(The following was taken from a local real estate guide. I am not a
real estate expert or claim to be an expert on the subject, so make your
own evaluations in regard to the information provided. Thanks.)
When it comes to selling a home, curb appeal plays a big role. In real estate, it's typical to ignore the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover" & keep driving if you see a home for sale that doesn't instantly catch your eye. As important as curb appeal can be, it's no more or less important than what's on the inside of a home. After all, if what's on the inside doesn't match or exceed what's on the outside, chances of a sale are slim. For those about to put their house on the market, consider the following tips for ensuring your home's interior is as appealing as its exterior.
- Store some furniture or bulky items: This is often referred to as "staging" wherein a homeowner removes furniture or other items in an effort to make a home appear more spacious to prospective buyers. It's perfectly legal & commonplace, particularly among sellers who have lived in a house for a long period of time & have years of clutter to account for. Store items with a nearby storage facility. As an added benefit, with some of the bulkier items now gone, it will be easier to clean the interior before each open house.
- Consider repainting: Stronger colours might have appealed to you or your family over the years, but they might be too strong for prospective buyers. Though most buyers will simply repaint anyway, they might be more inclined to consider your house if the stronger coloured walls are repainted with neutral colours, such as beige or white. Also paint over walls where paint has become stained or deteriorated. Not doing so will give the impression that the house was not well taken care of, a big red flag for buyers.
- Remove keepsakes or knick knacks: Much like removing large furniture can make a family room or den seem larger, removing keep sakes & knick knacks from the foyer or kitchen can make those roomes appear more spacious as well. Since you'll be moving out anyway, this isn't a bad way to get a head start on packing.
Clean out the garage: Garages were once primarily used to park cars. However, garages are also used for storage. A cluttered garage won't help sell a house. An empty or clean garage, however, will appear very spacious & stick in a buyer's mind.
- Fix leaky faucets & shower heads: Leaky faucets & shower heads have a way of becoming unnoticeable background noise if you live in a home long enough. This makes them easy to ignore. However to prospective buyers , such leaks & noises will be noticeable immediatley. Fix all leaks before showing your house.
- Replqace old doorknobs & cabinet handles: Some things about a home tend to remain fixed in a buyer's mind more than others. Old cabinet handles or doorknobs that stick out might be nostalgic to a seller, but might mean something entirely different (namely, neglect) to a buyer. Do a run through of all the little things & fixthem up before showing your house.
Want more tips? Check out my other "Hints for Homeowners: Tips For A Successful Self Move" post)
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
A few jokes for ye.
High everyone! Sorry for being out of commission. I have been busy working a retail job & trying to enjoy the most of summer & also for not being inspired. Well I am back & will try to post as much as I can. so for today's post I am going to share a couple of jokes I found. I am sure these will lighten your day in one way or another so here we go.
Smart Interpreter (source)
A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally, a reward was offered for his capture, and an enterprising Texas ranger decided to track him down.
After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck up behind him, put his trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head, and said, "You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains out."
But the bandit didn't speak English, and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish. Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the saloon and translated the Ranger's message. The terrified bandit blurted out, in Spanish, that the loot was buried under the oak tree in back of the cantina.
"What did he say?" asked the Ranger.
The lawyer answered, "He said 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot me.'"
Weather Forecast
A Hollywood director was shooting a big budget movie on location in the desert. One day an old Indian came up to him and said, "Tomorrow rain."
And sure enough the next day it rained.
A few days later, the old Indian appeared on set again, sidled up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm."
And sure enough, the following day there was a fearful storm which brought a temporary halt to filming.
The director was hugely impressed by the old Indian's weather predictions and told his secretary to put the tribesman on the payroll. However, after a number of other successful forecasts, the Indian didn't show for three weeks. Then the director sent for him.
The director said, "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow and I'm relying on you. What is the weather going to be like?"
The old Indian shrugged his shoulders, "Don't know. Radio broken."
Vending Machine
There was a blonde woman at a soda machine. She put a dollar in the slot and pushed the Pepsi button. The Pepsi came out, so she took it and put the change in her purse.
She took another dollar out, put it in the machine, and pressed the Mountain Dew button. The Mountain Dew came out, and she took the change and put it in her purse.
Meanwhile, a big line was forming behind her, but she kept taking her money out, putting it in the machine, and pressing buttons.
Someone in the line finally said, "Come on, lady! What's taking you so long?"
She answered, "Duh! I'm still winning!"
Smart Interpreter (source)
A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally, a reward was offered for his capture, and an enterprising Texas ranger decided to track him down.
After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck up behind him, put his trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head, and said, "You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow your brains out."
But the bandit didn't speak English, and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish. Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the saloon and translated the Ranger's message. The terrified bandit blurted out, in Spanish, that the loot was buried under the oak tree in back of the cantina.
"What did he say?" asked the Ranger.
The lawyer answered, "He said 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot me.'"
A Hollywood director was shooting a big budget movie on location in the desert. One day an old Indian came up to him and said, "Tomorrow rain."
And sure enough the next day it rained.
A few days later, the old Indian appeared on set again, sidled up to the director and said, "Tomorrow storm."
And sure enough, the following day there was a fearful storm which brought a temporary halt to filming.
The director was hugely impressed by the old Indian's weather predictions and told his secretary to put the tribesman on the payroll. However, after a number of other successful forecasts, the Indian didn't show for three weeks. Then the director sent for him.
The director said, "I have to shoot a big scene tomorrow and I'm relying on you. What is the weather going to be like?"
The old Indian shrugged his shoulders, "Don't know. Radio broken."
(Source)
Bonus: Blond joke
There was a blonde woman at a soda machine. She put a dollar in the slot and pushed the Pepsi button. The Pepsi came out, so she took it and put the change in her purse.
She took another dollar out, put it in the machine, and pressed the Mountain Dew button. The Mountain Dew came out, and she took the change and put it in her purse.
Meanwhile, a big line was forming behind her, but she kept taking her money out, putting it in the machine, and pressing buttons.
Someone in the line finally said, "Come on, lady! What's taking you so long?"
She answered, "Duh! I'm still winning!"
(Source)
Sunday, July 14, 2013
8 Sleeping Positions & Their effects on Health.
(dailyhealthpost) - Getting enough sleep is the most important thing – but did you know that how you sleep can also impact your health? Let’s take a look at eight common sleeping positions and what they do to your body.
1. On Your Back, Arms at Sides
Sleeping on your back with your arms at your side is generally considered to be the best sleeping position for spine health and it’s good for your neck, too, as long as you don’t use too many pillows. That said, back sleepers tend to snore more than those in any other position and sleep apnea is strongly associated with sleeping on the back.
2. On Your Back, Arms Up
This so-called “starfish” position is also good for the back. Whether you have your arms up around your pillow or not, sleeping on your back may also help to prevent facial wrinkles and skin breakouts. However, like the arms-down back sleeping position, this one can also result in snoring and problems with acid reflux. Plus, having your arms up can put pressure on nerves in your shoulders, leading to pain.
3. Face Down
Sleeping on your stomach can improve digestion but unless you’ve developed a way to breathe through your pillow, it most likely leads to you tilting your face in one direction or the other. This can put a lot of strain on the neck. Sleeping face down can also cause back pain, as the curve of the spine is not supported.
4. Fetal Position
Sleeping all curled up into a ball with your knees drawn up and your chin tilted down might be comfortable but it can do a number on your back and neck.
The extreme curl of the fetal position can also restrict deep breathing. That considered, sleeping like a fetus can have you sleeping like a baby if you typically have problems with snoring or if you’re pregnant.
5. On Side, Arms at Sides
When you’re sleeping on your side with both arms down, the spine is best supported in its natural curve. This can definitely help reduce back and neck pain while also reducing sleep apnea. The downside? Sleeping on the side can contribute to skin aging due to gravity, meaning facial wrinkles and sagging breasts.
6. On Side, Arms Out
This position has many of the same benefits of sleeping on your side with your arms straight down. However, any side sleeping can cause shoulder and arm pain due to restricted blood flow and pressure on the nerves, which may be exacerbated by having your arms out in front of you.
7. On the Right Side
If you’re a side-sleeper, which side you sleep on also makes a difference. Sleeping on the right side can worsen heartburn while sleeping on the left side can put strain on internal organs like the liver, lungs, and stomach (while minimizing acid reflux). For pregnant sleepers, doctors typically advise sleeping on the left side, since this can improve circulation to the fetus.
8. Pillow-Supplemented
Regardless of which sleeping position you prefer, it’s highly likely that you can get a better night’s rest with less pain in the morning by supplementing your body with a pillow.
Back sleepers can put a small pillow under the arch of their spine, side sleepers can place a pillow between their knees, and stomach sleepers can place a pillow under their hips to support the joints and allow for full, pain-free relaxation.
Which sleeping position gives you the best night’s rest without pain?
1. On Your Back, Arms at Sides
Sleeping on your back with your arms at your side is generally considered to be the best sleeping position for spine health and it’s good for your neck, too, as long as you don’t use too many pillows. That said, back sleepers tend to snore more than those in any other position and sleep apnea is strongly associated with sleeping on the back.
2. On Your Back, Arms Up
This so-called “starfish” position is also good for the back. Whether you have your arms up around your pillow or not, sleeping on your back may also help to prevent facial wrinkles and skin breakouts. However, like the arms-down back sleeping position, this one can also result in snoring and problems with acid reflux. Plus, having your arms up can put pressure on nerves in your shoulders, leading to pain.
3. Face Down
Sleeping on your stomach can improve digestion but unless you’ve developed a way to breathe through your pillow, it most likely leads to you tilting your face in one direction or the other. This can put a lot of strain on the neck. Sleeping face down can also cause back pain, as the curve of the spine is not supported.
4. Fetal Position
Sleeping all curled up into a ball with your knees drawn up and your chin tilted down might be comfortable but it can do a number on your back and neck.
The extreme curl of the fetal position can also restrict deep breathing. That considered, sleeping like a fetus can have you sleeping like a baby if you typically have problems with snoring or if you’re pregnant.
5. On Side, Arms at Sides
When you’re sleeping on your side with both arms down, the spine is best supported in its natural curve. This can definitely help reduce back and neck pain while also reducing sleep apnea. The downside? Sleeping on the side can contribute to skin aging due to gravity, meaning facial wrinkles and sagging breasts.
6. On Side, Arms Out
This position has many of the same benefits of sleeping on your side with your arms straight down. However, any side sleeping can cause shoulder and arm pain due to restricted blood flow and pressure on the nerves, which may be exacerbated by having your arms out in front of you.
7. On the Right Side
If you’re a side-sleeper, which side you sleep on also makes a difference. Sleeping on the right side can worsen heartburn while sleeping on the left side can put strain on internal organs like the liver, lungs, and stomach (while minimizing acid reflux). For pregnant sleepers, doctors typically advise sleeping on the left side, since this can improve circulation to the fetus.
8. Pillow-Supplemented
Regardless of which sleeping position you prefer, it’s highly likely that you can get a better night’s rest with less pain in the morning by supplementing your body with a pillow.
Back sleepers can put a small pillow under the arch of their spine, side sleepers can place a pillow between their knees, and stomach sleepers can place a pillow under their hips to support the joints and allow for full, pain-free relaxation.
Which sleeping position gives you the best night’s rest without pain?
Friday, June 21, 2013
How To Be Pregnant by Kim Kardashian.
Are you pregnant? Need some tips? Well you're In Luck! Everyone's Favourite reality television star Kim Kardashian Has Got You covered On What You Need To Have A Successful Pregnancy -
(Clip is from Youtube. The video is underthe user name "blndsundoll4mj")
Sunday, June 16, 2013
About Me Survey. (KQ)
For Today's post I am going to do a random about me survey in order to get to know me a little better.
1 What is your name?
A - I go by many names. "Carlos Sanchez" is a stage name.
2 Marital Status -
A - Divorced.
3 Any pets?
A - Dose a Ball Pet count?
4 Where are you from?
A - America.
5 Any Siblings? If so how many?
A- Yes, 1 biological 1 half. (2)
6 Fav Color?
A - I like periwinkle.
7 The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A - Their hair, if they look feminine.
8 Eye color? A - Blue/hazel to light green depending on the lighting.
9 What is your height?
A - 6 Foot 1-2".
10 Have any tattoos/piercings?
A - No.
11 What is your ethnicity?
A - Disputed. I consider myself to be American.
12 Favourite Flower?
A - Native Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
13 Do you like taking pictures?
A - Yes, I like photography.
14 Do you smoke?
A - Like Cigarettes? Then No.
15 Do you drink?
A - That H2O tho..
16 Do you think you are smart?
A - Sure I know how to read, write & do math.
17 Do you have a job? If so what?
A - Yes. Cleaning Technician.
18 Have you ever been in a fist fight?
A - Nobody got time furrr dhat!
19 What is your worst habit?
A - Taking something negative like criticism way too personally.
20 What is your sexual orientation?
A - Neutral.
21 Ever had to have surgery?
A - Yes.
22 What is your favorite kind of music?
A - I like Dance, Rock, Metal, Eurodance/pop, Pop
23 Stolen anything?
A - Maybay.. but stealing is wrong!
24 Do you make people angry?
A - I tend to annoy people with my very existence, like get over it bitch..
25 Have you been called a slut before?
A - yes..
26 Did it bother you?
A - I consider it to not be an offensive term to be called such a term.
27 Do you want to move?
A - Yes
28 Right or left handed?
A - Predominately right handed.
29 Your Best Physical Feature: My height.
30 Do you swear?
A - Not that much. I'm a classy sophisticated bitch.
31 Do you sing?
A - Not really.
32 Have you been in love?
A - Meh..
33 Do you think you are attractive?
A - Smokin' Hot Babe.
34 Do you play an instrument?
A - No.
35 Are you pregnant?
A - No.
36 Ever been to a foreign country?
A - Yes I have.
37 What language(s) do you speak?
A - Some English. American English.
38 Are you in school/college
A - No.
39 What is your occupation?
A - Prostitute/drug dealer
40 What is your dream job?
A - Photographer or a singer.
41 What is your favourite holiday?
A - Thanksgiving.
42 When is your bedtime?
A - Varies. Just whenever I guess.
43 Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
A - No.
44 What is your guilty pleasure?
A - Sweets.
45 Coke or Pepsi?
A - Mountain Dew.
46 What is you Chinese Astrological sign?
A - Horse.
47 Do you eat healthy?
A - Not really.
48 How many kids do you want when you're older?
A - 2-5? Not up for me to decide.
49 Favorite Season?
A - Summer.
50 Where would you like to go on vacation? A - Guatemala.
1 What is your name?
A - I go by many names. "Carlos Sanchez" is a stage name.
2 Marital Status -
A - Divorced.
3 Any pets?
A - Dose a Ball Pet count?
4 Where are you from?
A - America.
5 Any Siblings? If so how many?
A- Yes, 1 biological 1 half. (2)
6 Fav Color?
A - I like periwinkle.
7 The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
A - Their hair, if they look feminine.
8 Eye color? A - Blue/hazel to light green depending on the lighting.
9 What is your height?
A - 6 Foot 1-2".
10 Have any tattoos/piercings?
A - No.
11 What is your ethnicity?
A - Disputed. I consider myself to be American.
12 Favourite Flower?
A - Native Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
13 Do you like taking pictures?
A - Yes, I like photography.
14 Do you smoke?
A - Like Cigarettes? Then No.
15 Do you drink?
A - That H2O tho..
16 Do you think you are smart?
A - Sure I know how to read, write & do math.
17 Do you have a job? If so what?
A - Yes. Cleaning Technician.
18 Have you ever been in a fist fight?
A - Nobody got time furrr dhat!
19 What is your worst habit?
A - Taking something negative like criticism way too personally.
20 What is your sexual orientation?
A - Neutral.
21 Ever had to have surgery?
A - Yes.
22 What is your favorite kind of music?
A - I like Dance, Rock, Metal, Eurodance/pop, Pop
23 Stolen anything?
A - Maybay.. but stealing is wrong!
24 Do you make people angry?
A - I tend to annoy people with my very existence, like get over it bitch..
25 Have you been called a slut before?
A - yes..
26 Did it bother you?
A - I consider it to not be an offensive term to be called such a term.
27 Do you want to move?
A - Yes
28 Right or left handed?
A - Predominately right handed.
29 Your Best Physical Feature: My height.
30 Do you swear?
A - Not that much. I'm a classy sophisticated bitch.
31 Do you sing?
A - Not really.
32 Have you been in love?
A - Meh..
33 Do you think you are attractive?
A - Smokin' Hot Babe.
34 Do you play an instrument?
A - No.
35 Are you pregnant?
A - No.
36 Ever been to a foreign country?
A - Yes I have.
37 What language(s) do you speak?
A - Some English. American English.
38 Are you in school/college
A - No.
39 What is your occupation?
A - Prostitute/drug dealer
40 What is your dream job?
A - Photographer or a singer.
41 What is your favourite holiday?
A - Thanksgiving.
42 When is your bedtime?
A - Varies. Just whenever I guess.
43 Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
A - No.
44 What is your guilty pleasure?
A - Sweets.
45 Coke or Pepsi?
A - Mountain Dew.
46 What is you Chinese Astrological sign?
A - Horse.
47 Do you eat healthy?
A - Not really.
48 How many kids do you want when you're older?
A - 2-5? Not up for me to decide.
49 Favorite Season?
A - Summer.
50 Where would you like to go on vacation? A - Guatemala.
Friday, June 14, 2013
How To Fold A Shirt In Under 2 Seconds.
Found This Interesting Video while Searching Through Youtube. Seems Like A Very Helpful Tip.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
10 Utterly Insane Human Records.
- Think you’ve got a party trick worth boasting about? It probably couldn’t compete with these absolutely crazy human world records:
Longest Ear Hair.
India citizen, Anthony Victor, holds the record of the most ear hair. We’re not quite sure how proud one should be about this fact, but Victor has hair measuring up to 7.12 inches sprouting from the center of his outer ears.
Furthest Eyeball Popper.
Putting Mr. Martinez from Daria to shame, American Kim Goodman can pop her eyeballs a creepy 0.47 inches beyond her eye socket. The feat was measured in Turkey in 2007.
Insane Human Records: Longest Maggot Bath.
Though beyond our comprehension why anyone would want to set this record, a British woman, Christine Martin, sat in a bath with maggots for 1 hour and 30 minutes, on what we can only assume was a crazy day in 2002.
Insane Human Records: Most Stretchy Skin.
Garry Turner of Britain can stretch his skin up to 6.25 inches, less due to an amazing talent and more so a medical condition, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. The disorder of connective tissues affects the skins, ligaments and internal organs, allowing Turner to distend his skin to unnatural lengths.
Most Rattlesnakes Held In The Mouth.
Though not quite sure what possessed him to do it, Jackie Bibby, USA, holds the record for most, live, rattlesnakes held in his mouth. In 2001, he held eight, by their tail, for 12.5 seconds.
Insane Human Records: Longest Fingernails, Female.
68 year-old, Lee Redmond, USA, used to hold the record of the longest fingernails for a woman. She started growing them in 1979, and by the time of official measurement in 2008, they reached 28 ft 4.5 in length. Unfortunately, the three decade long effort was wasted in early 2009 when Lee lost her nails in a car accident.
Heaviest Weight Pulled With Eye Sockets.
The Space Cowboy, aka Chayne Hultgren, holds the bizarre and painful record of pulling the heaviest weight with his eye sockets. In 2009, the Australian pulled 907 pounds (humans and cycle) on the ‘Lo Show Dei Record’ show in Italy.
Farthest Nasal Ejection Of Spaghetti.
Kevin Cole, of New Mexico, USA, holds the record for blowing the longest spaghetti strand out of a nostril in a single blow. Cole started spraying Ramon noodles out of his nose, and then slowly progressed on to spaghetti. His crowning achievement was recorded in 1998, with his spaghetti strand measuring 7.5 inches.
Contortionist Who Can Fit Through A Tennis Racquet.
Captain Frodo, born in Norway and living in Australia, is known as the ‘Incredible Rubberman’ for his crazy contortionist ways. Born double jointed, Captain Frodo holds the record for being able to swallow the most swards, but his real trick is his ability to squeeze head and shoulders through the head of a tennis racquet.
Farthest Squirting Milk From The Eye.
Ilker Yilmaz, a construction worker from Turkey, can squirt milk from his eyes up to 9 ft 2 in, which he disgustingly proved in a hotel in Istanbul in 2004.
(Source)
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