Archive for July, 2011

Sandwich Criticism

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Have you ever heard about this?

It goes this way: before you criticize your child (or anybody for that matter), tell him or her some positive things about his or her work. After that, tell him or her the negative thing you have seen. But don’t forget to end everything up with a praise. In the end, the criticism was “sandwiched” by the positive points and words . That way, your child still feels like he or she has been appreciated and not really criticized.

For instance, if you see your little one’s coloring activity and it looks really terrible, you can say, “wow, you really have put in a lot of effort in there.” Then you can say, “it would be nicer if you do it slowly next time, then use your crayon this way (model it, with uniform strokes) and then end it up by saying how he or she has chosen very nice colors. Somehow within the picture you would find something that’s praise-worthy!
This is not only applicable in coloring activities. It could be applied to sports activities, crafts, even baking and cooking activities. Look for positive words! Encourage and inspire your child. You will never know what a lasting effect it will have on them.

Being Proactive

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

One can never be too sure, can never be too careful, can never be too proactive when we are talking about health-our own and our family’s. Read on them, watch the news, listen to our friends, tweet about them, share our views and discovering things are some the things we do in order to be more proactive, ready and knowledgeable.

Another way is to avail or buy medicare supplement plans to help cover some gaps from your Medicare insurance. This helps a lot since not everything would be paid for by your Medicare insurance alone and so to augment your insurance, other plans are available and you can easily avail of these plans. This will not only help you personally but also your loved ones who care so much and worry about your health. Be proactive: listen, read, discover and be knowledgeable.

Getting Back in Shape

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

For a time I stopped exercising. I thought, if I have to get back in shape, I should religiously follow schedules—if I can’t, it’s pointless to start exercising again. So I had to make a choice, gave myself a second chance and started exercising again.

But because of a week-long activity that I was involved in, I was not able to exercise again. Sigh. Now the challenge about this whole thing is to start all over again. I had to self-talk a lot of times—I can do this, I can, I can! Haha.

But really, maybe I think I would need the help of diet pills that work. If I coupled it with exercise, I think I might not such a hard time attaining my desired weight and figure. Think so, too?

What’s the Big Deal with Flat Screen?

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

There’s been a lot of hype about flat screens and in fact some people I know have switched to that. I guess it makes sense because they save a lot of space. But why are they so expensive? I went to check out some and got even more confused; the the source has vizio lcd tvs and there is also a difference between LCD and LED.
The truth is that if I could afford it, I probably would go for one too. Maybe I should put it on my wishlist. I liked the picture quality of the ones I saw and just how compact they were.

But best thing about them, I can actually browse the internet with them and connect to skype and all that! That sounds like something worth spending some money on, or what do you think?

Amazing Designs of Address Plaques

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Some of the houses I saw are just simple yet elegant to look at. Some are designed by different genre. It could be medieval design or modernize design. But what really empresses me is their mail box or the front door. It is designed so well and very organized as well, because address plaques where written on it. Postmen surely will not get lost or any visitors that might visit.

That is also what I would like to have when I will have my own house. I will make sure that it clearly stated the number of my house or street number.