub types. It is always best to know what the type of your skin is before buying skin products.

For instance, you have an oily type of skin, ideally you should not use foundations that are oil based, et. al. Learning through skin id reviews will allow for you to choose the products that are best suited to your skin.

Health Tip: Tip to keep desired weight

The best way to keep your desired weight is to keep on with your usual diet and exercise. But as we age, the metabolism of the body tends to slow down in breaking down foods, resulting to increase possibility of putting on weight.

Before you get hold of your nearest fat burner, know your body type first then proceed to do regular training of toning up your muscles. This will not just allow you to keep your desired weight but will also keep cellulites at bay.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Finance Tip: The right reasons for shifting to another insurance company

HThe first quarter is usually the time of the year where people would have to renew and pay premiums for insurances. Be it for the home, pre-need or even auto insurances. The most convenient thing to do is stick with your regular insurance, true. But given that you have been offered a better deal by a reputable company and getting feedbacks from infinity auto insurance review, for instance. There is no way you cannot consider shifting to another company. It is okay as long as it gives you more value for your money.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Paquiao vs Clottey live stream search tips

When searching for Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream links, you can go to your preferred search engine, just type in the necessary keywords. With the event so popular,you will have to learn to filter through the search results.

To watch Pacquiao vs Clottey live streaming, we have to find the right links. You can try adding in search terms like YouTube, UStream, Sopcast or any other related term. In the past, it has been very difficult finding the right links.

With search engines giving weight to social networks, it has become easier. Patience and creativity in using the right keywords are the things one will need to succeed in finding the right Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream video.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Vacation Tip: Get your money's worth when traveling

It's summer time once again and families are getting their schedules set for the upcoming summer vacation. After one whole year of having to go to school, children will finally have the time the break that they need and this as well applies to the working bunch.

One thing to do to maximize your vacation time and money is to check out what agencies offer. Booking ahead of time for a beach getaway or Disney vacation packages will give you the best value for your money.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Home office

More and more people are choosing working from home than getting employed the traditional way. While it is more flexible and convenient to work from home, you will have to make some necessary adjustments in your home set up to be able to be efficient at it.

It is necessary that you set up office furniture in a nook in your house that will be identified as your place of work.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Finance Tip: Choosing Your Insurance Company

Pia Magalona, the widow of former Francis Magalona spoke of her personal experience about insurance. Here is her message that I hope will make an impact to readers of Handy Tips and Hints.



I could not agree with her more. It is always better to make sure our loved ones are taken cared of long after you have gone. But a word of caution. It is always wise to make sure that who you are getting insured with is a reputable company. You can get affordable life insurance rates just about anywhere, but it will be of your best interest that you get insured with the one company who has a good name.

Scrapbooking and Milestones

Milestones are treasures. A family looks forward to them and captures them through pictures and videos. Scrapbooking is one way to put them all together. Nowadays scrapbooking has gone digital and is ever more affordable.

A milestone that a family would love to have captured is a child’s graduation day. It will be the neatest to have photo graduation invitations given out to loved ones just in time for your child’s special day. Even the graduation invites and pictures will be nice additions to a family’s growing scrapbook.

Where to Shop Online

There are a handful of online sites that we can do our shopping. This is by far one of the most convenient things the internet has offered mankind. While a lot of merchant websites have come up, it is also wise to choose where you are buying from.

One thing you can actually take note of is the website’s security protection. If they can at all offer payment’s via PayPal, that would be best because there will be no need for you to divulge your credit card details to the web. One of the better sites to check out is Best Buy, you are sure to get your money’s worth when you buy from reputable entities as opposed to sites that have just come up.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Insurance Tip: Avail of Force Majeure Feature

We will be paying off our home insurance before the month ends. The cost of the premium is almost a hundred dollars. But truth be told, we rather that we will never have to make a claim. This time around we are paying two grand more on the home insurance premium because we availed of the feature "force majeure." After the Ondoy incident last September 2009, wherein our house submerged in flood, there is no way we're taking chances. Although our insurance agent was so sure that it's not going to happen in the next 30 years. I can only wish we availed of the "force majeure" feature right from the start.

When it comes to getting your home insured, it is really the homeowner's call and it is always wise to have yours insured.

Business Tip: Keep Brand Fresh

Brand launches usually mean free stuff for people to try out a company’s product. It is always important that as regular as your merchandise is, a company should be able to give it a fresh kind of branding that will stick to their heads. Whether you give away something as practical and usual as promotional mugs or as tech savvy as mini laptop speakers – the imprinted logo should be unmistakable.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Finance Tip: Health Insurance

Getting your family members health plans is actually a very wise thing to do. We all know how much hospitalization costs nowadays that it becomes more impractical to not invest on a health plan.

The way we see it, there is no more medical service that is affordable. All we need to do is compare benefits from several health insurance companies. There are a handful of them that are available, one of them is bcbsnc.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Health Tip: Enough Sleep = Good Skin

Quit staying up late. This is something that a person has to make sure of to take care of his skin. This is especially true if you are prone to acne, pimples and white heads. Staying up late will make things worse. The best acne treatments might not even work if this basic on the checklist is not done. Enough sleep is equal to good skin.

Health Tip: Vitamin B12 to Prevent Hair Loss

All natural shampoos are not really good after all. This is my conclusion after having tried at least 4 all organic shampoos – each of which encouraged hair fall. If we come down to the bottom of it, hair loss is caused by Vitamin B12 deficiency. It is best to check with your dermatologist for the best care and vitamin for hair loss. Then up your diet on eggs, meat and poultry. The nutrition that we get from these food are what our hair needs.

Health Tip: Detoxification

There is no other generation in the history than this generation that has given so much attention to detoxification. The Wellness Generation has zeroed in to getting people to listen to their bodies for our own benefit. Although our bodies do their own natural detoxification via the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract, there are some things that we could do to help our bodies heal from the natural accumulation of toxic substances that we have carried through the years.

To know what is best to personally use it is wise to look into colonix reviews and find out from the feedback of users themselves.


Health Tip: Diet and Exercise are still Best

It is always wise to consult with a doctor before taking any kind of supplement. If you hope to be more lean and fit, it is safer to get to it the natural way. Diet and exercise might not be the easiest thing to get committed on, but they are the safest, with least side effects.

Some though still resort to using muscle supplements, which cannot really be all that bad. However the consumption of some brands, can harm the general system of our body. It is only best to not just listen to personal recommendations of friends but also ask your doctor about it.


Health Tip: Zinc Supplement in Your Diet

Some people are just more prone to having skin problems, from acne to whiteheads to eczema. Keeping stress to a minimum may prove to be of help. Although this might be a not very easy task, a person prone to skin problems should take extra effort either by doing meditation or even listening to relaxing music throughout the day.

Before trying out eczema treatments available in the market, make sure you take enough zinc supplements.


Monday, February 8, 2010

Education Tip: Online Teaching Degree

I am a graduate of one of the more reputable universities in Manila. The business degree that I finished did not prove to be very me, which is why I went right back to school to earn education credits for me to be able to take the board for teachers.

If I had the choice before, I would have chosen an online teaching degree in a heartbeat. I did not know yet it existed before but after having browsed through the site of WGU, it occurred to me that this can come in really handy for people like me, who take care of a lot of things – home schooling, working from home and the ministry.

The convenience of an online degree is definitely one of the many valuable contributions advanced technology has brought to the people.