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Wishing you Great Success!
Karen
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Color your World ...
Painting your walls is a great way to brighten your room and your outlook on life!
It is easy to be intimidated by the idea of painting a room in your house yourself. The idea that you have no idea where to even start is often the reason many of us never tackle this kind of project. There are two outcomes that come from having a phobia about doing your own interior painting. The second worst outcome is you pay someone to do it. There is nothing wrong with this and you do create work for a local contractor. But finding a contractor that won't overcharge you can be a major headache. And the horror stories people tell about hiring a contractor to redo their kitchen or repaint some rooms in the house can chase you off from that idea.
The worst outcome of avoiding doing this work is just not doing it. So your home becomes more and more run down which is embarrassing to you when you entertain. So you have to either face your fears about painting the room yourself or face your fears about getting a contractor. Either way can be scary. And all this because you couldn't answer the question, "Where do I start?"
You start with the room itself. That might surprise you because we don't have you start by running to the paint or hardware store and buying five gallons of interior paint to get the process going. We don’t want you to do that because until you evaluate the extent of the paint job you need to do and what you want the room to look like when you get done, its foolish to buy the paint too early. In fact, quite a few steps happen before you ever spend a dime.
If you are just trying to restore the room to what it looked like when it looked good, then you will not need as much paint. You are just trying to make the damaged areas of the paint job that is there go away and you are not going to change the color at all. In this case if you buy paint at all, you will need to have the paint match the color of the paint that is on the wall completely. That means you must take a sample of the existing paint to the paint store so they can match it.
But you might have some paint under the staircase that is left over from when the walls were painted at first. In general, you probably should not try to use that. For one thing, if that paint has been in that can for ten years, it may not be in very good shape. Moreover, that paint is the color that your walls were originally. Over time, your walls have changed colors as they have been exposed to light, pollutants and other thigns that affect color.
The first thing you will do is evaluate how much paint you will need. You can do this by either making an estimate of how many areas you are going to touch up or by computing the full wall size if you are going to paint it all and taking that to the paint store. Then find a way to take in a small sample of the current paint. You can go ahead and knock a hunk out since you are going to repair it anyway. The paint professionals can match that color. The out come is new paint that is tinted just right so the outcome is a perfect match that repairs the walls and gives you a room that is good as new. And you can feel good because you did it yourself.
Want to learn about Feng Shui? Find the perfect balance in your life with Feng Shui.
Wishing you Great Success!
Karen
It is easy to be intimidated by the idea of painting a room in your house yourself. The idea that you have no idea where to even start is often the reason many of us never tackle this kind of project. There are two outcomes that come from having a phobia about doing your own interior painting. The second worst outcome is you pay someone to do it. There is nothing wrong with this and you do create work for a local contractor. But finding a contractor that won't overcharge you can be a major headache. And the horror stories people tell about hiring a contractor to redo their kitchen or repaint some rooms in the house can chase you off from that idea.
The worst outcome of avoiding doing this work is just not doing it. So your home becomes more and more run down which is embarrassing to you when you entertain. So you have to either face your fears about painting the room yourself or face your fears about getting a contractor. Either way can be scary. And all this because you couldn't answer the question, "Where do I start?"
You start with the room itself. That might surprise you because we don't have you start by running to the paint or hardware store and buying five gallons of interior paint to get the process going. We don’t want you to do that because until you evaluate the extent of the paint job you need to do and what you want the room to look like when you get done, its foolish to buy the paint too early. In fact, quite a few steps happen before you ever spend a dime.
If you are just trying to restore the room to what it looked like when it looked good, then you will not need as much paint. You are just trying to make the damaged areas of the paint job that is there go away and you are not going to change the color at all. In this case if you buy paint at all, you will need to have the paint match the color of the paint that is on the wall completely. That means you must take a sample of the existing paint to the paint store so they can match it.
But you might have some paint under the staircase that is left over from when the walls were painted at first. In general, you probably should not try to use that. For one thing, if that paint has been in that can for ten years, it may not be in very good shape. Moreover, that paint is the color that your walls were originally. Over time, your walls have changed colors as they have been exposed to light, pollutants and other thigns that affect color.
The first thing you will do is evaluate how much paint you will need. You can do this by either making an estimate of how many areas you are going to touch up or by computing the full wall size if you are going to paint it all and taking that to the paint store. Then find a way to take in a small sample of the current paint. You can go ahead and knock a hunk out since you are going to repair it anyway. The paint professionals can match that color. The out come is new paint that is tinted just right so the outcome is a perfect match that repairs the walls and gives you a room that is good as new. And you can feel good because you did it yourself.
Want to learn about Feng Shui? Find the perfect balance in your life with Feng Shui.
Wishing you Great Success!
Karen
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Spice up your Life - with seasonings!
The word Cajun refers to an ethnic group that lives in
Louisiana and who have become pretty popular for
their cuisine. These people descend from the
Acadians and the word Cajun is another variant of
Acadian. Cajun cuisine relies heavily on some
methods of cooking like barbequing, boiling, frying
and deep frying beside others. Like any other
specific traditional food, Cajun food uses its own
ingredients, its own methods and its own Cajun
seasoning.
Today people have started using various seasoning
mixes in order to expand the range of flavors added to
their food. The Cajun seasoning mixes rely a lot on bay
leaves, bell peppers and black peppers, on celery,
garlic, onion and parsley, on sugarcane and thyme.
The Cajun seasoning mixes canbe very helpful in
boosting taste for sauces and seafood.
Other recipes of Cajun seasoning are designed so
that they can go with any kind of food you might be
interested in cooking whether you are a Cajun cook or
not. This type of seasoning is called all-purpose
Cajun seasoning and it can also be found in
supermarkets. Usually it is recommended that you use
one teaspoon per pound of meat and you can use this
seasoning with fish, chicken wings, steaks chops and
ribs, and so on. It also works great in combination
with vegetables and eggs.
Cajun seasoning also varies in terms of hotness. It
can come as hot, mild hot or not hot at all. The hottest
Cajun seasoning you can get is the one called extra hot
and it relies on jalepeno powder to render that spicy,
burning taste onto our tongue.
People who look more after their diet and avoid
using salt in it can also use Cajun seasoning mixes.
There is a certain variety called salt free Cajun mix
which can help your food get the flavor you like so much
without putting your health in danger.
For those who try their Cajun food for the first
time, they should be warned that this food is pretty
hot especially if the Cajun seasoning used in cooking
contains hot ingredients. Throughout the years the
Cajun seasoning mixes have also borrowed many
influences from other cuisines like the Indian, the
Spanish, the French, the African, and so on. Despite
this, the Cajun mixes are very much looked for in terms
of cooking because it seems to add a very nice touch of
blending flavors to the food.
"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something
at once." ~Calvin Coolidge
Karen Shain, infopreneur, entreprener and co-author of
"Living an Abundant Life," along with other well-known
authors from "The Secret," has many sites of interest:
Karmas-for-Success.com, Karmas-for-FengShui.com,
Karmas-for-Cooking.com
Louisiana and who have become pretty popular for
their cuisine. These people descend from the
Acadians and the word Cajun is another variant of
Acadian. Cajun cuisine relies heavily on some
methods of cooking like barbequing, boiling, frying
and deep frying beside others. Like any other
specific traditional food, Cajun food uses its own
ingredients, its own methods and its own Cajun
seasoning.
Today people have started using various seasoning
mixes in order to expand the range of flavors added to
their food. The Cajun seasoning mixes rely a lot on bay
leaves, bell peppers and black peppers, on celery,
garlic, onion and parsley, on sugarcane and thyme.
The Cajun seasoning mixes canbe very helpful in
boosting taste for sauces and seafood.
Other recipes of Cajun seasoning are designed so
that they can go with any kind of food you might be
interested in cooking whether you are a Cajun cook or
not. This type of seasoning is called all-purpose
Cajun seasoning and it can also be found in
supermarkets. Usually it is recommended that you use
one teaspoon per pound of meat and you can use this
seasoning with fish, chicken wings, steaks chops and
ribs, and so on. It also works great in combination
with vegetables and eggs.
Cajun seasoning also varies in terms of hotness. It
can come as hot, mild hot or not hot at all. The hottest
Cajun seasoning you can get is the one called extra hot
and it relies on jalepeno powder to render that spicy,
burning taste onto our tongue.
People who look more after their diet and avoid
using salt in it can also use Cajun seasoning mixes.
There is a certain variety called salt free Cajun mix
which can help your food get the flavor you like so much
without putting your health in danger.
For those who try their Cajun food for the first
time, they should be warned that this food is pretty
hot especially if the Cajun seasoning used in cooking
contains hot ingredients. Throughout the years the
Cajun seasoning mixes have also borrowed many
influences from other cuisines like the Indian, the
Spanish, the French, the African, and so on. Despite
this, the Cajun mixes are very much looked for in terms
of cooking because it seems to add a very nice touch of
blending flavors to the food.
"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something
at once." ~Calvin Coolidge
Karen Shain, infopreneur, entreprener and co-author of
"Living an Abundant Life," along with other well-known
authors from "The Secret," has many sites of interest:
Karmas-for-Success.com, Karmas-for-FengShui.com,
Karmas-for-Cooking.com
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Karmas for Feng Shui
Karma is the Universal Law of Cause and Effect. Learn how you can change things in your life to bring about health, happiness, success and cash too!
Karmas-for-Fengshui will help you attract everything you want in your life.
What is feng shui? Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art that relies on a very complex and profound knowledge core in order to create or restore the balance of vital fundamental energies in the environment. Also known as the chi, the flow of energy brings good health, great fortune and changes the lives of those who respect and follow it for the better. In translation “feng shui” means “wind” and “water” as the two elements that symbolize harmony according to Chinese beliefs. However, the question “what is feng shui” remains very challenging to answer, since there is more than basic knowledge to it.
What is feng shui according to the modern perception? Many people have taken up the practice of feng shui because of its apparent exoticism. Some get to redecorate their houses and offices by following directions from Internet guides without investigating the feng shui core of learning, and very few turn to feng shui masters for advice when home decorating. All these point out to the fact that feng shui is perceived and understood in a very shallow manner for the immediate purpose of attracting abundance or having a good love life. The truth is that if you finally come to find and understand the answer to “what is feng shui?” then you are ready to change your life in the real sense of the word.
What is feng shui for the true practitioner? According to Chinese philosophy, the chi, the vital energy could make or break the “kingdom”. Feng shui is deeply rooted in the symbolism of Taoism, in the understanding of the laws of nature and the fact that humans and earth are one. The theories of the contrast yin-yang and that of the five elements only completes this vision of life in harmony or disharmony with the environment. The basic analysis of a place from the feng shui perspective will therefore involve the identifications of the elements that break the chi and the rearrangement of the background elements so as to be in balance.
A feng shui master could give an answer to the question “what is feng shui?” but will the inquirer understand it? It is very confusing for many people to see how information is obtained by using the compass, the Chinese horoscope or the Ba-Gua. Moreover, the feng shui determination of a location is also relying on the examination of the surrounding land, the presence of any course of water and the specificity of the buildings in the neighborhood. If you want a comprehensive feng shui investigation, be prepared to get surprised!
Wishing you great Success!
Karen
Karmas-for-Success.com
Karmas-and-Success.com
Karmas-for-Fengshui will help you attract everything you want in your life.
What is feng shui? Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art that relies on a very complex and profound knowledge core in order to create or restore the balance of vital fundamental energies in the environment. Also known as the chi, the flow of energy brings good health, great fortune and changes the lives of those who respect and follow it for the better. In translation “feng shui” means “wind” and “water” as the two elements that symbolize harmony according to Chinese beliefs. However, the question “what is feng shui” remains very challenging to answer, since there is more than basic knowledge to it.
What is feng shui according to the modern perception? Many people have taken up the practice of feng shui because of its apparent exoticism. Some get to redecorate their houses and offices by following directions from Internet guides without investigating the feng shui core of learning, and very few turn to feng shui masters for advice when home decorating. All these point out to the fact that feng shui is perceived and understood in a very shallow manner for the immediate purpose of attracting abundance or having a good love life. The truth is that if you finally come to find and understand the answer to “what is feng shui?” then you are ready to change your life in the real sense of the word.
What is feng shui for the true practitioner? According to Chinese philosophy, the chi, the vital energy could make or break the “kingdom”. Feng shui is deeply rooted in the symbolism of Taoism, in the understanding of the laws of nature and the fact that humans and earth are one. The theories of the contrast yin-yang and that of the five elements only completes this vision of life in harmony or disharmony with the environment. The basic analysis of a place from the feng shui perspective will therefore involve the identifications of the elements that break the chi and the rearrangement of the background elements so as to be in balance.
A feng shui master could give an answer to the question “what is feng shui?” but will the inquirer understand it? It is very confusing for many people to see how information is obtained by using the compass, the Chinese horoscope or the Ba-Gua. Moreover, the feng shui determination of a location is also relying on the examination of the surrounding land, the presence of any course of water and the specificity of the buildings in the neighborhood. If you want a comprehensive feng shui investigation, be prepared to get surprised!
Wishing you great Success!
Karen
Karmas-for-Success.com
Karmas-and-Success.com
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Karma and the Universal Law of Cause and Effect
Karma is the Law of Cause and Effect. Everything you put out will come back around to you. Every cause has its effect. Every effect has its cause. There is no chance or luck. Everything happens because of what you are putting out. This is a never-ending cycle and nothing escapes the Law of Cause and Effect.
If you want to focus on improving your health, your relationships, your income, the respect you earn, you must focus on the cause rather than the result. The effect will automatically come back around to you.
When you put out a "positive", you will get back more of the same. When you put out a "negative", you will get back more negatives.
Karm-aah! with emphasis on the "aah!" part is for joy, and that's exactly what you'll get when you get your free Karm-aah! card because it brings CASH back around to you every time you shop online through the Bloomees shopping network.
When you use your Karm-aah! card, that's the positive "cause" and the automatic "effect" is CASH back on every purchase.
Get your Karm-aah! card and enjoy!
Wishing you great success,
Karen
If you want to focus on improving your health, your relationships, your income, the respect you earn, you must focus on the cause rather than the result. The effect will automatically come back around to you.
When you put out a "positive", you will get back more of the same. When you put out a "negative", you will get back more negatives.
Karm-aah! with emphasis on the "aah!" part is for joy, and that's exactly what you'll get when you get your free Karm-aah! card because it brings CASH back around to you every time you shop online through the Bloomees shopping network.
When you use your Karm-aah! card, that's the positive "cause" and the automatic "effect" is CASH back on every purchase.
Get your Karm-aah! card and enjoy!
Wishing you great success,
Karen
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
10 Secrets To A Healthy Computer And A Happier You
There comes a time in a person’s life where no matter how much you fight it time takes its toll and we begin to slow down in how we perform our daily activities. However, in order to extend our youthful glow and energy levels it is important to eat right, exercise, and keep a positive outlook on life.
Now you may ask what has any of that got to do with “Secrets To A Healthy Computer?”
Well, in a way we’re all just like a computer. If you neglect to take care of yourself you soon will cease to function properly and the many tasks that once were easy to do now take twice as long to accomplish and often require you to rest or “reboot” after a malfunction.
I can’t tell you what foods to eat or what exercises to perform because I am not a nutritionist. Although, with my experiences in the personal computer field I can share with you some tips of how to keep that rectangle box of circuitry that sits within sights range functioning at maximum performance as long as time will allow.
Some important steps to follow are…
*Make certain that your computer is located in a well ventilated area and that all air vents are unobstructed to prevent overheating and premature failure to any internal components.
*Clean out the dust build-up at least every 6 months from the inside of the computer case including case vents, power supply vents, and all visible circuitry with a few cans of compressed air that can be purchased from any major computer store or electronics outlet. This will help reduce the chances of overheating and circuitry damage.
Before cleaning just be certain to always unplug the computer from the wall outlet and never physically contact the circuitry inside the computer case to prevent damage.
*Be prepared for an unsuspected failure by always making backups of any important data that you do not and can not afford to lose.
I personally keep updated backups of my website and even store the disks at a remote location away from my every day use computers just in case a disaster were to occur and my main computers were destroyed resulting in the need for those lost files.
*Purchase and install a well known anti-virus program that can be regularly updated with the latest virus definitions and ran during boot-up to help protect your computer from being the victim of an unwanted infestation.
*Every few months or so run your computer’s “Scandisk” program followed by the “Defragmenter” program to maximize the efficiency of your hard drive.
If you are not certain of how to use these utilities and being that the steps to execute these programs varies slightly from one operating system to the other it would be easiest to simply use the “Help” option that can be found by clicking on the START button found on your computers desktop.
The START menu will open up a drop-down-box that should display the “Help” option. By going here you can enter the keywords that deal with the answers to the subject you are searching for.
*Run your computers “Disk Cleanup” utility every other week or so. If set the “Disk Cleanup” utility will automatically empty the recycling bin and recover some wasted disk space by removing the internet temporary files that seem to always accumulate.
Again, use the “Help” option if you are uncertain of how to perform this task.
*Never smoke near a computer because the cooling fans will pull the smoke into the case where it can coat the inside parts of the computer with a residue which in turn can damage sensitive components.
*Place the computer case in an area where it will not be accidentally kicked or bumped to prevent the loosening of cables and damage to internal parts.
*Invest in a high quality surge protector to provide your computer and monitor against voltage spikes or “surges” that can dramatically shorten the life of your system. Just like most items in a store, “You get what you pay for”. So don’t skimp out on this important device!
Its also not a bad idea to invest in a surge protector that includes what is called a “Data Line Protector” which allows you to connect your telephone lines to and serves the same purpose for the telephone line to your modem just like the surge protector does for the electrical household current lines.
*Finally, if you plan on being away from home for more that a few days at a time or if there is a thunderstorm brewing in your area it is a very wise decision to always unplug all electrical lines and modem telephone lines from your system. Even with a surge protector installed it is possible that such a large voltage spike such as one caused by a lightening strike could prove fatal to any computer system.
Dan Preston is the webmaster of a neat site called InfoHeaven Digital Books and The Online Book Store where you can find useful and Fr'ee information along with many how-to digital books that cover a large variety of interesting topics. http://infoheaven-digital-books.com and http://online-book-store.net.
Written by: Dan Preston
**************************************
For more information and great tips on finance, travel, computer, car tips and shopping, please visit Karmas-by-Karen.com
***************************************
Shop online and receive cash back on every purchase at Karmas-and-Success.com It's free to join and you'll save money and earn money.
***************************************
Wishing you Great Success and Cash back too!
Karen
Now you may ask what has any of that got to do with “Secrets To A Healthy Computer?”
Well, in a way we’re all just like a computer. If you neglect to take care of yourself you soon will cease to function properly and the many tasks that once were easy to do now take twice as long to accomplish and often require you to rest or “reboot” after a malfunction.
I can’t tell you what foods to eat or what exercises to perform because I am not a nutritionist. Although, with my experiences in the personal computer field I can share with you some tips of how to keep that rectangle box of circuitry that sits within sights range functioning at maximum performance as long as time will allow.
Some important steps to follow are…
*Make certain that your computer is located in a well ventilated area and that all air vents are unobstructed to prevent overheating and premature failure to any internal components.
*Clean out the dust build-up at least every 6 months from the inside of the computer case including case vents, power supply vents, and all visible circuitry with a few cans of compressed air that can be purchased from any major computer store or electronics outlet. This will help reduce the chances of overheating and circuitry damage.
Before cleaning just be certain to always unplug the computer from the wall outlet and never physically contact the circuitry inside the computer case to prevent damage.
*Be prepared for an unsuspected failure by always making backups of any important data that you do not and can not afford to lose.
I personally keep updated backups of my website and even store the disks at a remote location away from my every day use computers just in case a disaster were to occur and my main computers were destroyed resulting in the need for those lost files.
*Purchase and install a well known anti-virus program that can be regularly updated with the latest virus definitions and ran during boot-up to help protect your computer from being the victim of an unwanted infestation.
*Every few months or so run your computer’s “Scandisk” program followed by the “Defragmenter” program to maximize the efficiency of your hard drive.
If you are not certain of how to use these utilities and being that the steps to execute these programs varies slightly from one operating system to the other it would be easiest to simply use the “Help” option that can be found by clicking on the START button found on your computers desktop.
The START menu will open up a drop-down-box that should display the “Help” option. By going here you can enter the keywords that deal with the answers to the subject you are searching for.
*Run your computers “Disk Cleanup” utility every other week or so. If set the “Disk Cleanup” utility will automatically empty the recycling bin and recover some wasted disk space by removing the internet temporary files that seem to always accumulate.
Again, use the “Help” option if you are uncertain of how to perform this task.
*Never smoke near a computer because the cooling fans will pull the smoke into the case where it can coat the inside parts of the computer with a residue which in turn can damage sensitive components.
*Place the computer case in an area where it will not be accidentally kicked or bumped to prevent the loosening of cables and damage to internal parts.
*Invest in a high quality surge protector to provide your computer and monitor against voltage spikes or “surges” that can dramatically shorten the life of your system. Just like most items in a store, “You get what you pay for”. So don’t skimp out on this important device!
Its also not a bad idea to invest in a surge protector that includes what is called a “Data Line Protector” which allows you to connect your telephone lines to and serves the same purpose for the telephone line to your modem just like the surge protector does for the electrical household current lines.
*Finally, if you plan on being away from home for more that a few days at a time or if there is a thunderstorm brewing in your area it is a very wise decision to always unplug all electrical lines and modem telephone lines from your system. Even with a surge protector installed it is possible that such a large voltage spike such as one caused by a lightening strike could prove fatal to any computer system.
Dan Preston is the webmaster of a neat site called InfoHeaven Digital Books and The Online Book Store where you can find useful and Fr'ee information along with many how-to digital books that cover a large variety of interesting topics. http://infoheaven-digital-books.com and http://online-book-store.net.
Written by: Dan Preston
**************************************
For more information and great tips on finance, travel, computer, car tips and shopping, please visit Karmas-by-Karen.com
***************************************
Shop online and receive cash back on every purchase at Karmas-and-Success.com It's free to join and you'll save money and earn money.
***************************************
Wishing you Great Success and Cash back too!
Karen
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