Ipe and Teak are two of the highest quality woods available today. These two lumbers are both prized for their beauty and durability, but despite their similarities, Ipe and Teak are two very different types of wood. If you are seeking a high end lumber option and are considering using Ipe or Teak for your […]
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Septic Tank Pumping in Mooresville, NC
Located near Charlotte, North Carolina, Clearwater Septic & Pumping (clearwatersepticandpumping.com) offers a variety of septic system maintenance and repair services. As a family-owned-and-operated company, we’re here to help your family with the kind of thorough, reliable, and affordable service you deserve. Fully licensed, bonded, and insured, our septic specialists guarantee all maintenance and repair work, […]
Human Resources Tips for Gymnastics Centers: Hiring Quality Staff Members
One of the many difficulties of directing a children’s gym relates to managing staff. While the arena of staffing will always come with some challenges and tasks, the need for your involvement is intensified when employee turnover rates are high. Once you understand the basic issues that tend to lead to employee turnover, you’ll be […]
Neighbor Kids Are Sneaking Into My Backyard Pool
A blog visitor writes: I suspect my neighbor kids are sneaking into my backyard pool when my family is away on vacation. I don’t want to stir up the pot and make anybody angry, and I’m not 100% sure this is happening, but I’ve repeatedly found candy wrappers around the pool and other signs that […]
A GOOD Fat to Have
One of the requests from nearly everyone that comes to me is, “help me lose some fat.” Even those who don’t have any to lose don’t want to have any more. And, at this time in history – with nearly half of our population in this country considered OBESE, who could question them? What if […]
Keep Alert for Motorcycles
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. There are a lot of things to think about when we drive as the weather warms up and more people come out from their “winter hibernation” to spend time biking on the roads and highways enjoying the sights. Here are seven things that all drivers should remember during Motorcycle […]
Pre and Post Fitness Workout Eating Tips
When and what should you eat before and after training? Does it matter? If I ever get around to writing a book, I will have at least a chapter on this topic, so this brief article won’t nearly cover it all. If you have questions and live around the Harford County, Maryland region, contact me. […]
The Importance of Food Portion Control
I knew in advance what my wife’s reaction would be before I told her I intended to write an article on portion control. She’s watched me eat for over 30 years and she knows how I love to eat . . . until I’m full! That’s NOT a good way to lose weight. Eating until […]
Dancer Feet: Foot Care Tips, Part 2
The first three steps toward caring for your dancer feet are only the beginning! Today we’ll take a look at three more all-important parts of caring for your 2 most prized possessions: after all, you wouldn’t be able to dance without them! 4. Keep an Eye on Your Big Toes If we had to choose […]
Child Care Tips – Teaching Life Skills: Sharing, Part 2
In Part 1 we introduced the topic of sharing by discussing motivation and some basic means of teaching sharing. From modeling sharing behavior in front of children and pointing it out when you witness it in others to positively affirming sharing behavior when you see the child engage in it, you’ll probably be well on […]
What Can You Do with the X10 WiFi HUB?
It might not be quite as significant as the advent of X10 Home Automation and Home Security, but the WM100 X10 WiFi HUB for Android and Apple devices certainly takes the convenience inherent in the basic X10 model to new heights of complexity and customization. The option of controlling your X10 units from any place […]
Easing Muscle Soreness
Anyone that has trained with me KNOWS that I want you to be “sore but functional” the day following training. Being overly sore is not the goal, since you should be able to do everything you want and need to do, but you should be reminded that you trained those muscles the day before, because […]
Reduce Your Sugar & Corn Syrup Intake
It sounds like a no-brainer since both of these commonly found food additives add non-nutritive (read empty) calories to your diet, but there’s more to it than that . . . There’s really a lot to discuss, but I’m going to quickly touch on just a few of the reasons to seriously consider a dramatic […]
Home Automation for Beginners: Setting Up Your X10 System
Whether you purchase an X10 Home Automation or Homes Security Bundle or design your own system using various components, the same basic setup steps will apply. Step 1: Know How It Works As you set up your X10 system, it will probably be helpful to understand the basics of how the components work together. When […]
Keep a Trick Up Your Sleeve with Maxtrix Kids Furniture
Many successful companies owe long-term success to a combination of hard work, luck, and something a little less talked about: serendipity. The coffee giant, Starbucks, has had a storied history of incorporating unique strategies in order to promote their continued success. The same kind of creative innovation that fueled the corporation’s reinvention of the coffee […]