Last Minute Preparations for Christmas

Undoubtedly you will have a full schedule during Christmas week with visits to friends, family gatherings, cooking and baking, and exchanging of gifts. Get everything ready so you can enjoy it all.

• Clear the Decks - Look around the house and remove everything that doesn't fit your Christmas decoration. It doesn't mean throw everything away; it just means to move them out from there for couple of weeks. Clear off tabletops and make room for plates of goodies and gifts.

• Decorate the Halls - If you have placed fresh flowers or greenery around your home, again make sure that they are fresh and green. Remove any old, dried branches.

• Prepare Grocery Shopping List – Prepare your menus and make a final list of food items that you will need. Save time by making just one trip to the market.

• Kitchen Duty - You will be plenty busy when your guests arrive, if you are entertaining now in your home. Get as much ready ahead of time and your holidays will go smoother.

• Beautiful Foods - A platter of tender meat would look beautiful with a garnish of greens. Think of ways to decorate your buffet serving pieces with herbs, cut fruit, lemon slices, or miniature apples. Dress up desserts with raspberries, mint leaves, or chocolate shavings. Taking just one extra minute for a final touch will have your guests in awe.

• Be Ready to Create Memories - Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are the perfect time to recreate traditions and create new memories. Plan to do one special thing that you have done in other years. Capture the moments on film. Share quiet times with individual family members.

• Expressions of Gratitude – It's always nice to write a special "thank you" note for any gift you receive during the holiday. To remember who gave you which gift, make a record of your gifts and who gave them.

With all the final details taken care of, the tree trimmed, gifts wrapped, home decorated, food prepared, and carols playing, you'll be ready to really enjoy this Christmas. Take time to savor the moments with family and friends, share the joy of the season, and create wonderful memories for years to come. Merry Christmas!!!

Tips to Deal with Children

It is simple often not so simple job of raising children’s care. The primary issues and challenges impacting children these days are drinking, hooking up to acne, tattoos to SATs, and much, much more. Getting the scoop on what’s happening with child if they are in between 11 and 20 is quite essential. It is one of those essential facts of life that raising children of character demands time and attention. It seems to be nothing more difficult for parents to tolerate than seeing their kids bond with a negative peer group. Its Parents responsibility makes their children become good.

Teens, kids often lie to protect their privacy and to establish their newfound independence.- ask specific questions and get specific answers, punishments, such as grounding and withdrawal of privileges, won’t stop teenagers from being dishonest. Listen to what your kid say, and don't give lecture instead give suggestions. Don't try to change your teens. Let them be who they are, not who you think they should be.

Instead of expecting them to change their behavior, change yours. What you're doing isn't working, right? Consistently being firm over a period of time will let them know what is expected of them. Be good example- human beings learn primarily through modeling. In fact, you can’t avoid being an example to your children, whether good or bad. Being a good example, then, is probably your most important job.

Punishment has a bad reputation. The results are guilt-ridden parents and self-indulgent, out-of-control children. Children need limits. They will ignore these limits on occasion. Reasonable punishment is one of the ways human beings have always learned. Children must understand what punishment is for and know that its source is parental love. Punish with Loving heart.

Interview Tips for Rental Apartment

I want to share some tips for those who are moving to their new rental apartment. These tips are not like routine tips you find in the some websites. These tips are different and will work if they are implemented with prior plan and preparation. The script for these tips is prepared by me when I am moving to my current Miami apartment. I have executed them and found positive results. So I thought I would share them for those are about to move to their new apartments. Here they are:

• Get a head start. Save time-and stand out in a crowd of applicants-by bringing a copy of your credit report and a completed rental application to your interviews.
• Don't miss the bus. As with job interviews, first impressions are often lasting. So it is better to arrive early than to be late for an interview appointment.
• Let there be light. Visit prospective apartments in the daytime so you will able to know how much natural light to expect and any problems will be easier to see. Walk through the neighborhood at night to see outdoor lighting and street culture.
• Measure up. Record the sizes of your big-ticket furniture, and bring a tape measure with you to measure apartment doors. If you find a great apartment but it's too small for all of your stuff, decide in advance what you'd be willing to sell, store or get rid of so you aren't held back by indecision.
• Sell yourself. Apartment searches aren't really the best time for club-kid duds, dark-angel Goth or bed head casual. You'll be meeting prospective landlords, so however you dress, you want to give the impression that you'll be on time with your rent and you'll be a good caretaker of the apartment.