A Dog and Cat

Captured in the front of our home. The dog belongs to a neighbor; the cat is a wild one. Dog was barking at the cat loudly but the cat still sat down calmly.

“Hi, cat, I’m calling you!”

“Not interested. I’m enjoying the sun here”

Camera Critters

 

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To Get Your MyLife Refund Properly

Most USA and Canada people know MyLife.com, a well-known social networking website that has attracted many people who want to restore their relations with other people from their past times.  Of course, during one’s personal life, they will meet various persons. But in today’s hectic world, keeping in touch with your old friends can be hard to do. For different reasons, you may lose contact not only with your old friends, but also anyone that you met years ago, such as previous classmates, boyfriends or girlfriends, work colleagues, neighbors and many others.

 

MyLife.com offers interesting features; one of them is a feature that allows their members knowing if there were other people searching for them. A member will benefit this service only if they are becoming a paid member. Every paid member will be able to discover the specific information regarding those who were looking for them.

 

If you’ve registered and become a paid member; you’ll get advantage from auto-renewal feature. This feature will renew your MyLife membership systematically; whatever your payment method. In fact, the feature has beneficial purpose for every member to avoid any hassles; but later it leads to a big misunderstanding.

You can join easily and you may simply cancel your paid MyLife subscription –as long as you know what to do. Confusion started when those who wanted to call off their paid membership didn’t know what they ought to do to get their MyLife.com Refund successfully.

Those confused members have wildly guessed that the unsubscribe link at the bottom of received emails from MyLife means a right way to cancel the paid membership and stop the auto-renewal feature. The truth is, this unsubscribe link –as you often see in many email marketing letters- only functions to not subscribe anymore upcoming emails. When they find out that their funds are still drawn to pay the membership fee; they get very upset!

MyLife.com has clearly clarified this misunderstanding and explained the correct way to cancel paid membership. So, if you’re a MyLife member who doesn’t want to continue your premium membership there, take your times first to obtain comprehensive information and apply the right way.  Don’t confuse others with half truths. I think it’s a wise thing to do.

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Five Things You Need to Have In Your Home Emergency Medical Kit to Protect Your Family

From personal achievements to preparing for an emergency, preparation and planning is the key to important things in life. Living in a world full of uncertainties, having an emergency medical kit in your home enables you to administer first aid at the right time and makes an emergency situation manageable. Having a well equipped emergency medical kit becomes essential if you have kids and elderly people in your home.

Whether you have a broken toe nail, a headache or an allergic reaction, the items in your emergency medical kit are intended to provide you instant relief. It is of utmost importance to restock and update your emergency medical kit on a regular basis in order to ensure protection and safety of your loved ones.

Following is a list of top five things that you need to have in your first aid kits;

1.      Adhesive Bandages or Band Aids

Band aids are some of the most frequently used items in case of cuts and bruises. These are available in different shapes and sizes. You need to have bigger and small bandages in your emergency medical kit to deal with bigger cuts and small bruises. You can also opt for colourful band aids if you have kids in your home.

2.      Antiseptic Creams and Lotions

Antiseptic creams and ointments such as Neosporin is another must have in your emergency medical kit for treating bruises and cuts. It is advisable to clean a lesion or wound thoroughly with an antiseptic ointment before putting on a band aid. This is done to ensure that all the debris in the wound that could cause infection has been rinsed out thoroughly. Additionally, for treating deep wounds that are prone to pus formation, antiseptic lotions and sprays such as Dettol and Salvon are effective.

3.      Muscle Relaxants (Sprays, Gels and Creams)

Having a backache or muscle sprain is one of the most commonly faced medical conditions especially if you have older people in your family.  Muscle relaxants are available in the form of creams, sprays and gels. To provide instant relief to your aching muscle, the relaxants play a significant role and therefore are a must have in your emergency medical kit.

4.      Pain Killers or Pain Relievers

Whether you are suffering from a tooth ache or a headache, pain killers are important to soothe your pain and provide you instant relief. A wide range of pain killers is available in the market catering to different age groups. Painkillers like Paracetamol and Crocin are an important must have in your emergency medical kit to treat such ailments.

5.      Fever Medications and Thermometers 

Any emergency medical kit is incomplete without a thermometer and fever medications. It is recommended to keep digital thermometers in your emergency kit rather than mercury thermometers since they are more convenient and safe. Basic fever medications like Paracetamol or Crocin is also an essential component of your medical kit.

Conclusion

In short, administrating the right medical aid to a person at the right time can make a big difference. Many people underestimate the importance of having an emergency medical kit in their homes and rely more on prescription medicines. However, they should know that an emergency kit does not serve as a replacement to proper medical treatment and in the event when serious medical attention is needed, you should not waste time in visiting a doctor.

Author’s Bio

The author is a doctor by profession. He loves to write articles and blogs in his free time to create awareness about health issues among people. From having first aid kits in your home to self medication, he has written numerous blogs on health related issues.

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Switch it Up: How to Entertain Your Kids in the Dining Room

As a chef, I'm always in the kitchen trying new recipes. As a mother of twins, I'm always looking for new ways to balance my time and keep my girls entertained. Over the years we've had to get creative. Instead of always going back and forth between cooking in the kitchen and checking on the girls in the playroom, we came up with something fun (and efficient). Occasionally we turn the kitchen into the playroom.

I know what you're thinking — how's it possible to do both? Well, our kitchen and dining room are combined in an open area, so while I'm busy baking the girls are close by. I can easily come play while waiting for the yeast to rise or oven to preheat. Instead of the usual coloring and crafting, here are five fun activities we do in our dining room. 

Create a Fort

Using old quilts, heavy dictionaries and flashlights, one of our favorite activities is to transform the kitchen table into a fort. The dictionaries keep the blankets in place and hold flaps open for easy door access. Though, I prefer to take it down before dinnertime, we've been known to keep the fort up for days at a time. It turns into a reading nook for us to curl up and tell stories. 

Take Your Turn: It's a Table-Tennis Tournament

Rectangular dining room sets are better than oval-shaped ones, but we've made use of both over the years. Using simply two paddles, a small ball and something to act as a divider, turn the table into a ping-pong court. Before we had a small net we made a line using plastic cups to mark the middle of the table acting as a net. No one (besides family) would know it, but posted inside one of my kitchen cabinets is a running tally of our matches. 

Completely Devoted to Finishing a Puzzle

A few times a year we'll take a week and devote the whole kitchen table to a giant puzzle. The whole family gets involved and we'll spend hours working on it each day. We only have a week, so it keeps us motivated to finish, but not so overwhelmed that we burn out before its completed. Plus, everyone seems to like spending mealtime cross-legged in the family room — Moroccan style! 

Theater Puppet Show

One of our crafting projects in the past was to decorate a cutout-cardboard box and make it into a puppet stage. The girls will use socks, dolls and sometimes anything they find around the house to act as stars in the show. Before the box, we'd just drape a blanket across the table for them to hide behind while lifting their arms to put on the show. I often record the show so when the girls get tired they can watch their performance. 

An Outdoor-Indoor Picnic

Especially when its cold and rainy, we like to move the table, lay out a blanket and have a picnic in our dining room. This is relatively easy for us because our kitchen table is so light, but for homes with heavier furnishing you may want to find another room to play in. Equipped with all the familiar favorites, I pack a basket filled with sandwiches, chips, bite-size fruit and lemonade. We tell stories and lie on our backs pretending to find shapes in the ceiling and walls. We've made some fun memories, and the girls will play there for hours after dinner. 

Author Bio : Carolyn Briggs is a pastry chef and mother of twins, Carolyn shares her helpful tips for making healthy and delicious meals that your kids will love and that you won't stress over preparing.

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