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By being left handed, you have automatic membership into a special group of people. That group is only 7 to 10% of the population, and yet we are not a silent group, as many famous people in our history, past and present, are left handed.

It is said that we “think differently” that we “look at things in a different way”, which obviously helped many left handed people to succeed in a right handed world.

Here is just a tiny list of some left handed people, that you should recognize:

Bill Gates

Ringo Star

Jimi Hendrix

Henry Ford

Paul McCartney

Leonardo da Vinci

Albert Einstein

Just to name a few.. All very creative and successful. It has been said that as a left handed person, we are “right brained”, which would support the fact that we think a little differently than right handed people. There are businesses out there that like to have a point of view from both right and left handed employees for a “different approach” to a problem.

But, because we are a minority, we have to be able to live life in a right handed world, which means we have to get creative with scissors, pens, knives, tools.. and even can openers can be a pain. If you are an older leftie, than you know how hard it was in school. I had a teacher that tried to change me, and I ended up stuttering, as this was not natural. But since then I have found my love in art, painting, drawing and more as a true left hander.

I have found many great left handed products and tools out there now, that make my life easier so that I can get on with what I do best.. arts and crafts.. .

left handed tools and supplies  click here for left handed garden tools, kitchen gadgets, scissors, knives and more.

Are you ready for Halloween?.. Have you been invited to a Halloween costume party, but because you are a plus size girl, you get stuck with the baggy sack costumes?.

No more of that.. Take a good look out there now, in costume stores, rentals, or online, you are now going to find that there are many great costumes designed for the plus size girl.

When 6 out of 10 women are considered plus size, the market has answered the call for great chic clothes and now great costumes. You no longer have to compete with that thin tiny person wearing the French maid costume at the next party. You can wear all kinds of well made and well fitting costumes that will take you through the evening.

Just make sure you get a large enough size to wear warm clothes under, if you are going out for “trick or treating” then totally ignore the size tag, this is suppose to be a fun night, and NO ONE is going to be looking at the size tag in your outfit. It is much better to have it fit right, no tugging and no holding your breath just so you can brag about a size tag, which depending on the manufacturer, could be different from other lines.

If the Halloween costume fits right, then you will stand tall and proud and you will actually look slimmer, no one wants to see a masked hero folded over because the costume is too small and you can’t breathe!.

So, don’t pass up on that Halloween party invitation, there are great plus size Halloween outfits, in the latest trends out there for you. There are even great sewing patterns, if you want to make your own. But ignore the size tag, make sure its got room for whatever the temps are at your party, and have a blast.

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Once the summer is over and school starts again, we slowly switch gears into fall. For most people, that conjures up memories of harvest time, smells, apple pie, pumpkins, acorn squash, family gatherings, and playing in the leaves to name a few.

It is amazing what your memory will reveal when exposed to a familiar scent, such as a crisp fall day and apple pie. For me it is a memory of my grandma, what is yours?

Every year, traditions are practiced from Halloween, Thanksgiving to Christmas, it is a busy time, and every year we have our tried and true recipes that we whip up for these great feasts that come with these holidays.

How about adding a new one to your fall line up? Just to switch it up a bit?. Try this great Acorn Squash recipe.. You never know, it may become part of your family recipe collection for those amazing holidays with family and friends.

Acorn Squash with Apples

This recipe sounds complicated and fancy to your guests but it’s really easy!

Ingredients:

2 large acorn squash 3 cups apples, peeled, cored and cut in 1/2″ pieces (about 4 large apples) 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions:

First cut the squash in half and clean out the seeds. Bake these halved squash in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. While those bake, get out a mixing bowl and mix all the remaining ingredients together for the filling. Fill the hot squash and return to oven to bake for another 30 minutes at 350 degrees F

Ta-da! A colorful, pretty and delicious filled squash.

Happy cooking!  free holiday recipes

There are movies that will just make you kill ur time(and sometime kill ourselves) and there are some movies that will make you travel along with those characters involved. And the movies “ The Shawshank Redemption “ and “The Truman Show” are the some of the best. These are the two movies that will make you cry, laugh, and push you to anger along with those characters.

About The Truman Show: At first on seeing Jim Carrey name in the cast list of the movie (thanks to IMDB) I thought it would be a comical or fell good movie. So I decided to download it (thanks to torrents), on seeing its excellent ratings. But to my surprise for the second time (1st surprise for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind),I was taken aback by the serious tone in the movie and again to my surprise Jim Carrey was at his best in pouring his acting skills in each and every scene. His performance in that movie was simply stupendous and mind-blowing. Every cast in that movie was so adapted and cleanly fitted as per the requirement, especially Laura Linney and Ed Harris. I watched that movie back to back for 3 times in a day to understand the movie in each and every frame.(U should watch it two times at least to know about each and every scene background works).I really wonder why Jim Carrey didn’t get Oscar for this movie and he truly deserved the Academy awards. Screw the OSCARS.

About Shawshank Redemption: On seeing this movie at the top most rating in 2nd place (next to godfather),I decided to download this movie to know whether it deserved that rating. Even after finishing the download process I was not interested in seeing that movie because of its background (fully inside prison).But on seeing the movie sideline” FEAR CAN HOLD YOU PRISONER.HOPE CAN SET YOU FREE” I came to an conclusion that there must be something noteworthy in this movie. The movie starts in a usual manner as in all Hollywood movies type (like shit).Tim Robbins convicted for killing his wife (and her lover) and go to prison for spending his whole life. There he gets the friendship of Morgan Freeman another convicted criminal and the rest follows as in all Hollywood movies. For ur surprise you can expect most of the scene in that movie before it reveals and most of the scenes makes you think of some other movies you would have seen. But the two things that make the movie awesome,stupendous,excellent.feel good is…..the excellent castings and the wonderful presentation from Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. I don’t have any words to describe their way of acting which really pierced my heart and made me laugh in happiness(especially climax scene).So please watch this movie and give comments about it.

Finding out your birthdate numerology number, is the first step to finding out where you will go, or what directions you should take in life.

 
Once you have reduced your birthday to a single number, then you can figure out your life path.

 
For example:  If you reduce your birthday down to the number “1”   then here is what that says about you.

 
ONE.  Strong willed, positive, and pure energy.  The number one reflects new beginnings, and purity, and when the symbolic meaning of number one is looked at closely, you will see that ONE represents both kinds of action, physical and mental.

 
This combined with the need for new beginnings, will spur you to take on new projects or go in a new direction and be rewarded for the action.

 
TWO, if you are two, you are kind, aim for balance in your life, but also the need for planning.  You have a need to be with like minded  people, and you wish harmony in your relationships.  You also have a need to nurture your soul and do what is best for you.

 
THREE,  if you are three, you express yourself creatively.  You use your intuition for decisions and to your advantage.  Three is also a time identifier, as you look at your past and present to help with your future plans.  You need to express yourself, and try new ventures, but wish the cooperation from those around you.

 
By reducing an important date, such as our birthdays, into one single number, you can then refer to the symbols of that number and gain some knowledge.  Birthday numerology is used to reduce your birthdate to a single number by adding  the day of the month, the number of the month and all the numbers in the year.

 
These are just examples of some of the numbers, there are also different paths in numerology you can look at, such as for career, relationships, money, and more.  It is fun to work out your number, and follow the symbols. 

 click here to find out your number and plan your future

Pressing flowers, is a great way to preserve nature.

If you live in an area of changing seasons, you can really get creative with colors and displays.

Do you remember, sticking flower petals and leaves in a book to press when you were a kid?

Well, this has become a popular hobby, and also a lucrative business. Everyone loves flowers and you can create some great pressed arrangements to adorn gift certificates, cards, photo albums, or put them into shadow boxes, for a 3D effect.

The best flowers to press, are the small flat leaf types, this doesn’t mean you can’t experiment with the bigger flowers, but in my experience, the smaller leaves and flowers, tend to retain their color and are easier to put into a delicate picture after.

Roses, as beautiful as they are, are the hardest to press, since their leaves have more moisture. You can save roses for drying, if you wish to retain their shape, or you can take a few petals off of the rose, and press them separately and the create a flower in your display or picture using these rose petals.

Flower pressing, is a great way to preserve a nice bouquet of flowers you received, and you can forever treasure them in your display or picture you make.

You can buy flower presses, but you don’t have to spend that kind of money, to try it out first. You can use heavy books, after pressing your flowers between pages, just remember what page your particular flower is at.

Phone books are not recommended, because of their flimsy nature, and you could damage other flowers while trying to find or press another.

Pressing leaves, is another great addition to your displays or pictures, but only use a few little ones, so as not to overpower your display. Just a little spray of fern leaves, or small green leaves behind your colorful flowers makes a great addition.

The beauty of flower pressing, is that there really are no rules.. you can experiment with all kinds of little flowers and leaves, and you can learn different effects and how to arrange pressed flowers for a beautiful piece of art that you can keep or sell for profit.

learn to press flowers

If you are looking to make some extra money, consider gold scrap.   Gold prices are up right now, and if you have any gold chains, jewelry, rings, pins or any kind of gold jewelry that you don’t wear much, or are looking to part with, then sell it online.

 
You can walk into gold buyers and jewelry stores and sell your gold, but I have found that there is a higher profit to be made selling online.  I am not sure why, maybe because the physical stores have such high overheads, or they just want to see a bigger profit, but why line their pockets?.   Check out the gold scrap online. 

 
This can be broken jewlery as well as wearable gold.  Don’t throw it away because the chain is broken.  You could be sitting on some extra cash. 

 
So, go through your jewelry boxes, or through your house, or your dresser, where you threw that broken gold chain.   Then take a look online and see what you can get.

 
You could also consider buying and selling gold scrap for extra cash.  Get yourself familiar with the online prices of gold and and you will be able to spot a deal right away.  

 
This is a great way to make money on the internet without having a website, ads, or afiliates, with no cost to you, other than a listing fee. 

 
Scour the estate sales, bazaars, garage sales, and you will be amazed how many people will have broken gold jewelry for sale for quite cheap, since it will need repairing, and they don’t always realize that there is value in the gold chain itself. 

 
So, get out there and turn your new hobby into a business and buy and sell gold scrap. buy and sell scrap gold online

If you want  to learn to paint, but don’t have the time for lessons or classes,  why not check out all the paint by number kits on the market?

 
I know, you will think, but I did that when I was a kid!.  These are adult paint by number kits,  that can be as simple or as complicated as you want them to be.

 
As you paint the paintings, watch how the shading is done, and pay attention to all the detail, as you don’t tend to notice that as you just paint your little numbered area.  Take note of how all the colors and shades of colors come together.  This is how I started.

 
Check your local craft shop or also check thrift shops and estate sales, as sometimes you can get some great kits in there. 

 
I once got a beautiful vintage paint by number kit of horses, at an estate sale.  I guess someone thought they would get around to it one day, but never did.  It had to be 50 years old, but I loved the picture.    I purchased it, but the paints had all dried up, so I came up with my own colors in acrylic based on the photograph that was on the box of the finished project, and it turned out great.

 
There are many older beautiful vintage kits for sale online, don’t let the paint part scare you off, if they are too old, create your own color scheme and that will be one more step towards learning to paint for yourself. 

 
Don’t forget to get your projects framed, some of those older vintage paint by number kits, have such detail, they will look like a professional artist painted them, and if you frame them nicely, you now have a great piece for your wall. vintage paint by number kits online