Notepad Corner

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, we fantasise about being adorned with it. The next best thing to diamonds, are SHOES (sung in an opera voice). One of the greatest pleasures in life is the boost of confidence you feel and the compliments you receive, when you wear a new pair of shoes or trainers. As girls our love for shoes starts pretty young, the pretty sparkly and pink girl shoes only to be worn on special occasions, those little girl shoes for school with bows or trainers with flashing lights on them. That nostalgia feeling of reliability, feeling special and being one of the coolest kids because you are on trend, puts that little skip in your step. It can be suggested, that this is the rationale as to why we have grown into “Shoe-crazy” “happy feet” adults

It is essential to put order in your refrigerator to maintain not only the freshness of the food and other items you store in it but to keep your family’s health safe too.    When cooking for a family meal, it is a must to have the freshest ingredients as it contributes to the making of a fine and healthy dish. Thus proper storage should be observed to avoid food to spoil and to get rid of bad smells and contamination. Here are suggestions on how to keep food fresh in your refrigerator. Always wash eggs before storing it in its designed area. Salmonella is a bacteria we can get from raw unwashed eggs. Butter and other fats should be kept in covered containers or in their original containers once opened. 

Trying to juggle living expenses seems to be getting harder with each passing year. Many households are being hit with increasing bills that make daily life a real challenge. One of the easiest ways to alleviate this financial stress is to evaluate your shopping habits, and implement small changes to help you save. Here are some of the simplest and most effective ways to cut your weekly grocery bills. Stick to Your Budget Before you even set foot anywhere near the shops, you should take the time to work out a budget. Once you know exactly how much you have to spend, it will be a lot easier to shop to your budget. Sticking to the allocated amount may be a challenge at first, but watching your savings grow and getting the very best value for money is a rewarding experience. Create a List Now that you have your budget in place, you can create a list of exactly what you need for the week. Try and stick to the list as much as you can, as this will help to curb any impulse ...

Many homeowners put off any major makeovers on their home because of budget constraints. In most cases, renovations can be costly whether it’s indoor or outdoor upgrades. So any major remodeling is slowly considered, scheduled and taken up one by one. Homeowners work around minor renovations to boost the look of their home interior as basically this is a fun and simpler to achieve. Aside from changing the motif and color theme, you can also play around and decorate home with mirrors. They are easy and inexpensive, you can up them anywhere you want and decorate them with exquisite metal works as frames. 

Whether you are being interviewed for a new job, there can be quite a lot on the line. However, we have all watched interviews on television where the interviewee looks painfully awkward or flustered, and of course, that is something that you want to avoid when you are trying to get a job! Take a moment to consider these interview tips to make sure that you look natural and at your best.  Fold Your Hands One way that we can tell that people are nervous is by looking to see what they do with their hands. People who are very good with public speaking tend to gesture with their hands and to punctuate their sentences with hand gestures. If you are not feeling very confident, this can look a great deal more awkward if you try it! On the other hand, you do not want to make fists, either, which is something that many people do when they are nervous. Instead, fold your hands on your knee or on your lap. This prevents you from gesturing too much or tensing up. Slow Down When you a...

With more and more people deciding to quit the rat-race of the corporate world and opted to work home-based, the demand for versatile home office equipment have also changed its course. While office and corporate work place go for uniformed, basic and sometimes uncomfortable work chairs and desks, you being the one in charge of your home office can easily go for quality, ergonomically designed and comfortable chair. Your home office set up should be located in a well-lit part of the house and away from constant disruption. It would be much preferable to take up space near a window so that you can easily refresh your eyes with the view outside.

It’s not always easy to get your children to appreciate the value of money, however it is an essential skill that they must learn as they are growing up. Imparting good savings habits while your kids are young is a great way to prepare them for the financial challenges that they will face later on in life.  Here are 4 great ways to teach your children the value of a dollar, and how to appreciate and respect money. Introducing Pocket Money Giving your kids pocket money is a great way to introduce them to the world of money. To make the most of the experience, you should create a list of ways that your kids can ‘earn’ their weekly pocket money. Whether it’s completing homework on time, helping with the dishes or completing a list of jobs, your kids will appreciate their money a lot more when they know that they have worked for it. When you just give them a weekly allowance regardless of their behaviour or contributions to the household, you diminish the value of money ...