COOL OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AREA DESIGN IDEAS

Cool outdoor area is the must have if you live in a private house. Depending on your needs that area could serve different purposes which mostly do the same to entertain. They could also be entertainment area as for only your family as for your friends. Any outdoor area usually has some seating places, some table where you can eat. It usually is protected from the sun and is quite private. Here is our roundup of cool outdoor design ideas that are gathered to help you to create your very own place to spend time outside of the house.

 

LOTTO WINNER BLOWS THROUGH $10.5M; NOW SHE RIDES THE BUS TO WORK

Sharon Tirabassi is a generous soul. So generous that she gave away half of her $10.5 million Lotto Super 7 winnings and blew through the rest.

Today, the 35-year-old “penniless millionaire” rides the bus to work and struggles to make ends meet until her next paycheck.

Nine years ago, Tirabassi, of Hamilton, Ontario Canada, cashed in her winning Powerball ticket and collected $10,569,000.10.

At first Tirabassi and her then-boyfriend, Vinny, also 35, were ecstatic at their good fortune. They shared the wealth with family and close friends, lavishing their loved ones with gifts, cash, cars, and exotic trips. She gave her parents $1 million cash and divided another $1.75 million

She married Vinny in 2004, and they bought a dream home together for $515,000. They spent money recklessly, and at one point owned 4 cars — a bright yellow Hummer, a Mustang, a Dodge Charger and a $200,000-plus, customized Cadillac Escalade. Most of the $200,000 was spent on the Caddy’s elaborate sound system, which didn’t endear them to their neighbors.

Her personal license plate read: “BABIPHAT,” after Kimora Lee’s now-defunct clothing line.

Tirabassi said she didn’t like her neighbors. “They didn’t like young people,” she says.

Her available cash reserves seemed endless. Tirabassi said she would check her bank account from time to time, but there were so many zeroes she thought everything was fine.

“You don’t think it’ll go (at the time), right?” she says. Then one day she checked her bank account and the money was almost gone.

“And that was time for fun to stop and to just go back to life,” she says.

Her husband Vinny served 2 stints in prison and, eventually, she lost the house and all the cars (Vinny crashed the Mustang).

Even though she’s broke, she says she’s happier today than she was when she was a millionaire.

She’s employed as a personal support worker and she provides for her husband’s 3 kids and her 3 kids from a previous relationship.

What’s left of her jackpot is locked in a mandatory trust fund for the children, which they will receive when they turn 26.

WHY TAKE A NAP???

Makes you smarter: According to Dr. Matthew Walker of the University of California, there is nothing better than taking a one-hour naps to restore short-term memory and helps you learn the facts more easily after waking.

                                     

Cannot avoid the period of meals: Human bodies naturally go through two stages of deep fatigue, one between 02.00 to 04.00 am and from 01.00 to 03.00 pm. Skipping meals will not help you in this period of decreased alertness and coordination.

Pick the right time: After lunch in the afternoon, his body naturally gets tired. This is the best time to take a short nap, as it is early enough to change not sleep at night.

However, short naps are the best: For healthy young adults, naps as short as 20, 10, or even 2 minutes may be all you need to get the mental benefits of sleep without the risk of drowsiness.

First drink coffee: The way this works is that you drink a cup of coffee just before taking his nap of 20 minutes or half an hour, which is precisely the time it takes to produce its effect caffeine, when you awake, not only refreshed, ready to work.

NASA’s Nap: A group called NASA discovered that only a 26-minute nap increases performance by 34% and alertness by 54%. Pilots do naps advantage of NASA, while planes are on autopilot.

A nap can save your life: A multi-year Greek study found that napping at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes resulted in a mortality rate 37% lower due to heart problems.

Nap benefits your brain: Not only nap improves alertness, but also help your decision making, creativity and sensory perception.

But wait there is more: Studies have found that napping increases energy by 11%, increases the ability to stay asleep through the night by 12%, and reduces the time required to fall asleep by 14%.

Last Nap: According to Dr. Sara Mednick, the best nap occurs when REM sleep is in proportion to the slow wave sleep. That’s the best time of the day when I can take a nap at maximum.

Fight over weight: Research shows that women who slept five hours a night are 32% more likely to experience weight gain than those who sleep seven hours. A two-hour nap is not feasible for many, but a nap is a good way to make up for some lost sleep night.

Do you not know? In ancient Rome, everyone, including children, left to take a nap for 2 or 3 hours after lunch. No doubt this is why the Roman Empire lasted over 1,000 years.

Sugar is not a friend of naps: When we are tired, instinctively eat foods high glycemic index, but after the initial energy vanishes, we can only more tired than we had before.

A way to update: If you take long sleep I recommend a midday nap is a good way to catch up on sleep.

A student: Freshmen and sophomores need up to 10 hours of sleep to feel rested.

Do not drive sleepy: Do not be afraid to take advantage of an “emergency nap” on the side of the road in your car. Each year, about 100,000 fatal traffic accidents are caused by people driving while sleepy.

Einstein Method: If you are worried about sleeping too long, do what Albert Einstein did with regularity: hold a pencil while you’re drifting off, so when you fall asleep, launching pencil will help up. (Not guaranteed to wake up with an IQ of 180.)

Lack of sleep: For those 18 to 24, sleep deprivation affects performance more significantly than in other age brackets.

Curtains – The “ins and outs” – How to Select the Height or Length of Curtains

There are only a few simple rules to follow for choosing curtain height or length

The length or height of the hung curtain should be to the floor or the windowsill.

Anything in between looks rather odd.

There is a trend today of puddling curtains, this is where they are made longer than the height required and “puddle” on the floor, this requires a skill in fabric selection, so that they sit well. It is used commonly in living rooms and bedrooms.

With puddled curtains on a hand drawn track, make sure that the width of the curtain is not excessive as they become heavy and difficult to draw back. They are also prone to picking up all the fluff from your floor, so a little bit more attention is required to keeping them looking smart.

The top of the curtain (the heading), for all curtains can be at ceiling height, above or at the top of the window frame or flush with the window reveal.

It all depends on the space that you have. Do keep your choice constant in your home as it can look very odd if some curtain heads are fixed at different heights to others, especially when you can view through from room to room or worse, in the same room.

The finished length of ceiling to floor curtains should leave a 10mm gap, so that they don’t catch the floor and are easy to draw back, the gap for finishing at a windowsill only requires 5mm.

For safety reasons, never cover radiator heaters with curtains, look for another solution, either stop the curtains short of the heaters or use a blind as an alternative style of window treatment.

Consistency in design of the window treatments allows for a symmetrical form to be created here in this photograph. The head of the curtains are all the same height and the window swag and tail valance details are all the same and they are all held back at the bottom of the window sill which provides a regular frame for the windows and creates a flow and rhythm to the window treatments.

OVERALL HOME ORGANIZATION (Q & A)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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i thought i should start the week with a Bang!!!  Home Organization with suggested questions and answers that could be considered useful.

Q. How can a well-organized home affect a homeowner's overall mood and performance in various aspects of everyday life?

A. We all lead busy lives, and if you're in a muddle at home, looking for things you need, can waste a lot of time. If you have a place for everything, putting away clothes or filing everyday paperwork becomes less of a chore. And whether we realize it or not, we all feel more relaxed sitting or sleeping in a room that is calm, tidy, and well-organized. If you have children, your organizational skills will rub off on them, and they will learn good habits from the start.

Kitchen Storage on a Budget

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Q. What's the best way to improve kitchen storage if there is no budget or space to expand or remodel?

A. The key is to reorganize the interiors of the cupboards you already have. Scrutinize the entire contents of your kitchen cabinetry and make a list of categories: from pantry-shelf foods to fresh vegetables, cooking implements to crockery, and so on. Then strictly allocate particular cabinets, drawers, or shelves to each category, ensuring that the things used daily are in the most accessible places

Media Storage

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Q. I am planning to purchase a media-storage unit for my family room. How can I make sure that what I buy keeps up with changing technology?

A. The most versatile choice would be a freestanding media cart. Many discount stores sell inexpensive versions, including trendy designer-style varieties. Choose a piece with a top shelf for the TV and one or more narrow shelves below to accommodate elements such as a DVD player and video game consoles. Coordinating shelf units can store other items such as board games, DVDs, and toys.

Basement Storage

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Q. My bedroom closet is tiny, and the only place I have to store off-season clothing is in the basement. What's the best way to do this?

A. Invest in zipper bags and storage boxes so your clothes are neatly put away in the basement until next season. Clear shoeboxes make it easier to spot what you have, and hats, handbags, and accessories such as scarves should be neatly stacked into smaller boxes and labeled for easy access. Remember to include some mothballs to prevent problems.

Hallway Storage

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Q. I don't have an entryway, and mail, purses, school bags, cell phones, and chargers all wind up on the kitchen table until suppertime, when they get shoved to the counter. Is there a simple answer?

A. The best place to keep these items where they'll be ready to go in the morning is in a hallway. If you have enough space for a narrow console table or even a dresser in a hall, then this is the place to store them. If you have narrow hallways, the best solution is to install a small, wall-mount cupboard or galvanized-metal racks.

Catchall Room

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Q. I'm thinking about converting my guest room into an office. I'll still need to accommodate my mother-in-law when she visits. Any ideas?

A. First, you will need a single bed permanently in place. Rather than keeping it made up, consider a divan with a few pillows so that most of the time it looks like a smart daybed. This can become the perfect spot to sit and think when you're not at your computer. Of course, it will be essential to have a desk and an office chair. Just ensure that your work stuff can be put away when your mother-in-law arrives.