Posted by Van on June 11, 2009
For the last few years, I have been working as a nurse and my husband has as well to support our family. But now, our children are older and are going away to college, so we have some extra space in our house and saw the possibility of making some extra revenue, so we have decided to take this opportunity to do what we have always dreamed of - running our own care home.
But before we can do that, there are a number of things that we have had to change in our home to make it more accessible to seniors. Our first challenge was deciding what do to about the stairs.
We were able to find some stair lifts that fit perfectly in our home which meant that we could also use the second story to house more clients. There were some changes that we made in our living room as well, such as adding lift chair recliners to help those with decreased mobility have the option to sit in a chair and watch television.
Hopefully, we will have everything organized by the end of the month and then we can start accepting patients. I am really excited to not only help people, but finally realize our dream of owning our own business. I just can’t wait!
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Posted by Van on May 20, 2009
There is just something that I love about summer. It could be the fact that I finally get to go outside and escape being cooped up in our home (which happens because of winter), or it could be that I just love fishing.
Alright, it is because of fishing…
Seriously, I have been fishing since I was a child and it is one of my favorite pastimes. There is just something magical about sitting out in your boat all day and enjoying the peace and quiet that nature has to offer - it definitely beats the stressful lifestyle I have thanks to my job.
Before I take the boat out for the maiden voyage this year, I need to get some boat parts to fix my outboard motor. After a “little accident” last summer, it is not working well at all.
Thankfully there is a dealer here in town that sells Evinrude parts at a reasonable price. Hopefully they will have what I need to get my baby working again. It is my only option as I tried to get my wife to agree that I need a new boat, but that was quickly shot down, so my boat needs to last a few years longer.
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Posted by Van on April 26, 2009
I can’t wait to setup my SFTP hosting plan. I’ve actually been away from my home computer, so I’m just taking the time to do some initial research. I love being able to access my files from anywhere. As the Internet becomes more prominent, I’ve found that having a FTP service can greatly affect my ability to do work on the road. I’m a forgetful person, and I’ve caught myself many times realizing that I didn’t have that huge customer file as soon as I hit fifteen thousand feet on my way to the next customer. I make sure to keep all my files on a centralized point just because of this.
Aside from customer files, I’m able to backup my photos on the go. I’ve taken a couple of business and pleasure trips out to Hong Kong, and have made use of the FTP plan to backup over two gigabytes worth of photos. So far, I have a photo directory that has well over ten thousand pictures. Ninety percent of those pictures were taken and uploaded while I was on the road. Without my secure FTP plan, I’m not sure where I’d be. It has been a huge asset for backups, and quick access to business files.
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Posted by Jerry on April 23, 2009
When the public relations firm that I was working for decided to open up a new office, I was fortunate enough to be named one of the team members to get the project off of the ground. I was going to be gone from Los Angles where I lived and worked, but I wasn’t sure for how long. The initial idea was to stay in a hotel, but since I was going to be working to set up the new office for more than a month, the cost to the company would have been too much. So the company rented an apartment in Avondale for the team to stay in.
The first thing I did when I got into town was to check out a self storage facility. I have a lot of stuff and knew if I was going to be there for a while I would most likely end up bringing more belongings than could fit in the apartment. There were several Avondale storage companies and I finally settled on one that was close to where we were living and also not too expensive.
And it’s a good thing I looked into the storage units: I was named head of the new division and had to move all of my stuff to Avondale while I looked for my own place.
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Posted by Jerry on April 22, 2009
Temporary fencing is very effective for dealing with large crowds. A temporary fence is good for outdoor crowd control use. If you are planning a large event or if you work at some sort of construction site, you need to make sure that your guests or workers are safe. Temporary fencing is a way to control crowds, maintain order, and keep people away from dangerous areas. Temporary fencing, along with the use of signs, is an effective way to keep people safe.
Using temporary fencing to restrict access to dangerous or
unsafe areas will help you to manage your customers or workers and maintain a safe environment. If there is a chance that the general public can wonder onto your work site, the proper temporary fencing can help to keep your work area safe. Fencing is also effective if you are planning a large, outdoor event where crowd control may be an issue.
Temporary fencing and sign stands will help you to control crowd movement and keep people safe. Temporary fencing is durable but can be moved to meet your individual crowd control needs. As these needs change, your fencing can change as well. Consider using temporary fencing to keep your workers, customers, and the public safe.
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Posted by Van on March 21, 2009
Well, it looks like we were the first ones on the block to get high speed internet service. We live so far from the city, it has been hard to get any kind of internet service out here. I’ve looked into satellite and wireless internet providers. I’ve looked at DSL, ADSL, and Cable. I even looked into trying to get the local telecommunication company to lay a fiber optic line out here. When you live so far from the city, about 63 miles to be exact, you tend to find it pretty hard to get anything. I think the advantages really outweigh the negative aspects. Living this far out, you don’t have to deal with pollution or traffic.
I’m happy that the local cable company finally offered a high-speed solution. In a cul-de-sac of three homes, we are actually the first one with high speed Internet. Imagine that, 63 miles from civilization and I can actually watch a movie online. I plan on finally getting my business online as well. Now that really have a way of contacting people, I’m pretty sure it will have a chance to really thrive. I’m just glad that I don’t have to use dialup anymore.
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Posted by Van on March 19, 2009
Ever since I was a little kid, organization was my main problem. I always was at the top of my class with my grades, but I could never get organized. And up until now, I never really needed to.
Now, my disorganization is starting to catch up with me. At work, I’m trying to juggle 4 major projects, and it’s nearly impossible because I’m not organized. I’m really interested in getting some online project management software to help me sort everything out. As it stands now, I’m just kind of winging it as I go, and that’s not working.
Project management software is good because it also includes project time tracking. This helps you see exactly how much time you’re spending on each project, so you can identify wasted time to help increase efficiency. There’s no telling how much time I’ve wasted on projects in the past because I was disorganized.
Do any of you know of some great project management software I should use? Keep in mind that I’m not a techie, so I need something that’s very user-friendly.
Anyway, I’m going to start searching around online for some good software. Maybe I’ll ask a few of my friends what they use over at their offices.
Here’s to getting organized!
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Posted by PA on February 26, 2009
Does anyone know anything about those sites that help you to compare and apply for loan rates? I’ve viewed them askance for quite some time, but I just don’t quite trust them. What do you do? Just pick the deal you want and then plop it into your shopping cart? I mean, it’s so difficult to get a mortgage out of a regular bank. We’re currently trying to get one on a second, rental house, and I just faxed sixty nine pages of documentation—do these websites ask for that?
Or are they just links to their home pages? How can you compare rates until you send each and every one of them all of your financials and permission to each pull a credit report? I’m not sure that this is traditional e-commerce; it seems like it must just be some sort of source page or something.
So who out there knows a little bit more about all this? I just can’t understand how it must all work. And if it’s easier than dealing with a traditional bank, is it because all the banks on the site are smaller? If that’s the case, then the whole thing seems scarier than ever, especially in the current climate of bank failures.
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Posted by PA on February 24, 2009
I’ve been doing construction for a long time. I started working summers during high school when I turned sixteen, and I’ve been working in the industry ever since. Construction is as tough as it looks physically, but it actually gets even harder as you work your way up through the ranks and the mental aspects come into play. Time, though, is the biggest challenge throughout, whether you’re a worker or a foreman.
As a worker, one of my least favorite and most time consuming tasks was prepping a dirt or gravel screener for transport. To move one, it had to be loaded onto a trailer and secured using hooks and chains. It seems like an ordinary job until you take into account that these things weigh over five thousand lbs.
When I became a foreman at one construction company, I remember I started looking into more efficient screening machines almost immediately. It took a month of lobbying, but eventually I got the company to purchase a couple EZ Screen portable screening machines as an experiment. In the first month, we got more work done and had less accidents than any previous month that year. From that point on, we started using the portable machines whenever possible.
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Posted by PA on February 20, 2009
My dad loves getting new ideas. I think he’s a little bored with his life, and that’s where it’s coming from, but he almost never follows through with the ideas. I love that he has the idea, but I just wish he’d really invest himself and have confidence in his own ideas. Anyway, his new big plan is to install wind turbines to the top of his house to use wind power to power his home. He lives by the ocean, so he’d have some pretty good wind kicking up, and I think it would be kind of cool, but he doesn’t seem to be following through. He also wants to install California solar systems to harness solar electric power (by using solar power) for the house.
I think it’s amazing that he wants to use all these great eco-friendly options to power his house; I just wish he’d commit to one or all of them. I don’t think the environment is something you should just loosely commit to or think about doing; I mean, he doesn’t even recycle his cans. I know he’s just doing it to save on heating bills (fine by me), but he should get on it!
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