Archive for the ‘Home/Family’ Category

An organized home

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

An organized home will give a peaceful place to stay for you and your family, as what I read in an article authored by Lorie Marrero. In order to have a peaceful home, you get to make it organized. A home should provide you with shelter and solace, support you to achieve things you dream of, and feel like a haven. I can’t say more important about home, it’s a place we come (home) at and a place for all our primary activities. So, in the article Lorie Marrero helps you on how to create an organized home. Surely they are not only about organization and decoration, but also about atmosphere. I’m sure the guides can be useful. Start creating a peaceful home, read here.

Choosing your toilet

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

A perfect bathroom is vital for your home. It requires a good model, interior, plumbing system, lighting, ventilation, and so on. If you’re going to remodel or build a new bathroom, here is a good article you can refer. Making a comfortable and attractive bathroom might consider many aspects, so it will be hard for you to decide alone. Even if you just want to remodel a small part of your bathroom, say the toilet, there are a number of factors you should consider. The article suggests that you put more concern on appearance and cost. Also, check the service from the store you shop from. Any offer of free delivery or assistance with installation would be great. Read here.

Talk about drugs, alcohol, and sex to your children

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

They are big issues in teen’s life. It is really important that you’ve informed them well before they go out and hear from other people. I don’t mean you should think negatively, but surrounding, friends, or hang-out places can mislead their beliefs about what is good and bad. You don’t want to see them being trapped in wrong perception, do you? So now you feel the importance, but getting hard when you think of how are the right ways to educate them. Well, here I got an article for you. The article tells about Mom’s story in educating her children about drugs, alcohol, and sex. You can read the step-by-step approaches to hand the information to children. That might a good guide. Read here.

Teach your children to clean their rooms

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

This is a good parenting article I found. The author writes how she has deal with different child just to find different reaction when they are asked to clean their rooms. Luckily some children are really cooperative about this. What about the rest? You might need to give more help and tips to help them do it better. This is the best part you can get from the article. There are ideas and strategies on how to make your kids want to do the cleaning. Well, doing the cleaning will teach them a lot about being responsible. You might also give some rewards and punishments in certain condition, but make sure they get the point of cleaning their own rooms. Read here.

Cheap luxurious homes worldwide

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

In this article Daniel Ng presents some photograph of luxurious homes worldwide with their listed price. What a cheap price for such class of homes! I refer you to his blog to see what he has found. There are homes in Argentina, Chile, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Portugal, Indonesia, Croatia, Czech Republic, and New Zealand. If you see the pictures, I’m sure you’ll be confused to choose. Those beautiful homes are priced around $100.000 to $150.000, all with unique designs, beautiful exterior-interior, big yard and park, and gorgeous view. They are just too beautiful and unexplainable by words. Well, home prices are really falling, I think now it’s your chance to own one of those gorgeous homes. There might never be such a fall in home prices anymore. Read what Daniel Ng writes and see the home pictures.  Click here.

Planning a flower garden

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

If you love gardening or flowers, this is an article for you. It gives step by step things you should do to plan a beautiful flower garden. A flower garden in front of your home will make a good view for your family and neighborhoods. So if you have extra space, why not create one? First thing you should do above all is to start with a design plan. You can’t just fill up the space with anything you want, since every plant might different requirements of soil and water. The article provides you with many tips such as those related to: garden layout, plants choices, budget, and some more. They will help you with a good planning and smoother implementation. Read the article here.

Construct a fence gate

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Fence is one the ways to improve your homes. It has many functions, to secure, to make your home looks beautiful, to keep your home private, and so on. There are also many types of fence you can find or order in customize. If you’re considering for a new fence or you’re building your home, an article I found might be useful for you since they have some tips on constructing fence gate that fits your home. There are some aspects to think of such as materials, size and height, and the people that would do the job. Constructing a fence gate is not a simple task or a thing you can alter as you like, so better make a good planning before. Read this article for more information.

Men in China listen to their Dad

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

There is view of family patriarch in China. So long, the media has tendency to build impression of abusive, repressive, and incompetent Dad. However, rejecting a father’s advice also has a long tradition. As written in an article, it has been inherited from the famous story of Fan Li, one of the old-time millionaires in China. The whole story implies that even the mega rich father has a big impact on his sons’ life and decision. His eldest son becoming stingy and mean, while not considering his advice, had cost his youngest brother’s life. The story has really influenced today’s sons to think twice before opposing their fathers’ wishes, advices, or commands, even if they sounds unfair. Again, that has a lot to do with tradition and culture. The article tells the detail story of Fan Li and how the culture grows up. Read the article here.