A poem portrays our awareness of a specific subject with our private perception.
The subject of writing is varied from politic to romantic, but most people write romantic sweet love poems more than other topics, usually in short sentences. I myself prefer to write them than to write the longer version. They are easier to be understood, also take less time to make than the longer one.
Here are 3 simple steps to make short sweet love poems:
Steps #1 Discover your mood.
To make the professional-looking short sweet love poems, the first thing you have to do is to know your mood. Good mood is a state when you feel confident to do something. In this condition, you can compose a good quality poem. But what can you do if you find yourself in a bad mood?
Well, since most people find that they can not make any satisfying poem in this situation, I believe that the similar result would happen if you force yourself to do it. The best solution is to wait until you get your good mood back.
Step #2 Make a poem template.
Poem template is a helpful tool to quickly compose poems. I am developing this method to help many people to make their own poems. In this method, you are provided with incomplete sentences like this:
sight
night
eyes
days
Your task is to complete the sentences to make poems using your own words. Take a look at this example:
Remembering your sight,
is like having a dream in an endless night.
I could see through your eyes,
that love is eternal as the changing of days.
This love poem is made by someone who has no background in composing poems, but he eventually made a fine masterpiece.
Step #3 Project self confidence.
Many people find themselves has no confidence to explore their feeling. To compose short sweet love poems, confidence is a prominent thing. I believe that everybody has a personal talent that distinguishes him from others, so be confident in making your own poems because you are special!
Nail art has a very long history and is said to be in vogue, since 3000 B.C. At that time, nail coloring was an indicator of social class in some regions, whereas for others it was a beauty statement. Various products, including henna, were used for this purpose.
Today, we have a wide range of products and techniques that are meant for nail decoration. While some of these methods are better done by professionals, there are many that can be tried at home too. One of the latest entrants, marble nail art is one such technique that can be done at home. This article will provide you with some tips to create marble nail art using water.
All you have to do is to add a few drops of nail polish (differently colored) into the water kept in a bowl. Create a pattern with a needle/toothpick and place your fingernails on the pattern (formed over the water). The design will stick to your nails, and this is called water marble nail art. To start with, collect the required materials that are listed below.
Things You Need:
1. Nail polish of different shades (minimum two are needed)
2. A wide-mouthed bowl (big enough to dip your fingers)
3. Toothpick/orange stick/pin/needle (may use a marbling tool too)
4. Petroleum jelly or scotch tape (to cover the skin around the nails)
5. Top coat, acetone and Q-tips
6. Slightly warm water (filtered or distilled)
Creating Your Water Marble Nail Art Design
Before starting with the procedure, prepare your nails. Apply a base coat that goes well with the colors that are meant for marbling. If you are using lighter shades, go for a lighter base coat. Gather the required materials and follow the marble nail art tips that are given below.
Cover the skin around your nails with scotch tape. This prevents sticking of nail polish on the skin (around the nails), while you place the nail on the design. Alternatively, you may apply petroleum jelly on the skin. Once the nail art job is done, you can remove the tape (or petroleum jelly) and clean the skin.
Batik is an ancient art that reached its peak of development on the Indonesian island of Java. Dutch traders were so impressed by this craft that in 1835, they brought Batik artists back to Holland with them when they returned from trading trips. These ‘imported’ batik artists taught the process to factory designers and workers so the beautiful Batik fabrics could be produced to meet the European demand for it.
We have evidence of batik being practiced over 2,000 years ago in the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia, and India. Historians believe the art traveled along the caravan trade routes. Batik fabrics have been found in China that date to around the time of the Sui dynasty (581 – 618 AD) and also in Japan from the Nara period (710 – 794 AD).
What is Batik? It is a textile art that involves a specialized method of applying dye to fabric, usually cotton or silk. There are about 3,000 recorded batik patterns, some of which include flowers, plants, birds, animals, insects, and geometric forms are all popular motifs. The use of computers in developing batik designs promises to add many more new and exciting designs to this library.
The intricate and colorful batik we normally see is a complicated, multi-step process. The more colors a batik fabric has, the more times it has been through the process of applying wax, dying, and drying, then removing the wax. The process has to happen in a precise order that will produce the pattern or figures that are desired. Additionally, the order of which colors to apply also has to be followed.
As a result of the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, batik crafters developed large copper stamps, or “caps” that allowed for larger scale application of wax. This also meant that the batik industry was able to keep pace and compete with the textile fabrics of Europe. It might not have been much of a competition, though given how popular batik fabrics were, and are today!
Yes, it’s true there is this efficient, Ninja-quick, Japanese method for folding a t-shirt that reduces all the motions to just a few economical ones. Anyone who’s ever worked in retail and had to spend countless hours refolding and stacking shirts and sweaters will totally appreciate this folding technique. And it’s super cool to use for your home laundry too.
Moms who find themselves doing laundry for a big family will find this a time-saver. Husbands and teenagers have even been known to fold t-shirts after seeing this method! Whether you have six or six hundred t-shirts to fold, why not fold them the fastest and easiest way you can?
This shirt-folding technique is easy to understand, ergonomic in movement, and takes just a few seconds per shirt to do! As with any other skill, the real trick is to practice. The next time you do your laundry, put all your t-shirts into the same load and when they are dry, sit down with the whole pile at a table or on the floor where you have enough room to lay them out flat and practice with the entire batch.
Most people find that after two or three “practice sessions” they’ve got the method down and can remember it, but don’t panic if it takes you a bit longer. But it really does turn out to be a real time-saver!
Before there were CDs or MP3s, there were cassette tapes. These tapes held entire albums on a magnetized tape. But, as with all technology, they became obsolete, and many music fans of the era still have them lying around. Because of the different kinds of plastic inside the tapes, they are not usually recycled, but disposing of them doesn’t have to be difficult. You can keep your cassettes from falling into a landfill.
Look for a specialty recycling agency in your area. Some will be willing to go through the trouble of disassembling the tapes to salvage the recyclable parts.
Turn your cassette tapes into crafts. Coin wallets and toys are just two of the many things you can turn your cassette tapes into. See the Resources below for more.
Donate them to Goodwill. Often, Goodwill will put cassette tapes in good condition out for sale.
Check out old record stores. Some, though not many, may be in the market for cassette tapes and will buy them from you.
Post an ad on Craigslist or Freecycle. As the old adage says, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure—which may be the case for your tapes.
Some gardeners use the magnetic tape as twine to hold flowers together. Consider unraveling your tapes and using the magnetic tape to secure suitable objects.
Towel animals and towel origami are are popular at vacation destinations where people return to the same room multiple times like beach resorts or cruises. Some major global hot spots are Mexico, Spain and Egypt. It’s a nice touch for the guests, and adds a little fun and anticipation to returning to a hotel room.
Try making a towel origami design or two and leave them for someone to find. Towel animals usually get at least a smile, especially from kids. If you work in a hotel, try some towel origami out on the guests and see if tips increase. On reviews of resort hotels by guests there’s often mention of leaving larger tips in hopes of more elaborate towel origami.
Here is an example of towel origami for an elephant.
Things You’ll Need:
One bath towel One hand towel Two coins or paper scraps.
Fold the ends of your bath towel in to the center line. With a very large towel, you may need to overlap the ends of the towel.
Roll in the sides of the towel to the middle to form the elephant’s leg’s.
Arch the double rolled towel to form the body and legs of the elephant. This works best with fluffy towels. The towel used in the example could be a little fluffier. If you’re towels are thin it helps to spread out the legs a bit at the bottom for stability.
Now it’s time to make the towel elephant’s head. To save yourself a little time fold the corners of your hand towel over. The two folds should be from the middle of one long edge to the middle of both short edges of the hand towel.
Roll the folded edges of the towel to the middle. This is a conical roll. That means you should be rolling more towel at the top than at the bottom in the picture.
Flip the hand towel over.
Fold the piece of towel that connects the two rolls down towards the point. This will form the elephant’s face. The part pointing down forms the trunk, and the floppy bits to the side are the elephant’s ears.
Balance the towel elephant’s head on the towel body.
Reducing Christmas anxiety and stress can be as simple as taking a walk and sipping hot chocolate, or as complicated as creating a schedule for your family, to make your holidays happy.
1. Get specific and practical about Christmas anxieties. Figure out exactly what you’re stressed about at Christmas, and deal with it. For example, if you’re worried about money, then do a gift exchange and draw names in your family. Or, research inexpensive, easy homemade gifts (eg, jars of dry cookie mix or a card detailing exactly what you and others love and appreciate about someone). Consider Christmas gift shopping online, but do it early! If you’re worried about your diet and exercise levels, schedule specific times to exercise – and stick with your plan. Deal with your stress in practical ways, and remember that holiday anxiety increases when you feel like you have no control.
2. Ask for help to reduce holiday anxiety. If you’re cooking Christmas dinner for the family and are filled with holiday anxiety, ask for help from your friends and family. If you don’t know what gifts to give to family and friends, ask for suggestions. If you’re worried that your uncle will get drunk and mean, contact a counselor or family member for practical ways to prevent or alleviate the situation. Ending holiday anxiety involves reaching out to others, especially over the Christmas season. Holiday stress and Christmas anxiety will be easier to overcome when you don’t feel like you’re in it alone.
3. Accept imperfections to overcome stress. The family will fight, the gifts will disappoint, the dog will knock down the tree, and the turkey will be dry. It’s inevitable that some troubles will arise during the holiday season; going with the flow and accepting the flaws as part of life is key to overcoming Christmas stress. Holiday season anxiety – and many types of stress – comes from unrealistic expectations. When you accept the imperfections, you’ll reduce holiday anxiety because you’ll have realistic goals and expectations.
4. Treat yourself well over the holiday season. Pamper yourself with a massage, pedicure, manicure or day spa (but book it early!). Work up a sweat by skating, snowshoeing or exercising at the gym – physical activity is one of the best ways to reduce holiday season anxiety. Express your feelings to a friend, in your journal, or with music. Get enough sleep. Go to a movie in the middle of the day. Indulge in some chocolate or holiday baking, but don’t overindulge.
While there is no perfect rule for a date to be successful, certain measures always help to make it the best time spent together. Given here are few steps which would help your date to be perfect…
Dress Comfortably
The first and foremost thing is how you look on your date, as looks decide the first impression. However, make sure that in order to look ultra glamorous or cool, you do not try those outfits in which you are not comfortable. It is better to stick to your original persona, if you are going on a date. This is because any uncomfortable dress can result in weird gestures and ultimately, might lead to a pathetic date. Just dress neatly and groom yourself a little and you are ready!
Choose A Safe Yet Peaceful Venue
If you are going on a date for the first time or you are not well aware of your partner, it is better to stick to public places, like some coffee corner or ice cream parlor. Some popular hangout places can also be chosen. However, do make sure that you do not chose places that are unnecessarily noisy, as you need some peace to talk to your partner and explore him/her.
Keep Your Budget in Mind
You should always keep your budget in mind, while planning a date. In case you are not able to afford a very expensive venue, look for places that have a good crowd, but are not expensive. Student hangout corners and cafeterias are the best options. If you are guy, make sure you are the first one to offer the bill and if you are a girl, try to convince your partner to allow you to pay half the bill.
How to Help Your Child Gain A Positive Self Esteem
How can a parent help to foster healthy self-esteem in a child? These tips can make a big difference:
Watch what you say. Kids are very sensitive to parents’ words. Remember to praise your child not only for a job well done, but also for effort. But be truthful. For example, if your child doesn’t make the soccer team, avoid saying something like, “Well, next time you’ll work harder and make it.” Instead, try “Well, you didn’t make the team, but I’m really proud of the effort you put into it.” Reward effort and completion instead of outcome.
Be a positive role model. If you’re excessively harsh on yourself, pessimistic, or unrealistic about your abilities and limitations, your child may eventually mirror you. Nurture your own self-esteem, and your child will have a great role model.
Identify and redirect your child’s inaccurate beliefs. It’s important for parents to identify kids’ irrational beliefs about themselves, whether they’re about perfection, attractiveness, ability, or anything else. Helping kids set more accurate standards and be more realistic in evaluating themselves will help them have a healthy self-concept. Inaccurate perceptions of self can take root and become reality to kids. For example, a child who does very well in school but struggles with math may say, “I can’t do math. I’m a bad student.” Not only is this a false generalization, it’s also a belief that will set the child up for failure. Encourage kids to see a situation in its true light. A helpful response might be: “You are a good student. You do great in school. Math is just a subject that you need to spend more time on. We’ll work on it together.”
Give positive, accurate feedback. Comments like “You always work yourself up into such a frenzy!” will make kids feel like they have no control over their outbursts. A better statement is, “You were really mad at your brother. But I appreciate that you didn’t yell at him or hit him.” This acknowledges a child’s feelings, rewards the choice made, and encourages the child to make the right choice again next time.
Create a safe, loving home environment. Kids who don’t feel safe or are abused at home will suffer immensely from low self-esteem. A child who is exposed to parents who fight and argue repeatedly may become depressed and withdrawn. Also watch for signs of abuse by others, problems in school, trouble with peers, and other factors that may affect kids’ self-esteem. Deal with these issues sensitively but swiftly. And always remember to respect your kids.
Simple Ways to Make Your Own Cappuccino and Latte Coffee at Home
You don’t need to sit at your favorite coffee shop and leave with a dollar spent just for a cup of cappuccino or latte coffee. You can make more than a cup for the family at home by following these simple steps.
Step 1
Use fresh, cold milk.
Step 2
Using a milk foaming jug, fill with milk from around a third of the jug to a maximum half.
Prepare the milk before the espresso.
Step 3
Position the steam arm tip just below the surface of the milk.
Step 4 – Foaming
Turn the steam on fully – if you get short sharp “tsst” noises then you’re doing it right. Too far below the surface and it will be too quiet and no air will be introduced to the milk and too high above the surface and it will be frothily hissy and you’ll get big bubbles of air in the milk.
The milk and foam will expand so you will need to lower the jug gradually to keep the steam tip just below the surface.
If using a thermometer, the milk should be around 40-45°C before texturing begins.
Step 5 – Texturing
Here you’re looking to work the foamed milk into the rest of the heated milk for texture and consistency. Lower the steam tip into the milk, angle the jug slightly and bring the steam tip towards the side of the jug to swirl the milk.
Depending on the quality of the steam arm, you’re looking for a final milk temperature of around 70°C so turn off the steam before then (the temperature will continue to rise a little). Just remember not to overheat the milk as it will kill both texture and flavour!
Step 6
Remove any excessive air bubbles by banging the jug on a suitable work surface.
Maintain the consistency of the textured milk by swirling the jug, as it will begin to separate after the heating processes.
Step 7
Prepare the espresso coffee into an appropriate cup (using around a 6-8oz cup, if possible).
Step 8
Create the drink. For a cappuccino, you’re looking to pour about a third of foamed milk before pouring through with textured, steamed milk. For a latte, the emphasis is on pouring textured, steamed milk with just a hint of foam.
Remember to keep the steam arm spotlessly clean along with the rest of your espresso coffee making equipment.
Well, since most people find that they can not make any satisfying poem in this situation, I believe that the similar result would happen if you force yourself to do it. The best solution is to wait until you get your good mood back.
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