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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Witchie Monster
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I love the tablecloth, it is so great for your Halloween table. The orange gloves really make her. Your plates and silverware and yes the glasses are great too and so colorful. Another fun table.ReplyDelete
What a FUN,FUN kitchen! Loved coming over from Jenny's. Thanks for showing this :)ReplyDelete
I am loving it! The only word to use is AWESOME! I love the flatware the most. I so want them! That is one fun table.ReplyDelete
Oh this is really cute and so well thought out! You have so many neat things to add to your tablesettings! I love the flatware! How cute!!!ReplyDelete
You are one talented lady!
From Virginia
What a great bonus tablescape! Another super, bold orangey cloth for TLRT...and of course Witchie is the perfect centerpiece!ReplyDelete
What an amazing table! I totally didn't expect the mice as I was scrolling down and I jumped a little LOL!ReplyDelete
I loved the tablecloth. and your monster is wonderful. I am coveting that flatware!!! It's amazing.ReplyDelete
Just an amazing collection of Halloween fun.ReplyDelete
I'd love to say everything is beautiful but I think you'd rather hear that it is Fabulous. It is...Fabulous...You have such a knack for decorating. Loved it.ReplyDelete
Wow! are you ever decked out for Halloween!! Fantastically frighteningly fabulous : )ReplyDelete
Very cute. I love the centerpiece and the flatware is adorable!ReplyDelete
Fantastic, fabulous, frightening, table!!!!!!!! I ADORE the flatware, and the witchie monster is amazing! I am going to go see the other posts too to see how you did this! Just wonderful! XO, PinkyReplyDelete
Your creativity always WOWS us. Love the witches shoes. Thanks for the bonus table!ReplyDelete
This one is over the top creepy perfection. Thank you for sharing your amazingly creative design. Cherry KayReplyDelete
I love your tablecloth and "monster!"ReplyDelete
Be sure to stop by and sign up for my first ever giveaway!
Happy Halloween!
Oh! You always make me want to decorate! You are sooooo clever!ReplyDelete
I love the mice - cute touch, but the table covering is my favorite. Fantastic!ReplyDelete
Very VERY fun!ReplyDelete
WOW! Halloween is serious at your house! :)ReplyDelete
O My - EXCELLENT Job! Love the "cauldron" on the stove too!ReplyDelete
Great table! You have such a great way of putting things together!ReplyDelete
This has got to be one of the BEST in Halloween decor I have seen all season!ReplyDelete
Great job!
Very cool!ReplyDelete
Love all the orange and black...
Wow, so cute! You have put everything together in just the right way, this was a lot of work, great job!ReplyDelete
Wow! Looks terrific!!! That spider is wild! And the witch is great!!! Have a happy Halloween!ReplyDelete
that table cloth is amazing ... and so is the rest of the tablescape! happy halloween!ReplyDelete
SPOOKY! I always come away from your beautiful tables coveting your tablecloths. This isn't any different! Happy Halloween!ReplyDelete
If that doesn't get you in the spirit of halloween I don't know what will. How fun ! and beautifully done !ReplyDelete
I absolutely adore your tablecloth! I would love to know where you found it. Your flatware is so cute and perfect for Halloween.ReplyDelete
Very creative and cute! I love it.ReplyDelete
Thank you all for coming by to see Witchie Monster! She will soon be going away for another year and taking her rats and spiders with her!ReplyDelete
Hope to see you all again in the coming weeks here on TLRT for more Fall and Holiday tablescapes.
Dreamgoddess -ReplyDelete
I don't remember exactly where I ordered it from, but if you do a Google search and spend a LOT of time you might be able to find an orange/black one. They come in several colors. The websites that carry them are pretty far out there. :-)
Try searching with the following:
zodiac tapestry
zodiac bedspread
zodiac wall hanging
zodiac sheet
Oh man! Your sound track popped in and I looked at your table setting and it scared me!ReplyDelete
Yikes! I am such a chicken!
However, I would be wiling to wear earplugs and come to your house for lunch fear or no fear!
You are an amazing tablescape artist! I really admire you!
Thanks for linking.
Candy, I've been searching for some flatware like the pieces you have on this table. Nothing has surfaced. Would you tell me where you found these and who makes them? Love the dots, checks, and stripes.ReplyDelete
Each one of your Halloween tables have definitely been treats!
Thank you! ~ Sarah
Thanks for stopping by Jenny and Sarah!ReplyDelete
Sarah, I saw you found the flatware answer over on the other thread. :-)


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Blood Brothers: A Most Powerful Documentary
I watched this film last night and was overwhelmed, having to hit "pause" on more than one occasion before being able to continue.
Blood Brother is a 90 minute documentary about Rocky Braat, a young man from the U.S. who was a poor student, from a very broken home who suddenly decides to move to India.
Openly admitting a dislike children, he nonetheless visits an orphanage for women and children affected by or afflicted with HIV. The orphanage becomes his home and his mission in life. Several years in, he's forced to return to the States for visa renewal, and stays with his best friend, STeve. During this period, Steve, decides to accompany Rocky to India to see (and film) his friend's life and witness first hand how that life has changed. Needless to say, he's overwhelmed and so is the viewer.
The impact this young man makes in the lives of these abandoned, outcast children is nothing short of inspiring, but also heartbreaking. The film has an honesty about it and unflinchingly shows Rocky's anger, his struggles to go on in the face of such hopelessness amidst the frightening living conditions. More than once the work of Mother Theresa came to mind.
I so wanted to see this when it aired on PBS' Independent Lens earlier this year, but missed the opportunity. I'm happy to say Netflix has just added it to its latest streaming programming. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
Labels: AIDS, Blood Brother, Documentary, HIV Orphanage, India, Mother Teresa, Robin Braat, Rocky Braat, Steve Hoover

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Cantor called the cardinality of all the sets that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the counting numbers , or "Aleph Null."
Three is the common property of the group of sets containing three members. This idea is called "cardinality," which is a synonym for "size." The set {a,b,c} is a representative set of the cardinal number 3.
This means that for any two magnitudes, one should always be able to find a fundamental unit that fits some whole number of times into each of them (i.e., a unit whose magnitude is a whole number factor of each of the original magnitudes)—an idea known as commensurabilty.
In some ways, the opposite of a multitude is a magnitude, which is continuous. In other words, there are no well defined partitions.
A "countable" infinite set is one that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the set of natural numbers.
In any ratio of two whole numbers, expressed as a fraction, we can interpret the first (top) number to be the "counter," or numerator—that which indicates how many pieces—and the second (bottom) number to be the "namer," or denominator—that which indicates the size of each piece.
The multitude concept presented numbers as collections of discrete units, rather like indivisible atoms.
Irrational numbers cannot be written as a ratio of natural numbers.
Rational numbers arise from the attempt to measure all quantities with a common unit of measure.
The cardinality of sets that cannot be put into one-to-one correspondence with the counting numbers, such as the set of real numbers, is referred to as c. The designations A_0 and c are known as "transfinite" cardinalities.
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If your sturdy steed has been feeling not so sturdy as of late, it would be recommended that you hop on by McCrank's Cycles for some TLC.
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Angus was a renowned Irish poet, inspiration to the likes of Joyce (Brothers) and Shaw (Robert). During the great Jamiesons famine at the turn of the century he emigrated to Canada. Not speaking the language, he fell back on his first love, drinking. Finding the financial rewards in his new occupation limited he opened McCranks Cycles to supplement his income.
Taken under his grandfathers wing at an early age, Gary soon learned the fine arts of drinking and spinning a yarn. Later he studied under Grandpa and became a bicycle mechanic par excellence. Too soon the family wanderlust felled Gary and off he went to travel the world, returning to Ottawa sporadically to get his mother to do his laundry and regale us all with stories from distant lands.
Fraternal twins, yet separated at birth, Dan and Tom continue to be lovable friends of the shop.
Peter, a distant cousin, reacquainted with Gary one evening, where else, in a Pub. During this chance meeting, Gary explained his desire to travel. In the months that followed Peter learned all the skills of bicycle repair from the master himself and Gary left the store in his (now capable) hands. This a brief, apocryphal history of McCranks.


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Getting your blog on to the first page of Google should be at the top of your checklist. Good search rankings can direct more relevant traffic to your website, not just now but for years to come. When someone searches on Google for a particular topic, you want your content to come out on top. There's a lot of different tactics you can use to achieve this, so I thought I'd run you through some of my personal favourites:
Get clued up about keywords. Whatever your blog post is about, it will need keywords in order to rank for related terms. Ask yourself, what do I want to be found for on Google? Who do I want to read my blogs? What are people searching for online? These are the types of questions that you need to ask before hitting 'publish'. These keywords need to be included in your article, meta content and URL of the page. Don't go crazy, though. Google likes to see a natural progression of keywords, so be careful not to include them in every sentence. Here are two example sentences:
Sentence #1: In this article, we'll discuss what makes a successful beauty blogger with helpful tips and tricks on growing a beauty blog from scratch.
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Firstly, can you guess the keyword? And secondly, which sentence is natural, and which is quite obviously, not?
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Thankful Things Thursday: To You
Date: October 10, 2013 at 2:05 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 71
Remember Thankful Things Thursday?!
I know, it's been a while (since April, to be exact). Probably because for the solid majority of this year, I felt thankful for very little. I remember one day, during my gluten-free, dairy-free, "I will do whatever it takes to get better at this point" phase feeling thankful for my discovery of Amy's gluten-free, vegan macaroni and cheese meals. Beyond that? I don't recall feeling particularly grateful on the regular.
But now?
Oh now I'd like to formally RSVP to the Thankful Party.
And the party is today.
So here I am.
Brace yourselves. This one's about to be a doozy. Do people still say "doozy?"
I'm thankful for so much every single day. I'm thankful I get to get off the couch. I'm thankful when I sleep through the night. I'm thankful to no longer have the night sweats. I'm thankful my arthritis pain has ceased entirely. I'm thankful I can — most days, at least — take the subway to work. I'm thankful I can go to work. I'm thankful when my favorite toilet paper is on sale at Duane Reade.
I'm thankful I can run again. It's not easy. But it's always fun. Even on my most tired legs, running into a headwind, uphill, in the rain, making a dozen bathroom stops at a time. I do not take this ability for granted. For so long I couldn't put one foot in front of the other. And now I can, for double-digit miles at a time. It's an incredible feeling.
[Slight pause in writing because apparently I'm crying now. In part because listening to this song brings it out in me. In a much larger part because I've been waiting to write this post for so long, and I'm finally doing it.]
I'm thankful for my parents. My incredible, patient, understanding, forgiving parents. I imagine that the only thing worse than being very sick is standing by while your child is very sick and not being able to do anything about it. I have unwillingly and tearfully put my mom and dad through the ringer this year, and every single moment I was in pain I would think about how far away Contoocook, NH, felt.
I cried on the phone to them almost every day for seven months straight. And every time I called, they answered. And they let me cry and they did everything in their power to be there for me.
I will never forget the day I was supposed to fly to Hawaii with Brian. We had looked forward to this vacation for so long (and had paid for it in full, too). But the day came, and I was in no shape to get on a plane. So I sent Brian on his way and, that day, went to a new doctor. A doctor I loathed. On the two block walk back to my apartment, I called my dad and, as I tried to haul my weak body up the hill from Second to Third Avenue, I found myself completely out of breath and unable to go on. I sat down on the sidewalk and just totally lost it.
That night, I got on a teeny tiny plane to Manchester, NH. I so clearly recall walking in the pouring rain (so dramatic, right?) toward my mom's car. I was where I needed to be. (I couldn't wait to hug my parents — and yet my mom didn't even recognize me as I approached the car, probably because I was down 20 pounds from my normal weight.)
My parents did everything they could to try and "fix me" while I was home. They waited on me hand and foot, putting cool wash cloths on my forehead to try and break my fevers, buying me new pajamas to try and perk me up and forcing me to walk one lap a day around the first floor of the house just to get some semblance of movement.
At the end of my week-long stay, my parents drove me back to the airport.
To everyone's dismay, I wasn't any better.
I will never forget that drive back to the Manchester Airport. My dad drove so carefully, making sure not to hit any potholes or bumps, since the slightest movement was so painful for me. I thought that was the nicest, most thoughtful gesture ever.
As I walked through security, I remember turning around to wave goodbye and seeing my mom crying. I could not hold it together; clearly that's a genetic trait. I felt like I was breaking their hearts. They wanted to fix me, and I felt so guilty for putting them through so much.
So as much of a toll as this whole saga took on me, I know it was even harder on them. I will never be able to express my gratitude to them.
[Honestly, with these tears. What is happening here?]
I'm thankful for Brian. I would love to tell you that getting sick brought us closer than ever. That he held my hand throughout this entire thing and that seeing me at my most vulnerable made him fall even more in love with me.
In the mere two and a half years that we have been dating, nothing has been as hard as this. Seven months of misery was so hard on our relationship.
But he's still here. And so am I. Brian has seen me at my best, my sweatiest and this year, at my absolute worst. Brian is the one who saw me every single day. He was the one next to me in bed the night my ankle blew up and I had to crawl to the bathroom as I was screaming in pain.
All those moments you think to yourself, "Ugh, I hope no one ever sees me like this?"
Brian has seen me at every one of those moments. I'd like to think it gets easier and prettier from here.
I'm thankful for the people who hug you and don't have to say anything because they've been there and they understand. To Patti and Meghan Dann, to Abby and to all the people who reached out to tell me "I know what you're going through" — you are the ones who kept me going when I really, really didn't want to keep going.
I'm thankful for my little Lauren, my tall hot Sara and my fast Kristan. I cried to my parents on the phone, to Brian in person and to Lauren, Sara and Kristan on GChat. They were there for me every day, with the little green circle next to their names in my GChat window. And no matter the day's drama, these three girls never told me to shut up, never told me I was being irrational and never made me feel badly for telling them all my worst, deepest thoughts. For a while, I even had an ongoing email to Lauren called "Things on the internet that piss me off." She never told me to sign offline. That's a good friend.
I'm thankful for my coworkers, especially my incredibly kind now-neighbor Michael. They kept things going while I was on medical leave, and Dance Spirit didn't miss a beat. They visited me, picked up my prescriptions for me when I couldn't leave the apartment and assured me I was missed around the office (perhaps a little white lie, but it's one I'm OK with).
I'm thankful for Meggie, who knows more about my bodily functions than anyone. Probably even my doctor. I got into the habit of emailing her daily to describe everything.
I'm thankful for Gregg and Bethany, the two people who truly brought me back to life. When I couldn't do anything — specifically go to my beloved SoulCycle classes — they brought the world to me. They showed up at my apartment one night with SoulCycle candles, a playlist, an outfit and so much love and kindness. I take Bethany's class every Sunday (come! it's the funnest!) and at the end of every class, I remind her that she brought me back to life.
[Can someone bring me another box of tissues? I mean, shitttttt.]
Bethany and Gregg showed me a kind of selflessness that I thought was lost in this world. I was at a very low point the night they came over (with Sara, too!). I had pretty much given up. I woke up that next morning committed to powering on. They changed my entire outlook.
I will never forget my first SoulCycle class back with Bethany. I sat all the way in the back, I couldn't get on the beat for my life and I cried happy-joy tears from the warm-up right through the cool-down. When Bethany gave me a mid-class shout out — "Ali, this is a huge victory for you" — I was heave-sobbing and so glad I was in a very loud, very dark room.
I know this is getting long. I'm almost done. I just have a lot of people to thank.
I'm thankful for Ryan and Michaela. They would Skype with me at night and I wouldn't even have to talk. They would just let me sit there and watch Tyler which brought me more happiness than I know how to describe.
I'm so thankful for Tyler.
When I was at my worst and I wanted to quit life, I thought about Tyler and it snapped me back to reality. He is everything to me.
Finally, I'm so thankful for all of you. I hope you know how much I really, truly, from the bottom of my formerly stone-cold heart mean that.
When I felt like I didn't know where to turn, I would come to this little internet place and try to write. And whenever I did, you were there for me. You encouraged me, you cheered for me, you sympathized with me and you shared your own stories with me.
You kept me going and you held me up when I was falling so far down. As a writer, I fully comprehend the cliches here and the cheesiness of all of this. But please know how genuine this is.
The support I felt from this blog community was tirelessly tremendous.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I love you forever.
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71 Responses to "Thankful Things Thursday: To You"
Shit, pass me one of those tissues.
Good lord, girl. It's a good thing I live in Asia, land of carry-your-own-napkins-and-toilet-paper. And by napkins/toilet paper, I mean tissues. Tissues sorta split the difference on soft/sturdy, and can be used to wipe your nose when you "get something in your eye" while reading a really awesome blog post.
Funny how small the blog world can seem sometimes – or how tightly I can get wrapped up in a (sort of except she spills her guts on the internet) stranger's life.
Bottom line: I love this so hard, it's making me reach for a napkin. Errr…tissue.
So happy to see you back, Ali. I know it's not over, but, I really hope you will be fine for a while now. Enjoy the big and the little things. And I can't wait for reading your review of the New York City Marathon. Because, you'll be there. I know it. And you'll go through it for all the things that happened to you this year.
Keep going, we'll keep reading 😉
Dammit Ali, now I'm crying. Best thing you have ever written. I have no idea how bad you felt, but would check the site for updates a few times a week. Even in all the pain, there was still humor and hope, and the desire to get better. So happy you have people around to help and love on you!
If someone could pass the tissues here to VT, I have to go to work in a few…
Samantha says: October 10, 2013 at 7:27 am
Quietly crying to myself at my desk. Thankfully, no one else comes into my office this early so there are no witnesses.
You're the best, Ali! So happy that TTT is back (and that I didn't put my mascara on yet). Keep fighting (and winning), girl. We're all behind you.
Hi Ali,
I've been following your blog through your highs and lows after a friend recommended because of a funny post about NY in 2011. Glad to see things are continuing to progress, I think a lot can be said for your positive attitude as well the positive people you surround yourself with! Like others have said, keep fighting the good fight! Keep your head up, sending positive vibes from Ohio!
Quite a few tears over here, too! So happy to hear you're in a more positive place. xo
This is the best. Really, it is. So happy that things are getting better!
thanks for making me cry at my desk… loved this ali, so glad to hear things are looking up. thanks for reminding us that we all, always have something to be thankful about. xo
Becky (formerly BeckOnTheRun!) says: October 10, 2013 at 8:30 am
Ali, I've been out of the loop for quite awhile, but this post brought me to tears (hormones!) and I am just so happy that you are feeling better. I know it's been such a long year…you deserve the best. I'll continue to send happy, healthy thoughts your way! xo
Also, I feel like I should say something witty just to keep things light, but I have nothing witty to say. Go, you!
S says: October 10, 2013 at 8:44 am
And sheesh, this almost brought ME to tears and I'm just someone who reads your blog….
I heart this post so freaking hard! Yay Ali!!
I'm not crying…someone is just cutting onions in my office…at 9am…I'm so glad you're feeling better and you've had an amazing support system this year. I hope you never slide back to feeling as bad as your did earlier this year. And every time I run and I feel like shit and I start whining to myself I think of you and how much you've had to go through….then I STFU and keep going 🙂
You are amazing, Ali. Keep focusing on the positive things in life and you will get through this. You inspired me to write my own Thankful Things Thursday post…it really helped me to change my perspective. xo
I'm completely new to your blog so I'm not quite sure what happened in the past, but I can tell that you are such a beautiful & warmhearted woman =)
Liz H says: October 10, 2013 at 9:15 am
Yeah I teared up a lil on the train whilst reading this. You are the best. <3
Jasmine says: October 10, 2013 at 9:16 am
Ok…now that I've finished ugly crying and sniffling everywhere I can reply to this post.
I stumbled accidently upon your blog a little over a year ago and I am SO thankful I did!!!! I was newly diagnosed with crohn's and dealing with mean doctors, new diets, bathroom breaks every 5 seconds, night sweats and so much more. Your blog helped me realize there was life beyond all this health crap. You were a girl around my age suffering from the same thing as me and yet you were living in NYC, running and making me see there really were things in life to be thankful for.
Even as you struggled these past 7 months (I don't wanna sound like a creeper but I check your blog everyday to see if there's a new post) you kept on going…or like Dory say you "Just kept swimming". I cannot tell you how much I admire you for that. No matter how low you seemed to get you always found a glimmer of hope to hold on to. I cannot tell you how HAPPY I am you are feeling better and back to doing the things you love.
Aly, although I don't know you I feel like I do (sorry to be creepy again…I swear I'm normal…hahaha) I want to thank you for being open and honest about everything you've gone through….It truly has saved me from feeling alone during this struggle that is crohns.
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!
You Ali, are a rock star! My mother has crohn's so I know all about the good, bad & ugly that comes along with it. But you powered through and that is incredibly impressive.
Welcome back 😉 hope the worst is forever behind you. <3
Ali, soooooo happy that you are in a place where you are back to writing these posts.. you are truly inspiring to everyone who may feel there are in a hopeless situation…. things get better and talking about it and getting the right support makes all the difference 🙂 delighted you have so many amazing people in your life, you deserve it
Well, shit… now I'm tearing up at my desk!
I know you thanked us, but I want to thank you for being my inspiration on tough runs when I wanted to stop. I thought to myself, "Some people don't even get to run. I get to, and I can do this." You are amazing. xoxo
All I have to say is I am holding back tears here at my desk.
So happy for you, and you are truly an amazing, strong, beautiful person.
I hope that you continue to feel better and that the worst is behind you.
Jenna says: October 10, 2013 at 10:37 am
Tearing up over here, too. I'm so glad to be reading your TTTH post, and I'm so happy to be reading how happy you are! I think the hardest part is getting past that low, and turning your attitude around. You are very lucky to have such amazing friends. Your comments about Brian are very sweet, and the part about your parents broke my heart, too. Wishing you many more thankful Thursdays!
Kristan says: October 10, 2013 at 11:00 am
You are the best and I love you and I cried through this entire blog post, so THANKS!
I am so touched by this. You know I'm always here for anything you need and will never tell you to go away. I can't even begin to tell you the ways you were there for me through a tough summer. My cowbell and tambourine are warming up to cheer you on in 24 days!!!
Angie says: October 10, 2013 at 11:12 am
So many tears. I don't know you, but I'm thankful you can write this and that you have those people in your life. Where are my Kleenex!?
And WE love you, Ali. Thanks for sharing your life and letting us all be a part of it. I love your family and B, too, because they make you so happy <3
Courtney says: October 10, 2013 at 11:34 am
Looooooooooove!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely cried while reading this.
Kerri says: October 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm
At work crying!! Thank you!! 😉
Just when I determine the reason i think your blog is my favorite is the suspense/build up between posts (weeks), you post twice within 48 hours of each other??!!! No worries. I actually still hold you in the #1 spot but now it's because of your use of [bracketed crying moments]. I'm so thankful you're feeling well enough to be thankful. I'm also thankful that the farebox was broke on my express bus 3 times this week! I've saved $18.
I am about to reveal something very creepy to you: I love your smile. Like, in every photo, even at your sickest, your smile always looks so natural and happy. I always wish I could smile like you. Now that my creepiness is out of the way, I'll say again that I am so glad you are feeling better than before. I look forward to reading more about your running as you continue to improve!
Things I Don't Hate on the Internet: Posts like this. Smiling so hard for you. Your gratitude is infectious, and I'm so ridiculously happy that you've been given some sunshine after all the storms. No one deserves it more than you girl. Now go kick some NYCM ass!!!
amy says: October 10, 2013 at 5:24 pm
So…. the other day when you posted I got all excited because it had been a while but then momentarily bummed bc I figured it meant that we weren't going to get a Thankful Things Thursday this week, too. but YAYY!!! And more important than my YAY, YAY that feeling a bit better and feeling more optimistic about life,too. And even though you didn't ask, this week I'm thankful that I found my first ever run buddy!! I'm also thankful for blister bandaids (and in turn, BandAid should be thankful for me because I'm pretty sure I'm singlehandedly keeping them in business right now….)
Such gratitude! You are surrounded by such wonderful, supportive and loving people 🙂 Throw the fucking Garmin/running app shit away and focus on THIS!!! Awesome. O, btw gluten-free and dairy-free are boring…adding in egg-free, fish-free, and potato-free really gets the party started 😉 Hope things keep moving on a healing trajectory for you!
Katie says: October 10, 2013 at 5:50 pm
I am so happy thankful things Thursdays are back at least temporarily! They are my favorite holiday.
It is so important to remember that even at our low moments there is so much to be thankful for…such a wonderful post….good thing I am sitting in a classroom all by myself so I have no high school students judging or wondering about me as I am tearing up…
This is the happiest, most moving post ever. I feel more thankful having read it! Thank you so much for sharing (and for showing pictures of that freaking adorable nephew of yours!).
Jeff says: October 10, 2013 at 8:24 pm
As a fellow Crohn's sufferer, I fully understand what you go through. However, your post was far more eloquent than I could ever compose on my own. So I am going to steal it to express my thanks to all of those who have supported me through similar times. I hope you don't mind.
Tears. Very happy tears for you. I'm so happy you have so many fantastic, amazing people there to support and cheer you on! We all need people like that, right? 🙂
I OVE those emails.
SoulCycle soon?
Amy G. says: October 10, 2013 at 10:55 pm
Love this post! Happy, Happy, Happy!
…and now I'm crying!
So happy you're thankful
Deidre says: October 10, 2013 at 11:19 pm
Love and hugs from KCMO. I'm so glad things are looking up for you. I stumbled across your blog earlier this year and (creeper alert) have read every one of your posts. You have been such an inspiration to me. You have inspired me to start running and to find joy in the smallest things in life. Tonight, you made me shed a tear or two. Thank you for being your candid, over-sharing self. You…are…awesome!
What an amazing post that has brought me to tears just like almost everyone else. You give inspiration a whole new meaning. Wishing you all the best to come and rock that little thing called the NYCM!!!
Yeah, I got all weepy too…the bit about your Mum got me! Now I have a little one, I know that I would much rather be ill myself than see him be ill, so I can only imagine how heartbroken your mum was that day!! As others have said, I know you're not out the woods yet but it's so lovely to be able to stop, see the progress you've made and celebrate it. 2013 still has time to be a cracker for you!
Kate says: October 11, 2013 at 8:01 am
Angela says: October 11, 2013 at 8:23 am
Sooo happy for you!! I've been having a totally pants past year with my Crohn's too, and it's just started coming right for me now too! I've been keeping up with your blogs and it's really helped knowing that I've not been the only one going though this hell. Sooo pleased to see you've finally turned a corner too.
I've not been able to run for a year, but just started getting back into it last week…only 3km at a time, and that leaves me totally k-o'd, but I'll get there. Have signed up for a half marathon next year, so fingers crossed I make it to the start line (although the finish line would be better!!).
Get out there and enjoy the dwindling Crohn'sness, you totally deserve it!!! 😀 Much love!!! xxx
anon says: October 11, 2013 at 9:17 am
your parents did a good job! so happy for you!
<3 <3 <3 no words, just love.
xoxo, NOT-so-little Lauren
PS. I know you're feeling much more thankful and not so ragey these days but…I'm still waiting for a full draft of that "Things on the Internet that Piss Me off Post"…you know, just to keep the balance.
Jocelyn says: October 11, 2013 at 10:16 am
I'm so incredibly thankful for this post and your health and your inevitable Friends references!! <3
Thank YOU for this post and for reminding me to be thankful. You're so strong.
Kim says: October 11, 2013 at 12:18 pm
…And I'm thankful for finding you and your blog! Lots of tears and joy reading this post. We're not alone in our mutual struggles.
I thank you for sharing your thoughts. They have helped me heal and carry on my passion for running and just living life to it's fullest! Even when some days are really, really hard.
Hugs! X
Lauren W. says: October 11, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Can I have a tissue!?! That was so beautifully written, and so heartfelt. Very, very happy you're on the up and up, Ali! You always help remind me to be thankful for the little things in life, so thank you!
Nothing but smiles here. Love your honesty as always.
Laura says: October 11, 2013 at 1:02 pm
Love this and yes, I'm now sitting at work crying. My daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's two years ago at 21 yrs old. We've been through a lot of ups and downs in two years (now in a major 'down' period). Your blog gives me hope that she will be able to keep pushing on with this. Thanks for being so honest and open!
<3 <3 <3 So happy for you.
Darn google reader; I lost touch of your blog. I had no idea. I'm so thankful that the worst is behind you. XO
I'm thankful you are feeling better! 🙂 🙂 🙂
This is perfect. I'm so happy to hear about your progress, Ali! I cried while reading this post.
sarah says: October 11, 2013 at 11:05 pm
So glad you are feeling better, lady! I know it was a very tough time for you- happy to read you're doing well!
So happy to read that you are doing better 🙂
(also so happy you posted the Tyler with the man purse picture… made my day.)
Crap. Now I'm crying.
Rachel says: October 14, 2013 at 11:01 am
Nothing like a good monday morning cry. So glad you are feeling better!!
I'm so happy for you!
Kendra says: October 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm
I remember a post a few months back where so many of the comments said "You'll be writing your 'I'm back' post before you know it." I think THIS is that post. I can only imagine the long hard road it has been but there is ALWAYS ALWAYS a reason(s) to keep going and a light at the end of the tunnel (more writer cliches!) Hugs from an internet stranger … I'm so happy for you!
There's nothing quite like your Thankful Thursday posts when you are feeling on your A game, and this post was a wonderful example of that. There's also nothing quite like tears which come on at unexpected time. Thanks for sharing that bit too. Sometimes, for reasons I can't fathom, I'll find myself crying along to some song on the radio where moments before I was singing into my faux microphone. Hormones are weird things.
I am so glad life is looking up for you. Love you right back… in that not creepy, non-stalker way.
Laura says: October 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Oh man…tears from me too! I'm another of those don't-really-know-you-but-feel-strangely-attached-to-you internet strangers. I hope it isn't too creepy to say I've thought about you a lot this past year and hoped that you were feeling better. I am so happy that you have amazing people in your life to take care of you and support you. *hugs*
Jill D says: October 16, 2013 at 5:07 pm
We love you, Ali! Remember, we only keep coming here because you've always been so great, and have inspired many of us for years.
You are such an inspiration. Blogging is a great outlet and it's wonderful to know how much you are supported. I just moved to the city and am going to cheer my friend on and will definitely cheer you on if I see you pass by!
Beverly W says: October 22, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Hey Ali! I feel your thankfulness, heartache,happiness, and sadness through this post. This past year I witnessed my 23 year old daughter going through the same- night sweats, weight loss, anemia, thrush, fevers-( before and after her Crohn's diagnosis) and many shared tears between us! You are so right- a parent just wants to fix it and we feel so sad when we can't! I am thankful for you and all of your shared stories! Keep trying to focus on the positive, Ali! and keep trying to laugh!
Evi says: November 18, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Beautiful post! Glad you're feeling better and it's wonderful to hear all the thank you's! Makes you reflect on who you should say thank you too as well! =)


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In 1992, Hub is designer on Luc Besson's The Fifth Element and returned to the 7th art-form in 2001, working on the film Samourai. He has also gained notoriety in the world of animation, working on series such as The Prince of Atlantis and Garage Kids. He also designed the costumes for the children's programs of a notable French TV channel.
He illustrated two 136 page volumes of the Kazandou series, based on a screenplay by Gess and published by Glénat. In 2001, he illustrated the French edition of the pen & paper role-playing game Fading Suns by Multisim.
Then in 2005, he began the Okko Saga, with the release of its first volume, The Cycle of Water. Since then, Aslak – Eye of the World was released by Delcourt in 2011. Written by HUB and Fred Weytens, drawn by Emmanuel Michalak and colored by Sébastien Lamirand, it tells the story of a Viking's quest for new stories.
Stephane Camosseto, Valentin Zak and Patrick Masson are 3 french freelance sculptors working in the miniature and collectible statues industry.
They have been working in this industry for 7 years for many different games and collectibles company, like CoolMiniOrNot, Guillotine Games, Demented Games, Studio McVey, Luftkrieg 1919, etc.
They have created Kazama Studio in order to gather their skills and be able to propose companies high end miniatures and bigger projects.
It was a pleasure working on this Okko's chronicles project with the awesome concepts from Hub.
Born in 1974, Arnaud Boudoiron has worked in a variety of sectors: press, publishing, advertising, comics and sculpture. He began a career as a sculptor for Rackham at the end of the 1990s. He is a talented artist and a gaming fanatic.
After working for several years in the comic book industry, he took advantage of the increasing interest in board games including miniatures to finally find his primary passion: sculpture. Arnaud has worked on games such as Zombicide, Black Plague, Conan, The Godfather, Mythic Battles, Rising Sun and Batman: Gotham City Chronicles.
A passionate board gamer, Nicolas spends most of his free time immersed in their worlds. When he is not busy inventing new role-playing settings, he polishes the rules of his own system, modifying or honing the game mechanics of the games or preparing prototypes (though his wife would prefer him to be doing the dishes).
Nicolas likes big games, whether they contain small wooden cubes or miniatures, provided that the theme is strong and is conveyed well through its mechanics.
A fan of Hub's work on Okko, and with dungeons crawlers some of his favorite games, Nicolas could not refuse a trip into the Pajan Empire with Okko and his friends. The RED JOKER is pleased to introduce his Solo and Cooperative game modes for Okko Chronicles!
Having graduated in sociology and Internet & multimedia engineering, specializing in transmedia, Andoniya joined The RED JOKER earlier in 2017 as its Community Manager.
A gamer in her free time, Andoniya particularly likes Vampire The Masquerade. She also loves games that tell real stories and allow her to play characters of her choice. A little geeky, she loves Goldorack (Grandizer), Pokemon and the X-Men. Her favorite heroine is none other than Wonder Woman.
This is our sixth crowdfunding campaign and we have already successfully delivered the following campaigns, The Valley of the Kings, Fortresses & Clans, Guardians' Chronicles: The Clash of Heroes and the first printing of Okko Chronicles. Meanwhile, our most recent campaign, Highway to Hell, is currently in production.
In regard to these two new expansions to the Okko Chronicles line; many of their core components have been finalized before the launch of this Kickstarter campaign, and many of the add=ons and Stretch Goals are already well into their pre-production. As a result, these should be ready to go to print before the end of this campaign.
While this is not our first game like this, there will always be unforeseen developments in manufacturing and logistics that are beyond our control, as we have learned to our peril in the past. That being said, barring a catastrophic meteor impact, a zombie apocalypse or other forms of armageddon (holy or otherwise), we are pretty sure that, thanks to our previous experience, the game is well prepared and that we have chosen our partners wisely (manufacturers, printers, freight forwarders, distributors, etc.).
Refund Policy
All pledges can be refunded up to 60 days before they leave the manufacturer, without question. If a refund is requested more than 15 days after the end of this Kickstarter campaign, penalty fees will be charged.
Terms & Conditions
By pledging on this Kickstarter campaign, you acknowledge that the final appearance, materials and content of the any rewards offered (including any Kickstarter exclusive items) are subject to change without prior notification and may differ slightly from those presented during the course of this Kickstarter campaign.
All costs displayed in US$, and are based on the exchange rate in effect during the first day of the campaign (€ 1 = $ 1.13).


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Day 3 : Sweet surprise for you... @harajuku, shibuya!
i'm sure all the readers following me on my facebook page and instagram would have know that....
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OMG how awesome is that O_O have fun and take lots of pics for us readers :)ReplyDelete
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i'll be uploading them soon! probably you will be able to see them tmr!
but...... >.< taking photos are prohibited there
oooh i miss seeing you and pearly together <3 tgc waaah so luck! Pls take lotsa photos I will be living vicariously through you :) anna tsuchiya omg!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
yes! i will ganbatte! <3
yaaa!! she was soooooo cool during the show!
omg so jelly~~~~~! I want2go there ><ReplyDelete
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it's super nice!
if you ever come to japan, u should go!
awesomeee :D i'm super jealous!!ReplyDelete
Omg kelly! You are totally living "the life"!ReplyDelete
I really wish I can visit Shibuya when I visit Japan in August X3 There are so many stores 'O' I really hope you have fun at the fashion show ^_^ Let us know if you see any new trends!! ONEGAIII~~ReplyDelete
japan fashion is really worth dying for!! hope u are having lots of fun!!ReplyDelete
Waaah looks like so much fun! >w<ReplyDelete
The bunny shoes are just lovely
Thank you for posting these shots~~
i am so excited for your post about the TGC <33ReplyDelete


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Nicolas Castillo's late second-half goal gave Chile a 1-0 victory over Mexico in a friendly on Tuesday night.
Both sides had several opportunities to get on the scoresheet during the first 45 minutes, but solid play from Mexico's goalkeeper Hugo Gonzalez and Chilean stopper Brayan Cortez kept the match clean going into the break.
Chile had the best chance to grab a first-half goal in the 38th minute, but Gonzalez aptly deflected Junior Fernandes' close-range shot after a through ball by Manchester United star Alexis Sanchez.
Mexico seemed poised to break the stalemate in the 73rd minute when Erick Gutierrez served Jurgen Damm on a run that left Cortez and two Chilean defenders out of position, only for Damm's shot to get blocked into the side neting.
Castillo's game-winner came in the 89th minute when the Benfica forward launched a shot from distance that initially rebounded off Gonzalez, and then charged in to put home his own rebound.
The match at Estadio La Corregidora in Queretaro marked the first time both sides had faced off since Chile's 7-0 win over Mexico at the 2016 Copa America Centanario tournament.


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- View : Country side, forest, village
- Kids welcome
- Setting : Natural, Serene
- Forest at 990'
- Exposure : South-west
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Guest facilities and furnishings : Electric kettle, board games, book collection, wifi, wardrobe, refridgerator, electric heating
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EVERY now and then a television series so perfectly captures the mood of a culture that it becomes more than a just a hit: it becomes a sociological event -- something to be studied in terms of historic patterns, analyzed in the spirit of the decade, maybe even incorporated into a college lecture or two. HBO's ''Sex and the City'' is one of those series. And as it enters its final month, theories about why it has been so popular have become as diverse as predictions of which guy, if any, its heroine will end up with.
The end may be near for Carrie the columnist (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda the working mother (Cynthia Nixon), Samantha the sexual dilettante (Kim Cattrall) and Charlotte the traditionalist (Kristin Davis), but their urban legends will live on, not only in syndication but as part of a long tradition of stories about women working and dating in big cities like New York. In the early pulp fiction and working-girl narratives, the city is often depicted as a sexual danger zone into which girls, unencumbered by parental supervision, stray at their peril. In many of the novels and films, they are punished, by caddish lovers and social disgrace. ''Sex and the City,'' of course, is different; its characters have multiple partners, and for the most part a good time.
But maybe not that different.
''Sex and the City'' shows women being ''articulate about their own sexual needs,'' says Camille Paglia, author of ''Sexual Personae:Art and Decadence From Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson.'' But, she cautions, ''it still has archaic themes.'' Ms. Paglia points out the similarities between the show and ''The Best of Everything,'' Rona Jaffe's 1958 novel about three career women who work in the typing pool of a big publishing company. One is seduced by a heartless playboy; another is rejected by her Broadway producer and breaks her neck; the third ends up in Las Vegas with a lounge lizard. As in the Jaffe novel, the characters in ''Sex and the City'' are still ''very much at the mercy of cads,'' Ms. Paglia says. Mr. Big, for instance, comes in and out of Carrie's life, loving her and leaving her. And, Ms. Paglia notes, Carrie must break away from Mr. Big -- just as the character Anne in Jacqueline Susann's 1966 novel, ''Valley of the Dolls,'' must break away from the handsome and elusive Lyon Burke to achieve her own identity.
Still, Ms. Paglia says, the success of ''Sex and the City'' marks a defeat for the ''1980's anti-porn, anti-sex wing of feminists'' and a victory for ''the huge wing of us pro-sex feminists who came back with a vengeance in 1990, thanks to Madonna.''
With victory comes the power of choice. L. S. Kim, an assistant professor of film and digital media at the University of California at Santa Cruz who uses ''Sex and the City'' in some of her classes, says that women today have more options than ever and take pleasure in watching the characters of ''Sex and the City'' in the process of debating questions of love and sex, marriage and career. ''There is an historical shift in having all these questions,'' she said. ''Now women realize they can have both career and family. But it's difficult weighing how much you are going to have of a career or a family at a certain time.''
''What attracts women viewers is that the characters are conflicted and complicated,'' she says. ''We want to see women in the process of working through these questions.''
Samantha, who is determined to separate sex and love, finds herself, in spite of herself, emotionally involved with the gorgeous Smith, her much younger lover. ''She has now seen that love and sex do not have to be so vehemently separated,'' Ms. Kim says. Miranda, after fretting that baby Brady loves his baby sitter more than he loves her, ''in the end works out a schedule to be in the office less.''
One reason that Carrie is so popular with viewers, Ms. Kim says, is that ''Carrie has the most clarity.'' In nearly every show, Carrie articulates her quandary in voice-over as she types her sex column on her computer, enabling the audience to follow her thought processes.
''The pleasure comes from the process,'' Ms. Kim says, ''not the answers.''
If not answers, then a glimmer of self-awareness is what Laura Kipnis, author of ''Against Love: A Polemic,'' believes to be part of the show's appeal. A generation of women, she says, see in ''Sex and the City'' their own awkwardness -- an awkwardness that comes from sex with relative strangers. ''There are frequent moments of painful recognition,'' she says, recalling the episode in which Miranda starts looking through her new boyfriend's stuff and then, to her embarrassment, is discovered. ''The show is all about independence,'' Ms. Kipnis says, ''but independence is disappointing also.''
One of the more unusual views of the show's appeal is held by Elaine Showalter, author of ''Inventing Herself: Claiming a Feminist Intellectual Heritage.'' ''This show is a total fantasy space in which you ward off danger with clothes,'' she says, theorizing that the characters' Prada handbags and Manolo Blahnik and Jimmy Choo shoes are really fetishes to guard against the dangerous consequences of sexuality. She cites Freud's essay ''The Medusa's Head,'' in which he uses the term ''apotropaic'' -- from the Greek, meaning safeguarding against evil.
''In my view, the world has not changed all that much,'' she says. Female sexuality is still punished. ''If you look at the newspapers it doesn't seem to have changed -- this female body found, that one raped,'' she says. ''I do think the cultural message of the show is about what feminists used to call 'pleasure and danger.' It's about sexual adventurousness and its risks.''
The ''Sex and the City'' syndrome seems not quite so dangerous -- or symbolic -- for Constance Penley, a professor of film studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and the author of ''NASA/Trek, Popular Science and Sex in America,'' a study of erotic fantasies about the ''Star Trek'' series. Like traditional romance novels, she says, ''Sex and the City'' is all about women trying to understand men, or ''the semiotics of masculinity.''
Carrie, for instance, is always trying to understand Big's behavior. ''It's about why his jerky behavior is only jerky behavior on the surface,'' she says. ''It all has to do with the fact that 'He still wants me, and I'll end up with him.'''
In the end, Ms. Penley makes it all sound pretty simple: ''Women still feel they have to figure men out.''


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Recently I attended the home of a new client who had recently purchased a small upright from my shop.
The usual process is repeated; I arrive at the residence, access is provided by the homeowner, attend the location of the instrument, and go through the usual process of dismantle the cabinet components, insert the appropriate tools and begin the process of tuning the piano.
This is a home with three pre-school children of various ages, from barely walking to kindergarten years.
Because some of my previous work included maintaining school board inventories of pianos, I am well trained to be used to the constant noise children produce while playing or at work with school activities.
While I was tuning I could hear the children moving around behind me, oblivious to the work I had to complete, and their shuffling and talking was something that did not overcome my ability to tune by ear.
I just ignored the noise as usual.
So there I am, working away tuning, not paying any attention to what was going on behind me. After a short time I needed a bit of a break so I stopped tuning, stood up straight and looked around behind me.
Now we all know about those small chairs that children use in primary classrooms. These are chairs that have a sitting height of about one foot from the floor, and at my age if I ever sat down in one of those not only would the chair be unable to sustain the weight but it would be highly unlikely if I was able to stand up again.
Well unknown to me, while I was tuning the oldest child had organized the other two, they had gone to their playroom and brought back 3 small chairs, organized in a semi-circle where they could sit and watch spellbound, at me tuning.
The only problem I could see was, the piano was small, I am big, and the children could not see any of the piano tuning but mostly were studying my back; bent over in front of the piano.
So when I turned around what I saw were 3 small children all beaming at me with their little wisps of hair poking straight up in the air, looking very much like an onion looks with its little wisp standing upright off the top.
I started laughing out loud to the point that the homeowner came to see what was going on. She told me that the children were so excited to have the piano tuner come to the house.
It seems that I have a new fan club; the three little onion heads.
There are times in my career as a piano technician that some of the things one experiences tell me I wouldn't change this job for any other.


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Your ultimate holiday checklist
The holidays are here, but if you're not sure what to take with you or what to do at home before you go, don't worry. We've got the only holiday packing list you'll ever need.
Ever set off to the airport on your annual break and remembered you've left your phone charger, sunglasses or maybe even your passport behind?
Perhaps you've forgotten to pay an important bill or empty the bins at home before you closed the door behind you?
And what are the things you absolutely must remember when travelling with children?
We've put together the ultimate travel checklist to help you get away without a hitch this holiday season.
If you're travelling abroad, remember these things:
- Passports and visas
- Travel insurance documentation
- European health insurance card (if you're heading to the EU or Switzerland)
- Foreign currency
- Plug adaptors
- Language guide
If you're driving abroad, you'll also need:
- Certificate of Motor Insurance
- Full driving licence
- Agreed Statement of Facts on Motor Vehicle Accident form
- Breakdown kit including fluorescent jacket (mandatory in France)
For more tips and a driving abroad checklist, our guide to driving in Europe has all the information you'll need.
Wherever you're travelling, don't forget these things:
- Airline, train or ferry tickets
- Hotel documentation
- Credit cards
- Driving licence
- Prescription medicine, paracetamol, aspirin
- Sport equipment and sports travel insurance documentation
- Glasses, contact lenses, contact lens solution
- Phone, tablet, laptop
- Chargers for your gadgets
- Camera, binoculars
- Books, magazines
- Guidebooks, maps
- Event tickets
- Notebook, pen
- Travel alarm clock
- Clothes, socks, underwear
- Nightwear
- Sunhat, sunglasses
- Swimwear, beach towel
- Something warm for the evening
- Shoes, boots, flip flops, sandals
- Jacket, raincoat
- Soap, shampoo, cosmetics
- Jewellery
- Sunscreen, insect repellent
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
What to pack when travelling with kids:
- Children's passports and visas
- Car seats and pushchairs
- Kids medication, inhalers etc.
- First-aid kit with plasters
- Clothes and pyjamas
- Swimwear, water wings
- Sunhats, kids' sunscreen
- Toys, activities and books for the journey
- Water bottles and snacks
- Insurance
Sun. Sea. Sand. …Security?
It's hard to switch off on holiday if you're worried about how things are going at home. And it's no good remembering that you've left the bathroom window open when you're relaxing on the beach.
But sometimes it's only when we stop that we remember the things we've forgotten to check or do.
That's why our travel checklist includes a list of essential tasks to tick off before you leave to help you ensure your home is safe and secure before you jet off.
Things to do before you head off on holiday:
- Rearrange deliveries. Got something scheduled to arrive while you're away? Expecting a regular grocery delivery? Rearrange it. There's nothing like a 'while you were out' card stuck in the letterbox to advertise your absence to burglars. If you can't change the time of your delivery, ask a neighbour to keep a look out for the driver
- Stop your post. Lots of letters by your door is a sure sign that there's no one home. Royal Mail's Keepsafe service will keep back your post for up to two months – handy if you're going to be travelling for longer than your average summer holiday
- Credit cards. If you're heading abroad, give your credit card company a quick call to let them know, so that they don't think your souvenir spending in Spain is credit card fraud and stop your card
- Bills. If you can, pay any bills due while you're away. Coming home from a great summer holiday is enough of a downer without the prospect of late payment fees
- Home insurance. If you haven't already got insurance for your home, make sure you get some – in case the worst should happen while you're away. If you have got home insurance, check it's up to date. You could also find out if you have personal possessions cover for the things you take with you as part of your contents insurance policy
- Empty the fridge. Let's face it: coming back after a great holiday to a fridge full of rotten food is pretty unpleasant
- Empty bins. Like the fridge, only worse
- Washing. Bring it in from lines and remove it from drying racks
- Timer switches. Invest in a few of these and set them to turn your lamps on in the evening and off in the morning so that it looks like someone's home
- Spare keys. If you have a neighbour you know and trust, leave a set of keys with them and ask them to nip in occasionally and move any post away from your door while you're gone. Ask them to water your houseplants so they don't wilt, indicating that you're away. You might even persuade them to open and close the curtains or draw the blinds morning and night
- Gas/electric appliances. Check you've turned off the oven, hob, iron... It's also a good idea to turn off the WiFi if you have it
- Heating/hot water. Save money and switch it off. Or, if you're travelling in the winter months, set it on a timer to make sure the pipes don't freeze
- Windows and doors. Walk round and check they're all closed and locked. Not doing so can invalidate your contents insurance. Find out about recommended window and door lock types
- Burglar alarm. Set it if you have one. Again, your contents insurance may be invalidated if you don't use the security measures you have in place for your home. You may also want to give the details and the name of the alarm company to a trusted neighbour
- Don't broadcast your absence. Telling people outside immediate friends and family that you're going away is unwise. And, no matter how excited you are, never post that you're going on holiday on social media. Uploading pictures of your toes by the poolside when you're gone is an invitation to burglars.


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We've compiled the best dining, shopping and entertainment options in the area, along with other tips and suggestions we think you'll find useful. Enjoy, and let us know if we missed anything!
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Play areas are important for children. It is a play area that your children will learn all of the needed skills which cannot be taught using books or any other manner. Therefore, you need to make sure that you let your children play. Playing will help your child develop his motor skills, critical thinking abilities and all another kind of skills which are needed to overcome the challenges which come to them in when they grow up. Whether it be at school, at a home or anywhere else, when creating a play area, one should always be careful and make the right installations and the constructions in the best possible quality because it will be caused by children. If you are interested in creating a play area, here are some of the things that you need to consider when setting up a play area:
High-quality equipment
Since a play area with will be filled with children, you need to make sure that it is of the best quality. When you are setting up a play area, you need to assure that you focus on maintaining high quality. A play area will not be complete without the needed equipment. Therefore, the first steps that you need to make are to choose the ideal equipment for the play area. To avoid the complications that you have to face when setting up a play area, you can always use playground suppliers.
For your play area, you need to buy playground equipment Sydney which is state of the art because this equipment will provide the children who are playing with maximum levels of comfort, safety and satisfaction. Also, make sure that you focus on choosing equipment that approves high levels of safety.
Prioritize safety
Children are much prone to accidents, especially when they are playing. You need to make sure that focus on creating the maximum levels of safety for the play area. In case a child faces an accident, there must be a first aid kit so that they can be treated. Make sure that quick actions can be taken in case of a fire or other dangerous situations. Moreover, it is important that you create an area for the adults for observing the children because adult supervision when children are playing is must have. Make sure that there are no electrical outlets in the play area or staircases that can cause potential accidents. Look into every inch of the play area to guarantee that it is completely safe for children of any age.