Help Fido and Fluffy Find Their Way Home!

Most devoted pet owners never intend to lose their beloved pets. Unfortunately, accidents happen and all pets need identification to help reunite them with their families. That includes indoor cats! Scared or excited pets can slip out the door before you can stop them. Check with your city for any licensing or identification requirements for your pet. Here are your three main choices. Many pet owners opt to use a combination of them, just in case one form of ID fails. __1. LICENSE TAG. ...
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What to Know Before Signing a Home Improvement Contract

It is important to be a very careful consumer when it comes to home improvement contractors. For instance, I had a case where my client, an elderly and blind woman, signed a contract and paid $30,000.00 to a home improvement company that disappeared with all of her money! Unfortunately, the company was a scam operation, my client lost her life's savings and it will take some time in court before my client may ever see her money again however, her mistake will be a lesson to all of you because ...
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WELCOME TO MY HOME

Wherever you live, and whatever style home you have, it should be a place that reflects who you are and where you want to be. If you live in a country setting, woodland area, or in a rustic cabin, you can create an atmosphere of comfort, relaxation, and friendship. A simple wooden or metal 'Greetings' sign by your main entrance will let others know that you welcome their visit and are extending a hand of friendship. Adding a 'nature' theme to your sign gives it personalization and is fun. A ...
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Making Your Home The Center Of Activity

As our children grow up, there are certain boundaries that naturally loosen as they become more mature and independent. When - and - if these boundaries ease up, all depends on how responsible each individual child is. When that point comes, your child's peers will seem to dominate their world more than you. There is a way for you to still guide your child without domineering them. That way is to make your home the center of their activities. By doing this you will learn who your ...
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Looking to Stay at Home With Your Kids?

Work at home and get PAID for it! Are you tired of leaving your family to go to work every day? Have a strong desire to stay at home, but need to make money? If so, join the hundreds of other moms who have already changed their lives because they were given the opportunity to stay at home and work for an extremely successful company that is debt free and checks out with the BBB. All mothers who join The M.O.M. Team, join for the same reason - they want to be home with their families. At The ...
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Enhance Relationships at home and at Work

/p> 'Nature has given to men one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.' Epictetus, Greek Philosopher How well we listen determines the quality of our connections with others whether at home or work. Yet, most of us did not master excellent communication skills in our family of origin. In fact, most of us haven't taken any formal training in the art of communication. And, as far as communication goes, listening is definitely the key. Luckily, anyone can ...
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Reshape The Family Diet -- Avoid Dinnertime Trouble/Cyndi

Reshape The Family Diet -- Avoid Dinnertime Trouble by Cyndi Thomas, ND When I announced that my family needed to change its diet somewhat... well, to say my children weren't as excited as me would be an understatement. More than once they cried: What? Salad again! When are we going to have some real food? My understanding reply was usually, "This is dinner...eat it or starve." After all, I had taken it upon myself to get my family in the best possible health -- NO MATTER WHAT! I had decided ...
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Love At Home

It's Valentine's Day. This day focused on expressions of love can be wonderful. Unexpected flowers arrive. Gold embossed boxes of delicious chocolates are given. Cute stuffed animals proclaiming love are exchanged. Great start! A good beginning. The important question, though, is: "Do you demonstrate your love every other day?" Unless you do, Valentine's Day is just another 'Hallmark Holiday'. In the U.S. and Canada, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon. I did not have to look very far or ...
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Family Pearls, Family Peace

You toss and turn, trying to wake up from a recurring nightmare that has you in its grip. Four generations of family members are descending on your house for this year's Christmas dinner. It's suppose to be a happy occasion, so why are you in a cold sweat? Tension rises and tempers flare. Your daughter-in-law flees from you, stung by your simple request to be quiet already, she's getting on your last good nerve. Your mother-in-law tells you for the umpteenth time how lucky you are to have ...
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