old age is fun

There are days that the passing of time really frightens me.
Getting old seems to be a curse, when I should believe politicians and economical oriented fellow citizens.
It's like old people are good for nothing and it's so depressing to read the papers and see how people consider old age.

My gram was a very energetic person until she was beyond 90, so I should be able to balance all the bad news. But I keep forgetting that.

Now I've found something that will make me smile whenever I see it.

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recycling chemical waste

When I blogged the other day how we deal with waste, someone was amazed we even have a seperate system for getting rid of our chemical waste.

We're talking about small chemical waste.

• batteries
• medicines
• paint and other DIY products like thinner
  
• lampbulbs
• oil
• mercury thermometers
• injection needles
• products used when developing photos
  

These are products that shouldn't be burned with other household waste, because they contain lead, mercury and other materials that will contaminate the restproducts which are recycled, they'll cause airpollution or waterpollution.

All these products are collected at special cars which are found at special times at shoppingcentres. (Chemocars, we call them.)
And we can bring these products to the waste organisation where they have a chemocar available too.

Some products, like batteries, are even collected in many shops that sell them.

As much as possible of the elements is recycled.

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ShopWiki, not only for your best buys, but also to silence the guys

My autistic boy is all over the place, because his MP3 gave up.

Sometimes I get stressed because of his persistent requests for new items, but this time I told him I would look for one online. I have no plans at all to go shopping this afternoon.

The kids here wonder why mom is able to "organize" things in no time, especially when it comes to products they use and we have to pay for.

While they are visiting online stores they find with the usual search engines, I just visit my own secret place, and come up with the best prizes and the most advanced items.

Unlike other mothers they know, I suddenly speak their iPod language, so I've already used USB connection, Gig, and I even know that the red iPod shuffle contributes to helping AID's victims in Africa.

I'll share my secret with you as long as you don't tell the kids.
I use ShopWiki.com.

It's as easy to use as Google and at least as fast and certainly more targetted to what is needed when one searches for a special product.

Just enter the name of the product, click, and you'll get a list of information, which includes:

• photos for fast browsing,
• name and short description
• 5 stars rating system (with reviews one click away)
• best prize
• number of stores
• and a pop-up with the list of stores and prizes, clickable, so you'll land on the right store in internet.
  

To get additional informations you can find at the right side a list of Wiki Buying Guides.
The one I used today was highly informative about the iPod and all related products including the MyVu Media Viewer, which might be something to keep my son busy for a longer time.

I love ShopWiki, because I feel like I'm taken serious as a customer.
Over an over I'm guided to the best buy and I'm even warned when I'm prepared to make big mistakes, something I don't often experience in normal shops.
Take for instance the compatibility between iPods and speakers.
Not all iPod speakers dock at the same speakers. ShopWiki made me aware of this and guided me to the right choice.

At the bottom of the products you can find "related searches".
I was ready with my choice, but clicked some of the links to know more about what young people talk about.
Which came in handy.

I was in the garden, talking with one of my other sons about the iPod when the neigbour asked how he could use his iPod in the car. While my son took a breath to answer, I already said: "Just use iTrip".
The silence that followed was a consequence of their amazement.

They both looked at me and I smiled back.
"Use ShopWiki guys", I said and went inside.

To write this post for you.

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Do you need some encouragement?

When I was a student I agreed completely with the idea that everyone should give a percentage of their income to charity.
I hoped that by the time I had children it would be normal to pay a percentage for housing, a percentage for education, etc, and a percentage for charity.

But people are too greedy.

Are you one of them?

Or are you altruistic when you're pushed a little?

Well, you can help yourself from this day on.
You can shop with AidMaker.

It's a small piece of software you can download from www.eengoedezaak.nl.
That's a site of aGoodCause.com.

You might have heard about this global organisation.
It's a partnership of 700 important NGO's, like Save the Children, the Red Cross, Oxfam, etc etc. They all work towards a better world for nature and all living beings.

With AidMaker you can shop at 5000 online shops and generate funds for these charities.
When you buy something at these shops, you'll pay the normal prize, but the retailer donates part of the money to the cause you have chosen. 75% of the total purchase will be donated.
There's no need to do something yourself.

After installing AidMaker and choosing the cause you want, all the rest is done automatically.
Ofcourse you can change the cause whenever you want to, but there's no need.

The system is just launched in 8 countries: America, Great Britain, Denmark, Italy, Germany, France and The Netherlands.
You can choose your own language at the site, where you can find more information.

I hope you too want to participate this way in generating funds for charities.

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batpeople

Imagine doing this.

I would love to.

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Fashion on the streets

It's the end of may, and we're ready to welcome summer, in this part of the world.

We've been trying to observe which line of fashion people use.

Right now, we feel there is no specific trend that pop's up.

There are still a lot of leggings (ugh!), but with longer shirts on it. (Phew).
Especially young and middle aged people are using elements of the hippy style, which makes the streets look colourful.

A little bit more green is used, but often in combination with flowers. Large flowers.

A little less skirts than last year, but they are wider.

Ready for the petticoat?

For other entries go ::here::.

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online casino at 32 Vegas.com

It's international women's day, so why not do what you want to do.
Why not try to play at an online casino?

Don't go to the first casino you see online, but go to the best.

Playing should be a complete pleasant experience and at the vegas casino you will have the time of your life.

It's pleasant to go there, the entrance is wellcoming and in very nice colours.
That helps to feel at ease.
Grab a drink, sit down, and read "getting started".
There you'll find a step to step introduction, so you won't feel a stranger.
Dowload the software the way it's illustrated and you're ready to go.

You'll get a 320% welcoming bonus and you have the chance to win one of the 13 jackpots.
When you feel insecure or you want to know something, just call the support service. The numbers are on the right of the side. Customer support is available 24/7.
Before you start, don't forget to have a look at the "promotions". There are great offers, so don't forget it.

The casino games are available in english, but also in Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Italian.

At 32Vegas all players are treated like a VIP, something you can expect at games which are operated and owned by Crown Solution Gaming Ltd.

Enjoy your time playing.
Be responsible.

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Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery can help you change your body.

Now the holidays are over people are confronted with the extra curves and other outer signs of unwanted bodychange.

There are several options to deal with it.
Diet and exercise are the less invasive methods, but they don't always give the wished results.
There might be loss of weight, but often the problem-areas won't disappear.

Liposuction is the fastest way to deal with these areas.
It's one of the most used surgical procedures and the techniques are under constant development.
This calls for specialisation and that's why Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery decided to develop it's own specialised centre: LipoPlus.
It's also known as Beverly Hills liposuction, because each individual person gets a star treatment.
After careful examination the plastic surgeon will recommend a type of liposuction procedure and a recovery program fit to your individual needs.
You won't have much pain, because painkilling is an integral part of the treatment.

Some women want more extensive make-over and consider more plastic surgery.

Loosing weight often shows at the breasts in an unpleasant way.
Breast implants enable women to keep their feel of femininity so they opt for breast augmentation.
It's important to have no unrealistic expectations.
At the clinic women are clearly informed about possible risks or complications, what results to expect, and how the procedure is performed.

Dr. Lloyd Krieger, Medical director of Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery, has lots of experience and he's always willing to give good advice.

But whatever you consider, a healthy diet combined with exercise is an absolute must to feel energetic.

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Looking for houses

Told you about my friend who needed an office in another town and wanted me to find one?

Instead of asking at the same time to look for a few appartments, houses or condos, she mailed me today.

It's the last day of the year!! I have other things to do!

Luckily there are sites like National Relocation, so I can arrange things in no time.

Because on the site owners can advertise their property for rent for free, there is a huge choice.

Because the living spaces are needed very soon I didn't search the homes for sale but searched the houses for rent.

It didn't take long to find some nice houses.
Looking at the pictures, the floorplan and the description it wasn't difficult to make a choice and contact the landlord by using the online form.

National Relocation offers all information needed to move.
There's also a list of realtors with photos, so meeting the realtor at a property isn't a problem.

Now I can only hope all things work out well, but i don't doubt it.

Happy New Year!

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PixelProtector for better screen quality

Don't you like this time of year?

All those wonderful movies on TV, family gatherings where photos and videos are shared, and the internetsites where you can catch up after missing your favorite programs.

With DVD there's so much to share. So much to watch. And when you're completely out of reserves, you can even hire the most wonderful movies.

I know some people who have bought a new screen so they can enjoy the best quality, but they still don't have the clear vision as we have with our old screen.

There's a secret: PixelProtector.

I can't say it better than it's written on the PixelProtector site:
"PixelProtector™ is a DVD based premium screen diagnostic and calibration tool for all types of LCD, plasma and rear projection TV screens."

Many people plug in a TV and start watching their programs.
They don't resalise that a TV needs adjustment to get the sharpest images and the best colour.

PixelProtector helps to set your TV to the best quality, far better than you an get with visual comparison with a normal testscreen. And it's easier too.

Because it repairs screen burn, lost pixels, you'll get far better vision quality.

One of the problems we had was: "spooky images".
The kids started to call the feature this way and they were right.
Whenever a picture was displayed for a certain period of time, we had a shadow effect lasting.
Now we use PixelProtector it's gone.
We needed some time, but far less than was written in the instructions.

You don't need to be a technician to use PixelProtector.
There's a clear manual, but there's also an informationforum online and you can call customer's service.

Want to enjoy the new year's progams at the best quality?

Order it now.

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Use your family doc as an information centre

I've experienced that when matters go wrong at the school of the children it's always important to inform the family doctor.

For us he's not only the person who guards the physical wellbeing of us all, he also has a computersystem that's patient, can handle all the information there is and has an easy looking up system and a good back up.

So he knows who the therapists of the children are, knows which difficulties we experience, and in times of crisis knows exactly when the appointments are.

Right now we're going through a rough time about one of the children.
The school has made mistakes and tries to cover it up by making us look like bad parents.

Ofcourse that generates lots of stress.
Right now because the responsible organisation can't be reached and things happen that are not right at all.
Based on the wrong data.

Before they'll even think about asking us for facts, they'll go to our doc to find proof we're bad parents.

What they find are the data they need, so they can update their files and reconsider their actions.
And because I always take the effort to vent my feelings and ideas in a mail to my doc (hej, that's good for my heart! LOL!), he truly knows what's going on here.

Ofcourse we trust each other completely. We know each other well.

All we have to do is wait for the organisation who wants to proof we're not doing all we can to turn to our doc.
They always will.

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Shopping at Farrey's

Friends changed their house completely, not by refurnishing it, but by redoing their lighting scheme.

They threw all the old lamps out and bought new lamps and fixed them at different places.

I think it's a marvellous idea.

That they went to an expensive shop is not a good idea.

They'd better gone to Farreys.com.
Farreys carries thousands of in- and outdoor light fixtures , also from the top brands, and offer them at the lowest prizes.

That way changing the lighting scheme isn't only a smart thing to do, but also wise.

I love shopping at Farrey's, because you can see which lamps are new within the blink of an eye, like the access lighting fixtures and some other (top brands of) home lighting .

Shopping online isn't only convenient, its easy too.

At Farrey's you can shop by brand, application or by style.

The lighting product search tool come sin very handy too.

I had a look at the chandeliers and bathroom light fixtures .
The lights we now have in the bathroom are a bit yellow, so applying make-up is a real art.

I want new kitchen light fixtures too. Apart from the ceiling light fixtures I really want some light at the entrance of the kitchen. That makes my eyes get used to the different light.
I have a woeklight there, but when I put it on my eyes hurt.
There's too much change between the lights in the livingroom and the kitchen.

Well, I've found what I need at Farrey's.

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Wedding Lane

Organising a wedding is a time of stress and anticipation.
Sometimes the stress to get a dream fullfilles is so great that the bride forgets that she's creating the day of her life.
To get things done the right way can be the main goal, and I've seen quite some brides and assistants forget that millions of pairs went before them and that they have left us with a large amount of knowledge about what works and what not.

Wedding Lane is a site that offers a simple business directory of mainly small shops.
There are no banners, nor wonderful pictures that divert the attention.

It's a place where you can find advice about everything that has to do with organising a wedding.

Take for instance the subject of wedding invitations.

The way people usually mke a choice is by visiting all sorts of shops and businesses, look through the books with samples, or take them home. And then a time of endless decision making starts.

Why not take some good advice on invitations, and grant the printing to a local store. They know what's in fashion, they know what's appreciated, and their experience can make a world of difference.

When we had to make the decision we wanted elegant wedding invites.
So we asked for the book at one of the local printshops. The man smiled.
He asked my fiancee to leave the building and buy me a bouquet of roses and invited me for a cup of coffee.
Then he started to ask questions. About my dress, the flowers, the church, the date, if I loved gold or silver, which jewelry I would wear. He commented on my blue eyes, etc etc.

Then he took a book, opened it and showed me what he thought would be a perfect match to the complete day.
To my surprise I really liked the invites he showed.

They would present our guests with the right feel about the wedding.

So I made a choice without all the fuzz many other brides to be experience.

We took another cup of coffee and then he asked me if I knew why he asked my fiancee to get roses.
Because he knew I would go for the classical, traditional style of wedding invitations.
Not because I'm old fashioned. Oh no!! Because they have proven to be the best.

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TeakWood Patio Furniture

My favorite place in the house, when I was a child, was near the teak wood furniture.
I loved the silky look, and the smell after it was oiled.

While I grew up, many things in the house changed, but the teakwood furniture changed place, even ended at another room, but it never went.

Now teak wood is high fashion again.
The strength and quality is discovered again.
Many people accept teak wood because it's manufactured in sustainable forests.

It's not only accepted as indoor furniture, but also as outdoor furniture.

Using teak patio furniture gives the impression of richness and importance.

TeakWood Patio Furniture provides the finest quality teak furniture at afforable prices.
Part of each purchase is donated towards saving the worlds rainforests. That way care for the forests and the habitat of animals is ensured.

The wood is inspected by professionals and only the finest quality is used to make handcrafted teak patio furniture.

The collection is very divers and is afforable for almost everyone.

Because of the characteristics of teakwood and the wonderful design the furniture can be used outside in the summer and inside the home in the winter.
Or one can leave it outside in the winter as luxurious features to look at.

I love the Florida rocking chair so much, that I've placed it on my wishlist.
And you?

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Changing eating habits

Dear Laane,

After indulging myself at Thanksgiving and tasting in the shops at Black Friday I feel like a fully blown balloon that is chained to the ground.

Need I change my eatinghabits slowly or do you think it's better to be more drastic?

Hi!

What a great question.

In the past I used to be kind and said that changing habits slowly would enable you to change them for a longer time.

Now I think you need a drastic change to unchain yourself.
Go to your neighbour and commit yourself to walking each evening. Maybe even with two or three other people, so when one can't go, there's always someone else.

Walk each evening a bit more and a bit faster, untill you feel you want to do more sports.
Clean your room from all unhealthy food and ingredients.
Take a salad with every meal.

Ofcourse you can inform yourself about healthy food on internet.

Don't forget to inform me about your progress.

Good luck!

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The Real Estate Book for fast choices

The Real Estate Book is a nationally and internationally recognized brand

One of my best friends is invited to move to America.
He's a scientist and so is his wife.
Both have longed for an opportunity like this after more of our university group went to Canada and America.

They were wellprepared, even before the offer was made.

They've saved enough to buy a house and already knew they would use the internationally recognised Real Estate Book to find their Real Estate.

The site the Real Estate Book has is easy to use and offers clear information.
One can search for homes or agents, country, city, amount of bed-and bathrooms and one can give the lower and upper limits of the online search.
Within moments one can see what's on offer.

So we sat down this morning, right after the papers were signed and started to make arrangements.

I know from experience things will move very fast.

And fast it was.
We had a look at the Atlanta Homes for Sale.
Within 5 minutes they had decided on a house.
A wonderful house in Winder. It's small, though luxurious.
Perfect for them both and they're really looking forward

The Real Estate Book displays good photos pf properties on internet, so you can see what you buy.
Available also a detailed map, so you can't drive wrong and information about the neighbourhood.
The prizes of the homes which are sold nearby gives a good indication of what to expect.
They're contacting the agent right now.

A second house they found on the page of the Charleston Real Estate.
So when the first doesn't work out, they have another option available.
It's driving a lot more, but they're used to it.

I'm so happy for them they've found a home so soon.
But I didn't doubt they would, seeing the used the Real Estate Book

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need money?

Some people have enjoyed the preparations for thanksgiving, knowing their whole family would come to visit.

Now the day had almost come to a close they're left with worries.

All the lovely food, the drinks and a gift here and there has cost far too much, and nothing is left over for Black friday.
Even worse...there''s still a week to go intill next payday.

Ofcourse one can ask family for a loan. But moneyproblems within families are among the worst problems.

There's an easy solution to bridge the gap between today and next payday: apply for one of the payday loans.

You can get up to $1500 when you fullfill the requirements.

You need to have a job longer than 3 months.
You need to have at least a monthly income of $1000.
You need to have a valid checking account open for at least 3 months.

Ot works very easy.
You have to fill in an application form with personal information, employment information, current banking and financial information, and references.

A lender will decide if you're approved and how much you can lend.
Some have additional requirements. They'll let you know.

When everything is allright you'll money will be send to your account overnight.

There's no need to go somewhere. You can arrange everything from your home.

Always keep a close look on the rules how to pay back this cash advance.

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Tinysurfer.com offers free vacation rental advertisements

I love surfing. I mean surfing the internet.

I've found an interesting site with Free vacation rental listings, a place where people can advertise their vacation rentals and condos for free. They can even put complete vacations at the site.
What a great way to advertise!

Full use of the site means a large collection of opportunities for the traveller.

Not all destinations are described yet, but I'm sure people will find this site and use it to advertise their own condo.

You can find interesting offers under: Telluride vacation rental.
I found myself dreaming about the Telluride vacation rental.
What an amazing Hawaiian vacation home!
It has all the luxury you only dream about at other places: large private backyard with a barbeque, a television and dvd player, high speed wireless internet onsite, and the house is only 5 minutes driving from the marvellous beach!

The abundance of photos enables to make a good choice.

What an innovative way to attract visitors.

This site certainly has a lot more to offer than other vacationsites.

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House Plans and More

Had a good talk with the neighbour again about the new house.

She was very happy I told her to make a list with everything she absolutely couldn't do without in a house, everything she needed in a house and everything she wanted in a house.

It made it far more easy to make choices between houses she liked.

House Plans and More offers help with making floor plans (home plans, home designs), so you'll get the most functional architecture for your new house, wether it still needs to be built or whether you're looking for an already excisting house.

House Plans and More uses a home plan cost estimator, HDA residential estimating software, other recourses and ofcourse their expertise.

The site offers interesting information.
When browing through the Log Home Plans, keep in mind that you have a choice between a natural look (made of peeled wood) and milled wood (wood that has been through a selectionprocess and has been worked on.)

Going through the list of for instance luxury home Plans, will generate many ideas.
As does browsing for instance the Ranch House Plans.

Ofcourse there are many more architectural styles. They're all catagorised and it makes the site very easy to use.

You have different options to sort the plans: by best sellers, total square feet, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, or estimated cost.

In case you're new at the site you'd best use the main search feature, which includes dimensions, 3 important features and some other information.

I'm sure you'll find at this site what you need.
You can enter your postal code to get the estimaled build costs.

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HerFabLife

Question:
Laane, where can I get lifestyle-advice?

Well, it's a bit depending upon your age.
But considering you're between 18 and 30 and living in the USA, you have lots of options.
You can hire a personal coach for lots of money, or subscribe to one or more of those posh magazines.

But I consider the best option for you is HerFabLife.com.

It's a site where many young people meet and exchange their latest finds of restaurants, concerts, events, fashion styles, shops, etc etc. Name it and you can find it.

You can register free and take part the way you like.

Fashion and lifestyle is created between people, and so you can network, contribute content to the site, voice your opinions and vote on content you like or dislike.
You can post your latest finds and thus be a guide to others, or you can sit down and see what others have come up with.

Just have a try and let me know your experience.

HerFabLife.com

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