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| Interior Design Tips Book Smart Style Arranging your books in an upright position is very librarian. Think of your book shelves as a collage. Place some books in a stack and others upright. Scatter pictures, flowers and other accessories around the shelves as well. When you purchase your book case, make sure you have properly measured your space and your books! Make sure the shelves will accommodate your largest and smallest books. Wall Display A great way to display and show off your photos and collectibles is wall mounted or “floating” shelves. By- pass the museum look by combining your favorite collector items and pictures and placing them on shelves. Take a few floating shelves and stagger their position on the wall and display your items. Keep it fresh by rotating your collectibles throughout the year! Please do keep in mind these shelves are not made to hold a great deal of weight. |
| Do you know what kind of Sheets you are buying? Pure Cotton – Strong, feels soft, breathes to keep you cool. Can wrinkle Wrinkle Free/Easy Care Cotton – Thread treated to prevent wrinkles. Some finishes can feel stiff before washing. Cotton/Polyester – Inexpensive, very durable, wrinkle-free. Synthetic fiber does not breathe and can make you feel very hot. Sheet may pill. Want to go GREEN? Bamboo – Limited color selection, tendency to wrinkle, costs compares to cotton sheets in compatible thread counts. Grows and regenerates without chemicals or pesticides. Woven with rayon, also a natural fiber, bamboo has a silky/soft feel. Usually it is blended with cotton for stability and to prevent shrinkage. Organic Cotton – Priced 35-50% higher than ordinary cotton sheets and wrinkles. This cotton is grown in fields required to be chemical and pesticide free for at least three years. Finished and colored without using environmentally harmful dyes or chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide is used instead of chlorine to bleach the whites! Crisp and Cool choose Percale – A flat weave less likely to pill. Silk feel and Lustrous look choose Cotton Sateen. Softness and long wear 200 threads or more. Egyptian and Pima are strong and smooth long fiber cottons. |
| How is your Bed? Do you need more sleep or do you need a better nights sleep? Does your mattress provide support? Do you rotate or flip your mattress on a regular basis? |
| Energize your day with a SMILE! Research proves smiling and thinking happy thoughts increases the production of endorphins! Think happy thoughts and smile and before you know it, you will be peppy again. |
| Great sources of omega-3 Tuna Salmon Sardines Mackerel Walnuts Flax seed Natural Anti-bloat foods Watermelon Cantaloupe Oranges Celery Potatoes |
| Going to the Dr.? Go Prepared – Take a moment to write down your questions and concerns or anything you want to discuss. Take Support – Ask a family member or a friend to go with you. Family member and friends are also a great help with thinking of questions and topics to discuss with your Dr. Don’t be so quick to take your clothes off – Ask to speak with your Dr. before your exam begins. You might need to make arrangements for this before your scheduled appointment so your Dr. can work it into his patient time frame. Just get it off your chest! – Be honest, let your Dr. know what you are thinking and let your Dr. know if you are nervous or uncomfortable discussing certain issues. Maybe it is time for a new Dr.? If you can’t get comfortable with your Dr. or you feel like your questions are just not being answered or worse..you feel like a number and not a person – maybe it is time to look for a new Dr.! |