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Want to restore a 40-year-old decoration to its former glory? Try these simple, safe cleaning tricks that won’t damage the finish.

Have you ever seen a decoration your parents kept, carrying it with them from another country or a previous marriage? Carmina realized that parents often hold onto items they've purchased in the past. While browsing Greenhill's shopping center, she stepped into  Mystic Gems by Bensani and saw so many nostalgic items that reminded her of growing up.  I pointed out to Mom Violy that she had a similar crystal tree decoration at home. She said it was forty years old and already dirty. The saleslady explained it could be cleaned easily with soap and water. Carmina decided to take Mom Violy home and bring the crystal tree decoration with her. Mom Violy questioned why she was taking it, and I said I would clean it and return it.  I noticed Mom Violy had placed planting seeds inside the decoration, for reasons I didn’t understand. Before cleaning it, I checked online to see what was needed, knowing its value. I placed a towel underneath, prepared a plastic container with dishwas...

Things to do in your home

Sometimes when you are not use to staying at one place in your home you need to find other outlook to see what else can you do when you are home?

I try not to think I am stranded in my own home. I try to think other things to do when I am at home. I am sure we can find other things to do beside staring at our phone and reading the news. There are so many things you can do and find other activities around your surroundings.

We may learn something out of a vacation and we may find something new to do that we never knew we could.

I have friends that they have no job to fall into one month of work. I was telling them think it as a vacation and it may only be temporary for the reason what is going on with this world.

When we read the news there is the real and the unreal news and sometimes we no longer want to make a comment what someone post online. Sometimes you will be ganged up or people who be with you to understand what statement you have made.

I decided not to do anything anymore.

I see people act differently as they are experiencing a lot of complication in their life.

We may not know the full story why they feel that way and why they answer the way they do it is really their life and they make those decision. We can tell them how we feel but it is up to them what they do because everyone controls their own self.

Things to do in your home:
  • Clean and organize your home
  • Do your to do list you have been meaning to do but never had the chance too.
  • Remove unwanted clutter in your home for spring cleaning is coming.
Separate items you plan to recycle put in a box and label it.
  • Donate
  • Sell
Example:
  • Place in a box items to ship through cargo to the family members that live in the Philippines or other countries.
Note:
Sort out your closet and remove items you no longer wear and no longer fit you this way you can remove unwanted garments and transfer spring and summer clothes in your closet.

Basically, you are spring cleaning ahead and by the time one month comes you have already prepared yourself and have a block sale or find ways and means what you plan to do with excess clutter in your home.

  •  Organize your pantry with food and discard all the expired
If you have kids remove unwanted toys, book, clothing and etc this way you have clear out unnecessary items in your home.

  • Try and cook new recipes
  • Watch movies
  • Listen to music
  • Find new hobby
  • Read a book
  • Plan your vacation
  • Call up your family and friends you haven't heard



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