The Influence of TV on Our Lives

If there is one invention that has been equally good and bad for society it has got to be television. “All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?” – Nicholas Johnson Commercial television broadcasting began in earnest in 1946 and it’s success has been nothing short of phenomenal. The only problem [...]

Decluttering Your Home

Clutter is one of my pet hates. Fortunately, my wife hates it too therefor most of the time the house tends to remain fairly tidy. However, if either you or your partner has a tendency to horde things then your clutter can soon get out of control. “Don’t own so much clutter that you will [...]

How to Act in an Emergency

“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.” – Charles Dickens Most of us don’t like to contemplate the thought of being involved in an emergency situation, parents tend to concentrate more on teaching their children to avoid such situations rather than how to deal with them. [...]

The Joys of Supermarket Shopping

Come on admit it, we all love supermarkets?!? Struggling to find a parking space, all the people, negotiating our trolleys up and down the aisles, trainee checkout staff. It’s blissfull. We’ve not tried doing the food shop on line yet but I don’t like waiting in for people and I’ve never really fancied the idea [...]

I Can’t Sleep For the Cats

Man befriended the cat many centuries ago. Initially it was because they were skilled at hunting rodents but down the years the bond between humans and felines has become stronger. They make ideal pets because they are relatively low-maintenance. “When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not passing time [...]

Why do We Buy Things?

We buy things for many reasons, we buy lots of things we need and lots of things we don’t need. If you have serious designs on making money it is vital that you understand why people buy. # Necessity: We can’t live without things such as food, water, shelter etc, so we have to aquire [...]

Why do We Love Food?

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” -  Adelle Davis (1904 – 1974) Even though we all need food to survive our relationship with food goes much deeper than that, we have developed this amazing love affair with it. All animals need to eat but we have turned [...]

How to Plan the Decor of a room

Most of us like to keep our homes looking clean and fresh and irrespective of differing taste there are simple rules we can follow in order to acheive a quality look. My wife and I are quite fortunate, she has a very good eye for design and I spent the first five years of my [...]