Ok, now I continue to write about organization and the subject is family organization. It’s hard to schedule everything especially if you have big family, hopefully these tips will help you to get organized…

Maintain one master family calendar in a central place in the house. Remind everyone to be sure to write their appointments on it to avoid conflicts. Each family member old enough to do so should keep his/her own calendar as well. Check in with each other regularly to be sure that they all match.

Designate one shelf, drawer, or other space as a gift wrap center. Store wrapping paper, gift bags, ribbon, bows, tissue paper, scissors, tape etc. together. Buy all-occasion paper so you will have less to store.

Keep an ongoing shopping list in the kitchen with a pen or pencil nearby. Write down the items you need for a recipe when you decide to make it, items that are running low, or thins you need for an upcoming occasion. Ask everyone in the family to add to the items when they think of something or use the almost-last-one of something. Remember to always take the list to the supermarket.

Borrow books from the library instead of buying them. You will save money and space.

Set up a magazine exchange with family members or friends. You can all subscribe to different ones and pass them along to each other. You will probably keep up with reading them because you know someone is waiting for them. And you will all have less clutter, save money… and trees.

Designate one place in the house where everyone will put out-going mail.

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Always keep your handbag, wallet, keys, etc in the same place. If you have to bring something with you when you go out (e.g. library books to return, dry cleaning receipt, a gift, etc.), put it next to your keys. You probably can’t go anywhere without them.

If you are away from the house and think of something you have to do when you get home, call your answering machine with a reminder to yourself (e.g. fill windshield fluid tank).

Listen to audio books if you like to read and have trouble finding the time. You can listen while your drive or, clean the house or work in the garden.

Make a master list of people you holiday gifts for. Keep the list in your wallet and shop all year long, taking advantage of sales or just finding the perfect eight or ten months early. Write what you bought next to the person’s name and check him or her off. Make separate list for birthday, anniversary, wedding, shower, or baby gifts you know you will need during the coming year. Then in January, make a new list. You will save money and avoid the stress of needing last -minute gifts.

Keep coupons in your handbag or car. Use an envelope or small plastic bag to keep them in some kind of order. Check them frequently to discard the ones that have expired. At the same time, you will be reminded of the ones you have. If they are ready to expire put them in a more prominent place in your wallet or attach them to your shopping list.

Keep store discount or membership cards together in your wallet so they will be handy when you get to the register.

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Well, I wouldn’t want to admit but I’m one of the heavy people myself, so this is for me as well;

The Pear Shape Body Type

The pear shape figure is the most common female form.

Call yourself a pear body type if:

Your upper body is noticeably smaller than your lower body. If you were to gain five pounds, four of them would go to your hips and thighs.

Sound like you?

Pear? These vendors and styles can really work for a pear shape figure.

Check out some of our favorite sources for:

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Hang clothing by category; jeans and casual pants, dress pants, skirts, suits, dresses, casual shirts, dress shirts and tops etc. Be sure to return each item to its appropriate section of the closet.

Hang or put away clothing shoes, jewelry, etc. while they are in your hand. You will save time and keep things more organized if you do not have to handle them twice. Check to see which items have to be washed and put them directly into the hamper. Designate one place in the house for items that have to go to the dry cleaner.

Use an over-the-door shoe bag to hold small items and accessories.

When you remove an item from the close, put the empty hanger at the end of the rod, not between the clothes. You will always have the proper hangers when you put clothes away and you will never have stray hangers that tangle between clothes.

Take out clothes with matching jewelry and accessories the night before you need them. If something needs ironing or has a loose button, you will have time to take care of it or change to something else.

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Use a marble or spiral notebook for medical notes. Record dates, health care providers’ contact information, visits, test results, phone calls, follow-up appointments, etc. List the person you saw or spoke to, when and what was discussed. Bring the notebook with you to your appointments.

In your notebook, write down any questions you want to ask at your next appointment and leave room for the answers.

Use a notebook that has one or two pockets for prescription, business cards, instrctions, etc.

At home, keep a file for all of your receipts for co-pays and explanation of benefits forms you receive from your insurance company. You may want to maintain a separate file for each health care provider and one for prescriptions. Another suggestion is to maintain the files chronologically. Either way, at the end of the year, store the year’s files together and start a new file for the following year.

Maintain a notebook and file for each member of the family.

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Everything is where it’s supposed to be, no clutter, nothing out of place, junk mail goes to garbage can/recycle right away… Just perfect, I mean almost, because nothing is perfect…

Are you kidding me? Who can do this? With everyday life, taking care of kids, cooking, laundry, going to the office, appointments, shopping etc…Is there time to take care of the mess that seems to be adding up everyday?

But, there is a solution, at least there is help. Almost every magazine has a section about organizing or websites, or even companies about organizing your home, office, even you… You call them, they come and clean out your clutter.

But if you just want to do it yourself, then you need to read the tips. Fist start out small, don’t think about organizing the whole house, think about one little section of it, then move to the other section. Little by little you can do it, but if you think about a big project then you might get discouraged…

Being disorganized causes stress, money and time loss. So make a plan and start…

Now, I’m going to write what I learned (but not yet practiced) about organizing;

The Home Office

Keep a two-subject notebook (or a little address book for passwords) near your computer to record useful websites, passwords, customer account numbers, etc. Use the second section to make notes on phone calls; the company and the name of the person you spoke to, date of the call, the problem or issue you discussed and the person’s response, and any follow-up you can expect.

Sort mail as it arrives. Keep one section of your desk, table or counter for bills and other items that need attention. Designate a basket or box for magazines or other material that you can read at any time. Shred anything that contains and account number or personal information.

Store canceled checks alphabetically and start an new file for each year. If you have the option of having your bank store your checks electronically and not return them to you, take advantage of it.

Put a Post-It ote on a check half-way through your checkbook to remind you to order new checks.

Clip receipts from each charge card separately to make it easier to check your credit card statements.

File product warranties, manuals and receipts together. Create one file for each room or for similar products (e.g televisions, CD players, major appliances, etc.)

Write addresses and phone numbers in pencil in your address book. It will stay up-to-date without looking messy.

Buy a supply of greeting cards to have on hand; birthday, anniversary, get well, sympathy, and thank you. Keep a master list of family and friends’ birthdays and anniversaries and refer to it once a month. You might want to list those that fall in the first week of the month with the previous month so you have time to mail them.

Next time; Medical records and appointments

These ideas are taken from Organizing Concepts.

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You might not be in danger in your own town but if you’re driving in the city, especially at night you shoule be extra carefull. Listen to this;

They throw egg to your front window and if you try to clean it with water and windshield, it gets worse, you loose 95% of sight and eventually you stop to clean it and that’s when they get you. If they’re just after money they ask for your wallet, but some of them push you over steal your car.

So what should you do? Do NOT stop, continue driving, don’t wash the egg, hopefully you can see the road around it. After a while they’ll get tired of following you and target another car.

I’m sorry there is not much you can do, except continuing on your way.

Be safe.

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On this page I’ve collected some general tips on how to avoid dangerous situations outside your home. Generally, the best idea is to use your common sense!

Unfortunately, that’s not always enough. First I’ll list some common sense tips on how to avoid violence in the first place. Actually, that’s the most effective way of self defense!

Remember, most of the violent situations (mainly domestic violence) starts after verbal quarrel. Always try to “cool down” the situation or try to get out of your home before it’s too late.

General:

• If you see or sense problems on your way, just change your route and – prepare to run or defend yourself
• Do not wear conspicuous jewelry when you are walking on the streets alone
• Do not hitchhike, use buses or taxis instead
• Do not act or look like an easy target – look confident!
• Most “fights” are won before they start, and aggressors will back down if you maintain eye contact and are not intimidated by them.

Public transport:

• Remember, there is usually safety in numbers. Wait in a coffee shop or in a well lit area for the public transport to arrive
• Don’t choose the window seat as you may be “blocked in” by a potential assailant; always choose an aisle seat for quick exit
• After peak hours, always choose the train compartment carrying the most passengers or the compartment directly behind the train driver
• On buses, sit behind the driver or next to the door for quick exit.

Motor vehicles:

• Danger areas are stepping out of your car either at home or in isolated areas, and also walking to your car
• Always approach your vehicle with the keys ready
• Windows should be up and doors locked even when driving to avoid unwanted passengers at intersections. (Please note that this conflicts with quick entering and exit procedures in the event of an accident)
• Always check your car before entering
• Never leave your car unlocked, even for the few minutes it may take you to return a video, buy milk and so forth. Attackers have been known to lie in wait for such an opportunity.
• Never get into a car even if someone is pointing a knife or a handgun at you from inside. Just start to run away from the car screaming at the same time. It’s much more likely that he will drive away to find an easier target than attacking or killing you. But if you get into the car, he has a much better opportunity to drive to a quiet place and start to abuse you and later maybe kill you.
• Never pull your car over from a quiet road even if someone drives alongside your car pointing at the tyres etc. Always continue driving to a well-lit and crowded area before exiting your car. The problem might be a bluff and the driver wants you to stop at the side of the road to “help” you without a reason.
• Always be alert in parking lots, specially when it’s dark. If you are afraid, don’t be too shy to ask someone to escort you to your car. Between cars and inside cars, it’s easy for someone to hide and wait until an unalert person comes along.

Taxis:

• Always check the identification of the driver (usually located near the visor) and ensure that it matches the driver
• Be wary of cars with central locking
• Don’t sit behind the driver as it may be easy for the driver to lock the rear passenger door – always choose the adjacent seat
• Always order taxis so that the driver can be traced
• Avoid flagging taxis from the street

Walkers / joggers:

• If you have car trouble and are walking to look for help, always walk against the traffic so that you can see what is coming
• If shadowed by a car, run back in the direction from which you came. If you continue in the same direction, you will make it easy for the shadowing to continue
• Be wary of alert passengers
• Don’t use a “walkman” when walking in isolated areas at any time
• Regularly change your routines
• Mark out houses at intervals on each route you take that may be used as “safe houses” in the event of attack such as shops or houses that you know to be occupied by a friend or acquaintance. Try to incorporate these houses every time you vary your route
• Be alert at all times
• Don’t presume that because your area has been “safe” thus far, that it will continue to be so.

Public phone boxes:

• When you are calling from a telephone box, after dialing the numbers always turn around so that you have your back to the phone and may see what is coming. You will then be able to tell the person to whom you are speaking that you may be in trouble and you may be able to use the weight of the phone as a weapon.The door of a telephone box could be used to wedge in the limbs of the attacker.

Clothing:

• Think about your clothing – where will it be worn? Will you be going out after work? Get into the habit of leaving restrictive clothing and shoes for those occasions when you are certain that you have no reason to anticipate danger, such as large crowds, being picked up after work or going out and so forth.
• Choose a wardrobe which maximizes freedom of movement. The best self defense techniques will not help you if you cannot run away because of tight skirts or shoes with straps and high heels. In these situations, it will be necessary to disable your attacker to ensure you are not followed unless you have some means of a quick exit such as a motor vehicle. This places additional, unnecessary pressure on you to be successful. Further, if you focus too much attention on disabling you opponent, you may not be sufficiently aware of an additional threat to yourself

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with fake eyelashes

Usually I don’t  apply heavy make up but black eyeliners/pencils are my thing and I can’t even do that…

I have blonde eyelashes and there’re only a few so I can’t put mascara it looks very weird when applied on 10 eyelashes (around there) I even tried fake eyelashes (pain in the neck when they’re falling off) so black eyeliner/pencil seems to be working but there lies another problem; either I can’t put it on correctly or all the black pencil/eyeliners are bad. Because whenever I apply, it always smudges under my eyes in 15 minutes.

Next I’ll try one of those products that you use to grow you some black, long, strong eyelashes.

These tips are about beauty, one of my friends shared it with me and I’m writing it here for you…

*Spray your face with cold water or stand with your head in the air from the freezer for a few moments to reduce redness.

*To avoid mascara flake-off or smudging on your face, apply a thin cost of mascara to top lashes only. Then run an eyelash brush through lashes to prevent clumpy mascara build-up.

*To enhance your summer shimmer add a touch of blush to enliven your cheeks and bring out your natural color. In order to find the perfect rosiness, take a look in the mirror right after a workout. The tinge of pink that spreads across your cheeks is the color that will work best for you.

*When choosing make-up, especially foundation and blush, focus on those that are water-based and non-comedogenic (non-pore clogging) is the best choice.

*Use petroleum jelly or cold cream to remove stubborn eye makeup. its cheap and it works (even on waterproof mascara).

*For sexy pout, to create a pout enhance center of upper and lower lip line with a darker shade or a lip liner.

*Eyeliner should be applied close to base of eyelashes to make them look thicker. A soft pencil is easier to manage.

*Make sure you remove all cosmetics with a mild cleanser and water before going to sleep.

*For your lips, stick with the glossy glow that bounces off the summer rays. It’s better to choose natural tones but if you want to add some color, apply lipstick on top of the gloss and your lips will look like sparkling diamonds.

*When you choose makeup, moisturizers and sunscreens make sure they are hypo-allergenic and fragrance-free.

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