Posted by Gaylord Campbell
My parents own a beach house that they rent out pretty much throughout the whole year. There are usually a few weeks of down time during the fall when nobody is renting it out. We try to go down for a few days during this time. My mom was beginning to get worried about the house not being used and someone breaking in while it was empty. I told her she should just have a security system installed. She thought it was a good idea, but she did not know which companies were available in that area. I told her just to google “long beach adt” to find out what was available. She was able to find prices and packages that were available. Some of the systems not only had an alarm for break ins, but also for floods. It sounded like it would be perfect for the beach house. My mom called and they said they can send someone out next week to install the system. It looks like we have an excuse to go to the beach for a few days.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Organize and Declutter Your House and Life
For my birthday, the boys father bought me an Amazon Kindle Fire
. It's really cool! Amazon offers a whole bunch of books for free too. One of the books I downloaded was Absolutely Organize Your Family by Debbie Lillard. One of my resolutions this year is to declutter. We've lived here for almost nine years, so it's time. With all the talk of the world ending, which of course it's not, 2012 seems like a good year to start fresh. Compared to some people, I don't have a lot of things accumulated, but I like things clean, fresh and organized. I feel like the walls are closing in on me when there is too much clutter. I do have a bunch of junk drawers that need cleaning out. With junk mail and all the papers that get sent home from school, it's really easy to accumulate extra clutter. Not to mention all of the boys' toys. They are 4 and 7 now with no plans for a third, so I guess it's time to pack up some of the toddler toys that are still laying around. The boys rooms are a total mess, especially the 4 year olds. He's not compliant at keeping his toys picked up yet. He just dumps things out and then wonders why he can't find things. Legos are all over both boys' rooms. Legos are a great creative toy, but they are a pain to pick up. I have bags of Legos hidden away because I'm so tired of picking them up every night.
The book I downloaded is also supposed to have information on organizing kid's rooms and helping them learn to organize. I haven't gotten to that part yet, but I can't wait! I hope it works!
One tip I read is if you don't use something, throw it away. People hold on to things because of emotional attachment or thinking maybe someday they will use it. Another tip is to keep like things together. When like things are together, you can see exactly what you have and what you need and don't need.
The part I'm on now talks about organizing your families schedules. We lead a pretty relaxing, low key life, so that's not a big issue yet. I don't believe in having such busy, stressful lives that you are always running from one place to another. You get tired and cranky, and the kids get tired and cranky. Few people realize that relaxation is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. All you have to do is say NO. lol. I do have a calendar that I write appointments and activities in though.
BTW, you don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books. You can download the Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app for the Chrome web browser and read the books using that. The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app and the Chrome web browser are both free too.
More Home Organization Tips
. It's really cool! Amazon offers a whole bunch of books for free too. One of the books I downloaded was Absolutely Organize Your Family by Debbie Lillard. One of my resolutions this year is to declutter. We've lived here for almost nine years, so it's time. With all the talk of the world ending, which of course it's not, 2012 seems like a good year to start fresh. Compared to some people, I don't have a lot of things accumulated, but I like things clean, fresh and organized. I feel like the walls are closing in on me when there is too much clutter. I do have a bunch of junk drawers that need cleaning out. With junk mail and all the papers that get sent home from school, it's really easy to accumulate extra clutter. Not to mention all of the boys' toys. They are 4 and 7 now with no plans for a third, so I guess it's time to pack up some of the toddler toys that are still laying around. The boys rooms are a total mess, especially the 4 year olds. He's not compliant at keeping his toys picked up yet. He just dumps things out and then wonders why he can't find things. Legos are all over both boys' rooms. Legos are a great creative toy, but they are a pain to pick up. I have bags of Legos hidden away because I'm so tired of picking them up every night.The book I downloaded is also supposed to have information on organizing kid's rooms and helping them learn to organize. I haven't gotten to that part yet, but I can't wait! I hope it works!
One tip I read is if you don't use something, throw it away. People hold on to things because of emotional attachment or thinking maybe someday they will use it. Another tip is to keep like things together. When like things are together, you can see exactly what you have and what you need and don't need.
The part I'm on now talks about organizing your families schedules. We lead a pretty relaxing, low key life, so that's not a big issue yet. I don't believe in having such busy, stressful lives that you are always running from one place to another. You get tired and cranky, and the kids get tired and cranky. Few people realize that relaxation is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. All you have to do is say NO. lol. I do have a calendar that I write appointments and activities in though.
BTW, you don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books. You can download the Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app for the Chrome web browser and read the books using that. The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app and the Chrome web browser are both free too.
More Home Organization Tips
Friday, January 13, 2012
Custom Frames The Frame Place Review
For a few Christmas gifts, I put together jigsaw puzzles geared toward the interests of the recipient and framed them. A Harley Davidson jigsaw puzzle for my brother, fit a poster puzzle frame I bought in Walmart perfectly. The other two jigsaw puzzles were odd sizes though. One was an apple farm scene jigsaw puzzle for my mother. The other was a Lena Liu Angel of Love scene for my sister. I went with a honey/oak frame for the farm jigsaw puzzle and a gold frame for the angel jigsaw puzzle. Both came out beautiful!
I searched the internet for inexpensive custom picture frames. The site I ended up ordering from was The Frame Place. Periodically, they offer $4.99 shipping. That's a great deal! I hate paying shipping. Shipping picture frames is expensive too. I ordered two frames and without the shipping deal, I would have had to pay $16. Total for both frames was $45, including shipping. That is very reasonable. Custom picture frames can be very expensive. The Frame Place offers a huge selection of frames. The descriptions and images are pretty accurate. Frames are sold in standard sizes or custom sizes.
Periodically, The Frame Place also offers discounts. For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they are offering 20% off with promo code 20MLK.
The frames I ordered were a complete frame. They included the frame, acrylic for the glass and a cardboard backing. They were very good quality. The custom frames were well shipped in a cardboard box with brown paper and a large piece of cardboard between the frames. They arrived UPS.
The only drawback is I couldn't find a site that offered cashback for ordering from The Frame Place. I prefer ordering from sites where I can get additional cashback from sites like ebates.com or Mr. Rebates.com. At least prices are reasonable at The Frame Place, so no cashback isn't a big deal.
If you are looking for cheap, inexpensive custom picture frames, I highly recommend The Frame Place.
Jigsaw Puzzles
for my brother, fit a poster puzzle frame I bought in Walmart perfectly. The other two jigsaw puzzles were odd sizes though. One was an apple farm scene jigsaw puzzle for my mother. The other was a Lena Liu Angel of Love scene for my sister. I went with a honey/oak frame for the farm jigsaw puzzle and a gold frame for the angel jigsaw puzzle. Both came out beautiful!I searched the internet for inexpensive custom picture frames. The site I ended up ordering from was The Frame Place. Periodically, they offer $4.99 shipping. That's a great deal! I hate paying shipping. Shipping picture frames is expensive too. I ordered two frames and without the shipping deal, I would have had to pay $16. Total for both frames was $45, including shipping. That is very reasonable. Custom picture frames can be very expensive. The Frame Place offers a huge selection of frames. The descriptions and images are pretty accurate. Frames are sold in standard sizes or custom sizes.
Periodically, The Frame Place also offers discounts. For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they are offering 20% off with promo code 20MLK.
The frames I ordered were a complete frame. They included the frame, acrylic for the glass and a cardboard backing. They were very good quality. The custom frames were well shipped in a cardboard box with brown paper and a large piece of cardboard between the frames. They arrived UPS.
The only drawback is I couldn't find a site that offered cashback for ordering from The Frame Place. I prefer ordering from sites where I can get additional cashback from sites like ebates.com or Mr. Rebates.com. At least prices are reasonable at The Frame Place, so no cashback isn't a big deal.
If you are looking for cheap, inexpensive custom picture frames, I highly recommend The Frame Place.
Jigsaw Puzzles
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Murder Criminals Psychological Thriller Stories
Back before I had kids I loved watching movies and television shows that involved murder, crimes, and psychological thrillers. I loved the action and suspense. Once in a while, I'd find a good movie with a great twist.
In the paper there is a weekly article called The Justice Story. Those stories always fascinated me, as did reading any article or book involving detectives and mysteries.
I remember reading about a guy, Andrew Cunanan, who was wanted for going on a killing spree across the US. Then it was all over the headlines that fashion designer Gianni Versace had been killed. It turned out he was killed by Cunanan. That was a very interesting story.
I read a lot of the articles about the OJ Simpson murder trial. I watched a little bit of the trial, but mainly read about it. He had the best california criminal lawyers and it paid off. He was acquitted, even though it's pretty likely that he was guilty.
When I was about 16 years old, there was a big murder in my hometown of Little Falls, NY. A local jeweler, Greg Jouben, was murdered in his shop. I was at the doctor's office not too far away when it happened. His murderer turned out to be a serial killer name Gary Evans. He had an abusive childhood and grew up to rob antique shops along with killing five people. He was even in jail and befriended the Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz, which is another fascinating crime tale. After Evans was arraigned in Little Falls, he kicked the window out of the window he was riding in and jumped off a bridge into the Hudson River. When his body was found, he had a handcuff key in his sinus cavity and a razor blade taped to his ankle. His story was plastered all over the local papers. It's amazing they even caught him. It was really big news for a small town.
The Los Angeles Times website even has a special section devoted to crime stories. It's really awful reading them. There's tons of stories too. Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers must be pretty busy.
Those stories are all fascinating, but really scary. All these criminals were once innocent little babies who were born to someone. It makes you wonder what goes wrong to drive them to grow up and have such a disrespect for the law and to commit such awful crimes. Abusive childhoods and bad parents are a big part of it, but some people grow up to lead productive, honest lives despite having bad childhoods, or not the greatest parents. The opposite is also true. Kids with great childhoods end up committing awful crimes.
Since having kids, psychological thrillers are a thing of the past. Now I prefer comedies, romance and cartoons. It's funny how things change when kids come along.
In the paper there is a weekly article called The Justice Story. Those stories always fascinated me, as did reading any article or book involving detectives and mysteries.
I remember reading about a guy, Andrew Cunanan, who was wanted for going on a killing spree across the US. Then it was all over the headlines that fashion designer Gianni Versace had been killed. It turned out he was killed by Cunanan. That was a very interesting story.
I read a lot of the articles about the OJ Simpson murder trial. I watched a little bit of the trial, but mainly read about it. He had the best california criminal lawyers and it paid off. He was acquitted, even though it's pretty likely that he was guilty.
When I was about 16 years old, there was a big murder in my hometown of Little Falls, NY. A local jeweler, Greg Jouben, was murdered in his shop. I was at the doctor's office not too far away when it happened. His murderer turned out to be a serial killer name Gary Evans. He had an abusive childhood and grew up to rob antique shops along with killing five people. He was even in jail and befriended the Son of Sam killer, David Berkowitz, which is another fascinating crime tale. After Evans was arraigned in Little Falls, he kicked the window out of the window he was riding in and jumped off a bridge into the Hudson River. When his body was found, he had a handcuff key in his sinus cavity and a razor blade taped to his ankle. His story was plastered all over the local papers. It's amazing they even caught him. It was really big news for a small town.
The Los Angeles Times website even has a special section devoted to crime stories. It's really awful reading them. There's tons of stories too. Los Angeles criminal defense lawyers must be pretty busy.
Those stories are all fascinating, but really scary. All these criminals were once innocent little babies who were born to someone. It makes you wonder what goes wrong to drive them to grow up and have such a disrespect for the law and to commit such awful crimes. Abusive childhoods and bad parents are a big part of it, but some people grow up to lead productive, honest lives despite having bad childhoods, or not the greatest parents. The opposite is also true. Kids with great childhoods end up committing awful crimes.
Since having kids, psychological thrillers are a thing of the past. Now I prefer comedies, romance and cartoons. It's funny how things change when kids come along.
Friday, January 6, 2012
NoMoreRack Reviews Deals
I hate shopping, but I love finding deals. I do the majority of my shopping online. It makes it easier to shop around to find the best price on an item. I also like to click through to a site using ebates.com or mrrebates.com. You just sign up at either site and use their link to click through to the website you want to order from. The rebate site will then give you a certain percentage of cash back. The percentage of cash back varies depending on the store the order was placed at. When your account reaches $10, ebates.com will send you a check. When your account reaches $10 at mrrebates.com, you can request a check. I have received checks from both sites. I go with the site giving the most cash back for the store I'm ordering from. It really does save a lot.
There are so many websites out there offering deals on all sorts of things. It's just amazing. Today I went looking for a deal for subscribing to US magazine since my subscription ran out. The majority of websites were charging anywhere from $56 to $70 for a one year subscription. I finally found Discountpress.com offering a one year US magazine subscription for $26.95. Great deal!
There's a website called NoMoreRack that offers daily deals on all sorts of items. The deals only last one day, but each item is discounted 80 - 95% off the regular retail price. Items include manufacturer closeouts, overrun and overstock items, and cancelled orders. Shipping is a flat rate $2.00 fee per product.
If interested, nomorerack reviews can be found at http://www.mommyrantings.com/2011/12/nomorerack-review.html. You can't beat a great deal!
There are so many websites out there offering deals on all sorts of things. It's just amazing. Today I went looking for a deal for subscribing to US magazine since my subscription ran out. The majority of websites were charging anywhere from $56 to $70 for a one year subscription. I finally found Discountpress.com offering a one year US magazine subscription for $26.95. Great deal!
There's a website called NoMoreRack that offers daily deals on all sorts of items. The deals only last one day, but each item is discounted 80 - 95% off the regular retail price. Items include manufacturer closeouts, overrun and overstock items, and cancelled orders. Shipping is a flat rate $2.00 fee per product.
If interested, nomorerack reviews can be found at http://www.mommyrantings.com/2011/12/nomorerack-review.html. You can't beat a great deal!
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