Written by crizlai on Jan 13th, 2011 | Filed under:
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If you were to be given a chance to choose a location anywhere throughout the world to build your dream home, where would you think that would be? That’s the question I have always asked myself. With money not being an issue, I could always choose a pent house unit overseeing the whole city but that would not be what I had in mind. I have always dreamed of being somewhat closer to nature but staying in a jungle in South Africa or Amazon would surely not be my preference as I can’t go without any technological equipments. Costa Rica has tropical climate and great beaches overseeing the Caribbean Seas but most of these remote areas have no proper road access.
That left me with two options to choose from. It’s either Seychelles, an island nation, northeast of Madagascar and east of Kenya or Maldives, another island nation located in the southwest of Sri Lanka. Both have 3 shades of blue sea water all over the hundreds of coral enriched islands. This would be a real hard decision as both the nations have rich underwater kingdom. I won’t mind swimming in the crystal clear water while exploring more of the “rainforests” of these “underground safari”.
Hmm… an idea just struck my mind. I might even plan to set up two identical dream homes at both locations. Gosh! I suddenly felt that I’m so greedy but who could resist the beauty of the scenery daily? Moreover, the richness of the marine lives would be incompatible to anywhere around the world. If I ever get bored of wetting myself, I could easily view all my underwater recordings through my ever faithful Samsung HDTV.
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Written by crizlai on Jan 13th, 2011 | Filed under:
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In order to make your house into a place you can call home, you would need to be focused on how comfortable you would want to be in. The living room being the most utilized area throughout your house would surely be the first place you would like to liven up with some magic touches. All you need is a basic layout plan, a bit of creativity and of course some lifestyle purchases to make your dream place come true.
So how can you go about making those changes? You can start by studying how you can make those walls look attractive. Try choosing colors that would soothe your senses after a long day of work. Pastel colors would be great with one side of your wall where you would be having your entertainment equipments having a stronger color tone. You could consider having a few strategic located pendant lightings from your ceiling that would help in generating positive moods. I’m quite sure that you won’t want to leave those walls bare looking. Hanging up some family photos or even your pet photos would create that feeling of being surrounded by the people you love always.
Bringing in part of your garden would also help in staying tune with nature since green is the most relaxing color to the human eyes. A few cut flowers from your garden placed in vases around your room would add more colors to your life. Moreover, they would give out that natural fragrance that would freshen up the whole place. With all those little touches in place, it’s time to get pampered. I would think getting a set of theater seating would not take up much space, would you?
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Written by crizlai on Jan 3rd, 2011 | Filed under:
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Nowadays, the number of healthy conscious people has grown quite big as you would see that more and more buyers had opted out for pesticide-free produce. Although the cost might be higher a bit, you are assured of not getting any unwanted chemicals into your body systems. It’s not easy to get the produce as you always wanted from your nearby grocery stores, especially for your daily consumption of fruits and vegetable, but you can still take note on how to reduce the risks of getting the least affected produce. Foodnews.org would be a great guide to your healthy consumption.
Veggie wash would be another great way to wash out all those water-proofed chemicals on your raw food. It’s cheap and an all-natural organic vegetable and fruit based cleanser that is formulated to rid produce of pesticides, dirt and chemical residues. Although you might lose out some of the nutrients in your food, peeling off the skins would also help in minimizing pesticide poisoning. Whenever you are out for some grocery shopping, do check out on some of the frozen produce. Generally, these produce would have measurably less exposure to pesticides.
Visiting your local farmer’s market would also enlighten you on the existence of any pesticide practices. Firstly, you could be sure that the produce would be sold directly to you rather than the produce from your grocery store which might have gone through many changes in hands. If you still think that those farmers are not trustworthy, you could always grow your own. There are many hydroponics systems out there on the market that would ascertain the safety of your fruits and vegetables consumptions.
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Written by crizlai on Jan 2nd, 2011 | Filed under:
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Do you know that bad lighting can spoil your mood? Each day after work, you would expect to come home to be mentally free from stress. Can you imagine walking down a dim looking hallway towards a dull looking living room? Even when you thought you could pep up a simple dinner, your dimly lighted and sole incandescent fixture high on the ceiling kitchen would just run down your motivation to be creative with your cooking skills. These would be the few main problems faced by most homeowners nowadays.
With a little budget, you could easily style your whole house into your sanctuary with some proper lighting. You should consider pendant lighting to drop a little soft light on strategic spots to brighten up the whole place. With a variety of styles, designs and colors, these pendant lighting would solve your dim area problems easily.
There are many pendant lighting that you can consider for your home, whether it’s indoor or outdoor. Most commonly, you can have some mini-pendant or multi-light pendant practically anywhere within your house. Those small and energy saving yet soft lighting would make the whole place looked even fresher and brighter than before. They sure help in rejuvenating your moods to stay happily always with your family. If you think your house needed that extra touch to liven up things a bit, why not get some experts to touch it up with some pendant lighting today?
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Written by crizlai on Jan 1st, 2011 | Filed under:
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What would be your phobia as age began to creep in slowly before you knew it? It’s the fear of being sick. It can be one of the scariest things to deal with when you do not have the means to get any proper treatments. As we know, certain medical treatments can be rather costly and it would not be as affordable as popping into any pharmacy for some basic medications. This could be a nightmare for many who were not somehow covered by any sort of health insurance.
If you are a frequent traveler, even within your own continent, you might want to get the best health insurance coverage as most insurance companies out there, do not provide adequate travel medical insurance, emergency medical evacuation, repatriation or trip cancellation. I’m sure your preferred insurance agent would be more than happy to guide you through your questions. I found mine, the NC health insurance to be real helpful in this matter.
Amongst NC health insurance’s offers includes individual health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC (BCBSNC), known for their Blue Advantage products, group health insurance, life insurance from multiple carriers, short term health insurance, dental insurance, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage.
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