Published on Monday, December 1, 2008 by Optimist A family needs to have good housekeeping skills and not everyone is able to do it. Here, Good Housekeeping helps you with the tips on recipes, house, diet, health, family and more. Notable Reads Do It All Cleaning Guide - From cleaning collectibles to glasses and acrylic. Clean Alcoholic stains Clean Coffee stains Clean Baby Formula 52 Ways to Beat Stre...

Published on Thursday, November 27, 2008 by Optimist If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~ Toni Morrison ~ [Source] Writing onto a blank piece of paper can be daunting when you have nothing in your head. You tried using prompts, taking a walk in the park, eating some brain empowering food all to no avail. Sometimes, reading books help to get the brain ju...

Published on Monday, November 24, 2008 by Optimist Writers need help at times as they hit the writer's block. It's a horrible monster eating away at your creative muse and you can't fight that monster alone. Attempts such as talking a walk in the park, spending time with your family and exercising are just some of the ways to kill the writer's block monster. Here, Write to Done shows more tips to getting your writing ...

Published on Monday, November 17, 2008 by Optimist The Happiness Project is by Gretchen Rubin who is working on a book that will be released in late 2009. Although she has experience in law, her main love is in writing and after making the switch, she has since published four books. photo credit: AprilHollyhood Notable Reads Ten Tips for Being Happier What Do You Find Fun? Tips For Getting Your Sweeth...

Published on Thursday, November 13, 2008 by Optimist I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now. ~ Sophia Loren ~ [Source] photo credit: SeniorArt Humans are humans. We have memories; good and bad. None of us wants to remember the time when we stole ...

Published on Monday, November 10, 2008 by Optimist [caption id="" align="alignright" width="159" caption="Image by Mr Malique via Flickr"][/caption] Compassion Coach is managed by Denis Hay who is a professional counsellor for 16 years. He helps with anger management. Anger is something we face at any time of the day. When anger gets the better of us, we tend to make mistakes on the spur of the moment. Not...

Published on Monday, November 3, 2008 by Optimist With the recession, everyone is worried about their rice bowls. One will want to consider working from home or taking up a second job to supplement just in case the current one doesn't work out. It is for one's own protection as one can be retrenched at any time without warning. Penelope Trunk at Brazen Careerist provides some insight on how to be a value-added per...

Published on Thursday, October 30, 2008 by Optimist I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave. ~ Joseph Campbell ~ [Source] A recession is imminent and it's a cycle that occurs at different decade. Sometimes, it's long while other times it's short. The usual recovery period takes about 2 to 3 years for the economy to regain itself and the in...

Published on Monday, October 27, 2008 by Optimist Bloggers who blog regularly or even at odd times know that in order to make your loyal readers keep going to your site is hard work. The initial months can be pure agony if you are depending on blogging to make a living. Here, Daily Blog Tips will help you with improving your blogging styles and ways to help your site better with great contents and tips on affiliates....

Published on Thursday, October 23, 2008 by Optimist A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. ~ Jean de La Fontaine ~ [Source] There are ways to avoid someone on purpose; by knowing who is attending the party you have been invited to, attempting to go in another direction upon seeing the person's intended direction, appearing offline on MSN when that person logs on and not attend any event th...