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Is love in the air or in your mind? Unlike olden days where women were suppressed and were not given much right for opinion and freedom, the scenario today seems quite different. At least in major parts of the world women have developed a lot and men and women are treated equal. Lot of interactions take place between boys and girls of age& men and women at work place. Being of opposite sex, it is very natural to have attractions and infatuations. Falling in love is all together a different story. Infatuation is a very small and temporary feeling. This feeling is usually around only when that person is around. If one has to identify whether he really in love, here is a checklist for that:
How much do you care about the person?
Will you cry if he / she is pain? Or will you immediately do something to reduce the person’s pain? In both the case you are in love.
Is he/she your best friend?
Love at first sight is in movies, novels and theories only, in reality all that is at first sight is infatuation. One can really fall in love with a person whom he/she already knows very well. Likes, dislikes, favorites and hates are all to be known.
Will you be uneasy if he / she is not seen around for a while?
If the absence bothers you then this is more than infatuation. If uninformed absence for a long while worries you, and makes you pace back and forth at high rate love is in your heart.
Ask yourself will you spend your old age with him/her?
If the answer is an instant yes, you surely are in love. One has to be ready to spend the entire life with the person he / she love
If he/she says no, how long will it take you to get over?
If you can even answer this question with any number, your were never really in love so take the rejection lightly. Well this was a very short and quick checklist to see if you are really in love with someone. Once confirmed and confident from within one should go and express. There is nothing called right time. Go and tell, the worse you will get in return is a no.Andthis is what you will get anyways without expressing! Fall and Rise in Love! Life’s Baggage
Thursday 3 December 2015
TEENS – Think Career !! – Prepare for the Job You Will Love
Think Career !! – Prepare for the Job You Will Love
During this time, you can experiment with your likes and dislikes, do research, accept entry-level jobs without having
to worry about bills, and seek advice from professionals, in occupations, that interest you. The major concern with today’s youth is that they assume that going to college is the sole answer to achieving a great career. This is not true. Yes, having a college degree will help you qualify for various jobs, but gaining experience and expertise is what the goal should be. In reality, being knowledgeable about different career options and gaining those skills early in life, will allow you to be more competitive and better able to secure a career path that fits you.
When searching for potential careers, The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, not only provides you with different occupations, but also the needed training and education, earnings, expected job prospects, job tasks, and average working conditions. Each of these characteristics of a job is important to a person’s overall success and happiness. In addition, one should observe current job boards, such as indeed.com, simplyhired.com, monster.com, and many more. This will allow you to see what skills and experience employers are looking for and the types of companies seeking new talent. Lastly, The College Board, provides students with information, regarding creative ideas for careers and how to match interests with educational opportunities. This is important because it allows students to start choosing an educational route that is linked to their ideal career.
Think Career !! The Young Person’s Guide to Career Planning in the Real World, introduces a new realistic approach to career planning. By changing the motivational focus from “you have to go to college” to “you need to have a plan,” it has created a shift for effective career planning to occur, as early as high school. It is important that teens know that there are people in college without a plan, creating unnecessary debt, as well as successful people with great jobs that did not go to college. Having a diploma or degree without any hands-on-experience will limit your chances at getting your ideal job. Some jobs only require certifications and some require master’s degree, along with years of experience. It is vital that you develop the skills needed for the particular career that you want and start building your personal brand. Below is a career assessment that analyzes your reactions to everyday situations. It will suggest careers to that you probably have never considered before. This can help broaden your career outlook and examine careers for how they match your personality and passions.
Overall, career planning is like a project. You have to have a plan to reach successful completion. There will be several milestones and critical steps along the way, that are needed to get you to the desired outcome. One must be open to putting in hard work, volunteering and interning, accepting lower salaries, becoming educated, gaining experience, and networking to eventually get the job that will make them happy. Some of us are lucky and get into a career, early in life, others have to put in more time, building a resume. Remember any passion can be made into a career. Know the skills and education that are needed, early in the race. This will help you be competitive in today’s global market.
Nicole Quarles-Thomas is the author of Think Career !! The Young Person’s Guide to Career Planning in the Real World. She believes that by learning the essential keys to planning and forecasting your future, anyone can have a better chance at success.
“Buy a hat today to avoid a beaming sun tomorrow.”
Teenagers are often misunderstood. I wanted to ask for a teenagers opinion as to why. Here is one explanation brought to you by a talented 16 year old named Jasmina.
Let me be honest with you, being a teenager is not as easy. Okay, we are cranky, sometimes over exaggerate things, have random outburst of feelings that even we can’t explain, and just in general
‘make your lives difficult’. Right?
I feel like, as if we’re a completely different species, teens are greatly misunderstood creatures. People judge us based on looks – why is she wearing a skirt that short? Why did he get that haircut, he looks far from sophisticated? Why put on so much makeup, she looks like a clown? But let me ask you one thing – think back to your teen-days. Were you all goody-goody and perfect and not in the slightest way rebellious? I sincerely doubt it – as much as you hope your memories will show a perfect child, there’s a 99% chance they won’t. No child is perfect, and especially if that child is starting to grow up.
If a teenager wants to look a certain way, then why can’t they? They’re adventurous, and odds are they’re still trying to find their real self, which isn’t an easy job, so why stop them from experimenting? Okay, we do go over the top sometimes, and sometimes don’t quite understand why or how it’s wrong, so explain, help us understand rather than judging and telling us to ‘go and change’. Telling us to do something without giving a reason we understand will lead to even further rebellions, trust me, I’ve seen it.
I think a big problem in the world of a teenager is the emotions. Imagine every single feeling you feel during the day, but magnified around fifty times. That’s what the average teen feels like. I get it that you, as an adult, may not find the same thing as me, a teenager, exciting, or sad, or infuriating. So please, sympathize with me. Try and imagine what I’m feeling and then you might be a step closer to accepting me as I am – just because the emotions might be caused my hormones, they’re still real emotions, I can still feel them, they’re still valid.
I think some general advice for understanding teenagers better is simply to try and sympathize with them – it works wonders, it really does!
Jasmina– Thank you for your explanation. Teen’s opinions are not asked often enough. If you have something to add please add your comments below.
P.S. Make sure you share this with anyone struggling with a teen.
Divided mainly between four major style trends – Rock, 90s, Preppy and 70s, the top trends for winter 2015/2016 are all set to pep up dull, cold evenings. From classic winter trends like layering and boots to crossover summer trends like pleats and khaki, here are the top 10 trends for this season.
Print on Print
While all over prints will continue to rock throughout the winter, the key trend is prints mixed with other prints in the same outfit. The Burberry Prorsum runway was filled with a mix of florals over camo. Pretty much anything
goes this season if it remains in the same shades.
Winter Whites
White promises to be present in every part of your wardrobe. It is paired with camel accessories, as with Victoria Beckham, and even with ivory, like Nina Ricci.
Rich and Luxe Fabrics
Seen on more than one runways, velvet is key trend to take note of, for winter 2015-16. Go for an all-over look with suit pants or coveralls like at the Sonia Rykiel show or for inserts as in Christopher Kane. It also looks beautiful combined with satin (Balmain) and in crimson (Emilio Pucci).
Silk and sation are two other fabrics that will be seen everywhere this winter.
Khaki
Khaki continues to stay in trend even after summer. The hues change slightly with the most popular shades being army green and bronze. Less flashier than gold, it is worn all over, like H & M, or paired with black. Booties
Booties are the new winter boots. From plexiglass square heels by Dior and Roberto Cavalli to velvet booties by Dries Van Noten and tapestry versions by Stella McCartney, booties are at their peak this season.
Outerwear Trends
The classic peacoat made a comeback on the runway. While it retained the sailors look at Michael Kors Tommy Hilfiger added preppy stripes to give them a more sporty while Saint Laurent made them rock chic by using leather. Three other key outerwear trends for the season are capes, quilted jackets and oversized coats.
Fringes
Fringes remain in the spotlight for another season but the look is less folk and more refined. From being superimposed at JW Anderson and at the wrists at Nina Ricci, they have come a long way from their original boho look.
Flowing Dresses
Another trend from summer, dresses and skirts are going to be long and flowy. Not just that, they will also be floral, pastel and in plain chiffon fabrics.
Pleats
Summer trends continue to star this season too. Lacoste, Balmain and Roberto Cavalli used a lot of pleats in their skirts and dresses and you are sure to see them a lot this season
Layering
Vests, shirts, sweaters, dresses, pants … you can keep multiplying the layers this winter. Pairing flowing tops with tight bottoms is very much in.
Thank you for the guest post, Brad! We will all be set now for 2016!
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You have had some good products over the years. I have had an LG phone in the past and I was happy with it. Our dryer in the basement is even an LG and so far it has worked wonderfully. However, this review is focused on your NEW products called the GizmoPal 2 and GizmoGadget. It seems like a lot of thought was put into this product. It is clear that you wanted it to NOT be toy but a phone. So, for all you parents reading here is my review on these two LG products:
So, the first question you need to ask yourself is: What age should I get my child their own phone? This is a question we have discussed the answer to many times in our home. Our seven-year-old is never home alone, always with an adult, and is in school most days. Why would she need her own phone? This is something I can understand and this is what I thought….until today.
Today we thought: A phone is a great way to teach responsibility. A phone is a great way to give her some independence in a changing world where we can’t let her wander the streets like we did as kids. A phone is also….something we can take away if she doesn’t follow the rules (not just phone rules but, clean your room, being kind, and working hard in school).
The scary thing is a phone opens up more doors than we would want. We do not have a landline so it is nice if she can have access to the outside on her own. I remember using the house phone to call friends as a kid. Then again we didn’t want her to be able to call who ever she wanted whenever she wanted. While trying to decide if she is ready for a phone I was thinking of the times during the week I am not with her. For example, I thought she goes to more sleepovers now. What if she is sick in the middle of the night and isn’t sure what to do. Should she wake up her friend or their parents? Or should I give her the ability to call us so that we can help her in her time of need. Or what if the babysitter forgets her phone? Now, we can call her and check in. I think it will also enhance the relationship she has with the relatives she will call more regularly because it is exciting and fun.
The solution was just recently brought to us by LG. We went into Verizon and they were very nice and helpful. We looked at the LG GizmoPal 2 and the GizmoGadget. Both look nice although large on our 7 year old’s wrist. So, what is the difference? Which should we get?
At first we were going to go with the GizmoPal 2, especially for its lower price. We were very interested in the limited numbers and the tracking abilities. It is a great peace of mind a parent has knowing they can verify where their child is at all times. Not to be a downer but as a mom abduction is always a thought as well. After we began discussing the number of callers we decided to go with the GizmoGadget. She can have up to 10 callers. This is great if she wants to visit with Grandma and we are on the phone. Also, the GizmoGadget has a little older feel to it with more grownup colors and touch screen that our kids are used to. Keep in mind this is not a toy. Neither of these has games, this is to be used as a phone, not a toy.
You should have seen her face when we left the store with her very first phone. She is so happy and now we have something special to use as a tool to teach more responsibility. We have incentive for her to keep her room clean and we can teach her at a young age how to be responsible with freedom and technology. Our children are growing up in a new time that we couldn’t even comprehend as children. Thank you LG for creating this useful product. Through Verizon it is only an additional $5 a month. That is $60 a year which is well worth my peace of mind and teaching responsibility.
