Thursday, March 29, 2012

Atlanta Home Security

Do you have home security? A lot of people have home security system installed in their haven, their home. Since the home is supposed to be a place where you feel most comfortable and safe, worrying about your safety or the safety of your personal belongings should be the last thing in your mind. This is one of the reason why home security is now a rapidly growing field.

With the advent of modern technology, anyone can now install and select from a wide variety of home security systems, either residential or business alarm systems. There's even an easy to buy installation kits or a DIY electronic goods. These security systems will secure your beloved home or business establishments in an simple but very effective way.

A good friend of mine who lives in Atlanta just recently purchase a home security system at www.atlantahomesecurity.com. I am thinking of getting one for my own home. I like the fact that home security system can prevent any attempts of home burglars. In an advanced home security system, there is a cool control box that will activate an alarm sound or a siren with some flashing outdoor lights and also an awesome telephone automatic dialer. This will surely alert you, including your neighbors that somebody has just broken into your house. Most of the time, the sound alarm alone will scare any bugler and drives the bad intruder away. Neighbors on the other hand, can easily inform the policeman which house in the neighborhood has been broken into.

Thursday, March 08, 2012

Crafts Arts And Crafts Projects For Senior Citizens

The most rewarding Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens can be found in a ceramic shop. Some of the Arts and Crafts projects will be lined up on shelves and the larger projects will be found on the floor inside the shop or outside on slabs of concrete. Due to the size of some objects, many elderly people prefer to complete projects that they can carry around with very little difficulty.

Some of the Arts and Crafts projects that elderly people prefer most often will feature ceramic birds in many stages of flight. Some of the birds will be found sitting on tree branches that look just like the one in your backyard. Some of them will require sanding for some time before any type of painting can start and this is because the edges of the mold show through on both sides.

The birds are easy to handle and are considerably lightweight which make them the perfect choice for any Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens. The tools for these Arts and Crafts project are fairly simple and most of the ceramic pieces only require sandpaper, a paint brush and a variety of acrylic paints that are offered in convenient containers that are made of unbreakable plastic. These containers are easy to store too which makes them perfect for apartment living.

Ceramics are perfect Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens that are homebound. These projects can fill the lonely hours of the day with marvelous colors and give the elderly a chance to experience a feeling of accomplishment with each ceramic piece that is finished. These Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens will also offer them a chance to express themselves and see their expressions in vivid color.

There are other reasons why ceramic pieces make the perfect Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens. The elderly can develop friendships when they bring their pieces out when friends stop over. There are many opportunities for the elderly to organize little gatherings in their home. The initial reason for setting up some of these ceramic parties is to work on projects, but the opportunities that the elderly really enjoy are the many hours of conversation that are possible with every ceramic piece that is started.

The Arts and Crafts projects for senior citizens may give them a reason to remain active and to expand their life experiences even further. Ceramic project prevent the elderly from becoming withdrawn and allow them to lead a happy and very full life. The birds and other sculptures that they create can be used to decorate their homes, and serve as the perfect present for any occasion.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

MORNING ROUTINE


Thanks to Lemuel Craft

Every morning before I go to work, I usually try to give myself a little time. After I take my husband to work ( he has to be there at six) and get home, I flip on the clear tv. I pour a cup of coffee and hop back in the bed for a bit. I watch the “Today Show” every morning. I love it. It gives me a little time to myself. It lets me relax and prep for the day. I take my time getting ready, which I recently learned to do. When I didn’t have to take my husband to work in the morning, I wouldn’t get up until the last minute. I usually wouldn’t even take a shower before I went in at nine! My husband thinks not taking a shower before you go to work is gross, but I always take one at night. It just takes quite a while to do my hair. When I do give myself enough time though, it makes me feel better all day. My little routine has made me much more relaxed and much more productive than I have ever been before at work. I wish that I had done this before.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Is Photography School Your Dream?


Many dream of photography school. It is an art and a passion that few people can take and make use of. But, those that do, really can amaze the world with what they can capture on a single roll of film. But, how can you find the right school to get into? Having the right photography school on your resume really can make a bit of difference. So, take your time in choosing the right school for your choice. Chances are, you’ll have many options to consider when you choose correctly.

Here are some things to consider about the photography school that you will choose:

• Does the school provide you the best possible plan of study? It needs to offer you what you want to learn now and in the future. This will help determine how well you do in the end.

• You will need to consider the format of the school as well. If you are to take photography school lessons through the college, will you be required to get a degree or will you simply take classes to gain knowledge without a degree? This is up to you, but it is also up to the school to let you in as well.

• You also need to feel comfortable with the school. This is important because in art, you need the freedom to make choices. While hard and difficult, you will want to have the freedom to do as you need to.

• You’ll want to find the photography school that offers the right scholarships and financial aid as well. Not all of us can afford the highest levels of education, but when you choose wisely and with good financial intentions, you can choose the right photography school.

Photography school is waiting for you. Are you ready to get started?

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Art Courses


If you love to draw, and have an interest in sharpening your skills for either professional or personal reasons, you are probably thinking of taking a few art courses to help you along in your endeavor. Art courses are everywhere. The trick is to find the right courses for your budget and your time schedule. Luckily, today there are more and more options than there used to be, and many different directions you can go when you attend classes. You may not even know what you want to do or what direction to take until you get started.

Schools like the Art Institute offer many different types of art courses. You can learn more about drawing, painting, graphic design, computer illustration, and special effects. You can also take photography or cooking classes, which many consider to be forms of art as well. While their art courses seem to be pretty well laid out for the average student, last I knew there were some elective courses you could add to your itinerary while in school. These schools offer not only art courses, but they will help you with housing, financial aid, and job placement once you have completed your degree.

If you don’t have an Art Institute nearby, and have no intention on moving away from where you are to take art courses, you can probably find some near where you live. Most community colleges have at least some art classes, but they may not offer a degree. It will depend on what you want to take art courses for, and how many different classes you want to take. Community college art courses are great for those who need a brush up on their skills, or for those who are taking classes for personal reasons.

You may also find individual artists in your area offering art courses from their home or a studio. These will not earn you a degree, but you can learn how to draw or paint this way. Usually these art courses are one on one, or if there is a class, the class is usually very small, and you get a lot of attention from your instructor. If you are already an artist and looking for a way to make more money, you might consider offering art courses to those in your community. Make sure you charge enough to make it worth your while, but don’t undermine yourself by charging a tiny fee

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Los Angeles

Guest post written by Joseph Finch.

Working men and women are frequently concerned about leaving their houses unsupervised. Whether they leave their homes for a short time, may be at function or on a long holiday, home security is always a big concern. A lot of people may well even be afraid, even when they are in their very own properties for worries that some intruder may well break in and hurt them. This is one of the reasons that people these days are turning into far more conscious about creating their home and other properties safer using the help of home safety techniques. They enjoy the impression of safety that a superb home security technique affords them.

When my husband was transferred by the company he works for to Los Angeles, California, I was not sure that was a place I wanted to raise my children. I had heard so much about the crime in Los Angeles that I was really afraid. But coming from a small town where you knew everyone and there was never any crime, you could understand my concern. So the first thing that I had my husband do after we moved into our house was to contact Los Angeles home security systems so that we could get a security system that I would feel safe with. It really is important to make all work and spare no cost in defending your home and property from danger and theft. It can be normally sensible to invest into a fantastic residence safety program for your home rather of leaving your self vulnerable to crime and danger. Make no error; getting a great residence safety technique will do wonders for the peace of minds of everybody in your home.

It was a big change for me to move to such a big city, but I think I am finally getting the hang of it. The neighbors we have met in our neighborhood all have small children like we do, and I feel like we are our own little community in the middle of such a big place. I don’t really know why I was so concerned, but I am beginning to feel more like this is home now than where we lived before. And regardless of the cost of setting up and running a home security system, it is definitely well worth it.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bad News




Contribution by Saul Martin

It seems like you can’t turn on the television or open a newspaper these days without reading more bad news. The housing market has imploded, the stock market is completely unpredictable, and the people we normally look to for answers don’t have any answers to give us. It’s a little bit overwhelming at times, but we all have to do our best to just muddle through and hope to come out on the other side at some point. My family is making a concerted effort to save money wherever we can. We are living much more frugally than we were before the downturn, and in a lot of ways it’s been very good for us. We are instilling the value of saving money in our children, and we’re hopeful that they’ll carry this value with them as they get older. We’re teaching them to buy generic options when they’re available, and to buy things on sale, and to cut costs by bringing their lunch, etc. We’ve also started examining ways to save money on the necessities such as energy. We have to heat our home, obviously, but we can do it as cheaply as possible. We called texas electric service and were able to switch to a lower cost natural gas provider, and we started saving money immediately. It was the easiest change we’ve made so far.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The oversized clutch is the bag of the season

Guest post written by Margie Dennis

When it comes to accessories, my favorite things are all oversized. I think that there's just no use in wearing an accessory if you're the only person that's going to notice them. Or at least that's just the way that I feel. It's always fun to see people's reactions to some of my pieces of jewelry, especially my cocktail rings. I tend to wear some pretty big rings. So I was really excited when I found out that oversized clutches are in fashion right now. I'd never seen such big clutches that I've seen on fashion blogs over the past few weeks. So I knew that I needed to have one for myself.

I looked online to try and find some cute oversized clutches for myself. While I was online, I ran across some info on wireless internet providers. I showed it to my husband and after that we decided to change over our internet service to one of the providers that I found.

I found this adorable brown leather oversized clutch that is just perfect. I think that i'm going to be carrying it non stop this fall.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

You haven't seen television until you have seen Firefly

Thanks for the article from Quinton Wynn

Most women I know automatically dismiss science fiction television shows solely because they feature things like space and laser guns and aliens. However, they are missing out! That is the only way to say it. Some of the best television of the past decade has been science fiction. Today I felt like watching one of my long-time favorites ; Firefly.

Firefly is what is known as a space-western. Featuring spaceships and guns with a cowboy aesthetic. When they aren't flying around in ships visiting other planets they are riding on horseback brandishing old school rifles and revolvers. This is exactly my cup of tea. They call fans of the show "browncoats" thanks to the iconic brown coats worn by the members of the Firefly crew.

The show is about a group of bandits who take on missions for money. Think of it similar to Robin Hood set in space. You get really into the characters lives, and the Firefly ship is constantly getting strange passengers on board. Think of things like preachers, prostitutes, and escaped government projects.

I watch all of this Tuesday nights on my http://www.tvbydirect.com. It's my favorite moment of the week. Watching the crew work together just makes my heart warm. There will never be another show that I connect with like Firefly. It is everything I'm looking for in a television show.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Hoarders

Written by my friend Ian Cruz.

Ever since I have gotten direct star TV I have been watching all the episodes of Hoarders that I have missed. This show is so addicting! People's stuff is more important to them than their families, health, basically everything! I am the exact opposite of a hoarder so maybe that is why I am so intrigued. I keep only the bare minimum and am not sentimental by any means. My favorite episode to date is the food hoarder. It is this elderly woman that literally, could not throw away food. No matter how rancid, or molded or expired it was she could not bring her self to get rid of it. She would only throw something away if the packaging started to bloat, and sometimes even then! she would try to keep it. During her episode her living room was full of rotten food. There were squash, and vegetables and a rotten pumpkin on the floor that had turned into an orange mush. It was so rotten that they had to use a shovel to pick it up and even as they are dumping it into the trashcan the woman is picking seeds out of it to eat. She kept saying what a beautiful pumpkin it once was and she just wanted a few of the seeds to eat or maybe try to grow another one. Her son eventually had to come help her and convinced her to throw away some of the food. By then end she had made very little progress.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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