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Enjoy a Relaxing Weekend

People always wonder what to do on an utterly boring and dull weekend with nothing to do and no money to spend. Here's a solution to your dreadful problem!

Eat a nice hot breakfast such as frozen waffles, pop tarts, pancakes, you name it! Along with that, a cup of hot tea or coffee is recommended. Also, orange juice is a great morning drink, because it will give you all the energy you need for the day of relaxation! Take a long, hot shower or bath to get you up and awake, then either get in a clean pair of pajamas or a comfortable outfit such as sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Get on the computer, watch your favorite show, listen to music, etc. Eat again then relax and do whatever suits your interests. Some interesting ideas are to meditate, read, do your hair, dress up for fun, whatever your heart desires! If you're home alone, then let loose and be yourself completely. Do something silly or stupid, scream, release all the week's stress in some just plain dumb ways. You'll feel much better. If it's raining outside and your parents or whoever agrees, go walk in the rain; or if you dare, dance in the rain! Just have fun. Get something to look forward to. Think about that long assembly that gets you out of school on Monday or your favorite movie being aired on TV.




To have fun, you can do anything! If you truly can't think of anything, you can always call an old friend.Another great idea to release the week's stress is to write down your thoughts & feelings. Resist the urge to check on work, call the office or check office emails. Unless you are required.Turn off your cellphone. Don't spend time around friends from work since work will almost always come up. Plan a few things to do. You'll feel like you got the most out of your weekend. Take a tour, read a book, visit friends or family, do something constructive yet rewarding.Try not to get yourself into trouble! If you want to have a nice relaxing weekend then that won't be very good.
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Set a Realistic Wedding Budget

Setting a budget for a wedding can save you a lot of disagreement and heartache if discussed early, openly and honestly.

1. Set aside some time to review your own opinion on how you should split the wedding expenses - then discuss that with your fiancee. Do you want to go traditional (parents of bride pay & bride)? Do you want to be more modern (pay for it yourself)? Do you want to be progressive (and share the wedding expenses with your fiancee)? Keep in mind that the tradition of having the bride's family pay for the wedding was established in days when a father would effectively pay a family to take his daughter off of his hands, as she wasn't seen as contributing to the family economy. Consider whether that's a tradition you wish to be a part of.
2. Since today is not the 1950s and most brides are working full time and plan to continue working full-time,advise asking your fiancee to share the expenses of the wedding. Traditionally the groom's family only pays for the rehearsal dinner, and possibly part of the honeymoon. The bulk of the expense is really the wedding (the flowers, the cake, the gown, the food, the music, etc.).
3. Research the vendors and get price quotes before setting the budget. This is really critical. You may think flowers would cost $500, but really they can cost $2,400 easily. Many vendors have minimums - get this information up front.
4. Write a detailed list with vendor name and projected cost and tally everything up. It may be good to use software like Excel to easily update this and make cost comparisons between different vendors for the same thing (like different flower shops).
5. Once you have an idea of what your wedding may cost in your area (with vendors that you like), discuss the finances with your fiancee. How? Asking questions about his views would be a good place to start. Sharing the list of potential costs with him would be wise. Better yet, look into venues and costs together - reviewing purchases and setting budgets based on one another's needs is something you'll be doing for the rest of your lives!
6. At this stage, start formulating a guest list, because many budget items are proportional to the size of the wedding you host. Keep in mind that if your families are paying for all or part of the wedding that they may feel entitled to add to this guest list. Be up front with them about this.
7. Come to agreement with your fiancee about how you would like to pay for the wedding. Will you pay for it yourself or ask your parents for assistance? Do you both feel right even asking your parents for financial assistance?
8. Meet with your respective parents to speak honestly and openly how much they are willing to contribute to the "wedding fund." Special note: money from family has strings attached, so be careful about setting expectations that this is YOUR wedding and that you appreciate their financial contributions.
9. Create a spreadsheet using Excel or OpenOffice to write down and track your budget. The top line should have the total amount you are willing to spend and the end of the sheet should have a running total of projected and actual wedding related expenses.
10. Try to enjoy the busy and stressful wedding planning process, knowing that you have made one of the first and important financial decisions with your fiancee!

Open Office and Star Office are low cost alternatives to Microsoft's excel and let you calculate your budget easily. Pen and paper also work fine. Ask your close friends who are married for suggestions on how to budget for your wedding.Ask local married friends suggestions on affordable but quality vendors (cheap is a bad word when planning a wedding).Be sure to start the planning process as early as possible. The more time you have the better chance you have in getting what you want.Think about purchasing wedding insurance to protect your big investment. Don't forget to read the fine print! Build some flexibility into your budget - plan for things to end up costing about 10% more than you estimated. Make your budget as detailed as possible to avoid surprise costs. There are lots of wedding planning/expense lists out there on the internet - look at a few to see what you might be forgetting about. Work with your fiance to prioritize your spending - you may be able to reduce or eliminate some costs in order to get the dress/flowers/band/DJ etc. that you really want. Just because *everyone else* has a certain something at their wedding doesn't mean you have to!

Keep in mind that some of your wedding choices - the rings, the photographs, the video, & memories the DJ creates will be with you long after the guest have gone home. If your budget is tight, consider prioritizing these items. Think about you and your fiance's long term financial goals, and make sure that your wedding budget is not interfering with them. If you need to use credit to pay for your wedding, consider carefully whether taking on debt is something that fits with your long-term plans. Ask around to see if a relative or a friend knows someone who does flowers, photography, etc. and can get you a deal. But remember you get what you pay for - so if its too good to be true then go with your gut.

Planning a wedding can unfortunately bring out the worst in the extended family and even cause contention between you and your fiancee. Remember why you are planning this - to celebrate your choice.Add the cost of pre-marital counseling to your budget. I would strongly recommend pre-marital counseling especially if talking about finances has been a problem between you and your partner.Please know that not talking about the financial side of the wedding and pending marriage can only lead to greater heartache and misunderstanding. Be courageous - it'll pay off for both you and your life
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Earn an Online Nursing Degree

Online nursing schools offer an alternative that is both more accessible and more economical then traditional schools. Although there are clinical and lab components to all nurse training programs that must be completed at a real-world facility, most basic course-work can be completed at home over the Internet.

1. Carefully consider the responsibilities, the long hours and the relatively low pay involved in a nursing career and balance these with rewards of serving for the greater good of society.
2. Complete online enrollment for your basic courses including; Introduction to Professional Nursing, Nursing Management, Health Policy Issues, Nursing Administration, Health and Disease Management, Research Methods, Nursing Theory, and more. Many online nursing schools have no residency requirement whatsoever.
3. Make arrangements with the school to fulfill clinical requirements at a medical facility near their place of residence, once basic coursework has been completed.
4. Expect current online nursing programs offered through public universities to cost between $110 and $170 per credit hour; depending on the school’s academic calendar, this could be anywhere from 60 to 90 credits. As an online student, you usually won’t be charged out-of-state fees and tuition.

One way to cut costs and save time is to consider taking credit for basic prerequisites by examination. Most nursing programs require that the candidate has taken course in basic biology, chemistry and mathematics; the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) enables students to earn credits in these subjects for 10% of what it would cost to take the full course. Take advantage of reputable sources that provide a guide to online degrees and online schools. When pursuing an online degree, it is important to make sure that the school is properly accredited. Most online college websites provide this information; you can also learn more about accreditation by visiting the U.S. Department of Education website.
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Inspirational Blog Award




This tag was given to me by klivengood at Mom's place. I appreciate you passing me this tag and including me to your list. Once again, I am opening this tag for a grab. Happy tagging guys.
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Celebrate Halloween

Celebrating Halloween is more fun when you decorate the outside of your home with lots to scare those who dare walk up to your door. All lit up at night, a decorated home welcomes all the little ghosts and goblins. With the addition of some scary music, the little ones will giggle with delighted terror as they knock on your door, yelling, "Trick or Treat".

Buy a new costume each year. Shop around until you find something new to wear. If the store is at the other end of town, catch a bus or ask to borrow the car if you can drive. Or you can save the money on the bus or gas and make a decent costume yourself and doing it can be part of the Halloween fun and tradition. You sure do not want to wear the same outfit that you wore last year because that would make you look the same as last time; make sure that you pick something either scary, or just suits the theme. Put on your ghoul makeup and join the ghosts and witches going house to house saying Trick or Treat. Remember only to visit those with porch lights on or Halloween decorations. These are clearly people happy to give you something and this is where the Halloween spirit explodes with vitality. Take a very big bag along or an even larger empty plastic pumpkin bucket to carry all the goodies that you get from every house.

Remember that Halloween would not be the same without bobbing for apples. Put apples in a tub of water, and with your hands behind you, grab the apple with your mouth. It is not as easy as it sounds, but it's fun getting all that water on your face. Just watch out for the water that goes up the nose at the same time. Another method is to tie strings to the stems, and hang them from beam at different lengths.
Look at all the candy that came out of your bag. This is the best part of Halloween, checking out the goodies to stuff yourself with. Also check the candy some people might put hazards into it with a needle or such. Watch out for hard candies, these can break your teeth if you bite too hard.

Remember that Halloween is not the same without having pumpkins sitting outside your house. Pumpkins to look at, and pumpkin pie to eat. That's what makes Halloween so great. Dress up your house too! Halloween decorations are so much fun and can be bought or made, adding to the big fun of the holiday, a good tradition. You can also invite your friends over to help make and put up your decorations. This is fun and adds to the excitement!
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WHAT DOES YOUR BIRTH DATE MEAN

Happy Monday everyone. Hope everyone is having a great stater of the week. Anyway, I was tagged by Imelda with this tag called"WHAT DOES YOUR BIRTH DATE MEAN". This tag got me thinking what what my birth date mean, which is I never thought about t before. Thanks Mel for including me on your tag list.

Anyway here is the result:




You Are a Leader



Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.

You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.

Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.

You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.



Your strength: Your ability to gain respect



Your weakness: Caring too much what others think



Your power color: Orange-red



Your power symbol: Letter X



Your power month: October




This result seems all true. I will be leaving this tag open for a grab. Everyone is welcome to grab, enjoy tagging.
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The Instyler Rotating Hot Iron Hair Straightening

Today, I bought my very own instyler rotating hot iron hair straightening. I have been seeing the infomercial on TV often on. So I decided to buy it, it is available at Bed and Bath. I could not wait to try it when I gt home. It really works, it is suit for thick and thin hair. You can straighten curly hair and make a wavy hair with. You would love the instyler, you have to try it so that you will know what I mean.
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Pepeng' weakens slightly, to hit Northern Cagayan

Part of Manila philippines has been flooded causes of the typhoon. Now Typhoon Pepeng headed to hit northern cagayan. A slightly weaker Typhoon Pepeng (international codename Parma) continues to slow down and has shifted course slightly, threatening to make landfall in Northern Cagayan instead of Aurora-Isabela by Saturday evening, weather bureau PAGASA said Friday. Read more here on how typhoon Pepeng is doing.
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Many Thanks

Taking a moment to say thank you to all my top 10 Ec dropper for the month of Sept. I appreciate all the dropped. Hope that you will still coming back to my site eventhough I am not present at time. Thank you once again.

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