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Sally is my next door neighbour. She is six years old. Sally has thick shiny black hair and chinky eyes that make her look very exotic even as a child. What makes Sally really interesting is that she carries around a different type of stuffed animal each day.

A few days back, I saw her carrying a Garfield the Cat stuffed animal. She was pretending to feed it with some chocolate chip cookies. Yesterday, she introduced me to her huge stuffed purple alligator named “Erwin”. Now, Sally is sitting on their porch playing with her stuffed farm animals consisting of a yellow cow, red chicken and a green pig. I approached her and played with her for a few minutes.

When Sally’s mother called her for some snacks and invited me in, she took me up to her room to introduce me to her other friends. When she opened the door, I was in awe. Every inch of her tiny bed was covered with assorted stuffed animals. Some of them have even started inhabiting in her floor too. I saw Barney, Kermit the Frog and Cookie Monster. There were stuffed dinosaurs, horses, fishes and birds too.

I left Sally still playing. I was thankful she let me peek into her wonderful world of stuffed animals.

Every time I watch 19th century movies, I always notice men carrying a beautiful pocket watch. This type of timepiece, as the name denotes, is placed in the pocket and is only taken out to know the existing time. A pocket watch is usually encased in metallic silver or gold. The case is artistically designed and often has a latch for easy opening and closing. This classic timepiece also has a chain. Its length will depend as to where the watch will be placed– a longer one will be for the pants pocket and a shorter one will be for the vest pocket. The pocket watch was a status symbol during the early days. If you have one of these then it means that you belong to the high society.

I was browsing a thrift store last week and I saw a beautiful antique pocket watch in gold. Its case has a steam engine engraved in the front. Its gold chain was a bit tarnished but can be cleaned with a solution. The store owner even winded it up to make sure that that it still works. Once I have gotten hold of it, I knew I had to have it. It was like owning a piece of history.

People often have a love/hate relationship with garlic. They can’t live without it because it compliments a wide array of dishes. They also hate garlic because of its smell which often leads to garlic breath when one has eaten too many.

Aside from adding flavour to our dishes, the smelly garlic is praised by a lot of people because of its medicinal properties. Garlic is highly effective in lowering blood pressure. Many doctors often encourage their patients to eat raw garlic as often as they can. For those who can’t stand the smell and taste, garlic powder supplements are prescribed. Garlic is a natural blood thinner and are prescribed to patients with blood clot problems. After a few weeks of garlic diet and supplements, significant changes are seen in the patients.

Aside from the mentioned benefits, garlic is a natural antibiotic. It is highly effective in curing microbial and fungal infections. Some women also use garlic to relieve themselves of yeast infections. Though the process is a bit unconventional (a clove of garlic needs to be place into the female organ and removed after a few hours), it is highly effective and recommended by all women who have tried it.

In children parties, kids often line up to have their face painted. They can choose from a lot of simple designs like flowers, butterflies, stars and other shapes. Professional face painters not only create simple designs but they also paint intricate and complex designs. They can often paint the life-like features of a lion, fish and some other animals. This art is highly popular during Halloween time too. People usually paint scary their faces depicting blood, wounds and scars.

Face painting kits can be bought in craft stores. Each kit includes different colors and brushes that can be used to create numerous designs. Some kits come with how-to guides to help face painting beginners. The paints used in these kits are water based which is safe and easy to remove. However, some children may develop allergies. Washing the face immediately after having fun with face paints is strongly recommended. Avoid leaving it on your skin overnight. Soaps and creams can be used for removal of the paint. Repeat as often as necessary to completely eliminate any residue.

Face painting is a unique art that doesn’t need a canvas or wall space. With just a few colors, imagination, creativity and a face is enough to get you started.

Jenny is a beautiful lady with strawberry blonde hair and almond shaped eyes. She also has a gorgeous smile but she often avoids showing her teeth. Jenny has perfectly straight teeth but it is heavily stained. This because she loves to drink huge amounts of dark coffee and smokes five to seven cigarette sticks each day.

Though her friend’s advice, she often thinks about having her teeth professionally whitened. Because teeth whitening can erode teeth enamel and may cause overly sensitive teeth, Jenny is a bit hesitant. But in order to improve her appearance and gain back her confidence, she researched on the different natural teeth whiteners.

Jenny found out that baking soda and oranges can effective whiten the teeth slowly but surely. She just needs to be patient and persistent in using the product everyday. For the baking soda, Jenny dips in her toothbrush and then brushes her teeth with it slowly. Jenny does this one every week. Another natural teeth whitener that Jenny uses is orange peels. Jenny rubs the white part of the orange peels to her teeth individually to make sure that they all have the same shade.

She is convinced that the orange peel and baking soda had removed all the superficial stains in her teeth therefore there is no need to undergo professional whitening.

A lot of families look forward to their family vacations. They all want to make sure that they bring everything that they would need on their time off. But as it always turns out, they tend to bring a lot of stuff that they won’t be using during their vacation.

First, you need to consider the climate and the location where you will be going. If you are going to a beach resort, bring light and airy clothes including bikinis, cotton cover ups and shorts among others. Don’t forget to bring rubber slippers and sandals. If you will be skiing in Aspen, bring appropriate winter clothes and footwear.

Don’t Forget to bring:
1. Extra change of clothes – If you bring one set of clothes for each that you will be gone, bring an extra or two. These will be quite useful in cases of emergencies like spilled wines or torn hems.

2. Camera – Whether you will be using a manual, digital, disposable or Polaroid cameras, it is always a great idea to bring them wherever you go. This allows you to take snapshots of your memorable family vacations. You can even take pictures while swimming, diving or snorkelling with the use of an underwater camera.

3. Identification – Bring passports and valid ID’s of all family members. You can never know when you might need them.