Saturday, April 16, 2011

6 Reason to GOOGLE your address




YOUR ADDRESS





There are at least 6 compelling reason to Google your own address- especially if it is an address your are thinking of renting, buying or selling. Smart home owners would do well to search for their address too and here is why....



1) To see if Megan's Law Registrants live nearby - Safety first folks. Megan' Law requires law enforcement authorizes to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders in their neighborhood. Nearly every state that has a Megan's Law-type sex offenders registry has on online version that serves up the names and address and sex offenders history and even photos. Check it out for your state at MEGAN'S LAW or for Utah at UTAH SEX REGISTRY

2) To find Crime reports and Data for your home - Cities, county and state law enforcement agencies all post crime date online, But GOOGLE searches for your address or city and "CRIME REPORT" is most likely to turn up your local police or sheriff's offices crime report. If you are moving to a city or even a state where your are not completely familiar, doing a quick search on Google holds the potential to reveal some disturbing or comforting crime activity information

3) To detect scammer how are trying to sale or rent your home - Internet scammers have taken to ripping off house information and putting together fake listings, offering other peoples for rent and even for sale with a lease to own option. The offer list the home with with cheap and easy terms, then ask the would be buyers or renters to please wirer or send the deposit money over seas, where the fake sellers can get it while they are traveling- you guessed it - Nigeria. These scams come to light only when the new renter start stopping my the home and peeking in the windows.

4) Checking out the values in your neighborhood to possible help with your taxes - In real estate the value of your home is driven mostly by the value of those home in your neighborhood that are similar to your also known as comps. (In some now disclosure state this maybe   more difficult) This could give you a good reason to know what your neighbors home sold for. If you see a pattern of homes selling for lower then yours homes assessed value, you can use these comps to petition your county to lower your own property taxes

5) To see your homes property records - Its a story as old as homes, well as old as websites that displays homes records and listings. Your homes records online are populated from the public records about your home. which are either  so old they don't include upgrades and additions that have been done over time, or they're just flat out wrong for a number of reasons. If you Google your address and find that your home description is riddled with errors, contact your county public record agency to correct them, this is particularly important if you are planning on selling your home anytime soon

6) To see home Home's GOOGLE street view - When your selling your home its especially critical to see everything that prospective home buyers may see. That means checking out how your home listing looks on all online real estate sites. One thing homes savy buyers is the Google map street view of the homes they maybe interested in prior to going to see the home for themselves. If you are unfamilar with this Google attached a camera to the top of a car and drove down almost every street in america. Now Google uses can have an over head view along with a street view of the homes. That a look for yourself at GOOGLE MAPS this will blow your mind

Monday, April 11, 2011

Why is the sun always shining when I am stuck in the basement!!


Why does the sun always shine when I am stuck in the basement working my little heart to death.

I have  noticed on long weeks and even months when the sun is behind the clouds or even decides not to come out at all the effects it has on my moods!!   I am even dangerous to my kids. I have notice my knees ache my head hurts and I even feel like I have the flu when the sun is not shinning

Spring in Utah is quite different from most places it could be 70 degress on Monday,  be snowing 6 inches and  30 degrees on Saturday making it rough to enjoy the sunshine and it always seems to be shining when I have to work. UGHHHH!!

I decided to find out just why the sun is so important to my body and this is what I found out



  • The sunlight kills microbes.
  • Sunlight helps in cases of chronic or acute depression,
  • The sun is good against insomnia.
  • The skin synthesizes vitamin D, which makes  possible calcium absorption in the intestine, helping the organism grow  strong bones.
  • The sun fights off this disease. Regular and  controlled exposure to the sun has a preventive effect against cancer of  colon, breast, leukemia and lymphomas.
  • The sun strengthens the cardiovascular system.  Blood circulation is improved, the pulse, arterial pressure, moderately  high glycemia and cholesterol levels can be normalized
  • Sun rays improve liver functioning,
  • The sun also helps losing weight by increasing the metabolic rate through the stimulation of the thyroid
  • The sun rays also ease the healing of the swollen joints during peaks of inflammation in cases of arthritic

WITH THAT BEING SAID I AM OFF TO ENJOY THE SUN!!!! YAHOO

(well after I finish my work I got so excited there for a minute)


Sunday, April 10, 2011



Feel a bad headache coming on from the stressful day!!! I know just how you feel I get them very often and I hate it!!! There are a few quick tips that may easy your pain!! Lets all get together and do the headache dance yahoo!!










1. Drink iced coffee


Both ice and caffeine are vasoconstrictors,  meaning they'll help the throbbing vessels in your head shrink down and  may provide fast relief. I prefer Diet Coke I don't like the taste of Coffee. (Sometimes people who drink caffeinated  beverages regularly get a withdrawals headache when they drink less than their usual amount, so this remedy can be especially










2. Remove your head gear


If you're wearing a hat, headband, helmet, ponytail holder -- even  goggles or sunglasses -- try taking them off (when it's safe to do so,  of course). Tight accessories can cause something called external compression headaches







3. Try acupressure and massage


Applying pressure to the acupressure   point in the webbing between your thumb and index finger may be helpful  in easing the pain of a headache. Gently pressing the


back of your neck  with three fingers on each side can also help provide relief.





4. Grab an ice pack





Applying an ice pack to the back of your neck








5. Drink some water


Drinking Water  can often provide the only relief you need. Who would have tough by drinking water you could relieve your headache








6. Get some sleep


Lying down in a dark, quiet room is the best remedy. This is one of my favor things you can even shut the door to your office and lay on the floor for a quick nap


7. Practice relaxation- ya right that is where I problem lays I need to RELAX


One quick trick is to relax  your jaw and take a few deep breaths. A clenched jaw can be a headache  trigger!





8. Try aromatherapy


Some studies have shown that Peppermint  oil may be as powerful as over-the-counter pain reliever  in the treatment of tension headaches. Try dabbing a little on your temples and the back of your neck. With all the plug in devices you could even have this in your office or home all the times.





9.Take a Hot Shower.


Stand in the shower and allow the hot water to  cascade down your neck and back. This should loosen your muscles and  allow for better blood flow. Also, this would be a good time to use the  aromatherapy "soap" that was mentioned in headache cure



10 Take over-the-counter (OTC) drugs


Aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and naproxen can all be helpful in treating a headache, especially when taken early.





Most of all take time for yourself, enjoy life this will help tons to relieve your headaches, now if I can only do all that!! Best luck to all of you as you fight offer those blasted headaches











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